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The rules have been updated as of today, March 31, 2024.
A big thank you to Kirk Smith for his efforts in this re-write.
The format is now the same for each class making them easier to read and understand. The rules for each class can be printed off individually as a single page.
I would encourage anyone interested in being part of the organization of PASER to attend the next meeting. This is your chance to be involve in more than just a race day event. You can have input on the scheduling of races, rules, and the types of events the club will hold. This is your opportunity to have a voice and be part of the behind the scenes activities!
Great race Bob, thanks!
....Coming to my driveway soon!
Looking forward to it Smooth!
I don't know....has the Alfa actually ever gone that far?
By now you can probably see how Kaelah earned her nickname "Bomber".....She also won the Turn Marshal Draw!
A few photos from race number three of the 2024 Gorge Championship race.
On Saturday March 23rd, the third round of the 2024 Columbia Gorge Championship for the Porsche 962s was held at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway in Vancouver. Fourteen racers showed up but only thirteen made the starting grid. Mitch lost a motor during practice becoming the first of multiple DNFs for the day.
The format for this race is 4 rounds of 4 minute heats. The race started close to the scheduled time of 10:00am. At the drop of the flag John started setting a very fast pace with laps in the 4.8 to 4.7 second range. By the halfway point John had established a pretty good lead over Bob, Kirk, and Zack. After a lunch break, the worms started turning.....
This is a long gruelling race! Problems started showing up for some racers late in the third round and continuing into the fourth round. Motors were giving up and chassis were being damaged. Both the leader John, and Rob were DNFs before the end of the fourth and final round. While some experienced poor luck and equipment failures, others were posting some great results! New racers Beau, Kaelah, and Scott all had very good runs! Mark and tim also ran well! The results between those five were very close, especially when you consider the length of this race!
In the end, racers had over an hour of controller in hand, power on, racing time. The top four had completed over 700 laps! It was great to see Zack make it back out to race with us! A big thank you goes out to Mitch for sticking around to turn marshal even after his car gave up and failed to make the starting grid! Thanks to all that made it out to race, I had a great time!
Here are the results:
DNFs included Mitch, Rob, and John.
It looked like you had a good race Rico. Your driving was great and your car was working very well!
Scott Etlinger showed up in proper attire and ready to race!
The grid for this race was impressive!
It was a great day of racing with a very good driver turnout from all over Oregon and Washington!
Kirk Smith, the founder of Inslot Racing Products, fondly known as Capt'n Kirk, is probably the best turn marshal known to slot car racing! 
Track owner and host Bob Nakamura gave instructions during the driver's meeting before the start of the race.
Bob does an awesome job explaining the details of the day's race program.
After the driver's meeting the cars were placed on the start line for the Concours judging. A popular vote by the drivers determines the winner of the Concours award.
Springwater was busy from the time the doors opened at 8 am as the practice session began. New race Kaelah has stepped up to be the official "Photo Bomber"!
John was busy helping new racer Scott get his car up to speed.
By 9 o'clock all eight lanes of the track were full with racers getting in some practice laps.
Mitch was found hiding in the back pit area.
Hersch was also in the back pit area making adjustments to his car.
On March 14th, 2024 PASER held an Even Thursday Race for the Womp, Flexi, and NASCAR classes. The big news is John Gill made a clean sweap of the night winning all three races! Here's a recap:
The first class to sit on the grid was the Womp Class. This class as PASER races it is very limited and restricted when it comes to car modifications. This makes the class very close in competition! Bob Nak lost to John by only one lap! An interesting fact is this class was originally raced used a lap time break-out of 5.5 seconds. Bob's best lap time was 5.551 seconds! Everyone's best lap time was within one second of the previous used break-out time!
Imediately following the Womp race we placed the Flexi class cars on the track. This race required a quick mental upshift to adjust to the speed increase! John again took charge of the race with lap times in the low fours! This time Kirk chased him in second. 
