The bowling alley sounds like a good prospect to me!
5,277 October 23, 2010 10:16 am
Re: Club Meeting (11 replies, posted in Events)
Sorry to hear you didn't have a better turn out Mike.
The holiday festival may work out better. It was amazing to us how many adults as well as the kids would stop and try out our HO track when we used to set it up at events. The adults would usually comment how they had a set just like it when they were kids. Then they would be amazed that any adults would still be racing the "toy" cars.
Do you have any local hobby shops where you could set it up and have a race?
Do you have any model car shows or swap meets locally?
--------------------------------Bill
5,278 October 18, 2010 3:18 pm
Re: Club Meeting (11 replies, posted in Events)
We are wishing you great success Mike!
Years ago we had an HO club and we built a protable track. We sat it up in a local hobby shop and promoted a couple races. We also took it to a couple car events (The NW Shelby Club Show & Shine). The first year we charged a quarter to race for 3 minutes. We gave out prizes to the fastest racers. The next year we charged 50 cents for 2 minutes. We were overwhelmed with participants!!!!
So if this event doesn't pan out as you hope, don't give up. They're out there, sometimes its just hard to get connected! ----------------------------Bill
5,279 October 17, 2010 8:41 am
Re: NASTE for 2011 (61 replies, posted in NASTE)
OH DUDE................I am liking that A LOT!!!
Think Diane will let me spell out NASTE in Christmas lights on our roof, like maybe 10 foot high??????...............................................no......................me neither.............................
-----------------------Bill
5,280 October 17, 2010 8:39 am
Re: Club Meeting (11 replies, posted in Events)
YES!!! Thank you Jeff!!!
GREAT race, GREAT FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5,281 October 17, 2010 8:38 am
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
Hey Mel,
You can see in the photo how my wife appreciates her car being left outside for track work! And the fact she felt there was too much saw dust in the driveway..........she blasted the driveway!!!
The red car is a 2002 Ford Thunderbird. They brought them back for a 4 year production run.
I got some work done on the track last Saturday with help from my friends Dave Smith And Len Gillean. Not enough to warrant updated photos. I have a couple extra days off from work this week, so hopefully I can get some more work in soon. The track is almost ready for paint. As soon as I get some work done that shows some improvement I'll get some new photos posted.
It's good to have work to pay the bills, but it sure gets in the way of what I want to get done!!! -----------------------------------------Bill
5,282 October 16, 2010 3:04 pm
Re: NASTE for 2011 (61 replies, posted in NASTE)
Will you have it in your front window with your Christmas lights this year? I think that would be WAY cool!!!!....................maybe a SPOT light on it????
5,283 October 16, 2010 11:31 am
Re: NASTE for 2011 (61 replies, posted in NASTE)
WHAT????!!!!!!!!!!!!!........................................I thought you were banned this year???????
P.S. I'll have the trophy plate with me. Can you bring the trophy so everyone can get a look at it? It's been awhile since anyone has seen it because it's always at your house!!!! LOL ----------------------Bill
5,284 October 16, 2010 8:16 am
Re: NASTE for 2011 (61 replies, posted in NASTE)
RACE TODAY!!!!!
NASTE Vintage Modifieds, YES!!!
IROC with Radioshack power and airplane tires............let the carnage begin!!!!!! -----------------------Bill
5,285 October 11, 2010 4:50 pm
Re: I (2 replies, posted in Track)
YES, come on out Mike. Jeff's place is on 68th & NE Alberta. Shoot me an email at wb0s@hotmail.com (wb zero s@hotmail.com) and I'll reply with his address and phone number for you.
Jeff said we will be racing the NASTE Vintage Modifieds. If you have n't raced these before you are in for a treat! Think NASTE 55 Chev's only faster (Ok, not much faster) with open wheels..............1930's to 40's bodies, no fenders, RadioShack motors, and hard rubber airplane tires!!!!! They are a HOOT!!!
---------------------------------------------Bill
5,286 October 9, 2010 8:21 pm
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
A very big Thank You to Len Gillean and Dave Smith for all the help on my track today!!!! -----------------------Bill
5,287 October 9, 2010 8:42 am
Re: What do you have? (38 replies, posted in Digital Racing)
Monte is an out-of-the-closet SCX Digi-Racer!!!!
5,288 October 7, 2010 3:02 pm
Re: NASTE T-Shirts (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
The NASTE T-Shirts are in !!!!
For those that ordered, I'll have them at the NASTE race at Jeff's on Saturday Oct. 16th. -------------------------Bill
5,289 October 6, 2010 7:21 pm
Re: Club Meeting (11 replies, posted in Events)
Mike, we're all wishing you the best of luck!!!!
The racers are out there, you just need to find them!!!! -----------------------Bill
5,290 October 5, 2010 3:39 pm
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Very true!!!! ----------------Bill
5,291 October 5, 2010 6:29 am
Re: Pit Crew Figures (8 replies, posted in Track)
They look great Mike!!! Details like that really make a track more enjoyable!!! --------------Bill
5,292 October 3, 2010 9:22 pm
Re: Penguin Point First Sunday Series- October (2 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
"DITTO" from me!!!!
Thanks Monte & Victoria for great racin' and great food!!!!
Thanks Hammer for great sweets as usual!!!!
Dave, great to see you back!!!!
Oh yeah, and Happy Birthday Monte!!!! ------------------------Bill
5,293 October 3, 2010 9:20 pm
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
Thanks Rico!!!!
5,294 October 2, 2010 7:00 pm
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
Got the first coat of primer on today. ------------Bill

5,295 September 28, 2010 1:51 pm
Re: HI I (5 replies, posted in Cars)
Cool Mike. Thanks for dropping in and sharing with us!
The 1/43 scale cars and equipment seem to be getting better and better. I have a few of the SCX cars and they work well on 1/32 tracks too.
Did you make the signs pictured in your photo gallery?
----------------------Bill
5,296 September 26, 2010 2:49 pm
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
I'm going to paint the track with the same paint and color John Powers used on his track in Auburn Washington. My thought is cars can be set up on either track with racers being able to expect similar handling characteristics at either track. Maybe we can get some interstate races going?
5,297 September 26, 2010 12:12 pm
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
I actually washed the Vette a couple weeks ago! We've had it out to dinner a couple times since then.
So, only two joints left to Bondo and sand.....
I also got the glazing putty down today on all the smaller imperfections in the joints I already had Bondo'd & sanded...
Almost ready for the first coat of primer!!!! ----------------------------Bill
5,298 September 26, 2010 9:32 am
Re: New Track Under Construction at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview (178 replies, posted in Track)
Sunday September 26th. Still applying Bondo to the joints and holes. There are a total of 12 joints in the track running surface. Of the 12 I have 7 Bondo'd and sanded. There are very few small holes to fill, probably less than a dozen, and I have most of those done. The joints fit together very well, and I'm sure the cars would run fine without filling and sanding the seams, but I want no regrets when I look back on my finished product.
So at what point does striving for perfection become anal retentive?????? -------------------------Bill
5,299 September 25, 2010 12:00 pm
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Saturday, nice warm sunny day!!! Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand.................................
5,300 September 22, 2010 5:31 pm
Re: NASTE T-Shirts (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
T-Shirt order is in............ --------------Bill