Crew Member/Engineer Evil Jimmy tries the car on for size!
It is a tight fit for Crew Chief/Builder/Driver Dennis Hart!
3,477 June 21, 2016 7:39 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
Here's some more pictures from work session #3
Here's the steering system. This cable setup is straight off the current U.S. Soap Box Derby Cars
NO, the rollbar is NOT made out of an old person's walker!!!
3,478 June 21, 2016 7:30 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
Today was the third work session on the NASTE Gravity Racer, or the Hawksbill Flyer as we like to call it. Al and Jimmy worked on the body work while Dennis and I adjusted the steering system and worked on the electrical systems. After an excellent lunch provided by Charlotte (yes Dennis, I am giving Charlotte FULL credit for that!) we worked straight through until the three o'clock hour. At three o'clock we loaded the car into dennis' mini-van and set out for a shake down run!
A section of road was chosen with a slight incline followed by a pretty good hill into a gully and then back uphill on the other side. It was definitely a good test section for the car. I gave dennis a push off then jumped in the Jeep to give chase. Even on the slight incline Dennis was able to get the car up to approximately 10 MPH and pretty much maintain that speed until the road levelled out too much. After another push, this time by the Jeep (I'm old and was much too tired after the initial push!) Dennis approached the hill. On this incline which was only moderately sloped and of short duration, Dennis was able to reach 20+ MPH ! Although that doesn't sound all that impressive, given the short length of the hill and somewhat gentle slope the car hit that speed very quickly!
The test run prved a couple things; per Dennis the steering and brake systems worked to his liking (it is always most important for the driver to be happy with the car!), and this thing is going to be FAST! By the next work session I believe the car will be pretty close to finished. I must commend Dennis on the amount of work he gets done on the car working on his own! I also expect the next work session will involve more advanced test runs! I can hardly wait!
3,479 June 20, 2016 10:21 am
Re: World of Speed (2 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Thanks Rico, great pictures!
3,480 June 19, 2016 6:52 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,143 replies, posted in NASTE)
This Thursday is Classic Sports Car and F1.
3,481 June 19, 2016 1:47 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,143 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks for the reminder Dan. Web page needs updating. I'll get on it!
3,482 June 19, 2016 10:11 am
Re: IMSA GT Challenge (24 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
IMSA GT CHALLENGE
The Gorge Raceway
985 SE 10th Circle Troutdale OR
Saturday, August 27th, 2016
Rules: Car must be a SLOT-IT group “C” prototype, stock out of the box with FC130 motor. The only modification allowed is choice of tire compound. Wheels must be stock.
A back up car is allowed, must be the same as primary car. Car must be registered in advance to prevent duplication. E-mail: rnak94@aol.com or call 503-661-6084.
Models allowed: Porsche 962, 956, Jaguar XJR 9or 12, Toyota 88c, Nissan R89C and Sauber C9 Mercedes.
Race will be 4 times through, 4 minute heats.
Doors open at 8am. Race starts at 9:30am
Entry fee is $10.00 / includes lunch
3,483 June 16, 2016 9:26 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
The next work session will be next Tuesday, June 21st from noon to 4 PM. As usual, lunch will be served at noon.
We will be hooking up all of the various gizmos into a working electrical system, installing the remaining bodywork and hopefully taking her for a test run.
Dennis
3,484 June 15, 2016 9:41 pm
Re: IMSA GT Challenge (24 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
Hey Bob, save a spot for my #17 white/red FAT Porsche 962!
3,485 June 10, 2016 8:02 pm
Topic: The NASTE Shoot Out at Rapid Raceway this Sunday June 12th (3 replies, posted in NASTE)
The final race of the NASTE 2016 Point Series Championship is this Sunday at Howie's Rapid Raceway.
We have 4 brand new 1/24 cars to be raced in the NASTE IROC format.
Lunch will be pot luck style, so please bring your favorite dish or snack.
Doors open at noon, and lunch will be on with the opening of the doors.
Here's how the points stack up going into the last race with each racer's best five finished tallied:
1st Bryan Trachsel 97 pts
2nd Bill Bostic 97
3rd Monte Saager 90
4th Rico Locati 90
5th Terry Abbott 89
6th Tracy Flood 81
7th Al Christensen 72
8th Mitch Brooks 70
9th Gary Goose Gossett 67 (4 races)
10th Tyler Petrequin 44 (4 races)
11th Amy Fields 41 (4 races)
12th Jeff Fields 39 (3 races)
In addition Bryan Trachsel earned 1 full bonus lap for his two wins on non-hosted tracks.
This will be an action packed, close race!
3,486 June 10, 2016 8:48 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,143 replies, posted in NASTE)
Greenman was out with some beautiful creations!