The last race of the night was for the NASCAR hardbody class. PASER's hardbody NASCAR class rules follow those used by OSCAR. John Gill has long been the NASCAR Hardbody King here at Inslot's Checkered Flag and added to his resume with another win!
Thanks to everyone that made it out, I had a great time racing with you all!
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.10 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway March 7, 2024
Race Results - Slot.it Group C Class:
1 Doc 84.7 laps - 7 points.
2 Rico 79.7 - 6 pts.
3 Al 78.8 - 5 pts.
4 Greg 76.5 - 4 pts.
5 Chris Kouba 74.9 - 3 pts.
6 Mitch 74.7 - 2 pts.
7 Doug 71.7 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 10 Races:
1 Daniel - 51 pts.
2 Al - 44 points.
3 Rico - 32 pts.
4 Greg - 27 pts.
5 Mitch - 17 pts.
6 Chris Kouba - 9 pts.
7 Zack - 7 pts.
8 Douglas - 5 pts.
9 David - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 1 pt.
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.9 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway February 29, 2024
Race Results - Revoslot Class:
1 Doc 76.2 laps - 6 points.
2 Greg 73.6 - 5 pts.
3 Al 73.5 - 4 pts.
4 Rico 72.0 - 3 pts.
5 Mitch 71.2 - 2 pts.
6 Doug 63.9 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 9 Races:
1 Daniel - 44 pts.
2 Al - 39 points.
3 Rico - 26 pts.
4 Greg - 23 pts.
5 Mitch - 15 pts.
6 Zack - 7 pts.
7 Chris Kouba - 6 pts.
8 - tie - David - 4 pts.
9 - tie - Douglas - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 1 pt.
Race results from the March 7th race.
I kinda like the blue one...........
Following the Trans Am race at The Gorge Raceway on Saturday February 24th, a meeting of the PASER Club was held. In this, the first meeting, the ground work was laid for the re-organization of the club. It was encouraging to see some attendees in the meeting that actually could not make the race, but went the extra mile to make it to this meeting. We are all optimistic about what we can accomplish as a group to improve upon our racing program, and our club in general! Anyone (new racer or veteran) that is interested in being part of these ground floor activities is welcome!
PASER Charter Members as of February 24, 2024.
This is shaping up to look like a big event! The word is there are quite a few out-of towners coming in for the race, as well as local racers!
There are also two opportunities for testing and tuning of your OSCAR NASCARs. The usual OSCAR practice the day before the big race, and for this race there is a PASER Even Thursday at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway in Vancouver where one of the classes we're racing is the OSCAR Late Model NASCAR Class. So that gives you Thursday the 14th, and Friday the 15th to get your car dialed in and ready!
I received this note from John Gill: "As a follow-up from the PASER meeting last Saturday, just wanted to add a couple things for any newer guys thinking about entering the upcoming OSCAR NASCAR race. At OSCAR races everyone does a one minute qualifying run. Your best time puts you in the top or bottom half of the field. Each half is run as a separate race. What this means is that you will be racing against guys that are of similar level to you. It makes for some very good races within the race. And, if you win the race, you have the option of transferring to the faster half. (Twice the racing time)."
Bob, Scott is missing from the Race 1 results.
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.8 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway February 15, 2024
Race Results - Slot.it / Polycar Classic Class:
1 Doc 83.3 laps - 6 points.
2 Al 80.3 - 5 pts.
3 Rico 79.3 - 4 pts.
4 Greg 76.4 - 3 pts.
5 David 75.4 - 2 pts.
6 Mitch 74.6 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 8 Races:
1 Daniel - 38 pts.
2 Al - 35 points.
3 Rico - 23 pts.
4 Greg - 18 pts.
5 Mitch - 13 pts.
6 Zack - 7 pts.
7 Chris Kouba - 6 pts.
8 David - 4 pts.
9 Douglas - 3 pts.
10 Frank - 1 pt.
Although I had no weapon for the NASCAR battle, I did have fun in the Sportsman race! Thanks Howie!
VIVA LAS FIATS!
I miss ol' Evil! A wise man he was!
I believe that statement to be true Doc!
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