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October 12th, 2023
A fun night of racing at The Gorge Raceway for PASER Even Thursday. 10 racers showed up for some door to door competition. Trans Am had 9 racers and the 4 inch Flexi's had 10. I appreciate everyone who came to support local club racing. This Saturday is Rapid Raceways season opener, The Rapid 500 for True Scale NASCAR. Doors open at 10am. Entry fee is 15.00, which includes lunch. Now for the final results:
Trans Am:
1. Racerbob - 140.1 laps
2. Bad Billy - 127.0 laps
3. Howie - 123.5 laps
4. Meat (Al) - 117.5 laps
5. Doc - 115.5 laps
6. Captain Kirk - 113.1 laps
7. Fearless Frank - 97.2 laps
8. Tiny Tim - 95.8 laps
9. Greg - 91.7 laps
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4 inch Flexi's
1. Racerbob - 160.5 laps
2. Doc 152.1 laps
3. Bad Billy - 150.0 laps
4. Howie - 142.5 laps
5. Captain Kirk - 141.0 laps
6. Fearless Frank - 131.5 laps
7. Meat (Al) - 127.0 laps
8. Stewmeat - 122.2 laps
9. Tiny Tim - 117.2 laps
10. Greg - 107.6 laps
As of 9/20/2023 all the slot cars listed are sold.
It is with a heavy and troubled heart that I have decided to suspend all events at Springwater Raceway. I must evaluate and consider the whole reason for the existence of the track. My hope and prayer has always been to provide an atmosphere of inclusion, no judgement and to exhibit the love of Christ to all who enter its doors. It has become apparent that I have failed in fulfilling this mission. Those of you who are of the family of God, I covet your prayers for God's wisdom regarding the future of the racetrack. God willing, this is not the end of Springwater Raceway. There are many other factors that I must consider before making a final decision. I want to personally thank everyone who has come to race in our events here. It has been my privilege and honor to serve each and every one of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God Bless.
Racerbob
The Patriot 500 was run today with 10 racers coming out to put their skills to the test. After 90 minutes of practice and prep time, the race fired off at 10am. As usual, anything that can happen, did happen, with close side-by-side racing, crashes and mechanical failures, which are always a part of racing at Springwater. A big "thank you" to Dennis and Craig for coming from the Seattle area to be a part of the event. Thank you, Teri and Pam, for bringing the pizza for lunch! Here are the final results:
Name Laps
1st- Fly Racing (Craig Rieland) 604.9
2nd - Racerbob 601.0
3rd - DC Dynamo (Dennis Cook) 590.3
4th - Turing John 563.6
5th - Rico 552.2
6th - Gearloose 550.7
7th - Bartman 523.7
8th - Bad Billy (Bill Bostic) 192.1
9th - Ken 184.0
10th - Hersh D.Q 257.8 (Changed cars)
All the 1/32 slot cars are now going to Ebay, unless you responded to the post prior to today, July 13th, 2023
If you do want one of the remaining cars, let me know ASAP. Once they hit Ebay.........to late. Sorry, but I need to clean house.
Thanks Rico, Bill, Doc and Turing John. It's a pleasure to have you all show up.
A warm summer's evening welcomed a hearty group of 5 racers to The Gorge Raceway on June 22nd,2023. The voltage for all races was set at 10.5 volts.
The ever-challenging Womp class had very close racing, with the usual cornering issues that are common with this class.
Next up were the blazing fast 4' Flexi cars. The race format consisted of 3 racers and 2 corner marshals, with a track call for hard-to-reach re-slots. The result was a challenging and fun race event. The final results:
Womps:
Name Laps
1 Turing John 81.2
2. Racerbob 78.6
3. Doc 73.4
4, Bad Billy 73.2
5. Rico (Chet) 70.0
4 Inch Flexi's
1. Racerbob 139.4
2. Turing John 131.4
3. Bad Billy 131.1
4. Doc 121.6
5. Rico (Chet) 119.5
Thanks to all who came out and made this event possible.
A warm summer's evening welcomed a hearty group of 5 racers to The Gorge Raceway on June 22nd,2023. The voltage for all races was set at 10.5 volts.