3,487 June 10, 2016 8:46 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,143 replies, posted in NASTE)
Here's some pics from last night:
Mitch's CalifOregon Sportsman.
Glenn's '57 Chevy on a scratchbuilt chassis.
3,488 June 10, 2016 8:43 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated as of June 9, '16 races.
3,489 June 10, 2016 8:22 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,143 replies, posted in NASTE)
June 9th 2016 Odd Thursday -
We han an enthusiastic crowd of 19 racers last night, and we raced our butts off! We started the night with the Classic Sports Car Class in which John Fisher finished first. Monte Saager was second overall, and first in division I racing a Ninco AC Cobra! The racing was so close the top eleven were within four laps of each other! After the classic sports cars we raced the F1 Class. This class is also very competitive , especially considering the class is broken into multiple divisions. Six of the divisions were represented last night. Glenn Heath scored the win with a Modern Division Scalextric A1GP. This win puts Glenn on the Winner's List! Congrats Glenn!
With so many racers the first two races were not over until 10:00pm. But that did not stop 10 racers from sticking around to race the BRM Porsche 962s. The action in this class is fierce! Racing these 1/24 BRM Porsches on the tight TooBad course is exciting to say the least! Can you say "bump pass"? If you can't, you better learn! Rico Locati barely squeaked out the win over Goose by just 1/10th of a lap. Last but not least, those of us that could still stand put our Over 50 Class cars on the track. Gary Gossett showed us how it's done by beating us with his Cox Dino Ferrari.
A big thanks to all that were able to make it out to race! I know the traffic was terrible last night, and I really appreciate the effort you all put out just to get here!
Results:
Classic Sports Car Class
n/c Gary Goose Gossett 54.9 laps
1st John Fisher 53.5 + First in Division II
2nd Monte Saager 53.1 + First in Division I
3rd Bill Bostic 52.3 - Div.II
4th Amy Fields 51.7 - Div.II
5th John Morse 50.2 - Div.I
6th Al Christensen 50.1 - Div.I
7th Bryan Dickerson 49.7 - Div.I
8th Greg Petrolati 49.6 - Div.I
9th Stan Smith 49.4 - Div.I
10th Chris Kouba 49.3 - Div.I
11th Mitch Brooks 49.0 - Div.I
12th Anthoney Schoepflin 48.5 - Div.II
13th Rico Locati 46.8 - Div.I
14th Dan Fritz 46.7 - Div.I
15th Glenn Heath 45.2 - Div.I
16th Rene 40.2 Div.II
17th Alec Vandehay 39.8 - Div.I
F1 Class
1st Glenn Heath 55.3 laps MD w/mag
2nd Goose Gossett 54.5 + First in SVD
3rd Rico Locati 53.9 SVD
4th Dan Fritz 53.0 SVD
5th Amy Fields 52.2 MD + First in MD
6th Jeff fields 52.1 MD
7th Monte Saager 51.8 SVD
8th John Fisher 50.9 + First in SWD
9th Bill Bostic 50.8 SVD
10th Chris Kouba 50.2 + First in MND
11th Mitch Brooks 49.7 + First in SND
12th Rene 49.6 MD
13th Anthony Schoepflin 49.3 SVD
14th Bryan Dickerson 49.2 + First in END
15th Al Christensen 48.2 SVD
16th Greg Petrolati 47.4 END
17th John Morse 47.3 SVD
18th Alec Vandehey 44.1 MD
19th Stan Smith 43.9 SVD
BRM
1st Rico Locati 61.3 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 61.2
3rd John Fisher 60.4
4th Chris Kouba 59.9
5th Stan Smith 57.3
6th Al Christensen 56.5
7th Bill Bostic 56.2
8th Glenn Heath 53.3
9th Mitch Brooks 50.3
10th Greg Petrolati 43.1
Over 50 Class
1st Goose Gossett 50.9 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 50.3
3rd Al Christensen 50.2
4th Bill Bostic 48.4
5th John Fisher 37.0
3,490 June 10, 2016 6:56 am
Topic: .030" Clear Bodies by Team Blue Groove (0 replies, posted in Cars)
Team Blue Groove has added more vintage 1/24 bodies to their inventory. The new car bodies include the Ford J car, Scarab, '55 Chevy drag car, Lola T70 coupe, Chaparral 2F with a separate wing piece, vintage Cooper F1, and a vintage Ferrari F1. One thing I really like about the Team Blue Groove bodies is that they are thicker at .030", which makes them more rigid. They are kind of halfway between a model car body and a traditional clear slot car body, which in my opinion makes them better suited for detailing. It also makes them very durable. You can see all their bodies here: http://stores.ebay.com/TEAM-BLUEGROOVE/ … d=97772842
3,491 June 9, 2016 8:37 am
Re: Econo Cars are Alive and Well at Rapid Raceway! (12 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I may have somewhere Rico. I'll take a look tonight.
