I'm sorry I couldn't stay for all the racing but I'm glad there was a good turn out and some good racing! It looked like everyone was having a great time while I was there! Al did a very nice job constructing his track and it runs very well! I did stay long enough to get a few bites of Al's famous meats! I will also say I had a very nice evening with my beautiful wife celebrating our 16th anniversary!
3,751 December 18, 2015 10:16 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
3,753 December 16, 2015 8:35 am
Re: Cars by Mitch Brooks (9 replies, posted in Cars)
Back away from the computer!!!!
3,754 December 14, 2015 7:55 am
Re: NASTE Race Saturday December 19th (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
I believe they got the leak stopped at least temporarily. He said they had to take everything out of his storage area and put it in with the track. They still need to repair all the damage to the moldings, floor, and walls. He also needs to find out why the leak started and what they need to do to make permanent repairs. He said it is really a mess.
3,755 December 13, 2015 9:48 pm
Topic: NASTE Race Saturday December 19th (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
The location of the next NASTE race on Saturday December 19th has been changed to TooBad Motorplex in Fairview. Due to Bob Nakamura's basement sufferring some water damage from these latest storms, we had to move the race to another track. So we will be returning to Fairview to run the next race at TooBad. I apologize for any inconvenience and the repeat race venue, but unfortunately circumstances were beyond our control. And ultimately if this is not satisfactory, well you know...........too bad!
3,756 December 13, 2015 7:58 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Ohhhhhhh..........well then, that too would depend on price. Biggest problem is I haven't had them out and accessible for anyone to actually look at!!! I also have some bare chassis for 36D motors. I have parts to assemble them also. I could probably put together kits if anyone is interested. I know I still have multiples of Classic chassis.
3,757 December 12, 2015 7:33 pm
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Everything I own is for sale, it's just the price that's in question!
As far as the 36Ds go, I was not aware anyone needed any!
3,758 December 12, 2015 11:24 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
36D motors you ask?...........................I have NEW ones yet to be run!!!
3,759 December 12, 2015 7:46 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
What you see there are OTHER PEOPLE'S unfinished projects I haven't gotten around to finishing or restoring!!!
I have figured out where old slot cars go to die..............MY place!
Tracy recently said to me: "I buy all the stuff no one else wants".............I think the same may apply to me!
3,760 December 11, 2015 7:14 pm
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
So I got this bright idea I would start my inventory by getting all my 1/24 chassis together. Laying them on my track seemed like a good idea and a way to organize them. As it turned out it was a lot like organizing a tank full of guppies by color. SH*T I have a lot of chassis!!! Actual count was 126 in 1/24th, and 25 in 1/32nd not including any of my current (within the last 5 years) projects under construction. Unfortunately for me that's not ALL of them. I got tired of unboxing them. But let's say I have the potential to complete another 200 or so 1/24 slot cars. That's close enough for me. From here my plan is to just get a count of the complete slot cars I have in 1/24, 1/32, and HO. After that I may have a stroke!
3,761 December 10, 2015 11:42 am
Re: New items in the Library (5 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
New items added, thanks again Goose!
3,762 December 10, 2015 10:21 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Now there's another option...........! Thanks Monte!
3,763 December 10, 2015 9:08 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Rico, I considered that when I posted this! I should have known the thought would cross your mind too!
Monte, The current count stands at "unsure". The counting became somewhat confusing last night. But fear not, I think I have come up with an inventory plan this morning! It should make for some interesting pictures!
3,764 December 10, 2015 8:06 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Here's a few 1/32 chassis. Some old 60s RTR type manufactured, some old 60s race set chassis, some newer.
Here's a pile MEAT might appreciate! A few of my old KTM and Kemtron power chassis. Some really wierd stuff here!
Also in my collection are some old clear bodies that have been painted and detailed. Some are pretty well done. I like the use of the screen on this F1 body.
So there is a small sample of some of my 1/24 and old 1/32 stuff. I have LOTS more in HO as well as 1/24 and 1/32. Any interest in seeing more?
3,765 December 10, 2015 8:00 am
Re: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Everybody has lots of 1/24 Flexis......right?
My collection might be somewhat unusual as I have a lot of 1/24 scratchbuilt chassis which probably wouldn't be classified as pristine or high quality collectibles. But when I think about how much time someone put into building these chassis I just can't help feeling aneed to preserve them. I hope to reconstruct some of the chassis I have collected through the years. I wish I new the story behind each one! Who owned them and where they were raced. Now that would be cool!
Here's an old jaildoor chassis someone built back in the day. Not perfect, but not too bad!
3,766 December 10, 2015 7:55 am
Topic: Bill's Junk (239 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Yesterday I was having an email conversation with Monte. It went something like this:
Somebody at the last race asked how many slot cars I have. I hear that one quite a bit, especially if they have just seen my upstairs room! Then somebody commented that now that I'm retired I should catalog all my slot cars. Tonight I gave that some consideration. After the first hour I started to wonder exactly what constitutes "a slot car". Does it have to be a complete car with a body? A complete ready to run chassis? A chassis minus the parts necessary to make it run? Then there's the scale issue. I have 1/24, 1/32, and HO cars.
So I thought I would post the question here. Assuming I have enough parts to complete a particular "partial" car, should it be counted as a "slot car" in my count? After starting in on this "assessment" last night, I realized there is a good chance that 1, I have WAY too many slot cars, and 2 that I may become overwhelmed in my realization that I am one sick puppy!
