Sorry I missed the racing last night! Lost $60 at the Spirit Mountain Casino instead.............BUMMER!!!!
See you at Rico's next week! --------------Bill
4,926 August 29, 2012 1:24 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
4,927 August 24, 2012 2:49 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Very good, you guys can come over anytime! There's a lot of satisfaction in finally seeing cars go around my track after over a year of building!
I planned on having those left over tomatoes during lunch, but they didn't even last until 8:00am! I couldn't help myself and ate them on the drive to work!
Thanks again Dorothy!!!! --------------------Bill
4,928 August 23, 2012 1:59 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks Hammer!!!
4,929 August 23, 2012 12:39 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
You're very welcome Monte!
I had a great time too! Thanks to all the racers that were able to make it over! Congrats to Rico & Terry on their wins!
Tuesday August 21st results-
Classic Sports Car Class: 1st place Rico Locati 48 laps
2nd Terry Abbott 48 laps
3rd Drew Kinney 47 laps
4th Bill Bostic 45 laps
5th Gary "Howie" Howard 45 laps
6th Bryan Trachsel 44 laps
7th Beau Frazier 44 laps
8th Greg Petrolati 44 laps
9th Victoria Saager 43 laps
10th Bryan Dickerson 43 laps
11th Monte Saager 41 laps
12th Dorothy Abbott 40 laps
GT Class: 1st place Terry Abbott 56 laps
2nd Rico Locati 53 laps
3rd Bryan Dickerson 52 laps
4th Beau Frazier 52 laps
5th Greg Petrolati 50 laps
6th Bryan Trachsel 50 laps
7th Drew Kinney 50 laps
8th Gary "Howie" Howard 49 laps
9th Monte Saager 49 laps
10th Dorothy Abbott 45 laps
11th Bill Bostic 42 laps
12th Victoria Saager 41 laps
4,930 August 19, 2012 4:28 pm
Re: Rapid Raceway - Home of North West True Scale Racers (1 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Check Howie's site for the Rapid Raceway 2013 schedule on the calendar: http://www.northwesttruescaleracers.com/
4,931 August 19, 2012 9:55 am
Topic: Rapid Raceway - Home of North West True Scale Racers (1 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Here is the link to Howie's new website for Rapid Raceway and North West True Scale Racers:
4,932 August 15, 2012 12:44 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yes, next Tuesday evening at my place in Fairview......
---------------Bill
4,933 August 14, 2012 9:04 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Tuesday August 14th, Thanks Rico for an excellent race at Autumn Hills!
And congrats on your wins!
Classic Sports Car Class: 1st Rico 46.3 laps
2nd Bill 45.0
3rd Mike 43.0
4th Greg 41.8
5th Bryan 40.2
6th Monte 36.8
7th Tracy 31.4
GT Class: 1st Rico 48.1 laps
2nd Greg 47.1
3rd Monte 47.1
4th Bill 46.2
5th Mike 45.8
6th Bryan 43.2
7th Tracy 40.1
4,934 August 8, 2012 6:29 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
There was one rule modification made at last night's NASTE Tuesday Night Race. The tire width rule for the Classic Sports Car Class was modified to allow the stock tire width of the Revell/Monogram classic cars, specifically the King Cobra & Porsche 904. I have made the modification to the rules as listed above.
-----------------Bill
4,935 August 8, 2012 6:26 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Great race last night Monte!
It was a little strange to have the Cops watching though!!!!
Thanks!!! --------------------Bill
4,936 August 5, 2012 8:52 pm
Topic: NASTE for 2013 (1 replies, posted in NASTE)
Today at Monte's Ribs & Racin' Enduro we discussed the next NASTE racing season.
The races for 2013 will be IROC events. the track owners hosting a race will determine what cars or types they will use for the race. If a track owner does not wish to supply the cars NASTE has IROC cars for 1/24, 1/32, and HO tracks. Controllers will be supplied and connected for each lane. Adjustable controllers will have their settings pre-set and locked in place so they cannot be changed during the race.
We decided to shorten the length of time between races. With that in mind we decided upon 18 race dates, all on Saturdays. With this many race dates we have some flexibility for any required changes. The first race will be on Saturday September 29th at Bryan Trachsel's WTG HO track in southeast Portland.
