4,051 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

November 5th Odd Thursday Night. The weather is turning cool, but it was hot racing at TooBad Motorplex on this Odd Thursday night!We had some very close racing in all the classes! The F1 grid was first up for the night. The field was pretty evenly split  between  five divisions. The grid was stacked to allow same division cars to race against each other. This provided some very close side by side racing.

Next up were the Trans Am cars. The racing in this class is always very close, but with the new motor rule in place the field tightened up even more! The fastest and average lap times varied no more than a few tenths between the top six drivers. After the Trans Am class the BRM Porsche 962s hit the track. The racing in this class is always close, tonight it was borderline brutal! This is not a class for gentlemen racers or the faint of heart! We finished off the night with the over 50 Class race. Racers have been massaging and improving theirs cars since the inception of the class. The performance of the OVER 50 cars has almost reached the level of the BRM Porsche 962s!

Here are the results:

F1 Class Results:
1st Amy Fields MD 53.8 Laps - N/C w/TM
2nd Goose Gossett END 53.7 - First in Division
3rd Bryan Dickerson 53.6
4th Bryan Trachsel SVD 53.5 - First in Division
5th Bill Bostic SVD 52.8
6th Jeff Fields MD 52.2
7th Greg Petrolati SWD 51.3 - First in Division
8th Mitch Brooks SND 48.4 - First in Division
9th Al Christensen SVD 43.2

Trans Am Class:
1st Amy Fields 54.5 laps - N/C wT/M
2nd Goose Gossett 53.6
3rd Greg Petrolati 52.6
4th Bryan Trachsel 52.4
5th  Bryan Dickerson 51.0
6th  Bill Bostic 49.9
7th  Jeff Fields 48.1
8th  Mitch Brooks 47.0
9th  Al Christensen 46.5

BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st - tie Gary Gossett 58.2 laps
1st - tie Bill Bostic 58.2
3rd Bryan Dickerson 56.9
4th Al Christensen 50.9
5th Mitch Brooks 49.2

Over 50 Class Results:
1st Al Christensen 52.3 Laps
2nd Bill Bostic 52.2
3rd Bryan Dickerson 50.9
4th Goose Gossett 50.5
5th Mitch Brooks 47.1

*N/C = non-compliant

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4,052 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

Here are the results from the 2015 NASTE Halloween Race:

1st Bryan Trachsel 127 laps
2nd Mitch Brooks 125
3rd Monte Saager 112
4th Tracy Flood 111
5th Rico Locati 104
6th Sherry Trachsel 96
7th Al Christensen 92
8th Dominic Locati 87
9th - tie Diane Bostic 82
9th - tie Victoria Saager 82
11th Gary "Howie" Howard 76
12th Todd Flood 75
13th - tie Cailin Dunbar 74
13th - tie Bill Bostic 74
15th Terry Abbott 69
16th Dorothy Abbott 68
17th June Petrequin 55
18th Dylon Petrequin 42
19th Bryton Petrequin 40
20th Tyler Petrequin 39
21st Perry Petrequin 39

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4,053 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

In addition to the great photos Dorothy took of this Halloween race,  check out the photos added in the "Gallery".

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4,054 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thanks for taking the excellent photos Dorothy!!!

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4,055 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

AWESOME racing tonight!!!

My family and I had a ton of fun!!!

Thank you to Howie for hosting another NASTE Halloween Race!!! And thanks to everyone who brought food and snacks!!!!

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4,056 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

WE ARE READY, PUMPED, and RAMPING UP!!!!

Bring on the night!!!!

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4,057 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

Goose - Alan is gonna wonder what we are doing to those controllers down here!!!

Rico - The legends of Chet live on!!!

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4,058 Reply by wb0s

(93 replies, posted in NASTE)

Lists updated from Oct. 29, '15 race.

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4,059 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

Odd Thursday, October 29th. What a wild night of racing! Highlights included a BRM hole-in-one, John Fisher scoring 2 second place finishes, The Goose on the short end of the luck stick, and guys look out, Amy Fields is on fire!

The night of racing started with the Classic Sports Car grid. Greg Petrolati drove his awesome scratchbuilt Porsche 356 to a first place finish, but John Fisher was right on his tail finishing just 3/10 of a lap back. The Goose was just another 2/10 behind them, and John Morse finished fourth. By comaparison to the rest of the racing for the night, this was to be the end of the easy going!

When the green flag dropped on the Can Am race, Amy Fields flat left the field behind! Amy cut no one any slack posting an impressive win, setting two new traction magnet track records, and promoting herself into "No-Traction-Magnet" racer status! Make no mistake guys, Amy is a serious contender and she is getting better with each race! Congrats on your win Amy! Oh, and did I mention Jeff Fields placed second? So maybe it's the driver/tuner combination? The Goose finished fourth overall and first in the USRRC Division, with Greg Petrolati in the second USRRC position and fifth overall.

