Gravity Racer Facebook page in the works here:
3,552 December 31, 2016 10:10 pm
Re: Here's a little warning about eBay this happen to me Sunday (8 replies, posted in Cars)
Mike, I have some Parma Economy controllers but none with a good 45 or 60 ohm resistor. I'll let you have one of the controllers for free but you'll need to buy a new resistor and probably rewire it. Let me know.
==========Bill
3,553 December 30, 2016 6:13 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
Sorry about that Al, I forgot the Classic Sports Car Class ended in a tie for first!
I fixed the stats!
....I think you're a lot faster than Rodney was!!!!
=====Bill
3,554 December 30, 2016 1:42 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
You are correct Doc!
Jeff dropped two spots, from second to fourth.....
Rico also suffered problems and lost his 5 point lead, dropping to second trailing by 3 points.....
This is the closest/tightest point series we've seen in years! Lots of shuffling within the top 10....
3,555 December 30, 2016 11:20 am
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.8 - December 29, 2016
Le Mans Class
1 Chris Kouba 55.7 laps - 16 points
2 Dan Fritz 54.6 - 15 points
3 Monte Saager 53.7 - 14 pts.
4 Greg Petrolati 52.5 - 13 pts.
5 Al Christensen 51.6 - 12 pts.
6 Bill Bostic 50.9 - 11 pts.
7 Terry Abbott 50.8 - 10 pts.
8 Jeff Fields 50.4 - 9 pts.
9 Rico Locati 49.5 - 8 pts. - 9.746 fast lap
10 Amy Fields 49.5 - 7 pts. - 10.205 fast lap
11 Dennis Hart 48.7 - 6 pts.
12 Mitch Brooks 48.2 - 5 pts.
13 Cailin Dunbar 44.2 - 4 pts.
14 Jane LaPointe 43.1 - 3 pts.
15 Rick Rutherford 36.6 - 2 pts.
16 Cash Shepski 35.9 - 1pt.
3,556 December 30, 2016 10:51 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated as of December 29, '16 races.
3,557 December 30, 2016 10:35 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,208 replies, posted in NASTE)
Odd Thursday Night Racing on December 29th at TooBad Motorplex. We had a great turnout with 16 racers for the point race. Gone is the snow and ice, and temperature-wise the garage was comfortable with all the bodies providing some additional heat. Of course the racing was hot and close! The widest margine of victory in any class was 1.1 laps! Highlights included Dan Fritz scoring yet another second place finish! I believe he holds the record for the most runner up finishes in NASTE racing history! Maybe we should start calling him Doc 2?
Here are the results:
Classic Sports Car
1 tie Chris Kouba 53.7 + First in Division II
1 tie Al Christensen 53.7 + First in Division II
3 Monte Saager 50.4 + First in Division I
4 Bill Bostic 49.8
5 Terry Abbott 49.6
6 Dan Fritz 49.5
7 Mitch Brooks 49.3
8 Greg Petrolati 48.6
9 Rico Locati 47.8
10 Rick Rutherford 47.2
11 Jane LaPointe 45.8
12 Amy Fields 45.5
13 Dennis Hart 43.6
14 Jeff Fields 43.1
15 Cash Shepski 35.6
Le Mans - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No.8
1 Chris Kouba 55.7 laps - 16 points
2 Dan Fritz 54.6 - 15 points
3 Monte Saager 53.7 - 14 pts.
4 Greg Petrolati 52.5 - 13 pts.
5 Al Christensen 51.6 - 12 pts.
6 Bill Bostic 50.9 - 11 pts.
7 Terry Abbott 50.8 - 10 pts.
8 Jeff Fields 50.4 - 9 pts.
9 Rico Locati 49.5 - 8 pts. - 9.746 fast lap
10 Amy Fields 49.5 - 7 pts. - 10.205 fast lap
11 Dennis Hart 48.7 - 6 pts.
12 Mitch Brooks 48.2 - 5 pts.
13 Cailin Dunbar 44.2 - 4 pts.
14 Jane LaPointe 43.1 - 3 pts.
15 Rick Rutherford 36.6 - 2 pts.
16 Cash Shepski 35.9 - 1pt.
BRM Group C
1 Rico Locati 59.6 Laps
2 Chris Kouba 58.7
3 Al Christensen 56.3
4 Mitch Brooks 53.8
5 Bill Bostic 53.4
Over 50
1 Mitch Brooks 53.2 Laps
2 Bill Bostic 52.3
3 Rico Locati 50.8
4 Al Christensen 50.7
5 Chris Kouba 48.5
3,558 December 30, 2016 10:09 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,208 replies, posted in NASTE)
Could that possibly earn Jeff yet another nick name? Let's see, so far we have The Kid, Sparky, Wrong Way, Loose Wheel, (I think I'm missing some), and now Lucille..............I'm kinda likin' Lucille!!!
3,559 December 29, 2016 11:50 am
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
LIGHTS?...We don't need no freekin' lights!.............we'll run 'em anywhere anytime!
3,560 December 28, 2016 11:09 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
AWESOME day today! Thanks Chris!
NASTE will be entering a THREE car team for the 2017 Portland Adult Soap Box Derby! The Hawksbill Flyer will be flanked by two cars from the Scuderia Kouba Shop!
