326

(5 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks guys. I like to help get people in the sport/hobby as much as I can. Thanks to Beau, Bill and Bob who helped a lot. This takes more than one "veteran" to pull this off.

Man Bill; you have been busy! I will be gone for most of this week, but when I get back I am available to give you a hand if you want. Your progress is looking good!

Oct. 3................Rapid 500
Oct. 17..............Early Sportsman and NASTRUCK at Rapid Raceway
Nov. 7................  "            "                           "      at  "         "
Nov  21............1st out of 3 Columbia Gorge Championship at Springwater Raceway
Dec  5...............Early Sportsman and NASTRUCK at Springwater Raceway
Dec. 19............     "                 "                    "      at Rapid Raceway
Jan.  16............ "                  "                  "           at Springwater Raceway
Jan   30.............         "                "           "           at Rapid Raceway
Feb.  6...............  TA2 and Early Modified   at Rapid Raceway
Feb. 20..............  2nd. race of the Columbia Gorge Championship at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway.
Feb. 27.............   TA2 and Early Modified   at Springwater Raceway.
Mar. 6................  "                   "             at Rapid Raceway
Mar. 27..............  "                   "             at  Springwater Raceway
Apr.  3................ TA2 and Can Am  at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway.
Apr.  24..............  "           Early Modified  at Rapid Raceway.
May. 1................3rd. and final Columbia Gorge Championship at Rapid Raceway.
May.  15.............Rapid Grand Prix. Last race of the season.

Schedule may change slightly if need be.

Results of the third and final race of the 2020 Columbia Gorge Championship 962 race at Springwater Raceway on July 11, '20:

1st.......Bob..........................664.3 laps.
2nd......John.........................659.3
3rd......Craig Rieland...........652.4
4th......Howie......................651.4
5th......Gearlose..................649.2
6th......Dc Dynamo..............642.3
7th......Stewmeat................629.4
8th......Marty........................624.0
9th......Rico..........................605.5
10th....Bill............................549.9
11th....Ken...........................DQ


Total points for the 3 race series:

1st...Bob.................57
2nd..Howie.............49
3rd...Marty..............47
4th...Tie John/Bill....39
5th...Zack...............37
6th...Gearloose.......32
7th...Rico.................27
8th...Beau...............16
9th...Al....................15
10th.Stewmeat.......14
11th.Ted..................13
12th.Mitch................11

Thanks to every participant who made this series a lot of fun. Now on to the 2021 series and  racing in general.

Very fun and close racing Bob, thanks for hosting.

Results of the second Columbia Gorge Championship race held at Rapid Raceway on June 20, 2020.
We raced two separate races and added them together at 4 min. heats 4 times through.
First race:

1......Howie..........................393.5 laps
2......Bob..............................391.3
3......Marty............................385.4
4......Zack.............................382.2
5......Beau.............................375.8
6......Rico...............................360.5
7......Bill.................................317.1
John.......................................DQ
Ted.........................................DQ
Gearloose...............................DQ

Second race:

1......Zack...............................408.9
2......Howie.............................407.9
3......Bob................................403.0
4......Marty..............................397.2
5......Beau...............................379.6
6......Bill..................................358.4
7......Rico................................349.5

Total laps and points for the day:

Howie...........801.4 laps..................20 points.
Bob...............794.3.........................19
Zack..............793.1.........................18
Marty.............782.6.........................17
Beau..............755.4........................16
Rico................710.0........................15
Bill..................675.5........................14

A very nice field of ten cars!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RRCGC06202020a.jpg

Bob Nakamura's entry.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RRCGC06202020b.jpg

Ted wasn't the only racer to have an off track experience, but he did get the furthest from the track!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RRCGC06202020c.jpg

Marty's Porsche 962 featured a light kit with headlights and tail lights.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RRCGC06202020d.jpg

Springwater Raceway results on Jan. 4th. 2020 for the Columbia Gorge Championship race:

1......John Gill................20 points.
2......Zack.....................19
3......Bob.......................18
4......Marty....................17
5......Gearloose.............16
6......Al..........................15
7......Bill.........................14
8......Ted........................13
9......Howie....................12
10....Mitch......................11
11....Ken........................DQ

Details of this race can be read on the Springwater Raceway site under the Columbia Gorge race page.

333

(12 replies, posted in OSCAR)

I have an answer for ya Bill, but I won't publish it!

334

(9 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I have a Ford Fusion body for the NASCAR class. It is a snap kit all glued for slot racing. It only has the body and glass. I screwed up the paint job so bad that I just put it in a box and left it. $10.00.

335

(17 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I am rescheduling the 962 race on June, 20, 2020.

The 2nd. race of the Columbia Gorge Championship will be at Rapid Raceway. Doors open at 11:00am. and racing to start at 1:30pm. $10.00 entry fee which will include Pizza and pop. Coffee and cookies as usual. Hope to see you all here.

