Update: Overall I was pretty pleased with the Porsche. It had good speed, but the handling was pretty loose. Some of the looseness was due to the fact therear tires were old and not as soft and sticky as a new set. It could also use a little chassis tuning, mainly some weight added. I didn't finish well, a DNF is never good, but the reason was minor. A broken lead wire put me out with one heat left to go. I did complete close to seven four minute heats, almost thirty minutes of racing, and suffered no body damage! I thought it was a good first outting for my car!
3,677 October 17, 2015 12:45 pm
Re: Can Am at Rapid Raceway (14 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
OK, my Can Am car is done and hopefully ready for the track!........we'll see.......
3,678 October 16, 2015 9:03 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
The Goose also brought along this new offering from 3D Design. The Chap features working fans loacted in the rear of the car. Yes that's correct, WORKING fans!
3,679 October 16, 2015 8:59 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Gary Goose Gossett brought out a new entry in the Over 50 Class. Anybody recognize this chassis?
3,680 October 16, 2015 8:56 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Greg Petrolati always has some of his beautiful Greeman creations on hand!
3,681 October 16, 2015 8:50 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Mitch Brooks brought out a new car he built:
3,682 October 16, 2015 8:29 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated from Oct. 15, '15 race.
3,683 October 16, 2015 8:19 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, last night was one hell of a night of racing here on an Odd Thursday! Rico kicked off the night with one of the most dramatic slot car crashes I have ever seen! His F1 car lterally self distructed leaving parts all over the track! It was great for us, not some much for Rico!
The Vintage F1 class was first race. six of the nine entries were in the Scalextric Vintage Division. Amy Fields was out of the gate with an early lead, but Goose scored the overall win with Amy placing first in the Modern Division, Greg Greenman Petrolati first in the Scratchbuilt Narrow Tire Division, and Rico Locati first in the Scratchbuilt Wide Tire Division.
In the Trans Am class we saw the close racing we have come to expect in this class. Greg Petrolati scored another win by a slim .4 lap margin, and only 1.4 laps separated first through sixth!
Then the real battling began, and it was fierce! The big daddy BRM Porsche 962s racing no holds barred, TooBad Motorplex style! Those faint of heart or timid need not apply to race this class! If you don't want to scuff your car don't put it on the track for this race! Chris Kouba fought his way to finish first surviving some brutal attacks (I know because I launched a few of them!). This is another closely contested class here on Odd Thursdays! Less than 2 1/2 laps separated first through fourth.
For a return to the past the Over 50 Class entries hit the track. We see quite a variety of cars and types in this class. We also see all kinds of failures and breakage. Last night was no different with anything from front end falling off to bent axles! In the end Gary Gossett crossed the finish line in first with his newest light body entry.
For the last race of the evening Chris Kouba volunteered (silly man) to let run an IROC style race with his BRM Porsche 917s and his new BRM Ferrari 512. Untypical for the gang at TooBad Motorplex we raced nice with the beautiful cars in an attempt to not destroy them. I must say these are very nice, excellent handling cars! It was great fun and thank you very much Chris for letting us run them!
Results:
Vintage F1 Class Results:
1st Goose Gossett SVD 53.0 laps
2nd Bill Bostic SVD 51.9
3rd Amy Fields MD w/mag 49.7 - First in Division
4th Greg Petrolati SND 48.9 - First in Division
5th Monte Saager SVD 48.3
6th Rico Locati SWD 47.5 - First in Division
7th Chris Kouba SVD 45.2 n/c car change
8th Mitch Brooks SVD 44.1
9th Victoria Saager SVD 42.5
Trans Am Class:
1st Greg Petrolati 53.4 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 53.0
3rd- tie Amy Fields 52.3
3rd - tie Bill Bostic 52.3
5th Rico Locati 52.2
6th Chris Kouba 52.0
7th Bryan Dickerson 50.1
8th Mitch Brooks 48.9
9th Monte Saager 47.4
10th Victoria Saager 40.5
BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Chris Kouba 60.5 laps
2nd Rico Locati 60.0
3rd Bill Bostic 58.9
4th Goose Gossett 58.1
5th Bryan Dickerson 56.1
6th Mitch Brooks 52.0
Over 50 Class Results:
1st Goose Gossett 53.1 Laps
2nd Rico locati 51.9
3rd Bill Bostic 50.1
4th Bryan Dickerson 49.7
5th Chris Kouba 48.6
6th Mitch Brooks 46.0
*N/C = non-compliant
3,684 October 16, 2015 7:41 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
We actually ran two BRM races! For the last race of the evening Chris let us run his BRM Porsche 917s and a new BRM Ferrari in an IROC format!
3,685 October 14, 2015 7:10 am
Re: Can Am at Rapid Raceway (14 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Holly COW, you guys are up EARLY!!!!
