3,951 Reply by wb0s

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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

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3,952 Reply by wb0s

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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.

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3,953 Topic by wb0s

(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:

http://s737.photobucket.com/user/SlotCa … 020%202015

https://youtu.be/YLoHHd_1u40

https://youtu.be/lLWvQs8IXp0

https://youtu.be/1wIBLDowS_U

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3,954 Reply by wb0s

(6 replies, posted in NASTE)

Excellent job Monte & THANK YOU!!!

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3,955 Reply by wb0s

(2,173 replies, posted in NASTE)

Chris, Maybe we should call you Chip?......................fits well with potato Chip also!!!

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3,956 Reply by wb0s

(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!!!

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3,957 Reply by wb0s

(93 replies, posted in NASTE)

Lists updated from Sept. 17, '15 race.

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3,958 Reply by wb0s

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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

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3,959 Reply by wb0s

(46 replies, posted in Race Rules)

In preparation for the 2016 season I've been reading over the rules and format. I like the way it all looks, and we have tracks scheduled for all but one race on February 21, 2016, which I believe Bryan said he would take. There is one possible exception to that, and that would be if possibly Al Christensen's new track is up and running before then.

Secondly I have been giving the point series format some additional thought. I like the plan to have the top seven in points compete for the championship in the final race. However I think the race winners of the previous races leading up to the shoot out should get some kind of credit for their wins in regards to the shoot out. In the NASCAR series bonus points are awarded for driver's wins. With that in mind I was thinking of some sort of "bonus" system for a racers's wins to be added into the shoot out. Instead of a points system to make the final shoot out race easier to score, racers will receive 1/2 (.5) lap to add to their Shoot Out Race total lap count, for each win they have scored leading up to the Shoot Out. This would provide more incentive for racers to go for the win at each race, and would give them credit for those wins towards the championship. We have 11 races scheduled for the 2016 season. Three of those races are not included in points accumulation, The Halloween race, digital enduro, and the final shoot out. That leaves 8 races to gather points going into the shoot out. A racer's top 5 races count for points towards the championship shoot out.

Racers are only elligible for the 1/2 lap bonuses on non-hosted tracks. In other words, racers can only receive the 1/2 lap bonuses on tracks they do not own and operate.

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3,960 Reply by wb0s

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Dennis' Hawksbill Flyer drawings:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/HawksbillFlyer.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/HawksbillFlyer2.jpg

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3,961 Reply by wb0s

(48 replies, posted in Ebay)

Good luck on that one John! I've seen a few of them go for under $80 lately!

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3,962 Reply by wb0s

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Clarification was added to the Class 5 - F1 Rules and reads as follows:

"**This class will be raced with cars compliant to the NASTE Formula 1 Challenge Rules where applicable. For class divisions not listed in and covered by the NASTE Formula 1 Rules, cars must comply to the rules as outlined in those separate divisions. "

========Bill

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3,963 Reply by wb0s

(32 replies, posted in NASTE)

Here's a scale model Dennis Hart built of the full size car he is planning to built to compete with next year:
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0819.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0820.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0821.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0823.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0825.jpg

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3,964 Reply by wb0s

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Here's Beau Frazier's Vintage F1 Class winner. Beau dominated the Vintage F1 Class with this car equipped with a traction magnet. I think even after he removes the traction magnet this scratcbuilt beauty is going to be a class contender!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0826.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0827.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0828.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0829.jpg

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3,965 Reply by wb0s

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Some photos from the Sept.3rd race:

Not sure what to say about this one! Goose & Mitch pre-race....
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0817.jpg

How about these beautiful Over 50 Class entries from John Morse!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0830.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0831.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0832.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0833.jpg

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3,966 Reply by wb0s

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John, it was great to see you back on the grid last night! You have been missed!

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

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3,967 Reply by wb0s

(93 replies, posted in NASTE)

Lists updated from Sept. 3, '15 race.

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3,968 Reply by wb0s

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Odd Thursday on September 3rd - 15 racers on hand and a wild night of racing!

