I just made wheel inserts using Carrera Corvette rally style wheels, to fit my BWA wheels. You can see the method I used in the NASTE Slot-Tech Gallery.
Here's the finished product:
4,552 May 5, 2014 1:47 pm
Re: NASTE @ Rapid Raceway on May 3rd 2014 - Race no.16 (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
GREAT photos Dorothy, thank you!!!
I especially like these!
Look at these racer's faces. I think they might be having a good time!!!..........Well, except for maybe Monte!
The NASTE '55 Chevy starting grid.
The BRM Porsche 962 starting grid, complete with Chris Kouba custom liveries!
4,553 May 5, 2014 1:32 pm
Re: NASTE 2014 Season Race No.17 (21 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dorothy,
I will bring paper plates and forks, spoons, & knives, and napkins. I will also bring my favorite potato salad (again!)........and thanks for organizing all this!!!
------------------------Bill
4,554 May 5, 2014 11:41 am
Re: NASTE @ Rapid Raceway on May 3rd 2014 - Race no.16 (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
That's a good point Howie. Since the track prep was the same as the last time the '55s were raced, I was thinking the temperature might have had something to do with it. I was just happy the car's characteristics were pretty constant for all the racers. It would have been bad if the cars went from extremely loose at the beginning of the race, to handling well for the racers who raced them towards the end!
4,555 May 5, 2014 6:35 am
Re: NASTE @ Rapid Raceway on May 3rd 2014 - Race no.16 (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
You're right Chris, it was a good learning experience. It seems that traction on a routed track without any traction compound put down, is a moving target. We all now how unpredictable traction can be at TooBad Motorplex on any given Odd Thursday! It would seem maybe the same held true at Rapid Raceway. Last year when we raced the '55 Chevys on a similarly prepped Rapid Raceway, that is totally cleared of of any rubber or traction compound, the '55 Chevys hooked up better than the even had. This year, not so much! I suppose we could have tape cleaned the tires before each heat, but I would think if dust were the issue the traction would have just gone away before the end of the heat, leaving the cars somewhat unpredictable. Then there would also be the issue of the cars performing much better for the later racers as the track cleared up. For the most part at least the car's performance stayed pretty consisitant throughout the entire race for all the racers!
I heard a few comments from some racers about how they felt this car or that car was not as bad as some of the other racers said they were. I think it was all a matter of a racers driving style. Years ago I raced Aurora Thunderjet 500 HO cars with a very competitive club. We raced the cars basically in stock configuration. Those cars were very challenging to race due mainly to limited available traction. When I designed and built the first NASTE chassised cars (same basic design concept as we use now, only not nearly as well executed!) I built those cars for racing on my very short (approx. 30 foot lap length) 3 lane 1/24 track. I was looking for cars that would slow down the action and still present a driving challenge. I was surprise by how well the NASTE chassis cars filled that niche! They really were just like BIG Aurora T-Jets! Those cars were never designed for large tracks like Rapid Raceway. However they have been fun and popular every where we have taken them! So when you're racing the NASTE '55 Chevys remember, they are NOT supposed to hook up well!!! Some people just don't get that!!!.........And OH by the way, Dave Smith (the winner of the race at Rapid Raceway) was the T-Jet champion in that HO club I was speaking about!
4,556 May 3, 2014 10:44 pm
Topic: NASTE @ Rapid Raceway on May 3rd 2014 - Race no.16 (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
Howie, thank you for hosting another super race!
Chris, thank you for making it possible for us to race the BRM Porsches!
Dorothy, thank you for organizing the pot luck meal!
Thanks to EVERYONE that brought food along to the race!
The people that race with NASTE are what make NASTE great! The racing was close tonight, and I really had a lot of fun!
-------------------Bill
4,557 May 3, 2014 1:26 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Winner's List (93 replies, posted in NASTE)
List updated from May 2, '14 race.
4,558 May 3, 2014 1:19 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,173 replies, posted in NASTE)
May 2nd, Odd Thursday Night Racing on Friday!........Yes, you read that correctly. And it was a wild Friday evening! Terry Abbott made it out to take a first in both the Classic Sports Car and the GT Classes. After racing those two classes we beat the BRM Porsches to death in a shake down race before Saturday's NASTE Race featuring the BRMs in an IROC format. It was an exciting night of good close racing!
Here's the race results:
Classic Sports Car Class:
1st Terry Abbott 51.3 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 50.4
3rd Chris kouba 50.1
4th Glenn Heath 49.4
5th Rico Locati 48.4
6th Bill Bostic 48.0
7th Howie Howard 46.5
8th Mitch Brooks 44.0
GT Class:
1st Terry Abbott 61.4 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 57.3
3rd Glenn Heath 55.9
4th Bill Bostic 55.6
5th Chris Kouba 55.4
6th Howie Howard 51.4
7th Rico Locati 49.0
8th Mitch Brooks 47.1
BRM Porsche 962:
1st Bill Bostic 59.1 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 59.0
3rd Goose Gossett 58.2
4th Rico Locati 56.5
5th Glenn Heath 55.0
6th Mitch Brooks 51.9
4,559 May 1, 2014 10:51 am
Re: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 16 POT LUCK (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
There can NEVER be TOO MUCH FOOD!!!!
4,560 April 29, 2014 2:55 pm
Re: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 16 POT LUCK (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
Today I finishd up prepping 6 of the cars for Saturday's race. Bryan told me the other 2 cars are also ready for racing.
I talked with Glenn today and he said he was also bringing Keilbasa sausages and beans!!!
This is going to be a fun race!!!
