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Thanks Goose!
This number 6 car will get just the tires. I also have an old beat up number 9 Sunoco Camaro. I'm going to replace the rear axle assembly with a Slot.it axle and aluminum wheels with brass axle bushings in that car. It will be interesting to compare the two!
Once I had completed the rear bushing improvements I used a file to true up the rear wheels.
With the motor running and the rear wheels turning I trued the rear wheels, holding the file flat against each wheel.
All that remains is the installation and truing of the Paul Gage urethane tires.
First I performed a modification taught to me by Chris kouba. When he first told me about this I was thinking he was kidding me! Well much to my surprise this really works! It seems I'm probably the only 1/32 racer that hasn't heard of this procedure, but I'll mention it anyway in case there is someone else out there like me that hasn't heard of it.
The rear axle bushings in the Camaro were pretty sloppy. The axle to bushing fit was loose, which seems typical to most 1/32 cars,especially those fitted with plastic bushings. Step one is to oil the axle bushings.
After oiling the axle bushings, apply power to the motor to get the rear axle spinning. While the axle is spinning apply super glue to each of the axle bushings in the same place you applied oil.
You MUST keep the power on and keep the axle spinning to prevent the super glue from gluing the axle to the bushings. I let the motor run at 6 volts for a good five minutes to be sure the axle did not glue to the bushings.
I'm told the super glue actually fills the low spots inside the bushings to give the axle a closer or tighter fit.
To start with this is one of my best garage sale purchases to date! This Black & Decker Workmate Hobbycrafter vise is perfect for slot car use! The jaws are plastic and will not damage delicate parts, and I have not encounter anything it will not hold securely!
Here is the Camaro chassis mounted in the vise with my power supply leads attached. With the chassis in the vise I can apply and control the power hands free while I work on the running gear.
So, anyone who has been racing in the new Vintage Trans Am Class here at TooBad Motorplex will recognize this old beater as the worst handling car on the track.
Well, I've decided to try and do something about that. I have plans to build three cars for compettion, each with different degrees of modifications, while still staying within the rules! This car will be the first with the fewest modifications performed. The intent is to keep the car 99% stock, with just some blue printing of the chassis and running gear. The only change will be the rear tires, which will be replaced with Paul Gage XPG urethanes.
Schedule updated Aug.25, 2014 11:00am.
Your Lotus was looking REALLY good by the end of the night!!!!
Monte, You and your teammate performed welll!!!
Here are the race dates for the NASTE 2015 Racing Season:
Sept. 13, 2014 - NASTEburgring @ Tacoma
Sept. 27, 2014 - Point Race No.1 @ TooBad Motorplex
Oct. 11, 2014 - Point Race No.2 @ Penguin Point Raceway
Oct. 25, 2014 - NASTE Halloween Race @ Rapid Raceway
Nov, 1, 2014 - NASTE Point Race No.3
Nov. 22, 2014 - NASTE Point Race No.4 @ Hammer Time Speedway
Nov. 29, 2014 - BRM Porsche 962 Race @ Rapid Raceway
Dec. 6, 2014 - NASTE Point Race No.5 @ Autumn Hills
Dec. 20, 2014 - NASTE Point Race No.6 @ The Gorge Raceway
Jan. 3, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.7 @ WFO Speedway
Jan. 17, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.8 @ Jacquelin Park Speedway
Jan. 31, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.9
Feb. 21, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.10
Mar. 7, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.11 @ The Gorge Raceway
Mar. 28, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.12 @ Hammer Time Speedway
Sunday Apr. 12, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.13
May 2, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.14 @ Penguin Point Raceway
May 16, 2015 - NASTE Point Race No.15 @ Autumn Hills
May 30, 2015 - NASTE Shoot Out @ TooBad Motorplex
It is time for track owners to sign up to host races for the 2015 NASTE Race Season.
As in previous years, I will be sending out an email with a list of the race dates. Track owners that are interested in hosting a NASTE race for the 2015 season need to reply to that email message, picking their desired race dates from that list. Track owners should pick three desired race dates in order of preferrence, as I will be assigning tracks to the race dates on a first come first serve basis. I will keep the race date list posted here on the forum updated as requests come in.
------------------Bill
We are close to the kick-off of the 2015 NASTE Racing Season!
Our racing will start with the Nasteburgring races in Tacoma on Saturday September 13th 2014. Start thinking about carpool arrangements NOW!!!
There will be some exciting improvements for this season!
After some discussion at the Racin' & Ribs BBQ, race, and meeting it was decided the NASTE Point Series Championship (expert division), and the NASTE Challenge (amateur division) would be scored separately. The two divisions will also be divided and race independently at each NASTE race whenever possible (this will depend on attendance and the number of entries at each race).
