The NASTE Forum — Plans so far for the 2026 season.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:48:53 +0000

Thanks to Bill, the schedule for NWTS is on the calendar page on this site. I am looking forward to the 2026 season at Rapid, but I am not trying to rush through summer either!!

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 20:14:34 +0000

The above schedule has been updated and is pretty much in stone. There could be an added race or two during the season. Time will tell.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:02:37 +0000

I updated the tentative schedule for the start of the 2026 season to start on Sept. 6 with the Rapid 500.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Thu, 22 May 2025 22:44:27 +0000

After combining the Early Sportsman and Late Sportsman into one class called Sportsman and combining the Early Modified and Late Modified into Modified, the number of classes for NTS (Northwest True Scale) is now 10.

Following are the 10 classes:
1....NASCAR
2....NASTRUCK
3....Modified
4....Sportsman
5....Can-Am
6....LeMans
7....Trans-Am
8....Slammer
9....Indy.
10...962

I plan on racing each class at least 3 times for the 2026 season.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Wed, 21 May 2025 03:15:42 +0000

The Porsche 962 races on Thursday Thunder nights (Nov. 20, March 18, and April 16) will be called the 962 Challenge and will be a points series. Plaques 1st. 2nd. and 3rd. will be awarded. These dates, like the schedule are not in stone yet, but the series is in stone!

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (Mitch58) — Sat, 17 May 2025 23:09:02 +0000

Steve,
For years I've been using an H&R stamped chassis the Beau modified to fit the rules your welcome to take a l
ook at it sometime.
Or I can send you some photos

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Sat, 17 May 2025 18:28:43 +0000

I added to the above statement about the Hanna type chassis.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Sat, 17 May 2025 13:43:34 +0000

Steve, if you go to the rules for the Modifieds, it has a picture of the chassis, copied from a Hanna chassis. This chassis has been in the rules since day one. The combining of Late and Early Modified is still the same chassis, no difference whatsoever. You can go ahead and make a chassis out of the thin material if you want, but you must copy the Hanna type chassis.

BTW: A Hanna type chassis consists of 3 pans: the center pan, left pan and right pan. The side pans can not move up and down or back and forth, only from side to side.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (dragginguy) — Fri, 16 May 2025 18:05:44 +0000

Why are we changing the chassis on the Modified to a Hannah style? I was building a car using a pre stamped chassis and now I see its not going to be legal when according to the previous rules it looked as if it would be a viable option.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:24:16 +0000

Modified rules. This is not in stone yet. Here is my idea and we will have a test session at Rapid to test this out to see if it is doable.

Modified part 1:
1....Chassis: Hanna or a direct copy of a Hanna chassis.
2....Any hard body car from 1928 to present. No convertibles or chopped tops.
3....Bodies wider than 2.500", measured at the bottom (after cutting down) in the middle from front to back will be declared wide
chassis.
4....Body height: 1.600" minimum measured from the top of the highest part of the roof to the bottom of the chassis.
5....Maximum tracking for a wide body: back 3.250", Front 3.250".
6....Tires: all tires will be black. Front: Minimum diameter: .875". Minimum width: .500" no coning or grooving, can coat them.
Back: Minimum diameter is .900".
7....Motor: Pro Slot S16D or Parma S16D with Chinese arms. Can use bearings or bushings at both ends.
8....Axles: front axle must be one piece that extends to each wheel. Axles can be 1/8" or 3/32". Can use bearings or bushings.
9....Gears: 64 or 48 pitch, plastic or brass.
10..A motor with radiator must be installed.

Part 2: Bodies narrower than 2.350" will be considered narrow chassis.
1....Tracking to be 3.500" front and back. Otherwise, the rules above are all the same.

I plan on having a test session with these cars during the off season to see how the tracking rules work out.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:40:54 +0000

After talking with another track owner on the Sept. schedule, I have changed the date of the Rapid 500 to Oct. 4th. There is going to be a track owner's meeting to discuss the schedule etc. Nothing is in stone yet!

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Fri, 09 May 2025 15:24:22 +0000

The schedule above has been updated with classes for each date. Each class is raced 3 times during the 2026 season. This schedule is not in stone yet. I am combining the Early Sportsman and Late Sportsman into one class called simply Sportsman. I have not gone over the rules for that class yet.......stay tuned. See ya, Howie.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (racerbob) — Thu, 08 May 2025 19:29:46 +0000

Scheduling can be a challenging thing to navigate with this many tracks to race at, I am planning a track owners meeting sometime in June. I am waiting until Bill Bostic gets home. I will send out an email or text as soon as I can after I talk to Bill. It will be all 4 of us track owners to prevent scheduling races at the same time. I know you don't care about the OSCAR races, but those can impact the schedule too. Bob Hanna is has scheduled a special OSCAR race on September 27th at Sparetime Raceway in Roseburg. Looking forward to getting together and getting the schedule worked out.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (howie) — Thu, 08 May 2025 14:18:23 +0000

Bob, the schedule is not in stone yet. You are right, May is too busy for me too! I just don't like the True Scale classes to sit around and collect dust. So, I am trying to race each class 3 times and I only have one track to figure it out. I am still working on it, and I may have to go into the first part of June. Stay tuned.............................it isn't over yet! Ok, I took May 28th. off the schedule, I had a question mark on that date anyway on my notes at home. Back to the drawing board! Also, I am thinking on combining the Early Sportsman and Late Sportsman and naming it just Sportsman. That way I believe I can race each class 3 times next season.

Re: Plans so far for the 2026 season.

null@example.com (racerbob) — Wed, 07 May 2025 01:47:43 +0000

I get it about getting your season done by the end of May, I question scheduling 4 races with 2 Saturdays in May. That does not leave much for the rest of us to schedule anything without completely overloading the calendar. Just my 2 cents.