Or at least hope they will grow back!
Happy 4th Mitch.
We're settling for outside lights in 4th of July trim. Should be festive.
452 July 1, 2018 4:56 am
Re: Summer break???? (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Yes it is. Cat years too.
453 June 29, 2018 2:11 pm
Re: Summer break???? (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
That is correct. As it turns out we have conflicts on each of those dates. We'll be back to racing here in October I believe. Hope to see you all here then.
454 June 24, 2018 4:51 am
Re: 2018 Portland Adult Soapbox Derby (45 replies, posted in NASTE)
Wow, looks like the weather even cooperated! Nice job all.
455 June 22, 2018 12:23 pm
Re: Saturday Series Tire Cleaning (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
My intention was to let the result stand unless I heard a complaint. In my opinion I did.
456 June 22, 2018 8:45 am
Re: Saturday Series Tire Cleaning (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, I apologize, this must be all my fault.
I should have stopped the race at Howie's as soon as the problem became apparent and dealt with it. We should have cleaned tires at every heat.
Things need to be fair or at least perceived as fair. And I'm not the only one that thought there was an issue watching their lap totals plummet as the tires on some of the cars became glazed. And not all the cars, just some. Rotation order had little to do with it. It was not gradual, it was not consistent. Once they glazed, that was it. That's not racing and not what this series was supposed to be about.
We can debate complaint vs. opinion some other time.
But just to refresh here's your opinion that got the race thrown out completely:
Maybe we should throw out the results of the second race entirely since we didn't count one lane and somebody cleaned their tires before a heat which was a no-no.
No-no? Must be some unwritten law.
457 June 21, 2018 8:32 pm
Re: Saturday Series Tire Cleaning (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
To not have a rule in place to install a certain fairness for all makes little sense. I doubt having clean tires at each run will reduce any drivers fun.
458 June 21, 2018 8:48 am
Topic: Saturday Series Tire Cleaning (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
After the last race at Howie's it's pretty clear to me that something needs to be done about the tire cleaning situation.
Since Victoria and I seem to be in charge of this part of the NASTE program I'm going to make one right here.
TIRE CLEANING RULE FOR IROC RACES:
You are allowed to clean your tires at any time.
It would be good for the race host to either clean ALL rear tires prior to each heat or at the minimum provide materials/time for contestants to prepare their car.
No longer will there be any reason to castigate a racer for trying to get as good a run as the racer that had the clean tires in the first place.
459 June 16, 2018 8:04 am
Re: NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship (127 replies, posted in NASTE)
We'll have to start calling him Big Al now! Congratulations Al! You da man.
460 June 15, 2018 3:46 pm
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yup, agreed. And it wouldn't hurt to get over there for a little testing prior to the race. All the cars I had there worked great - at first.
461 June 15, 2018 10:05 am
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Just talked with Bill and it looks like the HO track may not be ready in time. Let's see if we can reschedule that race for Howie's and we'll get the cars straightened around and see if we can get results that make sense.
462 June 15, 2018 9:13 am
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Ya know, my initial opinion was to not count the race since tire traction changed drastically. If you were in an early heat you were golden, later heat, tons of trouble. To say that only the early drivers get decent traction and that is somehow fair is ludicrous.
I will remove the race from the standings.
463 June 15, 2018 9:08 am
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Or just throw out the whole race.
464 June 13, 2018 9:52 am
Topic: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
You will note the results are different for the first race than reported that night.
I made a math error, sorry. 5 laps will do that to you...
Next time let's remember to get over there and do some testing prior to the race night.
465 June 12, 2018 8:02 am
Topic: First Sunday - June (1 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Thanks to all the racers that came out to give me a good whoopin' and I certainly deserved it! And a special Penguin Point welcome to first timer Terry Redeau and a welcome back to Paul Painter.
