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Tonight I started building the prototype of the NASTE IROC Camaros. I have started a photo gallery of the mule's buildup. You can follow the progress by clicking on the "Slot-Tech" tab on the home page.  -----------------------------Bill

Yup, I do have SOME!!! Didn't actually realize how many!

My plan is to cut the width down, and basically use the Womp chassis as a center section. It will make up the motor, rear axle, and guide flag mount. I will use brass side pans that the body will mount to. The pans will be mounted to the center section "rattle" style, similar to the Econo chassis.  ------------------Bill

The discussions regarding the NASTE 2010 season are still going on. At the NASTE Thursday at Howie's Terry Abbott told us about an idea he had for the upcoming season. Terry suggested we scratchbuild some 1/32 chassis for the Revell 1/32 Snap Tite series of model cars. The cars design needs to be such that they will perform well on the 1/32 sectional plastic tracks as non-magnetic cars, and perform equally as well on the 1/24 wood routed tracks throughout our area. I really like this idea! It would enable us to have an IROC season without having to maintain a large stable of cars. We would only need four cars plus a couple spares to race on all the 1/24th and 1/32nd tracks with all the various clubs. After testing at Howie's I'm convinced we can put together some 1/32 cars that will work on both types of tracks. In addition to the six or so 1/32 cars, we would only need approximately six HO cars to cover that scale. This plan would enable us to keep the NASTE IROC style series which seems to be so popular.

I have started researching parts costs for building the 1/32 cars. The model kits used for the bodies sell for $3.99 at Fred Meyers. I am leaning towards the use of the SCX 42B motors. They are fast enough, and the motors are srviceable and rebuildable. The SCX motors retail for $9.99. The SCX motors will also bolt into a standard 16D or Falcon type motor bracket. I am thinking of using a guide flag mount that will accept the Slot.It guide flags that secure by a screw. With this type of guide flag mount we could easily change Slot.It guide flags between the standard and wood track types (if needed) depending on where we are racing. The same could be true for the rear tire setups. We could alternate between silicones, rubber, or urethane depending on track surface.

My plan right now is to put together a prototype to test. I'll keep you all posted......  --------------------------Bill

Oh Rico, you are BAD!!!!......Unfortunately for the rest of us your "aero" car is BADDER!!!!!

And for the rest of you.......YES, Rico's "aero" car kicked our butts but good!!!!  -------------------Bill

Howie, Thanks for opening your track for us last night! I had a great time!!!

For those of you who couldn't make it, we held NASTE Thursday at Howie's Rapid Raceway last night. We did some testing with a variety of 1/32 "model" race cars to se how they would run on the 1/24 wood routed track. I must say I was surprised at how well most of the cars ran even "box" stock! Out of the box I would have to say the Slot.It cars seemed to be the best. However Monte's Ninco McLaren also worked extremely well!

I tested my SCX NASCARs I had set up for the BSCC Summer Series at Marshall Field. On Marshall Field's Scalextric Sport Track my COT NASCAR was not as good as my older style "aero" NASCAR. However on the wood routed non-magnetic track, my COT car was clearly faster and cornered much better!

Howie, Beau, and John Gill also had some of the GT1 Schoeler chassised cars on hand. This new GT1 class looks like it will be quite popular. The cars are powered by Falcon 7 motors and they're quite fast! The handling of the hard bodied cars is also much better than you would expect! These things flat fly!!!!

Terry Abbott came up with a great suggestion for an IROC class for NASTE's upcoming season! More on that soon!!!!  ------Bill

Hey Mike, I reviewed the photos...short memory on my part! Are you still running on the second layout pictured?

I'd like to hear more about your lift system for your track!   ------------------------Thanks!  -------------Bill

John, You have my attention!!!!......Can't hardly wait until the next enduro!!!  ---------------Bill

Good question about the tires George!!!

In that case I'll definately want the Pro wheels on the rear!!!  ------------------------Bill

Way cool!!!!.................although I do feel funny racing without bovine.........  ---------------Bill

I liked the cars George. They were fast, and the handling was good. I liked the Racer Ferrari 250LMs better, but they cost 3 times as much!!! Rugged......well we didn't break any! In fact they did not seem to have any issues that I noticed. As far as an IROC class one thing I always consider is cost. I think we could come up with something that handles just as well for less money. I think there are many Slot.It cars that would handle just as well for $20 to $25 less per car.  --------------------Bill