Wish I could take credit for building the whole chassis, but thanks anyway!
3,686 October 13, 2015 7:59 pm
Topic: Can Am at Rapid Raceway (14 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
The races for the point series at Rapid Raceway will be in the Can Am Class this season. Beau Frazier produced some beautiful Can Am chassis which he made available for the first buyers at a super price! These chassis are gorgeous! If you didn't take the opportunity to pick one up on the first go around you should get your name in for the second bunch!
Today I started working in earnest on my entry for Rapid Raceway's Can Am series. Much to my dismay I found the Can Am bodies I had purchased from Truescale did not fit my new chassis. Both bodies were Porsches and they were 3 1/4" wide. The chassis Beau made available are 3" wide. Although the chassis have provisions for changing the side pans to wider pans, I decided to use another option. I had an old chassis that we raced with the PASER guys back in the early 80's. It is an American Line chassis that came with a soldered in 36D motor. The chassis is already set up for tall true scale type wheels and tires, so all I had to do was modify the chassis for a Falcon motor. After I cut out the 36D motor I installed a motor mount for the required Falcon type motor. I am not a great chassis builder, and my soldering skills are limited. I am alsways looking for new techniques to make chassis building easier. One tip I picked up recently was from an article Jarius Watson did in the new Slot Cars Magazine. He suggested using a small plastic bottle for liquid soldering flux. I followed his advise and must say I wish I would have thought of this years ago! It makes applying flux so much easier, easier to control and get it where you actually want it! Thank you Jarius!!! So the next tip I came up with myself, mostly though desperation and frustration! I found today that aluminum tape works excellent for holding parts in position for soldering! The stuff holds great to any surface and the heat does not affect it! Plus, solder does not get on the parts that are taped over!!!
Anyway, here's some photos of today's progress:
3,687 October 12, 2015 7:14 pm
Re: Upcoming Event & Opportunity! (32 replies, posted in NASTE)
Sorry I couldn't make it Rico!
3,688 October 8, 2015 3:51 pm
Re: NASTE Racing Pictures and Video Links (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
More great videos Dorothy! I love the low angle close up shots of the Isettas! Thanks again Dorothy!!!!
3,689 October 4, 2015 9:52 pm
Topic: October 2015 First Sunday (3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
A fantastic day of food and friends!!!!.......................Oh, and some pretty darn good racin' to boot!!!
Thank you Monte & Victoria for opening your home and track to all us rowdies!!
And thanks to all that brought snacks!!!
3,690 October 3, 2015 8:26 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Amy Fields' Can Am entry. The beautiful red paint job was done by Jeff Fields.
3,691 October 2, 2015 10:23 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hard to dispute a performance like your's last night! 3 wins out of 4 races speaks for itself! Very nice!
We could have very well seen another clean sweep last night had you not suffered mechanical issues in the BRM class!
3,692 October 2, 2015 10:20 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated from Octt. 1, '15 race.
3,693 October 2, 2015 8:40 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Odd Thursday Night October 1st, 2015 marked the first race for the new Can Am/USRRC Class. In addition to the usual classes of racing we ran two races for Greg Greenman Petrolai's Last open Road Proxy. We got the proxy races started early and completed both races by 6:45pm, just 45 minutes later than we normally start the Odd Thursday Night races. We welcomed two new racers to TooBad Motorplex, Jane Lapointe and Mike Daily. We hope they get a chance to come back and race with us again!
The first Odd Thursday race was with the new Can Am Class. There were 11 racers with 3 entries in the USRRC Division and 8 in the Can Am Division. Rico Locati scored the win over Monte Saager by just 1/10th of a lap. Gary Goose Gosset scored the USRRC Division win with his MRRC Cheetah less than five laps behind the overall winner. The top four overall finish positions were less than two laps apart. It was a very close race!
Next up were the Classic Sports Cars. The competition in this class has become very close as racers refine their cars and improve their skills on the track. Jeff Fields thrilled the crowd by throwing enough wheels from his car during his heats to keep three NASCAR pit crews busy! Rico Locati lead the way with Gary Goose Gossett just 1/10th of a lap behind. Another extremely close finish for the evening! In this class just three laps covered first through seventh!
By the time we got to the BRM Porsche 962 Class a few of the racers had left. With that said we still had an outstanding BRM race! Monte Saager took the win by a mere 5/10ths of a lap! Yes, another very close finish!
Last but not least was the Over 50 Class race. Rico Locati got out front and stayed there with his awesome Classic chassied Corvette Grand Sport. Monte Saager finished second two laps back.
Thank you to all that made it out to race, and a special additional thanks to those that brought goodies, and especiall to Jeff & Amy for bringing ICE!!!