The ever-challenging Womp class had very close racing, with the usual cornering issues that are common with this class.
Next up were the blazing fast 4' Flexi cars. The race format consisted of 3 racers and 2 corner marshals, with a track call for hard-to-reach re-slots. The result was a challenging and fun race event. The final results:
Womps:
Name Laps
1 Turing John 81.2
2. Racerbob 78.6
3. Doc 73.4
4, Bad Billy 73.2
5. Rico (Chet) 70.0
4 Inch Flexi's
1. Racerbob 139.4
2. Turing John 131.4
3. Bad Billy 131.1
4. Doc 121.6
5. Rico (Chet) 119.5
Thanks to all who came out and made this event possible.
The last race of the season at Springwater Raceway was, as Bill put it; Fantastic. A Warm and sunny day was the backdrop for a memorable day of racing. Pizza and snacks kept everyone's energy levels up (I think) along with some very close racing. Thanks to my wife, Teri, for getting and delivering the pizza. A special thanks to those who traveled from Bend, Eugene and Woodburn, which provided a full field of 12 racers. The final results reflect the commitment of this group of racers to providing help, encouragement and support to see that all racers finish the race. Here ya go:
Name Laps
1st - Gary Tipton 689.8
2nd - Scary Gary 653.7
3rd - NakNak 648.1
4th - Turing John 625.3
5th - Forest Not Gump 611.5
6th - Mikey4q 610.1
7th - Bartman 590.7
8th - Bad Billy 554.6
9th - Ron 544.7
10th - Hersh 528.5
11th-Fearless Frank 497.5
12th-Timba 488.2
The NASCAR Flexi race at Springwater Raceway is June 3rd, 2023. This race is for the 4.5 inch chassis, using NASCAR car and truck bodies. The race will consist of 4 rounds / 4 minute heats. 2 rounds with cars and 2 rounds with trucks. It has been asked if the cars and trucks must use the same chassis all the way through. The answer is no. You can race a different chassis between the cars and trucks. You cannot change chassis during the cars or the trucks. This is the final race of the season at Springwater Raceway. I need at least 12 racers to commit to racing before May 27th or the race will be cancelled. UPDATE: Was out of town on vacation and could update the list. Thanks, Bill Bostic, for helping get racers signed up. The race is on. See you all Saturday June 3rd.
Registered Racers:
1. Bob N.
2. Bill Bostic
3. Turing John
4. Mitch B.
5. Gary Klein
6. Hersch
7. Bart
8. Mike L.
9. Forest
10. Ron C.
The NASCAR Flexi race at Springwater Raceway is June 3rd, 2023. This race is for the 4.5 inch chassis, using NASCAR car and truck bodies. The race will consist of 4 rounds / 4 minute heats. 2 rounds with cars and 2 rounds with trucks. It has been asked if the cars and trucks must use the same chassis all the way through. The answer is no. You can race a different chassis between the cars and trucks. You cannot change chassis during the cars or the trucks. This is the final race of the season at Springwater Raceway. I need at least 12 racers to commit to racing before May 27th, 2023. Otherwise the race will be cancelled with no makeup date. UPDATE: Been on vacation and could not update list. Thank you Bill Bostic for updating list. Race will run as scheduled with the current list. See you all Saturday.
List of Racers for event:
1. Bob N.
2. Bill Bostic
3. Turing John
4. Mitch B.
5. Gary Klein
6. Hersch
7. Bart
8. Mike L.
9. Forest
10. Ron C.
PASER Even Thursday had a group of 10 racers come out to compete at The Gorge Raceway. First up were the Womps followed by the 4" Flexi cars utilizing LMP, GTS and GT! bodies. The racing was very, very close and we welcomed back 1 past racer, Tommy, and 1 new racer, Mark. The final results show the progress many of the racers are making on this tight and technical track. Thank you for supporting our race program.
