Okay, soapbox time. I was first in the troublesome yellow lane. Advantage to going first, not in my opinion. I watched Victoria pass me after only a couple laps. I slowed down and drove it like a t-jet and got 9 laps. Tracy was one of the last through and got 8 laps so the car didn't change much, just the drivers. If driving early was an advantage then I got the worst of it as I sat down after one heat and came back in after almost everyone had driven all the cars. I didn't clean any tires as that was already a standard rule at our races in that it is decided beforehand if tire cleaning was allowed. These races are for fun, at least to me. That's why you don't see me at the Thursday races. These are frickin' toys. When grown men whine and pout and act childish when their car doesn't work well or they get nerfed or the corner marshall isn't fast enough I have no desire to be around them. From the beginning I have said I am a player, not a racer, and I still stand by that. If it ain't fun, I ain't doing it!
27 June 15, 2018 10:40 am
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Throw it all out! It was a fun night either way. Maybe Bill could uncover the 55's by then. At least when they don't have traction, they are still fun. It will also be after Howie's big race and if he doesn't clean the track they might work just fine.
28 June 15, 2018 7:28 am
Re: NASTE Race #7 at Howie's (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
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.
29 June 2, 2018 7:38 pm
Re: Bill's Junk (220 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
I'm thinking about getting a U-Haul. Wait, my place is already full!
30 April 15, 2018 3:50 pm
Re: NASTE Second Saturday IROC Series - March (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks to everyone who came over for some short track racing under the lights. We had 16 racers. Congrats to Tracy for taking the first race while I was busy showing everyone how to hit the walls with your car. Thanks to Dorothy for feeding everyone.
First race, the gassers!
1. Tracy 85.3
2. Terry 84.7
3. Al (tie) 78.2
Dana 78.2
5. Jeff 77.1
6. Bart Ouchida 76.9
7. Tyler 74.2
8. Dorothy 74.1
9. Russell 72.2
10. Todd 72.1
11. June 69.3
12. Perry 69.2
13. Michelle Flood 65.9
14. John Boyle 64.9
15. Eric Chen 64.3
16. Guy Gray 63.5
Second race, the modified coupes
1. Terry 90.1
2. Dana 84.5
3. Tracy 83.8
4. Al 83.1
5. Jeff 80.9
6. Bart 80.5
7. Tyler 77.5
8. Dorothy 76.7
9. June 75.0
10. Russell 74.0
11. Guy 73.3
12. John 73.0
13. Michelle 71.8
14. Todd 70.3
15. Perry 70.0
16. Eric 66.2
See ya all at Bob's!!
31 March 4, 2018 8:54 pm
Re: First Sunday - February (3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
It was another Sunday of good food and fun racing. Thanks to our hosts !!!
32 November 7, 2017 9:42 pm
Re: Nov 1st SUNDAY (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
It was a full house and a fun day. Gotta thank the wife for distracting Monte enough to let me sneak by for the win in the IROC race. Good food and good people, thanks Victoria!
33 October 23, 2017 7:33 pm
Re: 2018 NASTE IROC Series (3 replies, posted in NASTE)
Well written, Monte. For less than the price of one car for one class in the Thursday night races, you could attend every race in this series AND eat well. Don't know why more people don't come to these races.
34 October 16, 2017 7:36 pm
Re: NASTE Race #9 (1 replies, posted in NASTE)
The womps were fun, the food was good. I enjoyed the evening. Thanks to our hosts for a great night of racing.
35 September 19, 2017 7:56 pm
Re: Back to hard bodies for NASCAR! (4 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Main reason was the difficulty for corner marshals to grab the cars with ease. If they didn't crash, the bodies would have been okay. The new ones look nice.
36 August 8, 2017 1:36 pm
Re: August First Sunday (1 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Fun time and good food. Thanks for hosting!
37 July 19, 2017 12:57 pm
Re: Discussion of Classic Sports Cars ECT. (28 replies, posted in Cars)
My goal is to have fun playing with toy cars. Seems most of the other people's goal is to WIN !!
38 June 26, 2017 7:51 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
What's with the rear view mirrors. Nobody gonna catch that thing!
39 May 14, 2017 7:37 pm
Re: TooBad Motorplex is GONE!....Too Bad! (12 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
A sad day in the NASTE world. Gonna miss racing on that track.
40 May 14, 2017 7:35 pm
Re: NASTE Race at Autumn Hills - May 13 (7 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks, Monte. Always fun to race the Fiats. Tracy kicked our butts in that first race. Todd even beat us. Must be getting old!
41 May 14, 2017 1:40 pm
Re: NASTE Race at Autumn Hills - May 13 (7 replies, posted in NASTE)
Looking closer, it looks like my numbers from the first race were used as the totals for my second race! Hard to believe I could turn the exact same numbers in both lanes in both races.
42 May 14, 2017 1:36 pm
Re: NASTE Race at Autumn Hills - May 13 (7 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'll second that. I beat Dominic by 2 laps on that last heat except I pushed his crashed car over the 8/10's line. I finished with 7/10's but it shows me at 21.0 and Dom at 20.8. Think mine should have been 22.7. Whatever it was, I had fun with the Fiats!
43 April 19, 2017 7:54 pm
Re: TooBad Motorplex Up FOR SALE - GONE! (22 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
If it's a car guy looking at the house, your garage would seal the sale!
44 April 14, 2017 3:54 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,135 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks for letting me borrow that Camaro. Never came out of the slot. Can't say that about my Corvette in the second race.
45 April 10, 2017 7:19 am
Re: NASTE Race at Bob's Gorge Raceway - April 8th (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dorothy posted some pics on Facebook. Hard to believe cars that slow could roll over so easily. It was a fun night.
46 March 29, 2017 7:38 pm
Re: Even Thurs March 30 at Casa Kouba? (45 replies, posted in NASTE)
Got it. Probably be there close to 6. Running errands all day.
47 March 29, 2017 3:21 pm
Re: Even Thurs March 30 at Casa Kouba? (45 replies, posted in NASTE)
Chris, I don't have your address!
48 March 21, 2017 7:48 pm
Re: TooBad Motorplex Up FOR SALE - GONE! (22 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Hope it stays local if you sell it. Fun track to play on!
49 March 20, 2017 7:45 pm
Re: Even Thurs March 30 at Casa Kouba? (45 replies, posted in NASTE)
That's swap meet week so I'll be a little busy.
50 March 14, 2017 7:20 pm
Re: Second Saturday Series HammerTime Speedway (9 replies, posted in NASTE)
Didn't have the daughter to do the math and didn't bother with a calculator. Hope I didn't rob anyone of valuable points in the race for the championship!