Results:
Can Am Class Results:
1st Rico Locati 55.7 laps
2nd Monte Saager 54.8
3rd Jeff Fields 54.7
4th Bryan Dickerson 54.4
5th Glenn Heath 53.0
6th Greg Petrolati USRRC 51.6 n/c car change
7th Goose Gossett USRRC 51.3 - First in Division
8th Amy Fields 49.2
9th Bill Bostic 47.8
10th Mitch Brooks USRRC 46.9
11th Jane Lapointe 35.4
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Rico Locati 52.3 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 52.2
3rd Monte Saager 51.0
4th tie Bill Bostic 50.3
4th tie Greg Petrolati 50.3
6th Bryan Dickerson 50.1
7th Amy Fields 49.2
8th Jeff Fields 47.8
9th Mitch Brooks 47.2
10th Mike Daily 44.4
11th Glenn Heath 42.6
12th Jane Lapointe 40.7
BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Monte Saager 59.0 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 58.5
3rd Mike Daily 55.9
4th Rico Locati 53.8
5th Mitch Brooks 51.4
6th Goose Gossett 46.7
Over 50 Class Results:
1st Rico Locati 53.2 Laps
2nd Monte Saager 51.0
3rd Goose Gossett 47.7
4th tie Mike Daily 47.5
4th tie Bill Bostic 47.5
6th Mitch Brooks 45.4
*N/C = non-compliant
3,694 September 29, 2015 7:41 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
This Thursday's race on Oct. 1st will include the running of Greg Petrolati's Last Open Road Proxy. My plan is to get things rolling on the proxy promptly at 4:00pm. After we complete the running of the proxy we will move right into the scheduled Odd Thursday Night classes.
3,695 September 28, 2015 11:12 am
Topic: NASTE Racing Pictures and Video Links (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Our Official NASTE Photographer, better know as The Hammer, or more commonly Dorothy Abbott, has posted more outstanding photos and videos of our races for us all to see. Thank you Dorothy, and here's the links:
3,696 September 28, 2015 11:05 am
Re: The Road Home (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Excellent job Monte & THANK YOU!!!
3,697 September 21, 2015 8:57 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Chris, Maybe we should call you Chip?......................fits well with potato Chip also!!!
3,698 September 21, 2015 2:36 pm
Re: NASTE 2016 - Race 1 (7 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, thank you Bryan & Sherry!! It was an excellent race and a great start to our 20th season of NASTE racing!!!
3,699 September 18, 2015 9:08 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated from Sept. 17, '15 race.
3,700 September 18, 2015 8:37 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,117 replies, posted in NASTE)
Odd Thursday Night, September 17th. Twelve racers in attendance, and the usual amount of slot car abuse!
Highlights: In the Trans Am race seven tenths of a lap separated first from fourth! Mitch lost wheels three times!I won the GT race but, I had to use Chris' car to do it! The typical brutal passing techniques were used in the BRM race with Chris coming out on top. Chris took the win in the Over 50 Class with his Cox Ford GT40 sporting a beautiful new body prepared by John Morse!
Thanks to all that made it out! It was a great night of racing, and I for one had a blast!
Trans Am Results:
1st Jeff Fields 53.0 laps - Fastest Lap of the Race 9.559 N/C TMAG
2nd Chris Kouba 52.7
3rd Bill Bostic 52.6
4th Greg Petrolati 52.3
5th Goose Gossett 52.0
6th Glenn Heath 50.6
7th Al Christensen 48.8
8th Amy Fields 48.7
9th John Morse 47.7
10th Monte Saager 47.3
11th Victoria Saager 44.2
12th Mitch Brooks 40.1
GT Class Results:
1st Bill Bostic 62.0 - 8.326 Fastest Lap of the Race
2nd Chris Kouba 60.2
3rd Goose Gossett 59.2
4th Greg Petrolati 55.8
5th Glenn Heath 55.5
6th Monte Saager 55.4
7th Jeff Fields 53.9
8th Amy Fields 51.3
9th Al Christensen 50.8
10th Mitch Brooks 48.2
11th Victoria Saager 47.8
12th John Morse 45.0
Over 50 Class Results:
1st Chris Kouba 53.7 laps - Fastest Lap of the Race 9.397
2nd Bill Bostic 52.7
3rd Al Christensen 52.1
4th Goose Gossett 50.9
5th John Morse 46.6
6th Mitch Brooks 45.2
BRM Porshe 962 Results:
1st Chris Kouba 61.0 - 8.476
2nd Goose Gossett 60.2 - 8.543
3rd Greg Petrolati 57.3 - 8.728
4th Bill Bostic 56.7 - 8.313 - Fastest Lap of Race
5th Al Christensen 56.5 - 8.931
6th Jeff Fields 56.1 - 9.092
7th John Morse 51.4 - 9.015
8th Mitch Brooks 50.3 - 9.279
9th Amy Fields 48.8 - 9.430