I know the virus is not over, but I need to get this race on the books as summer ( if we don't get screwed out of one like we did last yr. ) may be too hot in the shop for racing.

336

(9 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

It's yours Rico.

337

(9 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Beings we will be racing the NASTRUCKS for the first half of the season I thought maybe some one might be looking for a truck body with out spending much.

1/25th. AMT Chevy. $10.00. I already glued it together for slot racing. No decals.

338

(70 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I noticed a huge difference in the number of laps we turned this year over last year. We ran the same amount of time. same amount of times through, same motors etc. The only change I can think of is the spray glue over the spot glue that I used to do. I got a few good comments during the last couple races about the spray over the spot glue.

339

(70 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

TMI. Evidently Dennis, you are bored as Hell.

340

(70 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the Rapid Grand Prix on May 16, 2020:



                                            laps            fast time
1st.     Zack.........................767.0......... 4.595
2nd.    Howie.......................745.8..........4.554
3rd.     Beau........................734.2...........4.864
4th.     Ted...........................727.2..........4.660
5th.     Marty........................719.9..........4.940
6th.     John.........................704.1..........4.701
7th.     Gearloose................700.2..........5.205
8th.     Bob..........................663.0..........5.308
9th.     Oggie.......................625.2..........5.099
10th.   Scott........................617.5..........5.178

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidRacewayIndy2020a.jpg

341

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Fellow racers; here is the way the votes went for what to race for the first half of the 2021 racing season.

1st.     Early Sportsman, will be the points class......9 votes.
2nd.    NASTRUCKS, will be the back up....................8
3rd.    962.................................................................7
4th.    NASCAR..........................................................3
5th.    TA2 and Indy..................................................1 each.

I will more than likely schedule a special race for the TA2. I hate to see a class collect dust!

I will also send out an email before the season starts for a vote on what two classes to run for the second half of the season, that way we will know well in advance and it will be on the schedule instead of TBA!

I see a hot rod in your future Bill!!

343

(6 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Dennis; there is a for sale page on the Rapid site, why don't you post those Fusions there. I am sure you would get some interest.

344

(28 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Total championship points for the 2020 season:

1......Zack...................................82 points.
2......Gearloose..........................66
3......Howie................................56
4......Beau..................................49
4......Ted....................................49
5......Bob....................................40
5......Bill......................................40
6......Marty..................................35
6......Rico....................................35
7......Mitch..................................33
8......Oggie.................................32
9......Terry...................................30
10....Scott..................................24
11.....Al......................................21
12.....Stew Meat........................12
13.....John..................................11
14.....Bart...................................8
15.....Tommy...............................4
16.....Junior.................................3

345

(28 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Final points for the 2020 season in Can-Am with one race cancelled:

1......Zack....................43 points.
2......Rico.....................29
3......DC Dynamo.........28
4......Terry....................23
5......Ted......................22
6......Beau....................21
6......Mitch....................21
6......Gearloose............21
7......Oggie...................19
8......Bill........................18
9......Marty....................17
10....Scott.....................15
11....Bob.......................14
11....Howie...................14
12....John.....................11
13....Bart......................8
14....Tommy..................4
15....Stew Meat............1

346

(115 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Dennis, here is the way the vote rules are: We always vote on what two classes are to be run next. The two classes that have just run like the Can-Am and the Early Modified are ineligible for the next vote which would be the start of the 2021 season. However they will be eligible for the second half of the coming season. So they have a chance to be voted in before years go by.

347

(115 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Race results of the Can-Am race of May 2, 2020.

     1......Zack..............................421 laps.
     2......DC Dynamo...................420
     3......John..............................394
     4......Howie...........................386
     5......Gearloose.....................373
     6......Rico...............................373
     7......Terry..............................371
     8......Beau.............................364
     9......Ted................................342
     10....Oggie............................324
     11....Scott.............................320
     12....Stew Meat.....................DQ.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RAPIDRCWY2a.jpg

348

(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Early Modified race results of May 2, 2020:

     1......Zack.................................227 laps.
     2......DC Dynamo......................227
     3......Gearloose........................220
     4......Howie..............................218
     5......Stew Meat.......................207
     6......Terry................................205
     7......Rico.................................192
     8......Beau...............................189
     9......John................................173
     10....Oggie..............................142
     11....Scott...............................121
     12....Ted..................................DNF

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RAPIDRCWY1a.jpg

349

(84 replies, posted in NASTE)

Speaking of racing, we had a good turnout yesterday of which I am currently getting ready to report on them on the Rapid Raceway site under Can-Am and Early Modified. We had a good time and no politics that I know of.

350

(115 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks for coming Rico and to all who came to race, it was a good time. Rusty? Yea I had to oil my trigger finger it was squeaking so bad!!

Race report will be coming tomorrow.