Final Results:
Womps:
Name / Laps / Best time (Seconds)
1. Racerbob - 104.6 - 6.615 / Blue
2. Bad Billy - 103.6 - 6.290 / Purple
3. Doc - 101.9 - 6.290 / Yellow
4. Rico (Chet) - 100.7 - 6.496 / Blue
5. Captain Kirk - 96.8 - 6.506 / Purple
6. Bartman - 96.5 - 6.676 / Purple
7. Fearless Frank - 93.7 - 6.882 / Red
8. Uncle Marko - 91.7 - 6.898 / Blue
9. Tommy T. - 83.0 - 7.196 / Red
10. Timba - 81.6 - 6.871 / Blue
4" Flexi
1. Racerbob - 188.3 - 4.769 / Purple
2. Bad Billy - 187.0 - 4.681 / Blue
3. Captain Kirk - 170.2 - 5.075 / Purple
4. Rico (Chet) - 169.2 - 4.837 / Blue
5. Doc - 161.7 - 4.969 / Purple
6. Fearless Frank - 149.1 - 5.866 / Yellow
7. Bartman - 147.9 - 5.565 / Yellow
8. Timba - 138.3 - 5.640 / Blue
9. Uncle Marko - 132.9 - 6.074 / Red
PASER Even Thursday had a group of 10 racers come out to compete at The Gorge Raceway. First up were the Womps followed by the 4" Flexi cars utilizing LMP, GTS and GT! bodies. The racing was very, very close and we welcomed back 1 past racer, Tommy, and 1 new racer, Mark. The final results show the progress many of the racers are making on this tight and technical track. Thank you for supporting our race program.
Final Results:
Womps:
Name / Laps / Best time (Seconds)
1. Racerbob - 104.6 - 6.615 / Blue
2. Bad Billy - 103.6 - 6.290 / Purple
3. Doc - 101.9 - 6.290 / Yellow
4. Rico (Chet) - 100.7 - 6.496 / Blue
5. Captain Kirk - 96.8 - 6.506 / Purple
6. Bartman - 96.5 - 6.676 / Purple
7. Fearless Frank - 93.7 - 6.882 / Red
8. Uncle Marko - 91.7 - 6.898 / Blue
9. Tommy T. - 83.0 - 7.196 / Red
10. Timba - 81.6 - 6.871 / Blue
4" Flexi
1. Racerbob - 188.3 - 4.769 / Purple
2. Bad Billy - 187.0 - 4.681 / Blue
3. Captain Kirk - 170.2 - 5.075 / Purple
4. Rico (Chet) - 169.2 - 4.837 / Blue
5. Doc - 161.7 - 4.969 / Purple
6. Fearless Frank - 149.1 - 5.866 / Yellow
7. Bartman - 147.9 - 5.565 / Yellow
8. Timba - 138.3 - 5.640 / Blue
9. Uncle Marko - 132.9 - 6.074 / Red
The Sonic Brass 48 pitch crown gears and 64 pitch spur gears are here. All pre-orders are bagged and ready for pick-up.
Text me at 503-319-9990 if you need to know what is in your order.
The remaining gears are for sale at 8.00 each. Thank you to those who pre-ordered and paid in advance. It allowed the club to pay for them outright.
Bob
The Sonic Brass 48 pitch crown gears and 64 pitch spur gears are here. All pre-orders are bagged and ready for pick-up.
Text me at 503-319-9990 if you need to know what is in your order.
The remaining gears are for sale at 8.00 each. Thank you to those who pre-ordered and paid in advance. It allowed the club to pay for them outright.
Bob
March 30th, 2023
PASER Even Thursday featured PASER Trans Am cars at The Gorge Raceway. 5 Racers came to have an evening of fun, competition, cookies and coffee. The program consisted of 2 racers at a time going head-to-head, with 3 corner marshals, racing 2 - 4 minute heats for 2 rounds and 2 - 3 minute heats for 2 rounds. The side by side racing provided some great neck and neck battles all through the night. The final results show how well the racers are getting to know this tight twisty layout.
Name Laps
Racerbob 270.6
Doc 260.1
Howie 227.1
Hersh 222.5
Mitch 201.0
Thanks to everyone who came to support the Even Thursday Program.
