5,251 Reply by wb0s

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

The schedule is up, dates and locations are posted on the NASTE Calendar here on this site. All the point series races for the 2012 season will be an IROC format.

This year we have 11 race dates, plus the annual NASTE Halloween Race at Hemi Heights Raceway Park (as always the Halloween race is a non-points race). Here's the breakdown of the races so far:

1 - HO race

5 - 1/32 races (1 of which is a digital race)

4 - 1/24 races

There is one race date not yet scheduled - Feb.18, 2012. If you are a track owner and would like to host a NASTE race, please drop me a line.    -----------------Bill

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5,252 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

All plastered and primed.........................the track, not me!!!

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5,253 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

12 hours work on the track today, but it is now ready for the last coat of Kilz primer to seal all that plaster.......

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5,254 Reply by wb0s

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Saturday morning and it's break time. Tryin' to finish up the last bit of plaster, then a little prep sanding and I'm ready for the final coat of Kilz primer. After the Kilz dries it'll be a little bit of base color on the landscaping, and then the track surface finish work starts. Stayed tuned for paint work.   -----------------Bill

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5,255 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

A little over 50 lbs right now, but in the end, yeah, probably the entire 75 lbs (I haven't wasted much)!

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5,256 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

I can't believe it, I'm almost done with the plastering...........on my THIRD 25 pound bag of the stuff!!!

I should be able to finish what's left of the plaster work tomorrow......

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5,257 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

It's 2 HOLER!!!!

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5,258 Reply by wb0s

(17 replies, posted in Track)

Cool rally track Drew, looks challenging!   --------------Bill

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5,259 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

I worked on this section today......

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After plaster it looks like this. It's hard for me to get much of an idea how the finished product will look when everything looks like snow!

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5,260 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

Got plastered again..........well the track did...........again !   Finished up the first 25 pound bag of plaster today, and started on a second.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0552.jpg

Here's what one of the turn marshal "holes" looks like...

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5,261 Reply by wb0s

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

Update: 6 of the 12 race dates have been filled, each by a different track.

To date we have firm commitments from three 1/32 tracks, two 1/24 tracks, and one 1/32 digital track!

Lookin' good so far!   ------------------Bill

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5,262 Topic by wb0s

(0 replies, posted in NASTE)

David Naylor has extended this open invitation to all the NASTE folks. If you'd like to check out some 1/24 racing on a brand new track, here is your chance!

Thanks David!   --------------Bill

We are having a Nascar and GT1 summer race this Sat
and extend an invitation to NASTE to come check out
this killer road course race track.

Love to see you soon,
David Naylor
503.699.1768

Here is a link for more Tifosi info:
www.tifosiracing.com

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5,263 Reply by wb0s

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thanks Monte.........I have a hard time telling where Seattle stops and Tacoma starts!!!
But shorter is definately better!!!!

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5,264 Topic by wb0s

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

Last Sunday at Monte's digital enduro we held a meeting to discuss the NASTE 2012 racing season. We decided on 12 race dates, and so far I have 7 different tracks on the list for next season, Monte's 1/32 analog & digital tracks, Jeff's 1/24 track, Larry's 1/24 track, Rico's 1/32 track, and Randy's 1/32 track, for a total of 6 tracks. And, as a surprise Tony from Fantasy World Hobbies said they would like to host a NASTE race in Seattle on their 1/32 track! There is also a possibility 4 more tracks may be added to the list.

So here are the race dates: Race #1 Sept.17, #2 Oct.8, #3 Oct.29 (Halloween Race - non-points and reserved for Jeff's Hemi Heights Raceway Park), #4 Nov.19, #5 Dec.10, #6 Jan.7, #7 Jan.28, #8 Feb.18, #9 Mar.10, #10 Mar.31 (tentative - provided it does not conflict with the Portland Swap Meet), #11 Apr.21, #12 May12.

I will be emailing the dates to the track owners for them to select the date they would like to host their race. As soon as we have the commitments I will post the schedule. Get ready for a great season!   -------------------Bill

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5,265 Topic by wb0s

(5 replies, posted in Cars)

So, I finally got around to assembling my Ninco Ferrari 360 Pro Race Kit. I upgraded the rear axle, gears, and rear wheels to Slot.It parts (my personal opinion is; Ninco parts are junk - very nice bodies and motors, but everything else is pretty much junk). Anyway, I get it all done, broken in on my bench top power supply, and out to Monte's I go for testing. Ran a few laps with my Ninco Porsche 997 (which has upgraded NSR parts - even better) to get a baseline for performance measurement. Onto the track goes the Ferrari, things are looking promising. Lap times are very close to the Porsche and the Porsche is much more sorted out. Then on about lap 7 or 8, out of the last corner and onto the front straight, halfway down the straight, clunk, and all stop. Hmmm, looks to be setting kinda weird, not quite level. Yup it's broke, back in the box and transported home.

