Hey Doc, Monte and I should have urethane tires for that particular car within 2 weeks, or by the next Odd Thursday from tomorrow.
3,701 March 30, 2016 7:56 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
3,702 March 30, 2016 4:50 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
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
3,703 March 29, 2016 10:17 am
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
3,704 March 25, 2016 6:06 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
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!!!
3,705 March 25, 2016 7:53 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
3,706 March 22, 2016 5:50 pm
Re: Late Model Trans-Am (6 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
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.
3,707 March 21, 2016 9:52 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.7 in The Gorge (9 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.........
3,708 March 20, 2016 7:16 am
Topic: NASTE Race No.7 in The Gorge (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!
3,709 March 19, 2016 9:01 pm
Re: Track is almost ready; waiting for warm weather (16 replies, posted in Track)
NICE TRACK!!!
Can't wait to try it out!!!!
3,710 March 18, 2016 11:31 am
Topic: CalifOregon Sportsman (0 replies, posted in Cars)
Terry Abbott's Rannalli chassis CalifOregon Sportsman




3,711 March 18, 2016 9:38 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
Lists updated as of Mar. 17, '16 races.
3,712 March 18, 2016 9:24 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,170 replies, posted in NASTE)
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
3,713 March 18, 2016 8:47 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,170 replies, posted in NASTE)
We're glad you could make it out Dan, it was great to meet you face to face! =======Bill
3,714 March 18, 2016 8:47 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,170 replies, posted in NASTE)
We're glad you could make it out Dan, it was great to meet you face to face! =======Bill
3,715 March 17, 2016 8:09 am
Re: WANTED: your old traction magnets! (7 replies, posted in Wanted)
Cool, THANKS!
3,716 March 17, 2016 6:32 am
Re: WANTED: your old traction magnets! (7 replies, posted in Wanted)
YES....I do!!!
The "way more powerful" ones might even be better!
3,717 March 16, 2016 10:06 pm
Re: WANTED: your old traction magnets! (7 replies, posted in Wanted)
Cool thanks!!
I'll show you what I'm using them for tomorrow...........
3,718 March 16, 2016 7:50 pm
Topic: WANTED: your old traction magnets! (7 replies, posted in Wanted)
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
3,719 March 16, 2016 6:33 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.7 This Saturday 3/19 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'll probably need it!!!
3,720 March 16, 2016 12:40 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.7 This Saturday 3/19 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
In the NASTE Trans Am Cup you can use urethanes.
I'm going with too much traction!
3,721 March 16, 2016 11:42 am
Re: NASTE Race No.7 This Saturday 3/19 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, we will be racing the Slot.it Porsche 962s in with traction magnets and the stock tires.
We're good on controllers, I have 4 that work fine if just a little on the mushy side. But better mushy than too quick on Bob's track!
I did not try out my Trans Am car, although I did see Bob run his Trans Am Mustang around. His Mustang stuck REALLY well with the urethane tires! Not sure where he has his traction magnet. I'm sticking with the rear most position for my Camaro. We'll see how it works out!
3,722 March 16, 2016 9:45 am
Topic: New Fly Brabham BT44 Available Soon! (1 replies, posted in Cars)
Got this message from Myron this morning:
Here is a slot car from Fly that will be available in a couple of days. Bruce at Cincyslots is taking orders NOW. This Formula 1 Brabham BT44 #28 from Fly can be seen on this page at the cincyslot link. http://www.cincyslots.com/main.htm
> Myron
3,723 March 16, 2016 7:24 am
Topic: NASTE Race No.7 This Saturday 3/19 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Just a reminder for the NASTE Race coming this Saturday at Bob Nakamura's Gorge Raceway in Troutdale. Bob has made improvements to his track including new aprons and completely copper taping the lanes. The track is smooth and fast! The Trans Am Cup race will be held imediately following the NASTE IROC races.
The doors will open at 3:00pm for this race.
Dinner for this race will be pot luck style, so please bring a dish, side dish, or desert of your choice with you.
3,724 March 14, 2016 7:56 am
Topic: Urethane Tires (42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Monte and I have been at work making urethane tires. To date we have tested some of our first tires mounted on carrera AC Cobras at the Jacquelin Park digital enduro. Our tires completed over 1000 laps on each car in over 3 hours of continuous run time. We are pleased to announce we will have some prototype tires available for sale at the Odd Thursday Race this week. We are asking $2.00 a pair for these first release tires, with the hope we will receive feedback on their performance. Our tires are not beautiful, but they are functional! At this time our inventory is limited! Here's the list of tires we currently have available:
Ninco Classic molded from Jaguar XK120
Slot.it McLaren M8D
Carrera AC Cobra
Carrera Ferrari 512BB
Slot.it Group C Porsche 962
Carrera DTM
Carrera Porsche 917 Coupe
Scalextric Trans Am
Carrera Torino Stock Car
MRRC Porsche 911
Scalextric MGB
Scalextric Cooper F1
Revell Trabant
Reprotech Fiat & Abarth
Carrera D Jaguar
3,725 March 11, 2016 9:12 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'm making a list.
I'd also like to add that I am not trying to discourage folks from buying Paul gage tires. He has treated our club very well in supplying us tires. I will also say that Paul Gage tires are of a higher quality than ours.