2,676

(306 replies, posted in NASTE)

Ohhhhh.....that is so NOT what I have pictured in my mind!!!!!

2,677

(306 replies, posted in NASTE)

OMG Doc....You and me dude.......we are like cerebral twins!!!

2,678

(69 replies, posted in Events)

We are more than wiling to follow your example oh masterful one! I just want to get mine on the track!

2,679

(306 replies, posted in NASTE)

NICE!!!

2,680

(69 replies, posted in Events)

Uh,....what BRM Can Am cars?

2,681

(1 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Wow Stan! I am impressed! I would never have guessed. Between you, the artists, and all the musicians in our group we have the arts well covered!

Remind me to get your autograph!!!

2,682

(306 replies, posted in NASTE)

In yesterday's work session Chris, Dave, and I got both the Mark I and Mark II stripped downand ready for paint preparation.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/KoubaMKI.jpg

"Terry's entry (the Scuderia Kouba GT40) is actually USRRC. "

"And he'd like to buy a vowel..."

Corrections made....BOTH of them! Sorry about that!!!

========Bill

A couple more photos from the February 9th race

Al & Doc monitoring the upper turns

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3922b.jpg

L to R; Rico "Chet" Locati, Mitch Brooks, Fernando Carvalho, Bill Bostic, Terry "The Mailman" Abbott, Greg "Greenman" Petrolati

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More photos from the February 9, 2017 Odd Thursday Night Race

L to R; Chris Kouba, Dan "Doc" Fritz, Al "Meat" Christensen

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L to R; Greg "Greenman" Petrolati, Mitch Brooks

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L to R; Mitch Brooks, Fernando Carvalho, Bill Bostic, Terry "The Mailman" Abbott, Greg "Greenman" Petrolati

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3921b.jpg

A couple more pics of Doc's BRM Porsche 962 and the "incident"...

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http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3941b.jpg

Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.11 - February 9, 2017

Le Mans Class
1 Rico Locati 55.7 laps - 9 points
2 Chris Kouba 55.4  - 9.019 fast lap 8 points
3 Terry Abbott  55.4  - 9.288 fast lap 7 pts.
4 Dan Fritz 54.57 - 6 pts.
5 Bill Bostic  52.9  - 5 pts.
6 Greg Petrolati 52.4  - 4 pts.
7 Al Christensen  52.2  - 3 pts.
8 Mitch Brooks  49.9 - 2 pts.
9 Fernando Carvalho 44.7  - 1 pt.

Lists updated as of February 9, '17 races.

I had a lot of fun racing at last night's Odd Thursday race! Although the turn out was somewhat light, the enthusiasm was just the opposite! We had some very close racing and we also had the pleasure of meeting a new racer Fernando, who quickly adapted to the Too Bad Motorplex course.

We started the night of racing with the Can Am Class. Chris was the winner, followed by Terry, and Doc. Next up were the Le Mans Class car which was the NASTE Point Series Race of the evening. The top four cars in this race were all within one lap of each other. Rico posted his fifth point series race win of this season! Chris and Terry were in a tie for total laps, with Chris' faster lap breaking the tie for second. Everyone stuck around for the BRM Group C race which made for a near record setting number of entries.  Chris again raced to the win followed by Dan in second and Rico in third. The Over 50 Class was raced with a field of eight, again another great attendance mark for the last class race of the night. Mitch was back up to speed and returned to the first place spot on the podium. He was followed closely, just 1/10th of a lap behind, by Al. Bryan ran a great race to finish third.

Highlights of the night's racing included Chris beaking the total accumulated laps record and the fastest lap time record in the Can Am Class. One of the closest finishes in a points race with Rico just 3/10ths of a lap ahead of Terry and Chris who were tied for second. Chris' 1/4 of a second quicker lap time over Terry secured the second place spot. In the wild BRM race Dan's Porsche made contact with the inside wall imbedding his car's front diaplane in the wooden structure. That was definitely a first at TooBad Motorplex! Earlier in the race Rico had taken an off-table excursion which destroyed the back end of his Porsche 962. Nobody ever said the BRM class was easy! In the Over 50 Class we saw three California Sportsman cars entered finishing fourth, fifth, and seventh. It really was a fun night! Thanks to all that made it out!

Here are the results:

Can Am Class
1 Chris Kouba  62.1 
2 Terry Abbott  57.0 - 1st in USRRC
3 Dan Fritz  56.6
4 Rico Locati 55..4
5 Al Christensen  55.3
6 Bill Bostic  54.8
7 Mitch Brooks  53.0
8 Greg Petrolati  51.6
9 Fernando Carvalho 43.3

Le Mans - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No. 11
1 Rico Locati 55.7 laps - 9 points
2 Chris Kouba 55.4  - 9.019 fast lap 8 points
3 Terry Abbott  55.4  - 9.288 fast lap 7 pts.
4 Dan Fritz 54.57 - 6 pts.
5 Bill Bostic  52.9  - 5 pts.
6 Greg Petrolati 52.4  - 4 pts.
7 Al Christensen  52.2  - 3 pts.
8 Mitch Brooks  49.9 - 2 pts.
9 Fernando Carvalho 44.7  - 1 pt.

BRM Group C
1 Chris Kouba   60.4 Laps
2 Dan Fritz 58.7
3 Rico Locati   58.5
4 Greg Petrolati   57.2
5 Al Christensen  57.1
6 Bryran Dickerson  56.2
7 Mitch Brooks 54.2
8 Bill Bostic  52.5
9 Fernando Carvalho  50.0

Over 50
1 Mitch Brooks  54.4 Laps
2 Al Christensen 54.3 
3 Bryan Dickerson   52.4
4 Dan Fritz  50.8
5 Rico Locati 50.2
6 Chris Kouba  46.3
7 Bill Bostic  44.9
8 Fernando Carvalho  43.9

2,690

(69 replies, posted in Events)

We ran the NASTE BRM Porsche 962 IROC race there with the stock rubber tires and they seemed to work fine.

Early start and late finish is OK with me.

2,691

(69 replies, posted in Events)

I'll have to think about my Porsche 917 in the "ROC "(Regreting to Offer Car) part............

2,692

(69 replies, posted in Events)

I'm in for the first two sets. No ride for that third set....

Thank you Monte & Victoria, I had a great time racing at Penguin Point yesterday! The people and food were awesome as usual!

2,694

(306 replies, posted in NASTE)

AWESOME work Chris! I can't hardly believe you did it without me!.....OK, maybe that was over the top...........

2,695

(42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

Can't use silicone tires for molding. I've found the original tires work best.

2,696

(42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

We currently make very few SCX tires.

What do the Slot.it 17 X 10s fit (17s are really short)?

2,697

(42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

I'm not sure either, but I'll make a mold if you'll let me borrow them.

2,698

(42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

Getting ready to make more tire molds!

Anybody got any Carrera F1 cars that I could borrow a pair of rear tires off of to make a mold? Standard deal, you get the originals plus two pair of urethanes back.

Thanks!    ========Bill

2,699

(69 replies, posted in Events)

A long way out but looks good for me at this point anyway.

2,700

(69 replies, posted in Events)

The "Over 50's" would be fun on Howie's track but their short comings would definitely show up there! The only other downside would be the resulting damage. With that said Larry Cockerham came up with a simple modification that improved the handling of the "classic" style stamped drop arm type chassis dramatically!