March 30th, 2023
PASER Even Thursday featured PASER Trans Am cars at The Gorge Raceway. 5 Racers came to have an evening of fun, competition, cookies and coffee. The program consisted of 2 racers at a time going head-to-head, with 3 corner marshals, racing 2 - 4 minute heats for 2 rounds and 2 - 3 minute heats for 2 rounds. The side by side racing provided some great neck and neck battles all through the night. The final results show how well the racers are getting to know this tight twisty layout.
Name Laps
Racerbob 270.6
Doc 260.1
Howie 227.1
Hersh 222.5
Mitch 201.0
Thanks to everyone who came to support the Even Thursday Program.
A windy but sunny day was the setting for race 2 of the 2022-2023 NWTS 962 Challenge Series. 8 racers showed up to battle in this competitive and fun series. This was the first race for many of the competitors at The Gorge Raceway, so extra practice time was a key to a successful event. The racing was close and intense with hard crashes and fierce battles to keep things exciting. Lunch was a Taco Bar which my wife Teri put together for everyone to enjoy. The final results:
1.....Racerbob.................646.4 laps.
2.....Touring John.............637.5
3.....Bill..........................601.9
4.....Howie......................579.3
5.....Al............................578.4
6.....Gearloose.................505.0
7.....Doug........................412.8
8.....Zack.........................DQ.
A very successful inaugural race at Rob's Redline Raceway held on Oct. 22, '22. This is a fun and well built tight track. Thanks Rob for the fun day of racing. This race was the first of five Columbia Gorge Championship series featuring the 962 Porsche.
Results:
1.....John..........................609.0 laps
2.....Craig........................593.8
3.....Rob...........................586.0
4.....Bob Nak.................581.5
5.....Bill.............................553.0
6.....DC Dynamo.........548.9
7.....Howie.....................544.6
8.....Marty.......................507.9
9.....Al...............................493.5
10...Mitch.......................462.6
11...Doug.......................435.3
12...Bart..........................205.7.....Missed the first half of the race.
Race #4 of 5 for the 2022-2023 Porsche 962 Challange Series was contested on March 25th, 2023. The venue was Springwater Raceway on the 130 ft. Ogilvie Grandstand 8 lane commercial track. 14 racers converged on a crisp Saturday morning to prepare for a full day of racing. After practice and some thrashing to get cars ready to race, the event rolled of at approximately 11:30 am. The race consisted of 4 racers on the outside four lanes for a round. 4 racers on the inside 4 lanes for a round. This rotation was repeated one more time, so each racer raced on all 8 lanes twice, for a total of 64 minutes for each racer. The totals were added up, and an overall winner was declared. Points are awarded for each finishing position and the racer with the highest total after the 5-race series is the winner. This series cycles through 5 different tracks. The day was filled with close racing, flying cars and feverish pit work to keep cars in the race. Unfortunately, a few racers were unable to complete the event. A special thanks to my wife, Teri, who picked up and delivered pizza.
The final results showed how close some of the battles were, which provided fun and excitement throughout the day.
Name laps
1st: Racerbob 654.0
2nd: Gary Tipton 651.1
3rd: Bad Billy 641.9
4rh: Scary Gary 628.3
5th: Capt. Kirk 621.5
6th: Turing John 591.4
7th: Rob 588.5
8th: Al (Meat) 572.7
9th: Tiny Tim 530.0
10th: Hersh 437.1
11th: Mitch 416.3
12th: Doug 407.8
13th: Skidmark 391.0
14th: Howie 355.6
Race #4 of 5 for the 2022-2023 Porsche 962 Challange Series was contested on March 25th, 2023. The venue was Springwater Raceway on the 130 ft. Ogilvie Grandstand 8 lane commercial track. 14 racers converged on a crisp Saturday morning to prepare for a full day of racing. After practice and some thrashing to get cars ready to race, the event rolled of at approximately 11:30 am. The race consisted of 4 racers on the outside four lanes for a round. 4 racers on the inside 4 lanes for a round. This rotation was repeated one more time, so each racer raced on all 8 lanes twice, for a total of 64 minutes for each racer. The totals were added up, and an overall winner was declared. Points are awarded for each finishing position and the racer with the highest total after the 5-race series is the winner. This series cycles through 5 different tracks. The day was filled with close racing, flying cars and feverish pit work to keep cars in the race. Unfortunately, a few racers were unable to complete the event. A special thanks to my wife, Teri, who picked up and delivered pizza.
