You're right Dorothy, doors open at 5:00pm not 4:00pm. My mistake sorry!!!!
Yes, posting on FB would be great if you don't mind!
4,151 December 16, 2014 12:19 am
Re: NASTE Race No.6 - The Gorge Raceway in Troutdale (21 replies, posted in NASTE)
4,152 December 15, 2014 10:39 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
That sounds cool Mitch. Bring it out to the next race!
4,153 December 14, 2014 10:46 am
Re: NASTE Race No.6 - The Gorge Raceway in Troutdale (21 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks Goose!
We will have IROC controllers. The doors officially open at 5:00 pm, but I'd like to get there just a little early to help Bob get things set up. How about we meet here at my place around 4:00 pm?
4,154 December 14, 2014 9:29 am
Re: NASTE Race No.6 - The Gorge Raceway in Troutdale (21 replies, posted in NASTE)
Monte, Victoria and I made a trip over to Bob's on Saturday morning for a little testing. The testing went well and Bob's track is a lot of fun! Bob's track is in a room he designed and decorated just for the track and racing. The race on the 20th will be exciting!
Don't forget, this will be a POT LUCK event!
See y'all on the 20th!!!! ===============Bill
4,155 December 14, 2014 9:25 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Oh man..............I don't blame you!!!!
4,156 December 12, 2014 6:30 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
I inserted your photo for you Mitch.
That looks like a K&B or Aurora chassis to me. Although I don't think I've seen one that color before. All the ones I have seen were just bare aluminum. That one looks like it might be anodized?
Sure looks like it's in excellent shape!
4,157 December 12, 2014 1:46 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
Very COOL!!!!
4,158 December 12, 2014 10:16 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Don't try to get away with using Turkey Feathers! We'll know!!!
I'm going on Amazon to see about buying a drone with an infrared camera to position over your place so I can find out how you are setting up your cars, and monitor how much practice time you're puting in!!!
4,159 December 12, 2014 9:44 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
List updated from December 11th, '14 race.
4,160 December 12, 2014 9:29 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Odd Thursday Night on Decemeber 11, 2014.
First off, what wind???? Just the typical east county gusts here in Fairview!
We had seven racers for the evening, including one newcomer, Jeff Fields. We raced hard and heavy through the three usual classes of cars, then proceeded to bench race late into the night. I think I enjoy the bench racing just as much as the track racing! Must be because I'm an old guy!
Gary "Goose" Gosset was in top form and flew by us all for the wins in EVERY class! Well except for the Historic F1, only because he wasn't racing one! Jeff Fields placed first in the Historic F1 division. Rumors were also flying about bringing back the handicap rule. But I think it's just time for the rest of us to step up our game (pun inteneded). Next race I'm loadin' for goose!
Bring it on my feathered friend!!!
Results:
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 52.5 laps
2nd Bryan Dickerson 50.1
3rd Mitch Brooks 49.1
4th John Morse 45.7
5th Bill Bostic 45.2
6th John Fisher 41.2
7th Jeff Fields 38.7
Vintage F1 Class:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 55.3 laps
2nd Bryan Dickerson 49.8
3rd Bill Bostic 48.2
4th Jeff Fields 45.0 - 1st Historic Division
5th Mitch Brooks 43.9
6th John Fisher 43.6
7th John Morse 41.0
BRM Porsche 962 Class:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 59.2 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 58.0
3rd John Fisher 52.9
4th Bryan Dickerson 52.1
5th Mitch Brooks 50.0
6th John Morse 49.3
7th Jeff Fields 49.0
4,161 December 11, 2014 7:47 am
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
More projects!!!! Don't you love it????
4,162 December 9, 2014 12:56 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.5 Autumn Hills (16 replies, posted in NASTE)
Have y'all checked out the posted finish results for this race?
I don't think it could have been any closer!!!!
Thanks for posting Monte!!!
4,163 December 9, 2014 10:08 am
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
I hadn't really given bodies much thought. I thought at least for now we'd go with run what ya brung......
4,164 December 8, 2014 10:16 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.5 Autumn Hills (16 replies, posted in NASTE)
" Maybe Flyin' Jr. should be his new name", or maybe just Piper Cub???
4,165 December 8, 2014 8:32 am
Topic: NASTE Race No.6 - The Gorge Raceway in Troutdale (21 replies, posted in NASTE)
The next NASTE race is Saturday December 20th at Bob Nakamura's track in Troutdale. A NEW track to race on! Bob's track is a very nice Scalextric 4 lane track with computer timing and lap counting. Like all NASTE Point Series Races the cars and controllers will be provided for the racers.
Food for the event will be pot luck style, so please bring some kind of dish along. Feel free to post what you're planning to bring here. Bob will have water, soft drinks, and coffee on hand.
Doors open at the usual time, 5:00pm. The entrance to the track is at the rear of Bob's house. Access is around the left side of the house.