There are two things we know for sure about The Goose; 1. He is a VERY fast racer and, 2. His equipment is always well prepared! Well in the BRM race the Goose was rare (pun intended!).  The race was the typical NASTE Odd Thursday Night BRM bash fest, with one of the beautiful Porsche 962 taking a header through the track's lower access hole and onto the floor!  In true BRM Porsche 962 style there was no damage suffered. But in an almost unheard of Chet-Style turn of luck, The Goose suffered major equipment issues shuffling him back to last place in the BRM race. Yes that's right, Goose finished last!

In the Over 50 Class Al Christensen once again showed us the fast way around the track with his KTM powered Cheetah. Al's Cheetah has got to be one of the coolest cars to turn a tire at TooBad Motorplex! Al was racing this same car 50 years ago on the big commercial tracks! John Fisher pushed Al all the way to the finish but just couldn't quite get by the impressive Cheetah. And The Goose suffered mechanical issues again............

The Results:

Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Greg Petrolati 51.4 laps
2nd John Fisher 51.1
3rd  Goose Gossett 50.9
4th John Morse 49.5
5th Amy Fields 48.7
6th Mitch Brooks 48.6
7th Al Christensen 47.7
8th  Jeff Fields 45.2
9th  Bill Bostic 40.6

Can Am Class Results:
1st Amy Fields 57.5 Laps - w/TM
2nd Jeff Fields  53.4
3rd John Morse 53.2
4th Goose Gossett USRRC 51.9 - First in Division
5th Greg Petrolati USRRC 50.2
6th John Fisher 49.9
7th Mitch Brooks 49.4
8th Bill Bostic  48.8
9th Al Christensen USRRC 44.8

BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Bill Bostic 56.2 laps
2nd Jeff Fields 55.1
3rd Al Christensen 53.2
4th Amy Fields 51.6
5th tie Mitch Brooks 51.1
5th tie John Fisher 51.1
7th John Morse 46.3
8th Goose Gossett 41.0

Over 50 Class Results:
1st Al Christensen 51.1 Laps
2nd John Fisher 49.9
3rd Bill Bostic 48.4
4th Mitch Brooks 47.2
5th Gary Gossett 42.5

*N/C = non-compliant

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4,060 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

I have set a new personal record! With 27 hours to go, I have completed 2 of my 3 Halloween Team cars!

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4,061 Reply by wb0s

(53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

That sounds great! I know the track sure looks good in the photos! Can't wait to try it out!

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4,062 Reply by wb0s

(53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Bummer Mitch. I can help you solder that new pot in if you'd like.

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4,063 Topic by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

Yes it's that time again!!! Time to thrash on Halloween cars! I'm starting early this year, 4 whole days before the race!!! I need 3 cars this year. One was completed for me by Hugh Ellesworth. A car he had built and never had a chance to race with us. I will be racing Hugh's car this year for him. Diane and Cailin will be attending this year, so 2 more cars to go. Let the thrash begin!!!

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4,064 Reply by wb0s

(6 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thanks Dorothy, more fun videos!!!

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4,065 Reply by wb0s

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Rules revisions as of Oct. 21, 2015:

Classic Sports Car Class - Class separated into two Divisions to allow for readily available new chassis technology such as 3d chassis with motor pods. Division I cars identified by solid chassis construction and 7mm max. width rear tires. Division II identified by chassis utilizing any type of articulation, such as motor pods, hinged side pans, or front axle mounts with suspension or movement. Division II cars can use rear tire contact patch width up to 8mm.

Trans Am - All cars must use the Scalextric Standard "Black Stripe" 18 motor.

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4,066 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

There's a couple issues with the Odd Thursday races I'd like to address. First is the motor disparity issue in the Trans Am class that has been discussed from time to time. Although the competition in our Trans Am class is the closest of all our classes, I believe it could be even better if we can get motor performance levels closer. The biggest issue seems to be the performance levels between Scalextric Standard "Black Stripe" motors, Scalextric Sport motors, and Pioneer motors. The SCX motors are clearly below the levels of all the previously mentioned motors (well, except for Rico's!). What I am proposing is a rule change requiring the use of Scalextric Standard "Black Stripe" motors in all Trans Am class cars. For those that wish to race a Pioneer car that would require a motor change to the Scalextric motor, which I believe is just a snap in replacement. For those wishing to run a SCX car it may require the implementation of the Too Bad Rule, although Monte is checking on a motor pod replacement to facilitate the installation of the Scalextric motor.

Issue number two is what I have noticed in the Classic Sports Car Class.  The performance of the cars in this class has well exceeded the original intent of the class. The class was originally designed to allow the racing of the older type sports cars that ran on skinny narrow wheels and tires. With the inclusion of the Slot.It Ford GT40 and the new availability of the 3D chassis, the flat non-motor-pod type chassis are becoming non-competitive. Rather than banning these types of chassis and leaving racers and builders with cars they have time and money invested in with no place to race them, I would like to split the Classic Sports Car Class into two divisions. One division would allow flat non-motor-pod type chassis such as the Ninco classic chassis, as well as scratchbuilt flat fixed chassis. That would mean scratchbuilt chassis without motor pods, and without any type of movement independant of the motor and rear axle mount. Therefore chassis side pans, front axle mounts, motor/axle mounts cannot be hinged or floating in any manner. The rear tire contact patch would remain at 7 mm for this division.  The second division would include all manufactured chassis  with motor pods and scratchbuilt chassis with any type of chassis articulation or movement. In addition I propose an increase in rear tire width to the spec used in our Trans Am class of 8mm measured at the contact patch to track surface.