Here's some results:
Can-Am Class:
1. Jeff Fields - 48.1 laps
2. Goose Gossert - 47.0
2. Paul Painter - 47.0
4. Dan Fritz - 46.4
5. Mitch Brooks - 46.1
6. Terry Abbott - 45.5
7. Monte Saager - 45.2
8. Al Christensen - 44.8
9. Dorothy Abbott - 44.0
10. Terry Redeau - 43.2
IROC - Ninco Jaguar XK150's
1. Terry Abbott - 42.4 laps
2. Dan Fritz - 42.3
3. Paul Painter - 41.4
4. Mitch Brooks - 41.2
5. Monte Saager - 41.1
6. Jeff Fields - 41.0
7. Goose Gossert - 40.6
8. Dorothy Abbott - 39.9
9. Al Christensen - 39.8
10. Terry Redeau - 39.3
Now that's some close racing! Well done all.
466 May 31, 2018 10:19 pm
Re: Projects: Done/Not So Done (259 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Wow, that looks great.
467 May 24, 2018 5:37 pm
Re: Bastardes! (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
The newest red car release. The last one in stock. No other choice.
468 May 24, 2018 7:43 am
Topic: Bastardes! (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
Ok, I did it. A shiny, new Ford GT sits in the kitchen. I'm now on the verge of readiness for the Ford GT class. In fact, I don't know why we don't declare it a class by itself. That would allow the other class (Spos Car D2) to return to a wider variety of entrants. Not that I am complaining - now - but a class that has over 90% of the competition using a variant of the same car might need some re-thinking.
469 May 22, 2018 5:09 am
Re: OSCAR Trans Am Race at Electron Raceway in October '18 (5 replies, posted in Electron Raceway)
Will BRM Trans Am Cars be competitive? If not, what will be required?
470 May 18, 2018 2:06 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,187 replies, posted in NASTE)
Is there a bounty?
471 May 18, 2018 9:10 am
Topic: Rules Question (4 replies, posted in Race Rules)
6. Racers may race multiple entries in any race however, to be eligible for an official win, racers must complete the entire race with the original entry they start the race with. If a racer switches cars due to mechanical failure, or to improve performance anytime during the race, they are not eligible for an official win.
So can you change cars and improve your performance and get credit for the result if you finish second or lower?
Asking for a friend.
472 May 12, 2018 2:37 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,187 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, enjoy the sun. Oh wait, it's 80 here today.
473 May 8, 2018 8:13 am
Topic: May First Sunday (1 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
It was a beautiful day weather-wise as the sun shined bright and we opened the garage door to enjoy the outdoors. A big thanks to all the racers that came to play. It was nice to see a number of younger racers. We'll probably have to move Todd up now that he's actually taller than I am.
Some results...
Can-Am Class:
1. Tracy Flood - 46.4 laps
2. Rico Locati - 46.3
3. Mitch Brooks - 45.8
4. Dan Fritz - 45.5
5. Goose Gossett - 45.2
6. Al Christensen - 45.0
7. Monte Saager - 43.8
8. Greg Petrolati - 43.0
9. Kylie - 40.2
10. Todd Flood - 38.0
11. Victoria Saager - 37.4
12. Cash S. - 37.3
Some close racin' and congratulations to Tracy on the win just squeezing past Rico.
For the second round we threw down IROC-style the Slot.It Lancia's. And for a set of IROC cars they proved to be quite evenly matched.
IROC
1. Dan Fritz - 45.7 laps
2. Tracy Flood - 45.5
2. Monte Saager - 45.5
4. Rico Locati - 45.2
5. Goose Gossett - 44.8
6. Al Christensen - 44.5
7. Greg Petrolati - 43.0
7. Todd Flood - 43.0
9. Mitch Brooks - 42.9
10. Victoria Saager - 42.4
11. Cash S. - 39.2
12. Kylie - 33.6
Congratulations to Dan on his first win at the Pen.
It was good, close racing all day. We'll hope to see you all at the next one.
474 April 24, 2018 8:43 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
Sounds like fun to me. I'll come as often as I can, just don't pick the first Sunday. 
475 April 13, 2018 5:40 am
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
Yes, conductive is the key.