376

(31 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the race on March 30, 2019:

1..........Howie..................379 laps.
2..........Ted.....................377
3..........Gearloose............365
4..........Blake...................361
5..........Terry...................340
6..........Beau...................337
7..........Scott..................300
8..........Mitch..................108

377

(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the race of March 30, 2019.

1..........Howie......................224 laps.
2..........Gearloose................218
3..........Terry.......................202
4..........Beau.......................202
5..........Blake.......................186
6..........Mitch.......................177
7..........Scott.......................166
8..........Ted..........................98

378

(31 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of March 23rd. 2019 race:

1.......Ted......................386 laps.
2.......Gearloose.............378
3.......DC.......................377
4.......Bob Nak...............349
5.......Terry....................342
6.......Bryan...................335
7.......Howie...................332
8.......Blake....................299
9.......Beau....................284
10.....Stuart  DQ
11.....Scott   DQ
12.....Mitch    DQ

379

(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Race results of March 23rd. 2019:

1.......Bob Nak..................223 laps.
2.......Gearloose................218
3.......Bryan......................214
4.......Howie......................207
5.......Terry.......................195
6.......Ted.........................194
7.......Beau.......................181
8.......Stuart.....................157
9.......Scott......................142
10.....DC..........................115
11.....Blake.......................96
12.....Mitch.......................62

380

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Ok, I got word from Bob Nakumura that he is going to continue the parts job. He says he has a lot of inventory and will continue to order more as we need it. I guess I should have called him before and see what his position was on the subject! First mistake I ever made in my life!!!

381

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Fellow racers; I got word from John Gill that Eagle Distributing did not let Bob Nakumura take over the parts. In fact Eagle stopped John also! So we can get together at this Saturday's race and decide what to do. We will no longer get to buy at dealers cost but we can order parts like tires, gears etc. as a group and perhaps save on shipping and have them here in stock. Something to think about.

382

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

It was an unusually rough night last night. I had four cars in the races, two loaned out and two that I raced, one needs a new motor, three need chassis repairs!

383

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

"Stuff" happens Mitch! Looking forward to your return with the repairs you made to your Early Modified.

384

(31 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the March 9, 2019 NASCAR race:

Thanks to Bill for the pictures and videos of the action.

Note: all ties are broken by the racer who turns the fastest lap.

1.....DC Dynamo.............378 laps.
2.....Marty.......................378
3.....Bryan......................376
4.....Gearloose................376
5.....Ted.........................375
6.....Bob........................367
7.....Howie......................355
8.....Beau.......................303
9.....Bill..........................273
10...Scott......................250
11...Mitch......................122

385

(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks to Bill ( our official news man ) for taking the pictures and cool video of the action.

Here is the official results of the March 9 2019 race:

Note: all ties are broken by the racer who turns in the fastest lap.

1....Marty.......................226 laps.
2....DC Dynamo..............226
3....Bryan.......................223
4....Bob..........................222
5....Ted...........................220
6....Mitch........................161
7....Bill...........................129
8....Beau........................122
9....Howie.......................70
10..Al.............................61
11..Gearloose..................DQ

Good job Bill. Now if you throw on a little glue on the track for Dianne, she will get hooked and kick our ass!

387

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Fellow racers; I would like to announce that Bob Nakamura is taking over the parts department that John Gill ran for years. Bob will be bringing parts to the races at Rapid as he attends the races. I believe this will work out well. Thanks to John for the parts department that he set up and has supplied the parts for us all these yrs.

388

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

I didn't see him much except at the NASTE races, but when I did meet up with him it was always a +, an up beat person and a fun personality. I know he will be missed.

389

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Fellow racers; due to the fact that my weather forecast for Sat. the 9th. of Feb. shows nothing but snow, snow and more snow, I have decided that it is better to be safe than sorry so I have decided to cancel the race for that day. We will see whether that forecast comes true or not!

I will try to make up the race before the season runs out.

390

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Dennis;   You take the plans of the Sportsman chassis and copy them to fit the Early Modified body of your choice. Yes they are going to be narrower and probably shorter to fit said body, but it is a copy.