This evening I tore it down. Both rear axle carrier uprights were broken, blown clear out. Monte told me this was a common problem with the clear lexan plastic chassis. He said they need to be braced before you even try to run them. Well now I'm in repair mode. My plan is to do the same type of repair I made a couple years ago to my Scalextric A1 GP car that suffered from a similar problem. I will use brass tubing epoxied in place as a bearing carrier for the rear axle. I will also brace the back of the chassis as Monte suggested so I don't break anything else!   --------------Bill

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5,266 Reply by wb0s

(1 replies, posted in NASTE)

YES, thank you guys so much! The digital enduro event was a huge success! What a hoot! I hate to admit it, but I think I was actually getting the hang of it. What a great group of slot car enthusiasts and, the food spread smelled soooooooo GOOD!!!! What a lousy time to be on a diet!!!!  Monte & Victoria, you guys are the greatest hosts!!!!   --------------------Bill

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5,267 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

Worked on the track some more today....................still at it!   --------------------Bill

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5,268 Reply by wb0s

(15 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I got this email back from Beau. He is in the process of trying to get signed up here to post.

Rico's question about the chassis--- the chassis I used was a Scholer which is the same as the GT1 chassis but one size smaller. It's called the Tiger. The middle size of the three available at Professor Motor. The rules allow for any chassis to be used, production, production modified, or scatchbuilt, inline or anglewind as long as the tire dimensions are adhered to. Flexi chassis are fine but will need a little modification to obtain the desired ground clearance with the True Scale wheel size. The idea for the chassis rules was to allow as much creativity as possible for people to build that better mouse trap. The year span for the bodies is intended for three different classes that we can run with this rules package. 1) Early production sports cars '57 to around '65. 2) CanAm '66 to '72. I chose '72 mainly because of the lack of availability of bodies between '73 and '77 in the thicker .020-.030 PETG. This lets us run a variety of cars from different eras by simply changing the body. The first bodies we'll use are the CanAm '66 to '72. I realize this may all be a bit confusing, but I figured we could fine tune the rules after seeing how much interest it would receive. Looks like it might be a popular class.   --------------Beau

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5,269 Reply by wb0s

(15 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks Rico. I'm going to shoot Beau an email....

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5,270 Reply by wb0s

(15 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Howie & Beau, I'm looking for the PETG bodies but having trouble finding them. I looked on the True Scale Products site, but only lexan bodies were listed from what I could see. Also I could not find Tom Anderson VSC on a Google search. Can you help me out? Thanks   ------------------Bill

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5,271 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

Maybe some clarification is in order.....
From the onset this track building project was never an endeavor to get 'er done as quick as I can, with the goal of racing on it as soon as possible. I started this track with the enjoyment of the build being the goal. I do not typically start a project with a defined plan, whether it be building a car or a track. This project is no different. I am trying different build methods, designs, and materials, some of which I have not experimented with before. I started with an idea in my head, and have adjusted, changed, and re-designed as I have gone along. Although it has been an enjoyable process it has added additional time and work to the project. I know from an onlookers persepective the question may be "what is taking so long?" From my perspective I'm just having a good time. This is a big track and I'm building it for me, the way I want it, and built as well as I can possibly build it - with no regrets, and nothing I want to re-do at a later date. I have ideas for scenery and details, but I have no plans I'm working off of, so it's just kinda "here's where I'm at, now how do I make this work?" Again it's fun, but also challenging and time consuming to design as you go. At this point in the build I want to get the basic scenery structure completed before I have the track up and running. I don't want to be crawling all over the completed track surface trying to do basic construction work and plastering. Once the track is in operation I just want to be able to work on the scenery details as I have time, with the major construction all completed. So in a nut shell am I slow? YUP, but I'm having a good time with it!   --------------------Bill

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5,272 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

Hey Jack, Longest build ever?...................probably not for me! Only thing holding it up is my available time to commit to this project. Too much other B.S. (like work!). Actually the Bondo parts go really quick, even without your heat chamber!!! Hoping to have it up and running by November.  I probably won't have it completely done...............actually it may never be completely done!!!!   ---------Bill

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5,273 Reply by wb0s

(178 replies, posted in Track)

Update.................

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5,274 Reply by wb0s

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More plasterin'....................but there will be two removable pieces to allow for turn marshals on the inside of the upper turns.................that's the current plan anyway..................

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5,275 Reply by wb0s

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Got a little more plasterin' done..................

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