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Thanks for another great day of racing Bob!

NASTE 2023 Point Series Championship Race No.9 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway February 9, 2023

Race Results - GFX Class:

1 Al 83.0 Laps - 9 points.
2 Bill 81.9 - 8 pts.
3 Daniel 80.4 - 7 pts.
4 Rico 79.9 - 6 pts.
5 David 75.0 - 5 pts.
6 Greg 74.8 - 4 pts.
7 Chris 74.5 - 3 pts.
8 Mitch 74.2 - 2 pts.
9 Josh 63.1 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2023 NASTE Point Series Championship After 9 Races:

1 tie - Daniel  - 43 pts.
1 tie - Al  - 43 points.
3 Rico - 26 pts.
4 Greg   - 18 pts.
5 Zack - 15 pts.
6 Bill  - 14 pts.
7 David  - 13 pts.
8 Chris Kouba - 11 pts.
9 Mitch - 9 pts.
10 tie - John G. - 1 pt.
10 tie - Elliott leonard - 1 pt.
10 tie - Josh - 1 pt.

In response to inquiries, here is some clarification regarding the chassis rules for the Sportsman Class:

Chassis: Inline motor configuration only. Obviously, the chassis must have the motor in an inline configuration.

Chassis must be a rattle chassis (Hanna/Econo car type chassis). Rattle Chassis meaning no hinges. Once referred to as a "Slider Chassis".

No hinges, or hinged (floppy) side pans. Obviously, no hinged side pans allowed in any form.

The chassis cannot have more than two main components (center section & side pans assembly) with independent movement. Only the center section (one component) of the chassis and the side pans (the other component of the chassis) can move independently of each other.

Chassis must have a center section consisting of the inline motor mount and the guide flag tongue. The guide flag tongue and the motor mount, must be attached to the center section of the chassis as one single component.

Two side pans can be attached to the center section using tubing and wire, but the two side pans cannot be hinged to the center section. The side pans can be connected to the center section but, not by or with the use of a hinge.

Side to side, as well as up and down movement of the side pans is permitted. The side pans can move up and down or side to side, independently of the center section.

New Rules now in effect - updated on Feb.3, 2023!

Bob, do you know which guys were running NWTS cars and which guys were running OSCAR cars?

It was good to see Matt back at the track, and also to see Frank and Tim B. racing with us!

After the Flexi Class the Sportsman Class cars took the track. We had 9 racers for this race. When the checkered flag dropped John G. had again crossed the line first!

Sportsman Class race results:

Sportsman Race stats:

I had a great time racing and visiting with my fellow competitors and friends! It is looking as though Even Thursdays are going to be a good thing! Thanks to everyone that made it out!   =======Bill

Doc, I have a bunch of the nylon mesh we use. I will give enough to last you FOREVER!

NASTE 2023 Point Series Championship Race No.8 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway January 19, 2023

Race Results - PGE Class:

1 Chris 81.5 Laps - 8 points.
2 Al 80.5 - 7 pts.
3 Daniel 80.0 - 6 pts.
4 Rico 78.4 - 5 pts.
5 Greg 77.0 - 4 pts.
6 David 76.4 - 3 pts.
7 Mitch 70.9 - 2 pts.
8 Elliott Leonard  62.5 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2023 NASTE Point Series Championship After 8 Races:

1 Daniel  - 36 pts.
2 Al  - 34 points.
3 Rico - 20 pts.
4 Zack - 15 pts.
5 Greg   - 14 pts.
6 tie - Chris Kouba - 8 pts.
6 tie -  David  - 8 pts.
8  Mitch - 7 pts.
9 Bill  - 6 pts.
10 tie - John G. - 1 pt.
10 tie - Elliott leonard - 1 pt.

"Didn't go so well"?.................THAT is the understatement of the year!!!!

I have NEVER seen anybody BREAK an aluminum front wheel!!!!

As the first heat race unfolded it became clear that traffic was going to be the biggest challenge of the race! With 4.0 inch lane spacing, and the wide sports car bodies (well, most of them), passing was difficult to say the least! It didn't take most racers long to figure out being selective of your passing points was critical. By the end of the first half of the race many racers had already spent a lot of time in the pits making repairs!

Here are some first half lap totals:

The first half fast laps:

After some excellent pizza Rob served during the lunch break, we were all ready for more racing. The third round of racing began with better grip on the track and some faster times with higher lap totals. However the carnage continued! The number of incidents resulting in of track pit time increased! The number of drivers experiencing extended repair time was approaching half the field!  As the fourth and final round of racing got underway we experienced a computer malfunction and the scoring stopped. Luckily our expert race director Bob (AKA NAKNAK) was able to retrieve the data for round three! The race was then restarted for round four. One would think that by the fourth round of 4 minute heat races we would have been pretty well sorted out and calmed down! However that was not the case! In the final round ProZack not only set the fastest lap and highest lap total of the race, he completely destroyed his Ferrari body! By the end of the race there were at least five car bodies we will never see competing again! In the end it was NAKNAK's beautiful concours winning car out front for the win! He didn't get through unscathed, but he was able to stay out of the worst of the carnage!

Best laps at the end of round four:

Last round race results:

Just a small sample of the battle results:

You have good points there Doc!

Some discussion today lead us to considering a dinner versus lunch optional meeting before the race, at around 4:00pm. Track would open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00pm.

We also discussed racing 2 classes, with 3 or 4 minute heats (depending on attendance), one time through. Classes considered for right now were Flexi and Sportsman.

The schedule for the next Even Thursday on the Calendar reflects today's discussion.

Cars are starting to show up for sale here and there.