2,726 Reply by wb0s

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Richard Phillis does an awesome job suppyling the basics for all the participants in setting up this event. There were tables set up for teams to use as pit areas all around the room. There seemed to be plenty of space for everybody.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray31.jpg

The Purple Track was really tricky. Very technical on each end with nice long full out straights connecting them. Or at least that's how it appears. That top straight has a bridge half up leading onto it, and a bridge half down exitting it. Needless to say there were MANY offs at both ends of that upper straight. This was another track I practiced a lot on. It paid off as I had some good finishes on this track.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray32.jpg

The different team's pit set ups were quite interesting. All the teams had poit areas with everthing you could possibly need to build or re-build your cars. Many teams had some very specialized tools built especially for racing the Fray type cars.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray33.jpg

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2,727 Reply by wb0s

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There were not a lot of racers around on Wednesday evening so there was plenty of opportunities to run on tracks by yourself which gives you the chance to compare the lanes closely.

The Pink Track was a lot of fun and really fast. Although it was less difficult to run than some tracks the gutter lanes still had some really tight corners. Dave referred to the "loop" as "The Toilet".

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray28.jpg

The Yellow Track was very technical and difficult. The only place you could carry a lot of speed was down the straight. The bridge half down after the loop was really challenging! We raced the Ferndale Team on this track. I totally sucked on this track coming off many times on the bridge half down!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray29.jpg

The Orange Track was another very technical and difficult track. Nowhere on this track could you carry much speed. I had practice a lot on this track so I had my best results of the day here. I actually scored some wins on this one.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray30.jpg

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2,728 Reply by wb0s

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Into the night on Wednesday the practice sessions were pretty low key and there was plenty of opportunities to get time on any track.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/fray25.jpg

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Here Dave Smith is testing some cars after some "tweaking".

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2,729 Topic by wb0s

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NASTE assembled a five member Oregon Team for the 2017 Fray in Fernadale led by team captain Dave Smith. Other members included Monte Saager, Mike Leech of Bend, Anthony Schoepflin, and myself. The Fray organizer Richard Phillis introduced us to Mike Leech who is a veteran of Fray races and thanks to Mike we had some quality and competitive cars to race. Mike let us race his cars in almost all the races, thank you Mike!

The Fray in ferndale is not new to Dave Smith and I, but my previous visit was under somewhat sketching circumstances....( a whole 'nother story!)....Dave and I had realistic expectations and goals!

I arrived Wenesday afternoon during practice. This is where and how I found Dave upon arrival, hard at work on the workbench!

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

When I arrived it was open practice and you had the chance to practice on any of the tracks. It was during these practice sessions I came to the realization that my cars were definitely NOT competitive.

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

A little later in the day Monte and Victoria arrived. The closest thing we got to any kind of award or trophy was the empty Pepsi bottle in Dave's hand (how symbolic!)!

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

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2,730 Reply by wb0s

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Doc, let's see what the general consensus is this Thursday, and then you can finalize the rules.

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2,731 Reply by wb0s

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Sorry for the lack of real time updates, but as you all know I do not have a Smart Phone and I like to travel "wire-less"! I will post a full review with some photos after I complete de-compression!

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2,732 Reply by wb0s

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You got that right Howie! Personally, I think these cars are BUTT UGLY!

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2,733 Reply by wb0s

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That's COOL!

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2,734 Reply by wb0s

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Random photos of "The Room"......

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3986.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4017.jpg

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2,735 Reply by wb0s

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OH SO NICE!!!

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2,736 Reply by wb0s

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Does that mean we have to paint Doc yellow?

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2,737 Reply by wb0s

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BELIEVE me, I considered that, but no time to do it right.

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2,738 Reply by wb0s

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I think we should have a YELLOW CAR Class, and MAKE Monte participate!!!

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2,739 Reply by wb0s

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I might get a little more excited using bodies that lend themselves more to open wheeled type cars. Like maybe some sort of super modified type cars?

Let's cut up some bodies!!!

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2,740 Reply by wb0s

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Thanks to Dave Smith I will have 4 cars for entries in the 2017 Fray. Dave built the four running chassis for me and I am very grateful! The cars run and handle beautifully! But I must say I just can't stand the looks of these cars!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3959.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3961.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3963.jpg

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2,741 Reply by wb0s

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Yes indeed Monte. The GT Class is nothing more than an unlimited-run-what-ya-got class. I'm thinking it would be better to re-define our classes narrowing the car types and just allow new folks to run what they have in any class. We could have a stipulation similar to the existing magnet rule, that after they won a race they must comply to the rules. How much easier can you get? Cheating is fine until you win!!!

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2,742 Reply by wb0s

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I'm OK with having classes with two divisions, but anymore than that is just a pain in the you know what to score and keep track of (like our current F1 class!). My prefference would be to NOT have any classes with divisions but I am OK with whatever the group would like to do.

With that said, at some point I would like to "re-construct" our current F1 class as well as the GT class. Maybe turn them into multiple classes?

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2,743 Reply by wb0s

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Hey Doc, just top clarify the Scalextric GT3 cars ARE legal for the Odd Thursday Night GT Class.

