Yes it was! Aero's was a great hobby shop! The shop was crammed full of models, and he specialized in radio control airplanes.
4,476 March 22, 2014 1:57 pm
Re: Aeros Sports Hobbies Flyer (5 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
4,477 March 22, 2014 1:55 pm
Re: PACER General Rules & PACER Car Classes - 1984 (2 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
These are also visible in the Library section of this site.
4,478 March 22, 2014 1:54 pm
Re: R . Hansen Garden Home Raceway Invitational (2 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Don't worry, it's not your computer and you're not blind Dorothy. The actual flyer can be seen in the Library section of this site. Use the Library tab where the Gallery and Forum tabs are.
4,479 March 21, 2014 9:32 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
You should move the shark driver to the Mako!!!
4,480 March 21, 2014 9:31 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
YOU ARE DA MAN!!!...............DA SPACEY T-JET MAN!!!!
4,481 March 21, 2014 6:37 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was an impressive field of spacey racers!!!
4,482 March 21, 2014 6:36 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
This one used to be a Vibrator Thunderbird:
No better use for a T-Jet Ford J Car!
And last but not least, a custom Mako Shark!
4,483 March 21, 2014 6:15 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
I had such a great tome at Hammer Time Raceway running the Space Race cars!!! I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!!
Terry, they might even be better than the Monster Trucks!!!!
My FAVORITE!.... Aurora's Thunderjet 500 Falcon never looked better!!!
4,484 March 21, 2014 6:09 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
Love the videos Dorothy!!!
4,485 March 21, 2014 6:09 pm
Re: NASTE Halloween Race October 2013 (15 replies, posted in NASTE)
Those are excellent videos Dorothy! The night segment is hilarious! Of course if you weren't there you'd have no idea what you were watching!!!!
Thank you so much Dorothy for all the photos and videos you take!!!! -----------------Bill
4,486 March 21, 2014 5:50 pm
Topic: PACER Fall Schedule - 1980 (0 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Before they were PASER, they were PACER. Portland Area Contolled Electric Racing was eventually changes to the current Portland Area Scale Electric Racing.
4,487 March 21, 2014 5:45 pm
Topic: PACER General Rules & PACER Car Classes - 1984 (2 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
These were some of the rules and car classes of the PACER club in 1984.
4,488 March 21, 2014 5:41 pm
Topic: Aeros Sports Hobbies Flyer (5 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
In the early eighties the local HO slot car club HORREO, HO Road Racing Enthusiasts of Oregon, set up a nice four lane Aurora track in Aero's Hobbies. Aero's was located in what was then the Fred Meyer shopping center on southeast 122nd and Division. From what I remember, HORREO held races there on Saturdays. This was one of the flyers they had posted.
4,489 March 17, 2014 8:22 pm
Topic: Mustang Challenge Ticket (0 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
The first time we took the HORO promo track to the Mustang Swap Meet in McMinnville Oregon, we printed up these tickets to sell to people who wanted to race on the track. 25 cents got you into a two minute heat race with three other drivers. At the end of the day the driver that completed the most laps in their heat race won a prize. That year the prizes were collectible die cast banks. Our hope was they would use the bank to collect quarters for next years swap meet!
4,490 March 17, 2014 8:16 pm
Topic: R . Hansen Garden Home Raceway Invitational (2 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
This was the flyer for Rob Hansen's invitational track in Garden Home. Rob had a huge 4 lane sectional plastic track. This race was a money race, 100% pay back from entrie fees + trophies!
4,491 March 17, 2014 8:13 pm
Topic: HORO Race Flyers (0 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
These were the flyers we drew up to post in local hobby shops, and anywhere we thought we might find new slot car racers.
4,492 March 17, 2014 8:11 pm
Topic: Alder Street Raceway Rules (0 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
These were the first rules drawn up for Alder Street Raceway when we first started racing in 1983.
4,493 March 17, 2014 6:34 pm
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
Great videos Dorothy!!!
Thank you!!!!
4,494 March 17, 2014 6:27 am
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
Congrats Rico. Looked like you were the major screw collector Saturday!!!!!