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4,067 Topic by wb0s

(5 replies, posted in NASTE)

Monte & Victoria, Thank you for the excellent day of racing and the yummy food! I really had a good time!

And thanks to all that brought snacks & food!

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4,068 Reply by wb0s

(14 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Update: Overall I was pretty pleased with the Porsche. It had good speed, but the handling was pretty loose. Some of the looseness was due to the fact therear tires were old and not as soft and sticky as a new set. It could also use a little chassis tuning, mainly some weight added. I didn't finish well, a DNF is never good, but the reason was minor. A broken lead wire put me out with one heat left to go. I did complete close to seven four minute heats, almost thirty minutes of racing, and suffered no body damage! I thought it was a good first outting for my car!

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4,069 Reply by wb0s

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OK, my Can Am car is done and hopefully ready for the track!........we'll see.......

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4,070 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

The Goose also brought along this new offering from 3D Design. The Chap features working fans loacted in the rear of the car. Yes that's correct, WORKING fans!

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4,071 Reply by wb0s

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Gary Goose Gossett brought out a new entry in the Over 50 Class. Anybody recognize this chassis?

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4,072 Reply by wb0s

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Greg Petrolati always has some of his beautiful Greeman creations on hand!

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4,073 Reply by wb0s

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Mitch Brooks brought out a new car he built:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_1046.jpg

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4,074 Reply by wb0s

(93 replies, posted in NASTE)

Lists updated from Oct. 15, '15 race.

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4,075 Reply by wb0s

(2,205 replies, posted in NASTE)

Yes, last night was one hell of a night of racing here on an Odd Thursday! Rico kicked off the night with one of the most dramatic slot car crashes I have ever seen! His F1 car lterally self distructed leaving parts all over the track! It was great for us, not some much for Rico!

The Vintage F1 class was first race. six of the nine entries were in the Scalextric Vintage Division. Amy Fields was out of the gate with an early lead, but Goose scored the overall win with Amy placing first in the Modern Division, Greg Greenman Petrolati first in the Scratchbuilt Narrow Tire Division, and Rico Locati first in the Scratchbuilt Wide Tire Division.

In the Trans Am class we saw the close racing we have come to expect in this class. Greg Petrolati scored another win by a slim .4 lap margin, and only 1.4 laps separated first through sixth!

Then the real battling began, and it was fierce! The big daddy BRM Porsche 962s racing no holds barred, TooBad Motorplex style! Those faint of heart or timid need not apply to race this class! If you don't want to scuff your car don't put it on the track for this race! Chris Kouba fought his way to finish first surviving some brutal attacks (I know because I launched a few of them!). This is another closely contested class here on Odd Thursdays! Less than 2 1/2 laps separated first through fourth.

For a return to the past the Over 50 Class entries hit the track. We see quite a variety of cars and types in this class. We also see all kinds of failures and breakage. Last night was no different with anything from front end falling off to bent axles! In the end Gary Gossett crossed the finish line in first with his newest light body entry.

For the last race of the evening Chris Kouba volunteered (silly man) to let run an IROC style race with his BRM Porsche 917s and his new BRM Ferrari 512. Untypical for the gang at TooBad Motorplex we raced nice with the beautiful cars in an attempt to not destroy them. I must say these are very nice, excellent handling cars! It was great fun and thank you very much Chris for letting us run them!

Results:

Vintage F1 Class Results:
1st Goose Gossett SVD 53.0 laps
2nd Bill Bostic SVD 51.9
3rd Amy Fields MD w/mag 49.7 - First in Division
4th Greg Petrolati SND 48.9 - First in Division
5th Monte Saager SVD  48.3
6th Rico Locati SWD 47.5 - First in Division
7th Chris Kouba SVD 45.2 n/c car change
8th Mitch Brooks SVD 44.1
9th Victoria Saager SVD 42.5

Trans Am Class:
1st Greg Petrolati 53.4 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 53.0
3rd- tie Amy Fields 52.3
3rd - tie Bill Bostic 52.3
5th Rico Locati 52.2
6th Chris Kouba 52.0
7th Bryan Dickerson 50.1
8th Mitch Brooks 48.9
9th Monte Saager 47.4
10th Victoria Saager 40.5

BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Chris Kouba 60.5 laps
2nd Rico Locati 60.0
3rd Bill Bostic 58.9
4th Goose Gossett 58.1
5th Bryan Dickerson 56.1
6th Mitch Brooks 52.0

Over 50 Class Results:
1st Goose Gossett 53.1 Laps
2nd Rico locati 51.9
3rd Bill Bostic 50.1
4th Bryan Dickerson 49.7
5th Chris Kouba 48.6
6th Mitch Brooks 46.0

*N/C = non-compliant

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