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Thanks for the vinyl top story Todd!

Hope all's well in the Eugene area! Say Hi to all the racers for me!

I had a 908 1/24 body that I looked into racing in Howie's Can Am class at rapid Raceway. I did some research and found that 908/02s were in fact configured and prepared to race in Can Am. I don't remember all the specifics.

I HAVE SCALEXTRIC METROs....LOTS of them!!!!!................................somewhere...............

Stan, as far as I can tell from your description your Panoz would be legal for the GT class with the Olifer chassis. Pretty much anything goes in the current GT class except Thunderslots.

Here we go again!

Here's an idea for y'all to consider instead of trying to add a bunch of new classes to fit these new super performance cars and restricting what we can race. Why not have a sub-class for each class we already have. The sub-classes would be OPEN classes, meaning open to any modifications excluding traction magnets. The open classes would be scheduled and raced separately from the non-open class, but racers could run their non-open class cars in the open class if they chose to. Here's how it would look, Classic Sports Car DivII Open, or Can Am Open, raced independently on any given race night. These classes would catch ANYTHING that came out, including exotic scratchbuilds. I would also separate out all current jointly raced divisions and race them as stand alone classes. In the case of our current mess we refer to as F1, I would change it to one or two specific categories of F1 cars with specific rules and throw all rest rest into the F1 Open Class. In this wat any one class could be raced and scored accurately, even for a point series race.

Point totals have been recalculated without points being awarded for races #3 and #6 where Thunderslot brand cars were allowed to race. All race point totals have been updated and verified.

The Odd Thursday Night Class Rules have been updated to reflect ineligibility of Thunderslot cars in current applicable classes.

Please review and let me know of any errors.

======Bill

Al brought up a valid point.

It seems most everyone is in favor of throwing out the last point race, race #6.

Do we need to also throw out the GT race #3?

Sorry to drag this out but, please let me know if you want me to recalculate the point standings without race #6, or without both #6 and #3 races.

======Bill

So Doc, should I amend the GT3 rules to allow the replacement of the stock spur gear with a Slot.it brand spur gear with the same number of teeth? How many teeth are on the stock spur gear?

That's 3 in favor of Chris' proposal to drop the race 6 results from the point series, and Thunderslots will not be eligible for any of the remaining point races.

We will go with the majority of the top 10 drivers in points as of race 5.

Still waiting to hear from Al, Mitch, Rico, Jeff, Fernando, and Greg.

I think I'm up.......

In regards to rule changes mid season of the point series. I am still against this. Changes to a track, such as Howie's power issue or Al's lane color changes, affect ALL the racers equally. I don't see that as something comparable to a rule change which adversely affects only certain racers who have spent the money on a particular car, or spent a great deal of time tuning their car.

In regards to the Slot.it GT40 cars being legal for Classic Sports Car Div.II. The Slot.it GT40 was one of the reasons I created Div.II in that class. the class is defined by classic sports cars, which the Ford GT40 IS! The Classic Sports Car Class was already going wild with some nicely built scratchbuilt cars that are competitive with the Slot.it GT40s. The Div.II segment was one way of separating the high tech cars from the Ninco type cars which the class intention was originally. One nice thing is the Slot.it GT40s give the less skilled builders and racers something to compete against those scratchbuilt cars.

So here's an idea for the remainder of the point series season. Make a change to the racing calendar which removes the GT Class and Can Am Class races from the point series for the remainder of the point series season. Change those races to non-point races and address rules changes for next season. Continue running those classes as non-point races and maybe someone will figure out how to make Slot.it or NSR cars run with the Thunderslots? At least this way there will be no more penalty for not owning a Thunderslot.

I understand Doc, but the conversation really should have taken place well before the point race. There is nothing I hate worse than last minute changes to rules just before a race starts. That is totally unfair and ridiculous for competitors that have prepared for the race. That's why we have a rule against last minute rule changes, and why it is important for racers to voice their objections or issues with any particular rule as soon as the issue presents itself. We also need to work quicker to decide on remedies or changes to rules to correct issues. We are pretty good about "talking" about issues and rule changes, but we definitely could improve our ability to make decisions in regard to initiating and implementing the changes.

Also for further clarification in regards to where we are currently standing with the legality of the NSR cars, this is listed under the  Class 2 - GT rules:
"Any enclosed cockpit (car must be of roofed - coupe or sedan design), and full fendered car is legal for this class. Motors are limited to those developing no more than 21,500 RPM (this is based on the Slot.It orange endbell motors being the upper limit of performance - refer to the NASTE Motor List for Oregon Rally Championship) Motor List

*NSR & Racer brand exclusions removed 7/3/17"
Class Sponsor - Bill Bostic

This is stated in the Class 7 - Can Am Rules:
"Cars to replicate an actual race car (body) in the classes listed below. May use body from 60's (eldon, revell, strombecker etc) to
present. Color of car and number used is optional.
  No "Vanquish" or "NSR" brand RTR slot cars allowed."

And this:"Chassis rules: Allowed; Plastic (RTR), resin, brass, chassis for resin scratch built and RTR modified/scratch built slot cars, Set screw     wheels, gears, axle blanks, motor pods etc.
     No "NSR" "chassis plates" allowed.
     Allowed; to add ballast to slot cars."

Class Sponsors - Gary Goose Gossett & Greg Greenman Petrolati

These are the only places in the rules where there are any NSR restrictions listed. Most of us get rusty on what the rules actually state because we don't read through them often enough. I propose before the start of each race we read through the rules aloud that apply to the class being raced to keep us all current on the actual regulations and restrictions for each class. It shouldn't take more than just a couple minutes to do and can be done while the race director is setting the grid for the next race. It will give us a chance to discuss any vagueness or possibility for a rule change or interpretation. I think this would also help the new racers get a better idea of what we are racing and what they can and need to do to their cars to make them competitive. I will print off copies of the rules for each class we have and give them to Al at the next race. This way we will have a written copy on site at Al's track for reference.

========Bill