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YES! Thank you Monte & Victoria for the fantastic BBQ!!!!

Sorry I had to miss the racing, but from the looks of Dorothy's photos it appears everyone had a good time!

I am also happy to see someone carried on with the traditional "cow stacking" exercise!!!

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

Thanks Goose, I'll take you up on that beer!!!

Good news on the tires!!!

I have an entry!!!

So far it's the front runner!!!!

Don't miss the September 30th deadline folks!!!!

==========Bill

I have updated the Odd Thursday Trans Am Class rules on the RACE RULES page. The two different divisions rule has been dropped, and some specific rules have been detailed for the cars. The TooBad Odd Thursday traction magnet rule will be in effect for this class, same as Classic Sports Car and GT. Please check out the rules and feel free to post any suggestions or comments HERE, in this forum - please!  The only OFFICIAL RULES are those posted in the RACE RULES portion of the NASTE Forum. Any rules posted in this portion of the forum are regarded as discussion only. And please remember, the rules are subject to change. I will be happy to post any necessary clarifications.

Thanks!   ----------------Bill

July 31st, Odd Thursday Racing at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview. Man, it was HOT! But even with the heat we had eight racers on the starting grid at 6:00 pm. First on the grid were the Trans Am cars. This new class has seemed to settle into a field of American made pony cars of the sixties. We had no under 2 liter cars entered to race, although I did see a few around the pit area. The racing in this class is very close, even with the rules not yet firmly established. The current NASTE Point Series Champion Terry Abbott showed why he is the champion by winning the Trans Am race in a totally out-of-the-box stock Pioneer Mustang! Nice drive Terry! A lot of discussion about rules for the Trans Am Class took place after the end of the night's racing. 

  We saw a new scratchbuilt car from Glenn Heath on the start line for the Classic Sports Car Class. Glenn's Mercedes was not quite finished but showed some real potential. It was fast and very smooth. But on the top of the podium it was yet again a Ninco classic Corvette. Those Ninco Vettes are hard to beat in the performance department, although Goose's Ninco Vette had a very slim margine of victory over Rico's scratchbuilt Ferrari GTO!

  The BRM Porsche race was a hoot! We had a field of five, with NO loaner cars on the track! There was the usual pushing and shoving, and a punt or two here and there. These cars supply plenty of action on the tight for 1/24 cars TooBad track! In the end The Goose had pulled off the win by a beak!

Race Results:

Trans Am Class:

1st Terry Abbott 54.1 laps - Pioneeer Mustnag notchback / box stock w/mag.
2nd Rico Locati 53.0 - SCX Cuda / stock 42B motor, Paul Gage rear tires w/no mag.
3rd Greg Petrolati 52.7 laps - Pioneer Mustang Notchback / stock 21k motor, alum. wheels, upgraded axles & gears, no mag.                                                                      4th Goose Gossett 50.9 - Scalextric Challenger / super glue axle-bushing fit stock w/mag.
5th Tracy Flood 47.1  -  Pioneer Mustang Notchback / 18k motor, alum. wheels, axles & gears, slight body low'rd w/no mag.                                                                     
6th Bill Bostic 47.0  - Scalextric '70 Camaro / stock, Paul Gage rear tires, weight w/no mag.
7th Glenn Heath 46.5  - Pioneer Mustang fastback / alum. rear whls, chassis clear'ncd for float, body slight low'rd w/no mag.
8th Mitch Brooks 45.7  -  Scalextric Mustang / Pioneer 21k motor, Paul Gage tires w/no mag.

Classic Sports Car Class:

1st Goose Gossett 52.8 laps
2nd Rico Locati 52.4
3rd Greg Petrolati 48.7
4th Tracy Flood 48.1
5th Terry Abbott 47.7
6th Glenn Heath 46.2
7th Bill Bostic 45.4
8th Mitch Brooks 45.3

BRM Porsche 962 Class:

1st Goose Gossett 61.6 laps
2nd Rico Locati 60.2
3rd Bill Bostic 56.4
4th Tracy Flood 55.6
5th Mitch Brooks 47.7

Now that is some grass roots racing!!!!

Although I do think to be actual lawn MOWER races they should have to actually mow some grass!!!

Good info Rico, thanks!

We'll see how it looks Thursday.

Very cool!!!

I suppose you got it for about $2.00.........................shipped...................!!!!!????

John, It's great to have you out to the races at my place. We enjoy your company and racing with you! Looking forward to more good times and competition with you in our ranks!

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

Thanks for the reply Goose. I really like the traction magnet rule we use for racing at TooBad. I don't see why we couldn't apply it to the Trans Am class also. I agree that we need to do some more testing to really see how the cars compare and what rules we should initiate.

=========Bill

Very good points gentlemen.

Rico, do you have any of the ProSpeed motors we can use in an SCX Cuda for testing purposes?

Goose, with the modifications you have in mind, do you think we should keep the two divisions for Trans Am, Stock & Modified Production?

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