First on the grid were the Vintage F1 cars. Beau Frazier showed up with a beautifully built Sharknose Ferrari. Beau scored his first Odd Thursday Night win with an impressive 57 lap run. Impressive for a Scratchbuilt Narrow Tire Division car, even with a traction magnet in place! I can't wait to see how this car runs without the traction magnet! In addition to Beau scoring the overall win, The Goose was first in the Scalextric Vintage Division, Amy was first in the Modern Division, Greg was first in the Scratchbuilt Narrow Tire Division, and Dennis was first in the Scalextric Historic Division.

The highlight of the night had to be the near ignition of Rico's controller! In F1 race his controller emitted a cloud of smoke reminiscent of the Mt. St. Helens eruption! Afterwards Rico commented that his newly acquired no-brake condition might have been an improvement! At any rate he still posted a second place finish only 1/10th of a lap behind race winner Chris Kouba with his stock Ninco Corvette! Al Christensen and Amy Fields tied for third place just one more lap behind Rico. The racing was so close, there was less than two laps difference between first and eighth!

Nine racers were able to stick around to run the BRM cars. As usual for the class the racing was brutal! The punishment these cars seem to just take in stride is amazing! In a shocking turn of events I was able to BEAT my way into the first place spot, literally! This is not a race for timid or kind racers. It's nerf or be nerfed! If I unintentionally pissed anyone off with my "BRM Class racing technique/etiquitte, well.......to bad!

Al Christensen posted his first win in the Over 50 Class with his awesome KTM powered Cheetah. Al has been massaging this car since he started racing with us, and now it is started to really perform! Al was able to beat Rico's killer Vette by 4/10th of a lap. A commendable feat!

Here are the results:

F1 Class Results:
1st Beau Frazier SND 57.0 Laps - w/TM
2nd Jeff Fields MD 55.9 - N/C - T/M
3rd Goose Gossett SVD 54.8 - First in Division
4th tie Chris Kouba SVD 50.7
4th tie Amy Fields MD 50.7 - First in Division - T/M
6th Gary Howie Howard SVD 50.3
7th Greg Petrolati SND 49.8 First in Division
8th Bill Bostic SVD 49.4
9th Al Christensen SVD 48.5
10th John Fisher SVD 47.7
11th John Morse SVD 47.5
12th Dennis Hart SHD 46.1 - First in Division - T/M
13th Rico Locati SVD 45.1
14th Monte Saager SND 44.9
15th Mitch Brooks SVD 43.6

Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Chris Kouba 51.5 laps
2nd Rico Locati 51.4
3rd  tie Al Christensen 50.4
3rd tie Amy Fields 50.4 - N/C non-elligible car
5th  Gary Gossett 50.2
6th  John Morse 50.0
7th  Monte Saager 49.9
8th  Jeff Fields 49.6
9th  Greg Petrolati 48.8
10th Mitch Brooks 47.9
11th Gary Howie Howard 46.0
12th John Fisher 45.8
13th Dennis Hart 44.6
14th Beau Frazier 43.3
15th Bill Bostic 41.6

BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Bill Bostic 60.6 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 60.1
3rd John Fisher 59.5
4th Rico Locati 58.9
5th Goose Gossett 58.2
6th Beau Frazier 58.0
7th John Morse 57.6
8th Al Christensen 54.0
9th Mitch Brooks 49.0

Over 50 Class Results:
1st Al Christensen 53.6 Laps
2nd Rico Locati 53.2
3rd John Fisher 51.5
4th Goose Gossett 50.9
5th Chris Kouba 50.5
6th John Morse 48.0
7th Bill Bostic 46.3 - N/C
8th Mitch brooks 42.9

*N/C = non-compliant
Note - There was a scoring error in the BRM Class race. One extra lap had been recorded for first place. First place scoring total was corrected on these results.

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3,969 Reply by wb0s

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After more discussion at Thursday's race it was decided Slot.it cars such as the Ford GT40 would be allowed to compete in the Classic Sports Car Class. However, please remember the RTR or stock Slot.it Ford GT40 will require a motor change to an 18,000 RPM maximum motor, and a maximum rear tire tread width of 7mm to meet the class requirements.

==========Bill

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3,970 Reply by wb0s

(3 replies, posted in Events)

Put me on your assist list Dennis.