Track owners; if you are interested in hosting a NASTE race or races please send me an email with a list of 4 dates you are interested in hosting (pick 4 in order of your preference). Race dates will be scheduled according to track owners listed preferences on a first come first serve basis. I will schedule up to 2 races per track on this first go around. Here are the race dates with scheduled tracks as of today:
1 - September 29, 2012 - Bryan Trachsel's WFO - HO
2 - October 13, 2012 - Rico's Autumn Hills Raceway - 1/32
3 - October 27, 2012 - Howie's Rapid Raceway - NASTE Halloween Race
4 - November 10, 2012 - Monte's Penguin Point Raceway - 1/32
5 - November 24, 2012 - Bill's TooBad Motorplex - 1/32
6 - December 8, 2012
7 - December 22, 2012
8 - January 5, 2013 - Bryan Trachsel's WFO - HO
9 - January 19, 2013 - Monte's Jacquelin Park Speedway - 1/32 Digital
10 - February 2, 2013
11 - February 16, 2013 - Monte's Penguin Point Raceway - 1/32
12 - March 2, 2013 - Bill's TooBad Motorplex - 1/32
13 - March 16, 2013 - Monte's Jacquelin Park Speedway - 1/32 Digital
14 - March 30, 2013
15 - April 13, 2013 - Rico's Autumn Hills Raceway - 1/32
16 - April 27, 2013 - Terry & Dorothy Abbott's Track - HO
17 - May 11, 2013 - Dennis Hart's Carrera Track - 1/32
18 - May 25, 2013
----------------------Bill
4,937 August 5, 2012 7:31 pm
Topic: Ribs & Racin' Enduro (2 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Monte & Victoria, Thank you for a fantastic day of eatin', air show watchin', koi watchin', and oh yeah, racin' !!!!!
I had a great time!!!!!
(Dorothy - thanks for all the treats!!!!).............. -------------------Bill
4,938 August 2, 2012 5:46 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
I posted some more photos in the NASTE Tuesday Night Racing album in the Slot-Tech section. Sorry I didn't get photos of everyone that attended the race. --------------Bill
4,939 August 1, 2012 4:21 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Next NASTE Tuesday Night Race is at Monte's Penguin Point on August 7th.......
Anyone interested in carpooling from the east side???
-----------------Bill
4,940 August 1, 2012 3:30 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks to all the racers that made it out to race last night! Congrats to Monte and Drew for making the NASTE Tuesday Night Racing Winner's List!
We raced both classes in all three lanes for 3 minute heats with the voltage set at 8.6 volts. The race results are listed below -
Classic Sports Car Class:
Monte Saager - 49 laps - Revell King Cobra with traction magnet
Rico Locati - 48 laps - D Jaguar scratchbuilt by R. Locati w/Stromebecker body
Beau Frazier - 46 laps - Ninco Corvette
Bill Bostic - 45 laps - Ferrari 166 scratchbuilt by Greenman w/Ninco body
Bryan Dickerson - 44 laps - Ninco Corvette
Greg Petrolati - 42 laps - Datsun 2000 scratchbuilt by Greenman
Terry Abbott - 41 laps - Scalextric Mercedes & Ninco Cobra
Tracy Flood - 40 laps - Ninco Cobra
Drew Kinney - 40 laps - Cunningham - scratchbuilt by Greenman w/cast body
Dorothy Abbott - 39 laps - Ninco Cobra & Ninco Corvette
GT Class:
Beau Frazier - 53 laps - NSR Corvette with traction magnet (NSR cars are not legal for the GT class)
Drew Kinney - 51 laps - Avant Alpine
Bill Bostic - 50 laps - Ninco Porsche 997
Rico Locati - 50 laps - Slot.It Ferrari F40
Greg Petrolati - 47 laps - Ford Falcon Sprint scratchbuilt by Greenman w/cast body
Terry Abbott - 46 laps - Slot.It Ford GT40 & Ninco Mosler
Bryan Dickerson - 45 laps - Slot.It Ford GT40
Monte Saager - 44 laps - SCX Honda Accord
Dorothy Abbott - 42 laps - Ninco Mosler
Tracy Flood - 42 laps - Grand Sport Corvette scratchbuilt by Greenman & Slot.It Ford GT40
4,941 August 1, 2012 3:04 pm
Topic: NASTE Tuesday Night Racing Winner's List (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Winners List - NASTE Tuesday Night Races:
Monte Saager - Classic Sports Car Class - Revell King Cobra w/tm = 49 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 7/31/12
Drew Kinney - GT Class - Avant Alpine = 51 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 7/31/12
Bill Bostic - Classic Sports Car Class - Ninco Corvette = 53 laps @ Penguin Point 8/7/12
Greg Petrolati - GT Class - Ferrari w/tm = 63 laps @ Penguin Point 8/7/12
Rico Locati - Classic Sports Car Class - D Jaguar scratchbuilt = 46.3 laps @ Autumn Hills 8/14/12
Rico Locati - GT Class - Slot.It Ferrari F40 & Ninco Porsche 911 = 48.1 laps @ Autumn Hills 8/14/12
Rico Locati - Classic Sports Car Class - Ferrari 250 GTO scratchbuilt = 48 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 8/21/12