3,492 June 9, 2016 6:48 am
Re: Econo Cars are Alive and Well at Rapid Raceway! (12 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
YES!
3,493 June 8, 2016 2:38 pm
Re: NASTE Racing 2016 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Meet the NASTE Sports Racers.......................race 'em this Sunday at Rapid Raceway!
3,494 June 8, 2016 7:50 am
Re: NASTE 2017 - New Era (42 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dorothy your opinions DO matter or I wouldn't even be taking the time to try to respond to your concerns.
And please try to remember, even though you do not care for the more serious aspect of slot car racing, if were not for those people that do take this hobby a little more serious there would not be any NASTE! Those that take it a little more serious, have the c/o disorders, and devote more time and energy to our hobby are the ones that are building and preparing those IROC cars, building the tracks, and trying to put together a racing program that is fun for all!
This endith my sermon! See you all on Sunday! ===========Bill
3,495 June 7, 2016 9:42 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 - New Era (42 replies, posted in NASTE)
Things have finally calmed down around here and settled close to normalcy. So I've had some time to again read through this string of messages. I want everyone to know I really do value your input and try to see or understand all the different points of view. My goal is nothing more than to make the racing with NASTE the best it can be!
The Odd Thursday Night Races are going very well. I plan to continue partnering with Al holding the races as they are currently formatted through the summer months.
As for the weekend NASTE events, Monte will be taking over the administration duties of those races. I will be concentrating on the Odd Thursday Night Races. I'd like to thank Monte for volunteering to help split up the duties involved with the operations of NASTE.
Dorothy, I intended to try and address each of the issues you had brought up in your "novel", but after reading through it again I'm not really sure what point or points you are trying to make? From what I can understand it seems you take issue with those that in your opinion take the racing too seriously? And your main concerns seem to be centered around the weekend races as you do not participate in the Odd Thursday Races? So I guess I'm thinking maybe you did not read all of my posts or you or misinterpreted my meaning? Everything after my statement that I would be removing the Point Series Championship from the traditional NASTE weekend races, were statements and proposals of how I intended to facilitate the Point Series Races at the Odd Thursday Races. They had nothing to with, nor any bearing on how the NASTE weekend races would be formatted or run. None of my side of the discussion has had anything to do with changes to the weekend races other than removing the point series. Which again you wanted me to do in the first place as I remember? So if you don't participate in the Odd Thursday Races anyway, and the point series is gone from the weekend races, I'm really confused as to why you seem dissatisfied enough to stop coming to the "new" NASTE races? I apologize if my comments were not clear enough!
3,496 June 6, 2016 6:06 pm
Re: BRM 6h & Scaleauto 12h in Tacoma 6/24-26 (9 replies, posted in NASTE)
Can't do it Monte. Family BBQ on Sunday.
3,497 June 6, 2016 4:16 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 - New Era (42 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks for your input Dorothy.
Just for clarification; 1. I do not consider NASTE MY club. I DO consider the Point Series Championship MINE as I promote, sponsor, schedule the races, administer, and fund a large portion of it. 2. YES, Odd Thursday Night Races are considered NASTE Events.....
Please remember I am NOT talking about changing the weekend NASTE events. I am only planning to remove the NASTE Point Series Championship from those events. Half of the people in attendance are not participating in the series anyway. I know you for one were a proponent for doing away with the points series. I am just proposing to move it to another venue.
And thank you for the kind words!
=========Bill
3,498 June 6, 2016 5:49 am
Re: NASTE 2017 - New Era (42 replies, posted in NASTE)
It is so nice to see these responses from club members. I really appreciate all the feedback and suggestions. I have no immediate plans to make any changes to the Odd Thursday Night races. The next NASTE Point Series Championship would normal commence in September of this year. Until then I will be revisiting all these ideas and thinking about what might work best for the point series. I will also continue listening to what our members have to say. I am happy to see this level of interest and involvement from our members. Thank you all for your thoughts and feedback!
=============Bill
3,499 June 5, 2016 5:36 pm
Topic: June 2016 First Sunday (13 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Thank you Monte & Victoria for a great day! The food, people, conversations, and racing was fun! I had an excellent time!
3,500 June 5, 2016 7:57 am
Re: NASTE 2017 - New Era (42 replies, posted in NASTE)
I don't care whether a person is serious or not about slot car racing. Hobbies are a personal thing, I'm just glad we are all having a good time in this hobby!
But the fact remains that the NASTE Point Series Championship needs to be in a venue where it is of more value to the majority of the participants.