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We had some great racing at Al's last night! Al's new Rippin' Ridin' Raceway is smooth and very fast! It looked like everyone was getting dialed in and turning some fast lap times!
Thanks Al for a fun night of racing!
left to right Greg Petrolati's Ferrari, Chris Kouba's Ford GT40, and John Fisher's in progree McLaren.
The racers themselves in action!
I KNOW!!!...they're not all white with red noses!!!!
Awhile back Gary Gossett came to me with an idea regarding loaner cars for races at tooBad Motorplex. He suggested we set up and have available six cars to be used as loaners. I contacted Tony at Fantasy World Hobbies and we discussed the idea. What we decided upon was six Slot.it GT40 white kits. It was decided the cars would retain their traction magnets and original tires, leaving them in a "box stock" configuration. This should keep the cars dependable and durable while still being very good handling, quick and competitive cars.
Goose took the six chassis and completed the chassis set up and tuning. Chris Kouba assembled and painted the six bodies. I completed the final assembly. Ok, ok, I put the bodies on the chassis.......
I'd like to thank Goose for the idea, plan, financial help, and chassis set up!
Chris, thanks you for the beautiful paint jobs!
And last but not least, a big thanks to Tony and Fantasy World Hobbies for making us the deal on the six Slot.it GT40 white kits!
From what we have seen on the TooBad track I think tire and track temp has a lot to do with grip. Through the seasons, summer to winter and racing after dark versus light, we can definitely seen the differences in both lap times and lap count at the end of a race. I've noticed Jeff is paying attention to his tire temps before he starts his heat races and his performance has improved considerably. Maybe I'll start keeping records of track temp for races?
I would imagine most of you have seen this before, but for those that haven't here is some good general tire info:
John Fisher brought along this scratchbuilt F1 car he has been working on.
John said he couldn't locate a motor bracket so he made his own. Very nice job!
He also hand made the guide flag mount.
This is going to be a very nice car when completed!
A Vintage Modified NASTE style. NASTE racers raced these cars for a few years awhile back. Bryan built this car years ago and it has yet to be raced!
Bryan also brought out a Go Kart he built. This is the second Go Kart Bryan has built. The first was about the size of a small 1/24 car. This one is about the size of a 1/32 car. Both are very cool!
Bryan Trachsel has been working on a '57 Ford dirt track car. 
Here's the scratchbuilt chassis:
We had quite a few new and re-worked cars show up at the New Years Eve Odd Thursday Night Race!
Mitch Brooks did a lowering job to his Carrera '57 Chev. It handled a whole lot better!
Mitch's Ninco Corvette sits on a 3D chassis.
Lists updated from Dec.3 & 31, '15 races.
Odd Thursday Night, December 31, 2015 - Bringing in the New Year!
We had a surprisingly good turn out tonight, especially considering it wqas New Years Eve! Twelve racers closed out the year 2015 in NASTE style. We managed to get in three races, Classic Sports Cars, GT, and BRM Porsche 962s. Dominic Locati got his first NASTE win in the GT class and his name on the Odd Thursday Night Winner's List. Congrats to Dominic!
Race Results:
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Bill Bostic 54.9 laps First in Div.2 & Overall
2nd Bryan Trachsel 54.2
3rd John Fisher 53.9
4th Dominic Locati 52.7
5th Amy Fields 50.5
6th Cailin Dunbar 50.4
7th Rico Locati 49.2 - First in Div.1
8th Mitch Brooks 49.1
9th Dennis Hart 48.9
10th Jeff Fields 47.9
11th Greg Petrolati 45.4
12th Al Christensen 43.3
GT Class Results:
1st Dominic Locati 61.5 w/TM
2nd Rico Locati 59.1
3rd Bill Bostic 58.7
4th Bryan Trachsel 57.7
5th John Fisher 57.4
6th Dennis Hart 54.5
7th Jeff Fields 52.0
8th Al Christensen 51.9
9th Greg Petrolati 51.2
10th Mitch Brooks 50.9
11th Amy Fields 49.7
BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Rico Locati 57.7 laps
2nd John Fisher 56.8
3rd Bill Bostic 51.9
4th Amy Fields 47.7
5th Jeff Fields 46.9
6th Dominic Locati 43.6
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
COOL, a RICO chassis!!! PERFECT!!!
Good observation Monte. I was not aware Cox made any 1/32 Chaparral's with or without a working wing.
But it's still cool regardless!!!
That thing is pretty cool Chet!!!
N.A.S.T.E.
Gravity Racing Team Report
No. 2 ~ December 26th, 2015
This report and all that follow are public and designed to inform Gravity Team & NASTE members regarding progress, needs and upcoming events in regard to the current project to build and race a gravity powered adult race car by the 3rd Saturday in August of 2016.
There are currently eight team members including Dennis Hart, Bill Bostic, Jeff & Amy Fields, Al Christonson, Greg Petrolati, Jimmy Jones and Mitch .
Since the last report, I have sold 5 more shares bring our total capital to $200 less 7 dollars to Goodwill for a very nice upholstered chair that I have modified to serve as the cockpit chair (a perfect fit).
I also revised the livery to a more conservative black, grey, silver and red. It looks much better.
In the little available time before Christmas (working 3 days a week at my substituting job) I have been trying to clean out my shop, which is not easy as we have our two sons and families and junk currently living at our place. Happily, my youngest son and family (including cat and dog) is moving into their own place on January 1st. We love them all, but it has been a trial with all this cold, wet weather.
I hope to have it ready by January 7th so you all can have a look, if not, it might have to wait until we return from Kauai in March to begin in earnest. I will also be purchasing additional materials as good deals arise. The director of the Salem SBD is still looking for used hardware or a car we can salvage parts from.
We still have lots of time and I want to be careful and not waste money and (or) materials.
As always, I welcome your good ideas and (or) input.
- DH
NASTE GRAVITY RACER PROGRAM
CAR AND SHARE SALE
Shares in the NASTE GRAVITY RACER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT will be available for sale at many future club events at only $10 per share (cheap). Donated slot cars will go with your share according to the value of any car you purchase. Money from share/car sales will be used to buy construction materials ONLY. All labor on the project is voluntary.
Only 30 of the 50 total shares are still available.
Call Dennis Hart @ (503) 397-3298 to reserve your share.in the glory or see me at an upcoming NASTE event!
Merry Christmas Mitch!
.........and to all!
The latest on Goose's "Mystery" chassis:
I recently acquired a slot car that utilizes the Vendetta chassis like the one Goose has. The car is a Cannon Bat-Ray. The one I now have is a good clean unmolested example that was in a "lot" I won on Ebay. Along with the car I got the original literature that came with the car, and a sales receipt for $14 dated 1966.
That is an excellent point Mitch. If we allow the upgraded pod type chassis with this car it will immediately make all the existing cars obsolete and non-competitive.
All by luck buddy!....You know the saying; even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile!
Here's the results from the un-official Trans Am race. No points were awarded for this race.
1st Goose Gossett 60.4 laps - fastest lap 8.427
2nd Bill Bostic 59.5 - 8.255
3rd Mitch Brooks 54.4 - 9.322
4th Al Christensen 51.6 - 9.399
5th Bob Nakamura 46.6 - 10.432
Thank you to all that made it to the race last night! We had a great turnout despite the weather and holiday traffic. We had 22 racers in attendance! We saw some friends we hadn't seen in awhile, and had some great racing action!
P.S. Somebody left their Yo-Yo on the driveway............
Dave Smith showed up at the last race with a car he recently completed. Dave built this Formula V using a very unique body. Very cool!
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