The final results showed how close some of the battles were, which provided fun and excitement throughout the day.
Name laps
1st: Racerbob 654.0
2nd: Gary Tipton 651.1
3rd: Bad Billy 641.9
4rh: Scary Gary 628.3
5th: Capt. Kirk 621.5
6th: Turing John 591.4
7th: Rob 588.5
8th: Al (Meat) 572.7
9th: Tiny Tim 530.0
10th: Hersh 437.1
11th: Mitch 416.3
12th: Doug 407.8
13th: Skidmark 391.0
14th: Howie 355.6
Hey Zack.
Okay. I will set it aside.
Today's substitute PASER 4" Flexi race was quite an adventure. New Racer, Jim Mitchell, showed up, bought a RTR car and did an amazing job being there for the first time. 8 racers came to navigate the tricky Rob's Redline Raceway. The race program consisted of 5 minute heats with two times through for a total of 16 heats. Thank you to those who showed up to race.
The final results:
Name total laps
1. Turing John 523.8
2. NakNak 490.1
3. Jim Mitchell (Vdome) 488.3
4. Tiny Tim 435.0
5. Rob 412.8
6. Timba 368.1
7. Skid Mark 303.3
8. Prozack 10.0
I am putting most of my 1/32 cars up for sale. The majority of them are Scalextric Trans am cars. A mix of new and used are up for grabs. Open to offers on all cars.
Scalextric:
C3929 – Yellow 1967 Cougar #79 (used) 40.00
C3651T – Orange Mustang #15 (used) 40.00
C3419 – Dodge Challenger #77 (new) 50.00
C3221 – White 1969 Camaro #7 (new) 50.00
C2577 – Red 1969 Camara #72 (used) 40.00
C2400AT – Blue Camaro #9 (new) 60.00
C2399 = Blue Camaro #6 (new) 60.00
C2896 – White Camaro #1 (used)60.00
C3840 – Gulf Blue/Orange GT Lightning (used) 20.00
Monogram:
85-4841 – Red McLaren M6B #11 (used) 40.00
85-4836 – Gold / White 1967 Ford Fairlane #19 (new) 50.00
85-4827 – Blue 1967 Ford Fairlane #34 (new) 50.00
Slot-It:
Nissan R390 GT1 Green/Silver #33 (used) 40.00
McLaren F1 GTR Red/Yellow # 40 (used) 40.00 (sold)
Racer Sideways Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype Blue/silver/black #6 (used) 40.00
Another PASER Thursday is in the books. This book was full of everything one could hope for. Tension, speed, conflict (crashes) and close finishes. Thirteen racers came and all had a great time.
The WOMP and 4" Flexi classes were the chapters to be written.
A Big Thank you to all who came and participated. The conclusion to this book are as follows:
WOMP:
1st - Turing John - 107.6 laps
2nd - Racerbob - 101.8 laps
3rd - Bad Billy - 98.2 laps
4th - Doc - 95.7 laps
5th - Chet - 91.4 laps
6th - Bartman - 90.0 laps
7th - Meat - 88.0 laps
8th - Skid Mark - 87.7 laps
9th - Captain Kirk - 85.8 laps
10th - Fearless Frank-84.5 laps
11th - Mitch - 79.8 laps
12th - Tiny Tim - 77.8 laps
13th - Timba - 75.1 laps
4" Flexi: laps fast lap (seconds)
1st - Racerbob 185.6 4.667
2nd -Bad Billy 181.1 4.668
3rd - Turing John 174.1 4.765
4th - Captain Kirk 160.8 5.168
5th - Doc 158.2 5.302
6th - Tiny Tim 157.4 5.011
7th - Meat 150.8 5.283
8th - Chet 150.7 5.203
9th - Skid Mark 148.2 5.412
10th - Mitch 146.5 5.445
11th - Bartman 142.2 5.608
12th - Fearless Frank 137.1 5.990
13th - Timba 128.2 6.458
As racers get familiar with this tight layout, the racing gets closer and closer.
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