If you need Bob's address shoot me an email or give me a call.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday the 20th! ==========Bill
4,166 December 7, 2014 10:30 pm
Re: NASTE Race No.5 Autumn Hills (16 replies, posted in NASTE)
I LOVE THE FICKLE FIATS!!!!
They fickled in my favor this time, instead of fickling me over!!!!!
4,167 December 7, 2014 10:15 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
What I'm thinking at this point Rico is; no alterations to the stock chassis. At 10 volts my Classic chassied car runs smooth without any added weight. I believe the motor to be stock, so you'll probably just have to test it out. Go ahead and leave the weight in for now and test it out next time you're over here. Those weight set ups Larry made are easily removed. I don't think they will be necessary at the lower voltage on my shorter track. We'll have to try it out and see.
My intent is to race these cars as they were designed to be raced when they were first introduced back in the early sixties. I do not want to try to modify them to make them better than they were initially. This way collector cars can be raced without destroying their actual or sentimental value. I see no point in modifying these old cars, as there are many other options for racing cars with superior performance.
==========Bill
4,168 December 7, 2014 6:37 pm
Topic: NASTE Race No.5 Autumn Hills (16 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was a terrific day of racing and eating at Rico's Autumn Hills! Thank you Rico and Kelly for the most excellent food and letting us run your cars on your track. I had a lot of fun!
4,169 December 7, 2014 7:47 am
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
YES YES YES!!!! GAR-VICS RULE!!!!
4,170 December 6, 2014 7:08 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
Hey Goose, I tried some of the old silicone tires today. The ones I tried were the really wide type, like the candies with the plastic wheels. They seemed to hook up well, but they didn't allow any slide in the corners. Seemed to make the car want to tip or just go straight at the corners. The tire diameter of all the cars I tested today were 1 1/8 inch. I tested Cox, Classic, K&B, and a Dynamic chassis car. I am not opposed to using 1 inch as the minimum outside diameter. We'll do some more tire inspections when guys bring their old cars over. Thanks for the input Goose!!!
4,171 December 6, 2014 3:15 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
Completed a little testing today. 36D motors run very well at 10 volts. KTM or Kemtron motors also seem to have plenty of power at 10 volts. K&B motors are slow and week at 10 volts. Most of the old style slot cars were made to run on large commercial tracks with long straights. All the ones I have seem to be geared for that type of track. Some re-gearing may enhance their performance....
More testing to follow..........
4,172 December 5, 2014 10:30 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
DUDE.....ANY of those cars will work!!!!
All you need is tires!!!
4,173 December 5, 2014 9:08 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
A few more examples of elligible cars:
4,174 December 5, 2014 9:04 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
The Over 50 Class - here's some examples of elligible cars:
Classic Chassis with a 36D motor.
Revell chassis with a 36D motor.
K&B or Aurora chassis with their propriatory motor.
4,175 December 5, 2014 9:01 pm
Re: On the Horizon (60 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
That's RIGHT! OLD CRAP!
For almost as long as I can remember I have been collecting slot cars. All kinds of slot cars, small ones as well as large ones. Although I have thinned out the collection over the past few years, I still have a few old 1/24 cars I have just not been able to let go of. Not that they're anything special or super rare, I just like them. I have always planned to do some racing of these old cars, but it seems I always jusy kept finding some reason to put it off. Well I'm hitting the 60 mark this January and it's high time to get these old crates on the track where they belong!
Most of you that race here at TooBad Motorplex have at least one old 1/24 scale slot car sitting around. For those that don't, the prices on some of these cars have come down quite a bit on Ebay, and you can actually pick one up for less than the price of a new 1/32 car. As far as spare parts, I should be able to cover most everyone that wishes to race these beasts!
So what are the rules you may ask? Typical for TooBad we are going to keep it simple. Cars elligible for the Over 50 Class will be cars with a mass produced chassis that was available in a kit or RTR (ready to run i.e. Cox, Strombecker, Revell, etc.). That also includes the chassis only kits, such as those manufactured by Dynamic. No modifications will be allowed to the chassis (as in the addition of weight pans or handling pans). Legal motors will be the 36D cans, as well as the motors that were used before the 36Ds became the standard (i.e. Kemtron, Pitman, Atlas, Tyco, etc.). I know what you're thinking; there is a loyt of disparity between those listed motors and chassis types. True. So what I see is a number of divisions within the class. The cars will be raced all together, but finish positions will be scored according to division. The cars motor type, chassis type, and body type (either clear plastic type or injection molded model type) will be factors determining divisions within the class. I will be recording and keeping track of each cars lap times as well as number of laps completed during the races. At some point we may have enough data to combine some of the class divisions based on similar performance. Phew! Oh yeah, the MAIN RULE; ALL cars must use Paul Gage urethane rear tires! Paul makes very nice replacement tires for the old 1/24 cars. MINIMUM rear tire diameter shall be 1 1/8 inch!
So get 'em out and get 'em ready! Bring them out to the next Odd Thursday Night Race and get the lube warm! We race 'em on January 29th!!!!