Terry Abbott - GT Class - Fly Corvette w/tm = 56 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 8/21/12
Monte Saager Classic Sports Car Class - Porsche 550 scratchbuilt = 54 laps @ Penguin Point 8/28/12
Monte Saager - GT Class - MB Slot Ferrari = 58 laps @ Penguin Point 8/28/12
Greg Petrolati - Classic Sports Car Class - Scratchbuilt Cheetah = 45.2 laps @ Autumn Hills 9/4/12
Rico Locati - GT Class - Fly Daytona Prototype = 45.3 laps @ Autumn Hills 9/4/12
Monte Saager - GT Class - Fly BMW = 53 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 9/11/2012
Rico Locati - Classic Sports Car Class - Ferrari 250 GTO scratchbuilt = 50 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 9/11/2012
Dorothy Abbott - GT Class - Fly Corvette w/tm = 50 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 10/16/2012
Bill Bostic - Classic Sports Car Class - Ninco Corvette = 47 laps @ TooBad Motorplex 10/16/2012
Victoria Saager - Classic Sports Car Class - SCX Renault Alpine - Penguin Point 10/30/2012
Tracy Flood - GT Class - Ninco Megane - Penguin Point 10/30/2012
4,942 August 1, 2012 6:26 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks Rico, you're very welcome!
I think Diane must have had The Evil One sedated?
I was very pleased at how close the competition was! There were a bunch of different brands of cars as well as some scratchbuilt between the two classes, but they were all pretty close in performance. It was interesting!
4,943 July 29, 2012 10:42 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
I think there are going to be MANY cars that run well in the Classic Sports Car Class. I ran a few laps with a Scalextric MGB today and it worked very well without a traction magnet!
We will be racing at 8.6 volts Tuesday night. That seems to generate plenty of power considering how green and grip-less my track is!
As for the GT class, I'll be racin' a box stock Slot.It Ford GT40. Mostly because I'm lazy!.......................
---------------Bill
4,944 July 28, 2012 7:51 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
I snapped a few pictures at Rico's during the first NASTE Tuesday Night Race. Use the "Slot-Tech" tab on the main page to get to the NASTE Tuesday Night photos.
4,945 July 28, 2012 12:34 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
I did a little testing today in preparation for the upcoming NASTE Tuesday Night Race here at TooBad Motorplex. I think the Classic Sports Car Class is going to be a lot of fun! I tested 3 cars; a Ninco Corvette, Ninco AC Cobra, and a Carrera '67 Corvette Coupe. All testing was done at 8.6 volts, which seemed more than adequate.
First up the Carrera Corvette. This car was stock, except for the removal of the traction magnet. This car was the worst handling of the three. It definitely needs work to be competitive with the Ninco cars. Round rear wheels and tires, as well as some weight reduction would be the first step.
The Ninco AC Cobra also had no traction magnet. I replaced the rear wheels and tires with stock Ninco wheels and tires of the same narrow width as the AC Cobra fronts (per the Classic Sports Car rules). Even without weight this car ran great! I could use a little tuning to smooth it out some, but it still handled very well.
The Ninco Corvette proved to be the star! This car handled very well right out of the box! It out ran the other two without any modifications or tuning. Very smooth and stable.
----------------------more to come!
4,946 July 25, 2012 4:20 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
We did a lot more bench racing than actual car racing at the first NASTE Tuesday Night Race. However we did establish starting points for the next race.
Next race on next Tuesday July 31st: TooBad Motorplex in Fairview.
I will open the doors at 4:00 PM.
See you there! ---------------------------Bill
4,947 July 25, 2012 1:28 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Definately some good bench racin' !
And the Kahlua & coffe was most excellent !!!!!
4,948 July 25, 2012 6:39 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night Racing (old thread) (57 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hey Rico,
Thanks for hosting the first Tuesday night racing!
----------Bill
4,949 July 23, 2012 4:05 pm
Re: The New Jacquelin Park (19 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
I think you need to add REAL water!!!!
4,950 July 22, 2012 3:41 pm
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Garage salin' today.
Bought a used Magna-Traction car......with a Quadra-Lam armature in it!!!!
SCORE!!!!!!