Any involvement you may have had Chet was purely defensive!
327 April 19, 2024 9:08 am
Re: PASER Thursday 4/18/2024 (7 replies, posted in PASER)
Rubbing hell.......bump 'em till ya punt 'em!
328 April 19, 2024 6:15 am
Re: PASER Thursday 4/18/2024 (7 replies, posted in PASER)
Thanks for hosting Bob!
329 April 9, 2024 7:36 am
Re: Dennis Hart Celebration Of Life (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dennis Hart's Hawksbill Station:
330 April 9, 2024 7:21 am
Topic: Dennis Hart Celebration Of Life (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Sadly I must report the passing of Dennis Hart. Dennis passed away on Feb. 22, 2024. He was a long time NASTE racer. He started out building Hawksbill Station in Warren, just outside of St. Helens Oregon. The track was in the attic of his shop, constructed of Carrera track. Dennis held many races there, always providing maximum excitement and entertainment!
In addition to the slot car racing activities, Dennis took NASTE members on a totally different adventure by introducing us to the world of Portland's Adult Soap Box Derby event. This involved Dennis and members of NASTE constructing an adult size soap box derby car, The Hawksbill Flyer built using official USA soap box derby parts, with which Dennis himself raced in the event. Picture this: Dennis at 70 years old is a big guy! This derby racer is constructed mostly of wood! Only the axles and steering components were metal! I have many great memories of building the car together and taking it out for testing before the actual race. In the first test run we were having trouble getting the car to roll down the hill due to the less than desireable grade of the hill. Dennis told me to push the derby car with my Jeep......with him driving the derby car.....One of the issues with this was the fact that when I positioned the Jeep behind the derby car to push, I could not see the car or Dennis because of the Jeep's front bumper! I told him to throw up a hand if he was in trouble so I would know to stop! This proceedure did not lead to satisfactory results so we loaded the car back up in the trailer and moved on to a better hill. For this second test run Dennis chose the highway into St. Helens. There was plenty of grade on this hill for sure, as well as plenty of traffic! I gave him a push out into the road and he and the Hawksbill Flyer were off! I jumped into the Jeep to give chase. It was frightening watching Dennis try to keep the derby car in a single lane! On more than one occassion I thought he was going to crash, but he kept it going, sorta straight. I clocked him at over 40 miles per hour by the end of the test run. Believe me that is fast for a rolling wooden apple box! I drove the Hawksbill Flyer in quite a few test runs and I'll tell you, Dennis definitely had balls of steel!
Charlotte Hart would like some slot car friends and soapbox derby Mt. Tabor folks to attend a celebration of life this Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 3 pm, at the Columbia City School. She said he always enjoyed these activities and the people involved. She mentioned she doesn't have any pictures of him doing these things and would really appreciate any photos that can be shared. We will all miss Dennis, but we will never forget the adventures and friendship he brought our way!
331 April 7, 2024 7:58 am
Re: NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (40 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.11 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway March 21, 2024
Race Results - Revoslot Class:
1 Doc 77.4 laps - 7 points.
2 Al 75.5 - 6 pts.
3 Greg 73.8 - 5 pts.
4 Rico 72.7 - 4 pts.
5 Mitch 69.5 - 3 pts.
6 Doug 68.6 - 2 pts.
7 Frank 60.4 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 11 Races:
1 Daniel - 58 pts.
2 Al - 50 points.
3 Rico - 36 pts.
4 Greg - 32 pts.
5 Mitch - 20 pts.
6 Chris Kouba - 9 pts.
7 - tie Zack - 7 pts.
7 - tie Douglas - 7 pts.
9 David - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 2 pts.
332 April 7, 2024 7:48 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,166 replies, posted in NASTE)
Race results from the March 21st race:
333 March 31, 2024 11:51 am
Re: PASER RULES (24 replies, posted in PASER)
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.
334 March 29, 2024 4:37 pm
Re: PASER Thursday 3/28/2024 (2 replies, posted in PASER)
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!
335 March 29, 2024 4:33 pm
Re: PASER Thursday 3/28/2024 (1 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
Great race Bob, thanks!
336 March 26, 2024 11:14 am
Re: 3DP Predator Le Mans Proxy Drivers Needed (64 replies, posted in Events)
....Coming to my driveway soon!
Looking forward to it Smooth!
337 March 26, 2024 10:02 am
Re: 3DP Predator Le Mans Proxy Drivers Needed (64 replies, posted in Events)
I don't know....has the Alfa actually ever gone that far?
338 March 24, 2024 7:24 am
Re: Columbia Gorge Championship. (43 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
By now you can probably see how Kaelah earned her nickname "Bomber".....She also won the Turn Marshal Draw!
339 March 24, 2024 7:21 am
Re: Columbia Gorge Championship. (43 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
A few photos from race number three of the 2024 Gorge Championship race.
340 March 24, 2024 7:18 am
Re: Columbia Gorge Championship. (43 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
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.
341 March 18, 2024 6:31 pm
Re: OSCAR NASCAR Race at Springwater Raceway, March 16th, 2024 Results (7 replies, posted in OSCAR)
It looked like you had a good race Rico. Your driving was great and your car was working very well!
342 March 18, 2024 6:55 am
Re: OSCAR NASCAR Race at Springwater Raceway, March 16th, 2024 Results (7 replies, posted in OSCAR)
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!
343 March 18, 2024 6:51 am
Re: OSCAR NASCAR Race at Springwater Raceway, March 16th, 2024 Results (7 replies, posted in OSCAR)
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.
344 March 18, 2024 6:44 am
Re: OSCAR NASCAR Race at Springwater Raceway, March 16th, 2024 Results (7 replies, posted in OSCAR)
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.
345 March 15, 2024 9:59 am
Topic: PASER Even Thursday Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (0 replies, posted in PASER)
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!
346 March 8, 2024 7:44 am
Re: NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (40 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
347 March 8, 2024 7:36 am
Re: NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (40 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
348 March 8, 2024 7:29 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,166 replies, posted in NASTE)
Race results from the March 7th race.
349 February 28, 2024 12:43 pm
Re: I ROC, You ROC, We all ROC! (21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
I kinda like the blue one...........
350 February 26, 2024 1:48 pm
Topic: PASER Club Re-Organization (8 replies, posted in PASER)
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.