I'd be happy to add the Scalextric GT3 Class to our list of classes. You would be the class sponsor Doc which means the rules, clarifications, and any changes would be your call.

Input or concerns from any other racers?

========Bill

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2,744 Reply by wb0s

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In preparation for next week's Fray in Ferndale race, Terry Abbott opened his doors and let us get some set up and practice time on his Buck Track. It looks like it will be Dave Smith, Anthony Schoepflin, Monte Saager, Mike Leech, and I on the Oregon Team for the 2017 Fray.

Thanks Terry for letting get some track time!

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2,745 Reply by wb0s

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Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.12 - February 23, 2017

Le Mans Class

1 Chris Kouba 67.9 laps - 12 points
2 Terry Abbott 66.6  -  11 points
3 Dan Fritz  65.7 - 10 pts.
4 Al Christensen 64.5 - 9 pts.
5 Jeff Fields  64.2  - 8 pts.
6 Bill Bostic 63.4  - 7 pts.
7 Rico Locati  62.7  - 6 pts.
8 Greg Petrolati 62.4 - 5 pts.
9 Mitch Brooks  57.2  - 4 pts.
10 Amy Fields  57.1 - 3 pts.
11 Fernando Carvalho  52.3 - 2 pts.
12 Dick Gerhke  47.1 - 1 pt.

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2,746 Reply by wb0s

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Lists updated as of February 23, '17 races.

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2,747 Reply by wb0s

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February 23rd Odd Thursday at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway in Portland.

We had an outstanding crowd for this Odd Thursday race, a field of 12. Welcome back to new comer Fernando Carvalho, and it was good to see Dick Gehrke stop by and run some laps with us!

The racing started off with the Can Am Class cars with Chris Kouba leading the way to the checkered flag. Dan Fritz returned to his usual second place spot. Amy Fields had an impressive drive for a third place finish, one of her best finishes to date.

Next up was the NASTE Point Series Race with the Le Mans Class cars. Chris Kouba scored another wi, this time with Terry Abbott close behind, and Dan Fritz dropping to third. First through eighth all had over 60 laps, with only 5 laps separating first from eighth. The racing was very close!

For the BRM Group C Race the field dropped to eight but the intensity went up, as usual for the BRM class! This time Al Christensen took the win followed by Chris Kouba one lap back. Dan Fritz again fought his way to third.

Last but not least was the Over 50 Class where Mitch Brooks narrowly beat out Al Christensen with Bill Bostic following a ways back in third. All the classes added up to some very close and extremely fun racing! Thanks to Al Christensen for hosting and to everyone that brought snacks!

Here are the results:

Can Am Class
1 Chris Kouba  73.7 
2 Dan Fritz  71.8
3 Amy Fields  71.3
4 Rico Locati 69..0
5 Al Christensen  68.3
6 Terry Abbott  67.5
7 Greg Petrolati  67.3
8 Jeff Fields  66.0
9 Mitch Brooks 64.2
10 Bill Bostic  58.2
11 Fernando Carvalho  50.1
12 Dick Gehrke  48.7

Le Mans - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No. 12
1 Chris Kouba 67.9 laps - 12 points
2 Terry Abbott 66.6  -  11 points
3 Dan Fritz  65.7 - 10 pts.
4 Al Christensen 64.5 - 9 pts.
5 Jeff Fields  64.2  - 8 pts.
6 Bill Bostic 63.4  - 7 pts.
7 Rico Locati  62.7  - 6 pts.
8 Greg Petrolati 62.4 - 5 pts.
9 Mitch Brooks  57.2  - 4 pts.
10 Amy Fields  57.1 - 3 pts.
11 Fernando Carvalho  52.3 - 2 pts.
12 Dick Gerhke  47.1 - 1 pt.

BRM Group C
1 Al Christensen  74.5 Laps
2 Chris Kouba 73.4
3 Dan Fritz  73.0
4 Rico Locati  71.2
5 Greg Petrolati  70.7
6 Bill Bostic  69.4
7 Mitch Brooks 68.5
8 Fernando Carvalho 56.5

Over 50
1 Mitch Brooks  66.7 Laps - 7.548 sec. Fastest Lap
2 Al Christensen 66.7 Laps - 7.591 sec. Fastest Lap
3 Bill Bostic 61.2
4 Rico Locati 56.6
5 Chris Kouba 54.0

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2,748 Reply by wb0s

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Great work day yesterday!..........

Realization this morning; I am TOO old for real WORK!

But really happy with how much we got done. We have very good paint protection on the gravity cars now. Getting close to finished with the MKI & MKII, then work will start on the Hawksbill Flyer!

All three cars are now pre-registered for the Portland Adult Soap Box Derby event in August. We are still looking for more voluteers. Volunteers are needed for track work and for assistance in the pits with the cars!

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2,749 Reply by wb0s

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I bet it will look something like this!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_3944.jpg

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2,750 Reply by wb0s

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Thanks Hoiwe, I already know we could use any extra help we can get! Plus we will need folks who are willing to volunteer for track work for the organizers. I am planning to voluteer for early set up again this year. Early set helps with the course layout from 5:30am to 9:00am or so.

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