3,561 December 25, 2016 8:22 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,208 replies, posted in NASTE)
And to you!
3,562 December 18, 2016 10:27 pm
Topic: Open House at HammerTime Speedway (1 replies, posted in NASTE)
Terry & Dorothy, Thank you for the hospitality and track time today. I really appreciate the time to do some testing and to get the opportunity to play with Terry's great T-Jet cars! Especially the Isettas!!!!
3,563 December 17, 2016 10:37 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
You're close Dude....VERY CLOSE!!!!
3,564 December 16, 2016 11:13 pm
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
You're right Doc, thanks! I forgot the point adjustment each driver received in race number one. I made the corrections.
Sorry about that!
========Bill
3,565 December 16, 2016 11:27 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated as of December 15, '16 races.
3,566 December 16, 2016 10:32 am
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.7 - December 15, 2016
Le Mans Class
1 Chris 68.5 Laps - 8 points
2 Daniel 67.5 - 7 pts.
3 Rico 66.5 - 6 pts.
4 Jeff 66.4 - 5 pts.
5 Mitch 65 - 4 pts.
6 Al 64.1 - 3 pts.
7 Terry 60.4 - 2 pts.
8 Michael 52 - 1 pt.
3,567 December 16, 2016 10:27 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,208 replies, posted in NASTE)
Looks like there was a good turn out of racers at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway considering the weather! Sorry I missed it.
Here are the results:
Classic Sports Car Class
1 Chris 67.3 Laps + 1st in Division II
2 Al 67.2
3 Daniel 63.4 + 1st in Division I
4 Jeff 62
5 Terry 60.1
6 Rico 59.1
7 Mitch 58.6
8 Michael 54.5
Le Mans Class - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No.7
1 Chris 68.5 Laps
2 Daniel 67.5
3 Rico 66.5
4 Jeff 66.4
5 Mitch 65
6 Al 64.1
7 Terry 60.4
8 Michael 52
BRM Group C Class
1- tie Rico 73.3 Laps
1- tie Al 73.3
3 Daniel 70.8
4 Chris 68.1
5 Mitch 65.5
6 Michael 56.8
Over 50 Class
1 Al 68.3 Laps
2 Mitch 67.4
3 Chris 63.1
4 Rico 59.9
5 Michael 56.1
3,568 December 14, 2016 7:05 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,208 replies, posted in NASTE)
The weather is GREAT here, sunny and about 74 degrees, so I'm a little out of touch. I won't be back to the arctic until late tomorrow night (Thursday). I'll shoot Al an email message...........
3,569 December 11, 2016 3:06 pm
Re: Second Saturday Series - December (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was cool yesterday. The locals were wearing coats!.....about 70 degrees.......
3,570 December 11, 2016 11:20 am
Re: Second Saturday Series - December (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hmmmmmmmmm..............."chocolate balls".....................that explains a lot!
3,571 December 6, 2016 10:57 am
Re: I was at a garage sale.I picked up (5 replies, posted in Cars)
The wing car would work fine at Rapid Raceway, but they don't race them in any of their classes. The Parma International 32 will run fine on Monte's track, Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway, and at my TooBad Motorplex. However the motor is way more powerful than what you need for those tracks. As it is set up it would be better suited to tracks like Rapid Raceway, but again they have no classes for that particular car. Of the two cars the International 32 could be set up to run in the GT Class we race on Odd Thursday Nights as a scratchbuilt. You would have to replace the motor with something like an H&R 26k, install urethane tires, and a suitable coupe type body. As far as the wing car, if it were me I'd sell it on Ebay. It would probably bring somewhere around $20 to $25.
3,572 December 5, 2016 5:48 pm
Re: I was at a garage sale.I picked up (5 replies, posted in Cars)
Laptop........I have a flip phone!!!!
Sunny & 80 degrees!!!!
3,573 December 5, 2016 11:15 am
Re: I was at a garage sale.I picked up (5 replies, posted in Cars)
Looks like you have a 1/24 wing car chassis and a 1/32 Parma Euro chassis. The Parma Euro chassis is a good one!
3,574 December 3, 2016 9:41 am
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
The December first race at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway concludes the first round of racing with the Trans Am Class cars in the NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship. In this first round Rico Locati has established himself in the lead with an inpressive four wins out of the first six races! Rico is followed closely by Jeff Fields who also scored a win, and trails Rico by just four points. Currently in third is Chris Kouba just another three points down. Al Christensen scored the other win in the Trans Am Round.
For the next round of six races we will be racing the Le Mans Class cars. Will anyone be able to dominate this class? Can anyone beat Chet?
3,575 December 3, 2016 9:32 am
Re: NASTE 2017 Point Series Championship Standings & Race Results (68 replies, posted in NASTE)
Official Results NASTE Point Series Championship Race No.6 - December 1, 2016
1 Rico Locati 67.2 Laps - 8 points
2 Daniel Fritz 66.1 - 7 pts.
3 Jeff Fields 65.2 - 6 pts.
4 Chris Kouba 65.0 - 5 pts.
5 Mitch Brooks 64.4 - 4 pts.
6 Al Christensen 60.9 - 3 pts.
7 Monte Saager 55.9 - 2 pts.
8 Amy Fields 51.8 - 1 pt.