3,651 Reply by wb0s

(121 replies, posted in NASTE)

Make it when you can Rico. We can always make "test" time!!!

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3,652 Reply by wb0s

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Monte, I believe the Eagle and Lotus use the same tire. Dimension-wise anyway.

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3,653 Reply by wb0s

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Doc. I got you down for a pair of Trans Am tires. What Can Am car are you racing? We are limited as to what we have that fit Can Am cars.

Monte, Somehow the Scalextric Eagle & Lotus cars did not make the list. I just found a pair of stock tires to mold from. I think I better order more mold material!

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3,654 Reply by wb0s

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Sorry guys, the new tires will not be ready for tomorrow night's race. I also thought I had another week, I didn't realize this was one of those back-to-back odd Thursday months. But we did get the new molds poured today, so we will have Fly tires by the next Odd Thursday Race!

Doc, we do still have Trans Am and some Can Am tires on hand.

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3,655 Reply by wb0s

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Sounds good Chris.

Just a side note, we will be racing the same two classes we raced at Al's on the last Odd Thursday. I'm considering running the same classes at back to back races. One race on Al's track then one on mine with the same cars. For something different we could have individual race winners as well as combined race winners. 

Any thoughts?

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3,656 Reply by wb0s

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Sorry I haven't been able to make it over to your Monday race yet Doc. Howie at Rapid Raceway has had a few Monday night races scheduled lately and I am well vested into his season. I think his last Monday race for the season is tomorrow, so after that one I plan to make it to your place!

==========Bill

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3,657 Reply by wb0s

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Sorry guys, I've been side tracked with the swap meet and my computer being possessed.

Anyway I have updated the calendar to reflect the Odd Thursday Night Races through June.

===========Bill

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3,658 Reply by wb0s

(121 replies, posted in NASTE)

Hey Doc, Monte and I should have urethane tires for that particular car within 2 weeks, or by the next Odd Thursday from tomorrow.

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3,659 Reply by wb0s

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Hey Doc, I'm out at the Portland Swap Meet this week, but I plan on swinging by for the race after I leave the track. There should be plenty of racers and cars there, probably even one or two you could borrow to race.   ==========Bill

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3,660 Reply by wb0s

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The first Gravity Racer work session is scheduled for Sunday April 10th from Noon to 4. Interested people are welcome to come if they want to HELP, but please this is not just a BS session, we have work to be completed. RSVP to Dennis Hart please.

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3,661 Reply by wb0s

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I'm OK with wherever you guys want this class to go. From the looks of the dialog, it looks to me like you're the class sponsor on this one Chris!

On the subject of the Scalextric Sport Motors. I have a couple new in the box and the RPM rating on them is higher than what their rating of the "stock" motors. I also had one of these motors in a Trans Am Camaro and it was indeed faster. I suspect the Sport motors have a hotter armature in them. Same can just different arm. We could verify this with a simple check with an Ohm meter.

On the subject of tires, yes Monte and I are making urethane tires. We should have some available for the Fly cars within a couple weeks. We are currently selling tires for $2.00 a pair.

On the subject of "Goose Hunting", I hear it is open season!!!

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3,662 Reply by wb0s

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I am in agreement with Stan. Fly cars can be pretty disappointing without a rear axle and gear changes. From my experience racing these at Monte's a few years back, they don't make very good "box stock" racers. I think allowing rear axle and gear changes will put all the different makes on more equal ground.

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3,663 Reply by wb0s

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Dan, if you get a chance you should check out a race at Howie's Rapid Raceway. They race some very interesting 1/24 scale cars, not the average clear body type flexi-cars. The cars they race are more like 1/32 cars, nice models only in 1/24.

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3,664 Reply by wb0s

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I have one of the new Difalco Neo controllers. I like it a lot. It seems a little smoother and more comfortable than my Professor Motor. The Difalco has built in circuit protection to guard against incorrect wire hook ups or reverse polarity. The polarity on the controller can be easily changed to suit reverse polarity tracks. Difalco has been around for many years building controllers, including controllers for the 1/24 pro racers. Difalco's service and support are excellent! If you have questions or problems you can email them or call them on the phone and they will respond. Upgrades and repairs can be easily made by the owner without a need to send the controller back to the shop. I also have a Difalco for 1/24 racing that they built for me with options I requested. Yes, they will custom build a controller to suit your needs.

I also have three Professor Motor controllers. Two older original versions and one of the dual potentiometer styles. All have been used extensively over the years. One of the older ones served as my 1/24 race controller for many years, and I now use it for my Over 55 Class 1/24 controller as well as for 1/32. The Professor Motor controllers are very dependable! Professor Motor also has excellent service and support, and parts are readily available for their controllers.