========Bill

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3,971 Reply by wb0s

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I received this email from Beau:

"I saw the latest class addition to the Odd Thursday line up. Looks like fun! I found a source for fiberglass bodies in the UK . www.bettaandclassic.com . Under their listing, Classic Bodies, they have several CanAm bodies that would expand the style choices within the years provided in the rules. If you punch up the Home page you'll have several choices one of which is Classic Bodies. These are the fiberglass bodies. Some of them are represented in Poly for some reason. Most are in fiberglass".

If anyone is interested in putting together an order please contact Beau. He said he would wait about a week before placing the order.....Beau

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3,972 Reply by wb0s

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Again in an effort to better track race results and statistics, for the upcoming vintage F1 race this Thursday I will be asking racers to declare what class their F1 entry is competing in. I'm sure this process will be confusing at first and it will take a few races for us to all get a system down. To serve as a quick referrence for which cars fit into what classes I have made a consolidated list below:

Class 5 - F1 – short referrence sheet
Divisions:

Cartrix Classic Division - (CCD)

Scalextric Historic Division - (SHD)
Cooper Climax, Ferrari 375, Ferrari 156 Sharknose, Maserati 250F, Vanwall

Scalextric Vintage Division - (SVD)
Lotus 49, Eagle, McLaren m7c low wing, Brabham BT26/3
*this class has 19 or 20mm dia x 10mm wide rear tires - measured at contact patch.

Early Nostalgic Division - (END) (Scalextric, Fly, Etc. - early '70s cars)
Lotus 72c low rear wing, Tyrell 002 low rear wing
*this class has 22mm dia x 12mm wide rear tires - measured at contact patch.

Mid Nostalgic Division - (MND) (Scalextric, Fly, Etc. - mid '70s cars)
Ferrari 312t2 low wing, McLaren m23 low wing
*this class has 18mm dia x 15.5 wide rear tires - measured at contact patch.

Modern Division - (MD)
Scalextric A1 GP

Scratchbuilt Narrow Division - (SND)
Open to scratchbuilt F1 cars with narrow rear tires

Scratchbuilt Wide Tire Division - (SWD)

Feel free to copy this list and print it out if you'd like.

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

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3,973 Reply by wb0s

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Good observations and questions Mitch. Here's my take on the Slot.it issue in the Classic Sports Car Class. When I started the class my intention was to race the 50s and early 60s sports cars, which in my mind were the cars raced with the old narrow type wheels and tires. The list of car examples in the rules speaks to those types of cars for the most part. During one of the races about a year ago the question of elligibility for the Slot.it Ford GT40 came up. The arguement in its favor was that "street" versions were built, and it does loosely meet the definition of the classic sports car. So I decided the Slot.it Ford GT40s would be legal if the stock wheels and tires were replaced with the proper narrow rear wheels and tires. The big mistake I made was in not addressing the required motor change to an 18K motor to make them compliant with the motor rule. From there it became obvious that the Slot.it Ford GT40s could dominate the class. Rather than continue down that path I feel it is better to remove them from the class. racers who own them can still race them in the GT Class, and they are very competitive there also.

As far as the Racer Cars go, I have not addressed anything there. At least not yet. To date we have not seen very many of those brand of cars entered in races. In the GT Class we excluded both NSRs and Racers in an effort to keep costs down. NSR parts are allowed for scratchbuilt cars, so Racer parts being the same as Slot.it parts would also be allowed on scratchbuilt cars. Where that leaves us in the Classic Sports Car Class I'm not sure. One difference is Racer does make some older classic sports cars which are in line with my original vision for this class. I think the Racer issue will need more discussion.

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

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3,974 Reply by wb0s

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A new class has been added to the cars we race at the Odd Thursday Night races. Class 7 - USRRC /Can Am Class has been added as one of the rotating classes along with Classic Sports Car, GT, Trans Am, and F1. Please check out the rules, any questions should be directed to the class sponsors Gary Goose Gossett and Greg Greenman Petrolati. Time will be allowed for racers to get cars together, so watch the schedule for the date of the first USRRC / Can Am race!

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

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3,975 Reply by wb0s

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

I have entered a revision to the rules for Class 1 - Classic Sports Cars to exclude Slot.it RTR cars which includes the Ford GT40.

The rule revision reads as follows: "Slot.it RTR cars will not be allowed to compete in this class. However, Slot.it chassis motor pods made be used in the construction of scratchbuilt chassis."

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