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More Halloween race links:

http://www.facebook.com/l/CAQEo2dhTAQED … b5FSf2DeBo

http://www.facebook.com/l/GAQGVXqwIAQGF … yPpQoKhmMM

Thanks Dorothy!!!!

There are 11 races scheduled for the NASTE 2012 season. A suggestion was made at Monte's race yesterday to have 2 races thrown out instead of 1. The suggestion was made because of the long distance race in Tacoma and the fact a lot of people will probably not make that race. I'm ok with throwing out 2 races, which would make it the best 9 of 11 finishes. Any thoughts or comments regarding this proposal?    --------------Bill

Lookin' really good Drew!   ------------------------------Bill

NASTE 2011 Halloween Race photos taken by our Official NASTE Photographer Dorothy Abbott:

http://s737.photobucket.com/albums/xx14 … ?start=all

And video:

http://www.facebook.com/l/yAQGcvEGNAQHO … ZCv-J2_slM

Thank you Dorothy!!!!!   ------------------------Bill

I dunno, looks alot like a duck eatin' a slug to me!................................

Larry Cockerham sent me these photos of some cars he has built for this class:

So the big question; does the magnetic primer make a difference you can notice?.................................YES

Here's the test cars:

Scalextric A1 GP, pretty much stock.

Slot.It HRS chassis with a Strombecker Ford J body. This is a HEAVY magnet car (2 traction magnets).

My non-magnetic Ninco Porsche 997 ran well, but it was obvious there is no grip on the track yet. The car was very loose, even with the softest compound NSR tires. The Scalextric A1 GP ran similarly to an Aurora Magnetraction HO car. The car slid but it was very controllable, unlike a magnet car on plastic track where it will slide out until the magnet loses contact with the rail. At that point of lost contact to the steel rail on the track the car flies.  It was more like the car had tires that were hooking up really well. The Slot.It HRS car would also slide, but not nearly as much. Just from the initial test laps it looks like this track is going to be much faster than I thought it would be.

Wiring is the next step.   ---------------------Bill

Finished soldering the power taps and lap counter dead strip tonight.

Well.................in my mind's eye anyway....................

Yes, it smooths it somewhat as it lays it down. After the tool lays it down you need to go back over it. I used a Bic type lighter like Luf says to burnish the tape.

I laid 336 feet of tape today. Two of the three lanes are taped.

Correct, the alligator clips connect to the tubing's edge or rim. The inside diameter of the tubing is 1/2 inch so no, the standard electrical type plugs or banana plugs will not fit. The hook ups will be alligator clips only.

Just finished making up all the L shaped pieces of copper rod to use as the conductors from the tape to the wiring, all 42 of them!