4,561 April 29, 2014 12:01 pm
Re: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 16 POT LUCK (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
YEAH, GOOD CHICKEN!!!!
4,562 April 28, 2014 3:20 pm
Re: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 16 POT LUCK (10 replies, posted in NASTE)
I decided Hammer! I'm bringing my favorite devil'd egg type potato salad (a joint cooking endeaver with Fred Meyer. They cook it - I buy it!)...............
4,563 April 26, 2014 8:41 am
Re: Rapid Raceway Flyer (6 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
I'll make you a copy of the flyer I have Howie.
And YES, I'd love to add some of your 962 Enduro flyers to my collection. I have some, but you probably have copies of them all. I can make more copies also!
4,564 April 25, 2014 9:03 pm
Re: Aeros Sports Hobbies Flyer (5 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
I remember when Aero's was on Glisan. They got heavily into RC off road cars and trucks. They even had an outdoor dirt track next to their building and parking lot. Aero's was owned by an older gentleman by the name of Leon I believe. I had heard he had a keen interest in RC airplanes, hence the name Aero's Sports & Hobbies. I also heard he had quite a collection of old RC airplane gas engines. I believe he either sold the business or had someone take it over some time after he moved out to the location on Glisan. It seemed after he had left the shop it went down hill and finally closed altogether. Sad. At one time it was a great hobby shop!
4,565 April 24, 2014 9:50 pm
Topic: Thursday April 24th race (1 replies, posted in Hawksbill Station)
Thanks Dennis for a fun night of racing!
Thanks Charolette for that yummy chili !!!!
-------------Bill
4,566 April 24, 2014 8:23 am
Re: Rapid Raceway Flyer (6 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Mystery solved.
John Gill made the flyer for Howie back in 2002 to advertise the very first race held at Rapid Raceway!
4,567 April 22, 2014 3:17 pm
Topic: Rapid Raceway Flyer (6 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Does anybody know where this flyer came from?
Howie asked me about it, and I don't recall where I got it. Howie was not sure where it came from either!
4,568 April 19, 2014 12:15 pm
Re: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 15 (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Great video & pictures Dorothy!!!
My personal favorite is the piggy back cows!!!!
4,569 April 18, 2014 7:48 pm
Re: Met Another Slot Car Enthusiast (3 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Rico, unsure on both counts.
4,570 April 17, 2014 8:14 am
Topic: Met Another Slot Car Enthusiast (3 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting another slot car enthusiast. Steve Blegen had purchased one of my slot cars I had put up for sale on Ebay. Turns out he lives in Milwaukie, so he came by TooBad Motorplex to pick up his car. Steve lived in California and had raced HO cars with a group of HOPRA racers, some of whom we all know, or know of. Gary Beedle for one, and Andre Perra were just a couple of the people Steve knows from the hey day of HO racing! Steve like many of us old HO racers has migrated more towards the larger 1/32 scale cars, due in part to our reduced vision for things on the small side, and our quest to make things a little slower moving! It was great to meet Steve and hopefully we will see him at some of our racing events!
Here's a couple photos of Steve's Scalextric track currently under reconstruction, and his VERY COOL man cave!
4,571 April 16, 2014 7:13 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,173 replies, posted in NASTE)
My pleasure Rico!
I think I usually have more fun than anybody!
4,572 April 15, 2014 8:10 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,173 replies, posted in NASTE)
April 15th, Odd Thursday Racing on Tuesday Evening. It was a very casual evening of racing tonight. There was only six of us, so we kept it low key with no actual races, just a lot of practice, tuning, and fun!
4,573 April 13, 2014 6:44 am
Topic: NASTE 2014 Season - Race No. 15 (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hey, I think we're getting the hang of this digital stuff!!!
Thank you Monte for another lesson in the art of racing digital slot cars. The team enduros on your digital track are always exciting and fun!
Thanks Victoria for those delicious pizzas!
And thank you Dorothy for all the fantastic treats!
Oh yeah, congrats on your win Dorothy!!!!
4,574 April 11, 2014 5:12 pm
Re: Scaleracing National Final in Tacoma (12 replies, posted in Events)
I spoke with Alan of 132slotcar.us today on the phone. I don't know Alan well and this was the first time I had an opportunity to really talk with him. We had a good discussion about the race in Tacoma. Alan has a real concern about any disappointment or issues I had with the race, as well as any issues any other racers may have had. We talked quite awhile about the details of the race, and he helped me understand why he decided to run the Team Enduro format. Alan put it very well when he said; "it's difficult to bring different groups of racers together, especially when they are used to racing under their group or club's rules and formats. Everybody does it a little differently". That's probably not an exact quote, but I believe it conveys Alan's message.
As I said before, I had a good time at Alan's race. NASTE runs out of town are always fun! It was great to see old friends in the Tacoma area, and to meet some new people. The BRM and Scaleauto cars were great performers, and the track was lots of fun to race on! So here's a couple things I now know for sure. After speaking with Alan I know his next event will be even better, and I look forward to getting to know him better! And...........I WILL GO BACK!
Thanks Alan! -------------------Bill
4,575 April 10, 2014 4:28 pm
Re: Scaleracing National Final in Tacoma (12 replies, posted in Events)
You're welcome Chris, and yes, Tracy uses the "biglog" address.
We have a NASTE race coming up at Howie's 1/24 Rapid Raceway. We should get together with Dave Smith and Bryan Trachsel to discuss what cars we would like to race there. Dave Smith has the 1/24 Parma FCR chassis cars we raced at Edgewater in Salem, and of course we have the NASTE '55 Chevys. I know the BRMs would run well there if we could swing it. I could put the pink motor back into my Bud car, so I could supply two cars to race.