4,495 March 16, 2014 8:03 am
Re: hammer time speedway (17 replies, posted in NASTE)
I agree!!! Thank you Terry & Dorothy. It's always a good time at Hammer Time!! Big Daddy Ed Roth would have been proud of those bubble tops!!!!!
Dorothy, email me some closeups of those bubbletop cars and I'll get them posted on here!!!! --------------------Bill
4,496 March 15, 2014 9:45 am
Topic: Tacoma Racing at 132 Slotcar, April 4 & 5‏ (1 replies, posted in Events)
Details are coming together regarding the spring race weekend at Alan's in Tacoma. It is scheduled to be a Fri eve and Saturday event with a preliminary schedule of:
Friday night:
Slot.it Group C
Scaleracing LMP Challenge
Saturday
BRM 1/24 Scale
Scaleauto GT 1/24th
BRM 917 IROC
Scaleauto 1/32 GT IROC
The schedule is tentative as the intent is to appeal to the masses to maximize fun for all. I attended last year- it was a lot of racing and a lot of fun with good people whom I'd only ever known over the internet. It was nice to put names with faces and do some racing.
Loaners will be available but please give as much heads up as possible to make arrangements. If you're bringing your own cars and would like setup info, give him a call as he'll gladly share what's been working well.
Track is 8 lanes and braided with non-mag braid; runs pretty hot at around 13V. Pics:
Carpooling can be arranged amongst interested parties.
Chris
4,497 March 15, 2014 7:20 am
Topic: H.O.R.O. Track Directory (0 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Track directories with details of the tracks in the HORO Point Series were printed for members. The information in the directories included the track's location and owner's contact information, as well as details about the track, such as available power for cars and the type of controller hook ups. The directory information was updated through the newsletter as new tracks were added to the race schedule.
4,498 March 14, 2014 10:44 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Chris Kouba's beautiful 1/24 BRM 962 Porsche:
4,499 March 14, 2014 10:04 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
List updated from Mar. 13, '14 race.
4,500 March 14, 2014 9:59 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Last night's racing was really a lot of fun and records fell! We welcomed a new racer last night. John Fisher adapted to the track quickly, and was fast right out of the gate. Rico brought out his scratchbuilt Ferrari GTO for the Classic Sports Car Class. Rico won that class but only by a slim margine this time, 3/10ths of a lap. In the GT Class Goose Gossett took the win and set a new race record with 59.8 laps. Goose's record beat Bryan Trachsel's old record by 8/10ths of a lap. - Bryan, dust off those cars and get back out here to defend! - The BRM Porsche Class race, the thing that comes to mind about racing these cars here at TooBad is WILD! Racing these cars is always exciting with very close competition and lots of fender rubbing!.....OK, make that fender BASHING!!! Goose Gossett set the official track lap time record with a 1/24 BRM Porsche at 8.563 seconds. However, Rico Locati unofficially lowered that time to 8.408 seconds, and then Chris Kouba lowered it further to a 8.347 second lap. It amazes me how well the 1/24 BRM cars work here at TooBad!
Here's the race results:
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Rico Locati 49.3 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 49.0
3rd Chris Kouba 48.8
4th Tracy Flood 45.8
5th Mitch Brooks 43.8
6th Bill Bostic 43.6
7th Monte Saager 41.3
8th John Fisher 39.5
9th Glenn Heath 38.4
GT Class:
1st Goose Gossett 59.8 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 58.9
3rd Rico Locati 53.7
4th tie Glenn Heath 52.0
4th tie Tracy Flood 52.0
6th Bill Bostic 51.9
7th Mitch Brooks 51.0
8th John Fisher 47.7
9th Monte SCX Saager 47.305 - +.005 laps for working tail lights.......
BRM Porsche 962:
1st Bill Bostic 59.2 laps - yes, I finally won one on my own track!
2nd Goose Gossett 59.0
3rd Chris Kouba 57.5
4th Rico Locati 56.8
5th Tracy Flood 54.1
6th Mitch Brooks 51.1
7th Glenn Heath 51.0
8th Bryan Dickerson 50.5
9th John Fisher 50.4