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As you all have probably noticed my slot car efforts have been put on hold, both racing-wise as well as my prescence here on our forum. Trying to find a new home and get moved has been taking up all of my time for the past couple of weeks, and I see no end in the near future. I will continue to keep on top of the Point Series Championship, but once that concludes I fear I will probably have no time for slot cars or anything else for awhile. Diane has done an outstanding job getting the house ready to show to perspective buyers! I am making progress, but as most of you who know me must realize, I have a TON of CRAP to deal with! The legendary "Room" is gone. I guess now it could be referred to as "The Stash" tucked away in storage at some secrete location. That sounds cool anyway, but the reality is it is over 700 cubic feet of STUFF! All slot car related stuff, but still just "Stuff"!Hopefully by this time next year Diane and I will be relocated and we will all be breakin' in a new track in a new shop!

Sadly, my beloved "Room" is no more.....

This is why I was unable to host the last race....

Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.17 - May 11, 2017

Classic Sports Car Div.I Class

1 Daniel    66.2 - 11 pts.
2 Chris    66 - 10 pts.
3 Mitch    65.8 - Fastest Lap = 7.683 sec. - 9 pts.
4 Rico    65.8 - Fastest Lap = 7.772 sec. - 8 pts.
5 Jeff    64.7 - 7 pts.
6 Julie    63.3 - substitute drivers - 0 pts.
7 Stan    62.8 - 5 pts.
8 Al    62.5 - 4 pts.
9 Bill    60.6 - 3 pts.
10 Greg    60.2 - 2 pts.
11 Monte    50.9 - 1 pt.

We had another great night of racing at Al's Ripin' Ridin' Raceway! Last night's Odd Thursday Night race included the seventeenth race of the 2017 NASTE Point Series Championship. With only one race remaining, things are tight at the top! Going into the last race two points separate the top two.

The F1 Class was exciting last night with a variety of F1 cars represented from different manufacturers. Gone are the days of Scalextric's dominance of the F1 class. Unfortunately I had tyo leave early last night so I missed out on the BRM Group C race as well as the GT3 race. But I am sure both races were just as exciting and fun as the F1 and Classic Sports Car races were!

Thanks Al for yet another awesome night of racing!

The results:

F1 Class
1 Daniel    70.6
2 Monte    67.3
3 Rico    67.2
4 Chris    66.5
5 Jeff    66.3
6 Al    64.5
7 Greg    63.3
8 Bill    61.2
9 Mitch    61
10 Julie    60.8
11 Stan    57.5

Classic Sports Car Div.I - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No. 17
1 Daniel    66.2 - 11 pts.
2 Chris    66 - 10 pts.
3 Mitch    65.8 - Fastest Lap = 7.683 sec. - 9 pts.
4 Rico    65.8 - Fastest Lap = 7.772 sec. - 8 pts.
5 Jeff    64.7 - 7 pts.
6 Julie    63.3 - substitute drivers - 0 pts.
7 Stan    62.8 - 5 pts.
8 Al    62.5 - 4 pts.
9 Bill    60.6 - 3 pts.
10 Greg    60.2 - 2 pts.
11 Monte    50.9 - 1 pt.

BRM Group C Class
1 Al    73.2
2 Rico    72.9
3 Chris    72.7
4 Mitch    69.6
5 Stan    65.6

Scalextric GT3 Class
1 Rico    69.7
2 Daniel    67.1
3 Al            66.5 - Fastest Lap = 7.717 sec.
4 Chris    66.5 - Fastest Lap = 7.734 sec.
5 Greg    65.6
6 Mitch    65.2
7 Stan    62.3

I'm sure he has a weight advantage in cornering, but my 'weight" should help me in straight line speed!.....yet to be proven!

Chris and I lined up for a run on the test hill, and YES, he waxed me!

It was great to have the Burns family on the hill with us!

Jeff's wife Jenny also strapped in for a couple runs. Jeff and Jenny each tok a turn driving both the MKI and MKII Scuderia Kouba cars. This is Jenny in the MKII.

Lined up and ready to roll. I think they may have enjoyed it........

This is the newest team member Jeff Chochon. Jeff won the auction for the chance to drive the Scuderia Kouba MKII in the Portland Adult Soap Box Derby. The auction was held for my Granddaughter's school, Creative Science in Portland. A second auction will be held at Buckman Arts Elementary in Portland this month. Contact Jeff Burns if you're interested.

This is Jeff Chochon getting ready to make his first run in the MKII.

I am tentative at best in regards to attendance!

What was up with the brake & what was the fix?

47 MPH on the Flyer Mitch, up from 43 MPH last year!

I couldn't help but notice you passing him...............

I don't know where or how to even start to describe my day yesterday. I'll start with AWESOME! I did NOT leave the road in any of the test sessions. I was very happy with the Hawksbill Flyers performance, which by the way it raised its fastest posted speed to 47 MPH! I felt the rush of adrenaline multiple times! I drove a 3 wheeled, non motorized vehicle at speeds of somewhere around 50 MPH for extended periods of time. I piloted that same car through multiple hairpin corners in full lock rear wheel slides without brakes! I scared the shit out of myself multiple times!.......................MAN, what a fun day!

Thanks to all the team members that made it out to make this day happen! Howie, Beau, Dave, Jeff Cocher, Jeff & Jenny and the little Burns, Dennis, and BIGSBY! For those of you that don't already know, Bigsby is The only official 4 legged member of the Scuderia Team. And to Chris Kouba! Chris has made all of this possible by building some fantastic gravity cars! And to Dennis Hart. Dennis put us on this path by building the first gravity car and introducing us all to this insane world!

I have a lot to process (and not just in my head) from yesterday's event. There were many pictures taken as well as videos so as they arrive I will be posting more information on the Scuderia Kouba website as well as the Gravity racers Facebook page.