  DS controllers are relatively new on the market. I have used other racer's DS controllers from time to time and they are also very nice. They are very smooth and control is very linear. However I question their durability as mentioned by Mitch above. In addition their service and support is not good, and I know of no available repair or replacement parts.

  When it comes right down to it they all work very well. From my experience I would rate the Difalco's the highest mostly because of the level of the service provided by the company, and the ability to make repairs or upgrades myself.  Second on my list is the Professor Motor, for many of the same reasons I like Difalcos, plus they are dependable and tough! Bringing up the rear for me is the DS. They feel good in my hand and they are very smooth, but as of right now they just don't seem reliable and the service and support from the factory is not there. Maybe I'll change my mind some day.........

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3,665 Topic by wb0s

(9 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thanks to Bob Nakamura for an excellent day of racing at The Gorge Raceway!

Thank you to everyone that brought out food and snacks!

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3,666 Reply by wb0s

(16 replies, posted in Track)

NICE TRACK!!!

Can't wait to try it out!!!!

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3,667 Topic by wb0s

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Terry Abbott's Rannalli chassis CalifOregon Sportsman

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3,668 Reply by wb0s

(93 replies, posted in NASTE)

Lists updated as of Mar. 17, '16 races.

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3,669 Reply by wb0s

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Odd Thursday Night Racing on March 17th at TooBad Motorplex.

We had a great turn out with 17 racers at one point! It was nice to see some racers we hadn't seen for awhile,and a new racer amidst the crowd. Between John Fisher and Chris Kouba four records fell. Chris set new records for lap time and total laps for the Classic Sports Car Class in Division II, and John Fisher posted a sub-eight second lap in the GT Class for a new record. John and Chris also tied for the win in GT setting a new lap record for that class! In the Over 50 Class Al Christensen proved he and his Cheetah can remain at the top, besting the field by over a full lap!

Here's the results:

Classic Sports Car
1st Chris Kouba  59.8 Laps + First in Division II
2nd John Fisher   55.0  D.II
3rd Goose Gossett   53.9  D.II
4th Rico Locati  52..1  + First in Division I
5th Mitch Brooks  51.7  D.II
6th Bill Bostic  51.4  D.I
7th Bryan Dickerson 51.1 D.II
8th Al Christensen 49.2 D.I
9th Greg Petrolati 48.1 D.I
10th John Morse 48.1 D.I
11th Jeff Fields 47.0 D.I
12th Dan Fritz  46.7 D.I
13th Glenn Heath 45.6 D.I
14th Stan Smith 45.0 D.I
15th monte Saager 44.7 D.I

GT
1st -tie John Fisher 63.5 laps
1st -tie Chris Kouba  63.5
3rd Gary Goose Gossett 59.5
4th Monte Saager 58.7
5th Bryan Dickerson 56.8
6th Rico Locati 55.6
7th Stan Smith 55.4
8th Amy Fields 53.2
9th Dan Fritz 52.3
10th Al Christensen 51.4
11th Bill Bostic 51.1
12th Greg Petrolati 50.8
13th -tie Mitch Brooks 49.4
13th -tie John Morse 49.4
15th Jeff Fields 48.5
16th Glenn Heath 48.4
17th Rob Miracle 47.3

BRM
1st Gary Gossett 60.1 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 59.6
3rd Rico Locati 59.4
4th Greg Petrolati 58.3
5th Al Christensen 57.3
6th Chris Kouba 57.0
7th -tie Stan Smith 56.2
7th -tie Monte Saager 56.2
9th Glenn Heath 54.1
10th Mitch Brooks 53.1
11th Rob Miracle 51.3
12th John Fisher 25.4

Over 50
1st Al Christensen 53.6 laps
2nd Gary Goose Gossett 52.4
3rd Bill Bostic 50.7
4th Mitch Brooks 50.2
5th Stan Smith  49.5
6th Chris Kouba 47.5
7th Rob Miracle 45.1
8th Glenn Heath 43.6

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3,670 Reply by wb0s

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We're glad you could make it out Dan, it was great to meet you face to face!   =======Bill

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3,671 Reply by wb0s

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We're glad you could make it out Dan, it was great to meet you face to face!   =======Bill

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3,672 Reply by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Wanted)

Cool, THANKS!

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3,673 Reply by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Wanted)

YES....I do!!!

The "way more powerful" ones might even be better!

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3,674 Reply by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Wanted)

Cool thanks!!

I'll show you what I'm using them for tomorrow...........

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3,675 Topic by wb0s

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I'm looking for traction magnets, don't care what brand. If you have old traction magnets you're not going to use I'll buy them or trade for them! Need lots of them for 1/24 projects.

===========Bill

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