Your Sportsman chassis is a home built chassis made by you. It is not a copy of the Bob Hanna chassis that we are using for the Sportsman class. I can see why you are questioning my remarks as "a copy of the Sportsman chassis" because yours is way off the mark, it is legal, but not what I had in mind when I made my statement.

The chassis class will copy the Bob Hanna chassis.

391

(59 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

The above statement by Dennis is incorrect. I just got off the phone with Ted discussing this issue. Ted said he does not take these motors apart and time them, it would be way too hard to take it apart and figure out how to time it and get it back together ( I agree ). Ted said he thought Dennis was listening to a conversation that Ted was having with another racer about a different motor all together. I know for a fact that even though motors are designed, put together at the factory the same way as the next motor etc. one is going to be a little better. Any way I just wanted to clarify the issue so as no one suspects Ted of cheating. In fact Ted got the motor from Bad Bob's Can-Am!

392

(1 replies, posted in Cars)

I don't have any cars of Hugh's but I do have the track ( Rapid Raceway ) that Hugh completely wired up with help from Kirk Smith. Hugh also kept me going with the power supplies for the track through the years. He raced also and was a gentleman racer. Hugh was a nice guy and is missed by many.

393

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Also Bill, I didn't mention the fact that the Early Modified is a direct copy of the Sportsman chassis. So if a person wants to build an Early Modified chassis instead it will be included in the session. If a person wants to build both chassis, that is fine.

Early Modified is also a popular class, we are racing them as a back up race to NASCAR for the second half of this season. Open wheel excitement!

394

(97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

It was suggested last night ( Jan. 26, 2019 ) during the BS session after the race to have a chassis building session with the Sportsman chassis.

If there is anyone interested we could schedule it during the off season.

The Sportsman class is a very popular class, I would not be surprised if it was voted in to race in the up coming 2020 season which will start in Oct. 2019.

395

(136 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

The competition is really heating up in this class! It is a lot of fun racing with a laid back atmosphere.

Thanks for all who race here and make it fun.

396

(136 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the Jan. 26, 2019 race:

1.   Ted...........................382 laps.
2.   Blake........................382
3.   Gearloose..................381
4.   Bob..........................373
5.   DCDynamo................370
6.   Terry.........................361
7.   Bill............................361
8.   Bryan........................339
9.   Rico..........................338
10. John..........................331
11. Howie........................276

397

(59 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Results of the Jan. 26, 2019 race.

1. Ted.................................231 laps.
2. Howie..............................221
3. DCDynamo......................212
4. Bob................................212
5. Blake..............................211
6. Gearloose........................206
7. Rico................................197
8. John...............................190
9. Bill..................................147

398

(19 replies, posted in Track)

I will throw in my .02 cents worth. I have been racing for awhile, I have been on all kinds of tracks. There are many things I have learned in my yrs. One of the big things I have witnessed is the home court advantage, in other words a hard track to drive with twists and turns and humps etc. designed by the track owner to his advantage, and he usually wins. The problem with that ( other than being boring to me as the track owner always wins ) is that it discourages new racers. You can still throw an S curve in for a little fun and excitement, but try to have an easy flow to the whole track. Racers come to Rapid Raceway knowing they have a chance of winning and it is a fairly easy track to learn, that to me is a + for the track, and that is what I wanted in my design.

Good luck to you.

399

(42 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Fellow racers; on April 20, 2019 there will be a TA2 race. It is a fairly easy process to take a late model Trans Am body and install it on a NASTRUCK chassis. Something to think about.

To me this was a fun day over all. Yes there might have been a grunt or two, and maybe a little cussing ( I may have cussed a little when we let the track down at Bill's place and a track leg sat down on my foot! no damage! ) but I enjoyed the day. I would have wore myself out getting in and out of the truck at Bill's to see where I was at if it were not for the spotters!

You planned the move to perfection Bill. I don't think it could have gone any better.

Thanks for the Pizza Bill, it was great!

Great pictures!

Really looking forward to racing on InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway!