These are the trophies that were handed out to the winners of the 2017 Fray In Ferndale. One trophy for the winning team, and one for the winner of the individual race. Neither of which made it out to my Nissan for the trip home.......
2,827 March 6, 2017 9:35 am
Re: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
The Black Track was one of the most difficult for me. The extreme elevation changes added another degree of difficulty in controlling the cars speed through the corners. With that said it is a very cool track and also a crowd favorite. the Individual Race and Time Trails were held on this track.
Here is Richard Phillis in the flesh in his pit area working. My spy cam caught him in action. So if you don't think this guy is serious about T-Jet racing, you may be mistaken!
Some of the teams represented manufacturers of T-Jet HO parts designed specifically for Fray type racing. The Slot Tech pit area had many high quality parts for sale and available to racers.
2,828 March 6, 2017 9:09 am
Re: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
There are NO easy tracks to race on tin The Fray. However I found Red Track to be one of the less evil tracks for me to negotiate. Half of the track was fast, the other half - not so much!
The Blue Track. Not only was this track difficult due to the tight sections between really fast sections, when we got to this track to actually race I realized I had not practiced on it at all. Never even ran one practice lap on any lane. I was feeling pretty intimidated. But then i realized Monte hadn't practiced on ANY of the tracks before the race! I felt much better, but poor Monte!
The Tan Track was another track I found less difficult once I kinda figured out the tight "U'" section following the 90 degree bank and 90 degree left at the end of the long straight.
2,829 March 6, 2017 8:15 am
Re: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
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.
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.
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.
2,830 March 6, 2017 7:57 am
Re: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
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".
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!
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.
2,831 March 5, 2017 6:15 pm
Re: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
Into the night on Wednesday the practice sessions were pretty low key and there was plenty of opportunities to get time on any track.
Here Dave Smith is testing some cars after some "tweaking".
2,832 March 5, 2017 6:08 pm
Topic: The 2017 Fray In Ferndale (38 replies, posted in Events)
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!
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.
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!)!
2,833 March 5, 2017 5:47 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
Doc, let's see what the general consensus is this Thursday, and then you can finalize the rules.
2,834 March 5, 2017 11:39 am
Re: Any Fray updates? (3 replies, posted in NASTE)
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!
2,835 March 5, 2017 11:30 am
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
You got that right Howie! Personally, I think these cars are BUTT UGLY!
2,837 February 28, 2017 9:29 am
Re: Bill's Junk (240 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Random photos of "The Room"......
2,838 February 26, 2017 6:06 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
OH SO NICE!!!
2,839 February 26, 2017 8:05 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
Does that mean we have to paint Doc yellow?
2,840 February 26, 2017 8:03 am
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
BELIEVE me, I considered that, but no time to do it right.
2,841 February 25, 2017 9:37 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
I think we should have a YELLOW CAR Class, and MAKE Monte participate!!!
2,842 February 25, 2017 4:34 pm
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
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!!!
2,843 February 25, 2017 4:32 pm
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
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!
2,844 February 25, 2017 1:15 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
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!!!
2,845 February 25, 2017 9:21 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
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?
2,846 February 24, 2017 9:46 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
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
2,847 February 24, 2017 6:55 pm
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
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!
2,848 February 24, 2017 2:02 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
2,849 February 24, 2017 2:00 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated as of February 23, '17 races.
2,850 February 24, 2017 12:59 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,181 replies, posted in NASTE)
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