It was also decided we would go back to the practice of allowing racers to throw out races. Meaning, only a portion of the 15 scheduled races will be scored for each racer. For the Point Series Championship or expert division racers, 10 of the 15 races will count for their point total. For an expert division racer that attends all 15 races, their 10 best finishes will count for their total points. The racer would be able to throw out 5 of his lowest scoring races. The same goes for the NASTE Challenge amateur division, with the exception of only 8 races counting for their overall score. With this format in place the expert division racers need to attend the majority of the races, but not all. The amateur racers will need to attend just over half of the races. This takes much of the pressure off trying to make all the races. It will also make for a very close points race in both divisions! I fully expect some point ties at the end of the season, so here is the last change for this year: the last race of the season will be the Shoot Out. The Shoot Out race will be held to break all ties in the point standings. This race will not be scored for series point totals, it will only decide winners of the ties. In addition there will be a Shoot Out trophy for the overall winner!
So there you have it. It should be an exciting season full of fun and close competition!
---------------------------------------Bill
List updated from August 7 & 21, 2014 races.
August 21st 2014, Odd Thursday Night.
What a great turn out! We had 18 racers, a record turn out for Odd Thursday Night racing! The garage was packed tight, and the racing was just as close. It was good to see so many racers in attendance!
It is evident racers are getting their Trans Am cars dialed in. The top seven spots were all filled by non-magnet traction cars. First place was a tie between a Scalextric car and a Pioneer car, with an SCX car in third! Goose is still on top in the GT class with another win this week. Bryan Dickerson, Todd Flood, John Fisher and John Morse all had great runs. Bryan posted fourth and fifth place finishes. Todd Flood recorded a career high fifth place finish. The two Johns had excellent results with Fisher posting a third in GT, and Morse with a seventh in Trans Am! We'd also like to extend a big welcome to newcomer Paul Gillmough. Hope you had a good time racing with us!
Thanks to everyone that made it out! And additional thanks to all those that brought snacks!!!
Race Results -
Trans Am Class:
1st - tie Goose Gossett 52.2 laps - Scalextric '69 Camaro
1st - tie Greg Petrolati 52.2 - Pioneer Mustang
3rd Monte Saager 51.5 - SCX Cuda
4th Rico Locati 49.4
5th Bryan Dickerson 49.2
6th Tracy Flood 49.1
7th - tie John Morse 48.9
7th - tie Bill Bostic 48.9
9th John Fisher 48.7
10th Glenn Heath 47.2
11th Russell Flood 46.9
12th Terry Abbott 45.6
13th Mitch Brooks 44.6
14th - tie Dennis Hart 43.3
14th - tie Thomas The Chisel Flood 43.5
16th Todd Flood 42.9
17th Evil Jimmy Jones 41.4
18th Paul Gillmough
GT Car Class:
1st Goose Gossett 57.5 laps
2nd Monte Saager w/Russel Flood substituting in one heat 56.4
3rd John Fisher 54.7
4th Bryan Dickerson 54.0
5th Todd Flood 53.9
6th Greg Petrolati 53.6
7th Bill Bostic 53.2
8th Tracy Flood 52.9
9th Terry Abbott 52.1
10th John Morse 51.2
11th Dennis Hart 50.9
12th Glenn Heath 50.5
13th - tie Rico Locati 49.0
13th - tie Russell Flood 49.0
15th Mitch Brooks 47.5
16th Thomas The Chisel Flood 47.2
17th Evil Jimmy Jones 47.0
18th Paul Gillmough 43.4
The BRM Porsche 962 race was cancelled due to time constraints
This box was built by John Morse. Beautifully executed craftsmanship!!!
Nice finctional design.
I love the drawer pulls!!!
Check out the attention to detail evident in the stand offs for the drawer pulls!
Another cool slot car box built by Dave Smith!
I'm BAAAAAAACK!!!!
TooBad will be open this week for Odd Thursday Night Racing, August 21st!
=============Bill
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
That is a good idea Rico. Paul gage tires seem to work pretty well on my track. I think between all the current racers we could probably put together an order of 20 or more.
Thanks Goose, I'll take you up on that beer!!!
Good news on the tires!!!
I'm back up and running with frontier, so long Comcast! So far so good! I took all my equipment up to the Comcast Service Center to close my account. When the guy asked why I was closing my account I told him in a loud clear voice; "two reasons, I'm tired of my bill going up all the time, and I'm sick and tired of calling your call center for help only to be speaking to someone who does not understand me, and whom I can barely understand because they barely speak english". I though he was going to poop an acorn! Of the twenty-some customers in the office I was one of the only, how should I put this?..... Let's use the term "modern natives". I like that. If all the "minorities" want to be called "something/Americans", I want to be referred to as a "Modern Native".............Evidently I am no longer tollerant nor understanding!!.................I'm OK with that!
I have an entry!!!
So far it's the front runner!!!!
Don't miss the September 30th deadline folks!!!!
==========Bill
Thanks Goose!
Just as a heads up, we're dumping Comcast today and going with Frontier for our TV and internet provider. So I may be off line for awhile depending on how the switch over goes! If there are issues I'm sure it will involve me getting my son over to fix all the problems!!!
===============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
Glenn Heath showed up with his newly built Mercedes. Glenn's Mercedes featured a scratchbuilt brass chassis and a H&R 18k motor.
The body is a Scalextric Mercedes.
This is one good looking car that is an awesome runner!
The scratchbuilt brass chassis features .062 brass side pans and a .032 center section. It runs an H&R 18k motor.
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
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