Here's some photos of my progress? Let me know if there is any interest in seeing any more.
My work bench in its current state:
3,767 December 7, 2015 10:39 am
Re: December 2015 First Sunday (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Nice run yesterday Jeff!!
Congrats on that win!!!
3,768 December 6, 2015 7:57 pm
Topic: December 2015 First Sunday (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Great race today Smooth!!! Thanks to you and Victoria for another perfect race day!
3,769 December 4, 2015 5:54 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
The Kouba Kars were out in force!
3,770 December 4, 2015 5:48 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
December 3rd, 2015 Odd Thursday Night Racing-
It was a cold night, but the thirteen racers on hand helped to warm up the garage as well as the track. It was nice to see Ruben Guzman from Canada, as well as the usual crowd of NASTE racers. We started the night off racing the Trans Am class. Amy Fields took the unofficial win with her Nak-Spec Camaro. Unfortunately with the traction magnet in place she was not entitled to the official overall win, that win went to Bryan Trachsel. Bryan got that win by just half a lap over Gary Goose Gossett.
Next class of cars to the grid were the classic sports cars. Performance stepped up a notch in this class with the Division 2 allowed modifications of 8mm wide rear tires and/or motor pod-type or articulating chassis. Chris Kouba's Slot.it Ford GT40 proved to be the class of the field here, setting a new lap record as well as total laps in a 3 minute heat race. Rico Locati took the Division 1 win with his proven scratchbuilt Ferrari GTO.
After the sports car race it was time for the BRM Porsche 962s. The real question was what type of race would it be? As it turned out everyone, ok well most everyone raced in a very gentleman-like manner. Unusual for the BRM class! Chris Kouba drove to an impressive win! And lastly the Over 50 Class. Gary Goose Gossett has his Mystery Chassis car pretty well dialed in now, and it showed on the track. Goose took the win with a comfortable 3 lap cushion!
I'd like to thank everyone who was able to make it out for the race! And thanks for all the snacks! I'd also like to thank Chris Kouba for allowing us to run his 3 new BRM cars (Ferrari 512 & Porsche 917s) in a little IROC race to end the night. Oh, and for those that don't know, IROC stands for I Regret Offering Cars! Oh so true some times!
The Results:
Trans Am Class Results:
n/c Amy Fields 55.1 Laps - w/TM
1st Bryan Trachsel 54.6
2nd Goose Gossett 54.0
3rd Bill Bostic 53.2
4th Chris Kouba 52.4
5th-tie Dorothy Abbott 52.2
5th- tie John Fisher 52.2
7th Jeff Fields 51.1
8th Al Christensen 50.5
9th Rico Locati 50.2
10th Terry Abbott 49.2
11th Glenn Heath 48.8
12th Ruben Guzman 44.2
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Chris Kouba 56.9 laps First in Div.2 & Overall
2nd Goose Gossett 55.5
3rd Bill Bostic 55.2
4th Bryan Trachsel 55.1
5th John Fisher 52.8
6th Rico Locati 51.9 First in Div.1
7th Jeff Fields 47.2
8th Al Christensen 47.1
9th Glenn Heath 45.2
10th Amy Fields 44.3
BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Chris Kouba 62.9 laps
2nd Rico Locati 61.0
3rd Goose Gossett 60.3
4th John Fisher 57.2
5th Bill Bostic 56.6
6th Glenn Heath 56.0
7th Amy Fields 55.6
8th Jeff Fields 55.0
9th Al Christensen 54.2
Over 50 Class Results:
1st Goose Gossett 55.2 Laps
2nd Al Christensen 52.1
3rd Rico Locati 51.0
4th John Fisher 49.7
5th Chris Kouba 47.2
6th Bill Bostic 42.5
7th Glenn Heath 41.7
*N/C = non-compliant
3,771 December 3, 2015 8:32 am
Re: Al Christiansen's new Track (19 replies, posted in Track)
Al has named his track!
Welcome to Rippin' Ridin' Raceway!
3,772 December 3, 2015 8:06 am
Re: Al Christiansen's new Track (19 replies, posted in Track)
Al's track is better suited to the BRM Porsche 962s with its wider shoulders/aprons. Al used dimensions of 7" for turn aprons based on the length of the BRM Porsches. I ran my BRM 962 around for a few laps and although it was a little loose it was a lot of fun to run on Al's track!
3,773 December 2, 2015 4:51 pm
Re: Al Christiansen's new Track (19 replies, posted in Track)
I made it over to Al's today to check out his new track. I must say I am impressed! Al did a masterful job building this track! It features beautiful stainless sheetmetal walls to keep the cars off the floor. Al used small colored paint dots to mark the lanes for a cool and unique look. The track features copper tape for electrical contact. The track surface is black laytex over a Rustoleum "Magnetic" Primer base, which provides down force more cars equipped with traction magnets. The power supply is variable and provides plenty of power for any 1/32 cars, as well as 1/24 cars! A Race Coordinator system provides lap counting and timing for the track through the use of a dead strip. This is going to be a FUN track to race on!
These ESSES should prove to be quite challenging!!!
3,774 December 2, 2015 8:22 am
Re: Al Christiansen's new Track (19 replies, posted in Track)
Yes we do, and I've been holding it for Al in the hope he would get his track done. Looks like it was worth the wait!!!
3,775 December 1, 2015 9:44 pm
Re: Can Am at Rapid Raceway (14 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I am not only tone deaf as we have discussed in the past, but also lack rhythm.........................