In honor of the first NASTE Pelican Park Race, great BBQ, and great new friends, I hereby declare the official mascot of NASTE to be the revered and respected great Oregon NUTRIA! .....And in remembrance of our first encounter with the great Pelicans of Eugene, I propose we establish and reserve the first Saturday of October each year for the annual NASTE Nutria Race at Pelican Park Speedway!.....All those in favor ............
----------------------Bill
5,576 October 8, 2008 8:11 pm
Re: Pelican Park - NASTE race no.2 (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
5,577 October 7, 2008 7:51 am
Re: Pre routed track (8 replies, posted in Track)
Great looking track Ron! I currently have a 6 lane track with a 19 X 12 footprint. I have considered replacing it with a more technical 3 or 4 lane track. Do you ever race with any of the Oregon clubs, (Pelican Park & Kimm Marshall have tracks in your area, or OSCAR?). --------------------Bill
5,578 October 6, 2008 2:47 pm
Re: Pre routed track (8 replies, posted in Track)
Where are you located? Do you route the tracks for recessed braid? Do you have any cost estimates? -------Bill
5,579 October 6, 2008 10:59 am
Re: Pre routed track (8 replies, posted in Track)
Hello and welcome 4laneron, That is an interesting concept for 1/24 tracks. Do you have standard/generic straight and corner pieces you sell, or are the sections custom maade to complete a specific layout? ------------------Bill
5,580 October 5, 2008 9:15 am
Topic: Pelican Park - NASTE race no.2 (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
Man, did I ever have a great time yesterday! It was nice to meet all the guys at Pelican Park! Wish they would have had some slow guys! Thanks for the great race Doug! ----------------------Bill
5,581 October 2, 2008 6:28 am
Re: Chassis Building Classes (8 replies, posted in Cars)
Hey ya'll, I had lunch with Bob McFarland yesterday and we talked about the chassis building class. Bob said he will be happy to do the classes, but it will have to wait for a couple months. October is pretty much filled with the Porsche 962 Enduro at Howie's, and November is really busy for Bob with yard work. I'll keep everyone posted. You won't want to miss Bob's classes! ---------------------Bill
5,582 September 29, 2008 5:02 pm
Re: NASTE IROC Cars (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'm currently working on and testing, two different types of cars to be used as 1/32 IROC cars this season. The cars will be raced at Kimm's Heidelberg Raceway, a 1/32 routed track with magnetic braid. The cars I'm considering are: Jiada F1s, and Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish (street versions). I'll post the ongoing info about the cars on this forum under the 1/32 cars posts. ------------------Bill
5,583 September 29, 2008 4:44 pm
Topic: Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish (3 replies, posted in Cars)
I received my Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish cars today. This is the second set of cars I'm considering for IROC cars at Kimm's track in Eugene (Heidelberg Raceway). Rico had already warned me these things were not very good performers, so I wasn't very surprised when the first test car went into the first corner and promptly flopped over. Oh well, I figured the would probably require a little "tweaking"! The real question is; do they require more or less tweaking than the Jiada F1 cars? So, out came the screwdriver. After removing the interior/driver compartment and re-testing the car was MUCH faster, and the handling improved greatly! I would say these cars will require less modification than the Jiada F1s, but I will prepare both sets of cars and make the final determination after testing at Kimm's Heidelberg Raceway. ----------------Bill
5,584 September 28, 2008 8:22 pm
Re: New 1/24 Track Soon... (10 replies, posted in Track)
Got a call from Jeff today. His slot track room is insulated and the sheetrock is hung! He said taping & mudding is next, followed by painting. He said he is looking to set the track up within a couple weeks. YES!!!! -----------------Bill
5,585 September 26, 2008 8:32 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
Did ya'll get the schedule? If you did not receive a copy, shoot me an email and I'll get it to you ASAP! -------Bill
5,586 September 26, 2008 8:09 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
That maybe good info for Monte. I'll see if I can copy the schedule and email it out to everybody. ---------Bill
5,587 September 26, 2008 5:18 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hey Rico, The calendar is up to date with all the dates, times, locations etc. The problem is; if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer to view the site, for some reason it does not show all the race dates on the calendar (believe me they're there!). Monte has been working to see what the problem is, but still at this point there does not seem to be a fix. If you use Firefox for the browser it will come up just fine with all; the dates and times. ---------------------Bill
5,588 September 25, 2008 1:06 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
The NASTE Race at Pelican Park Speedway will be bringing together to different racing groups/clubs. With this blending of the clubs there will be one modification to the NASTE IROC rules of the 2009 season. For the Pelican Park race, drivers will be allowed to use their own controllers, provided the controllers are the Parma wound resistor type controllers (up to and including the Parma Turbo grade controllers). Electronic controllers, controllers with sensitivity adjustments (including wound resistor types), and controllers with variable brake adjustments (also including wound resistor types) will not be allowed. Legal controllers will be available for loan.
Pelican Park is a beautiful track! If you have not had the opportunity to visit or race on it, this is your chance. Doug is opening his track early at 9:00am, so everyone can have an opportunity to practice. It's going to be a great day of racing! ---------------------------Bill
5,589 September 25, 2008 12:18 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'd like to get a count of racers planning to attend the NASTE IROC race at Pelican Park in Eugene on Saturday Oct. 4th, so I can start a car pooling plan. Please shoot me an email if you're planning to go. Thanks! ---------------------Bill
5,590 September 23, 2008 7:55 pm
Topic: Tifosi Challenge (4 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Fellow Slotheads,
Bad Bob, Kimm and Howie
have commited to hosting one Tifosi IROC Challenge each
at their tracks and I would like to extend an invitation
to all members of all clubs to come and race
with us. Not sure how the schedule will unfold and
will keep you informed with dates. It looks like we
will simply replace one of our regular Oscar races
with a Tifosi IROC Challege.
I have not seen a IROC style race with the
Oscar Club and think it may have
real potential to include more racers
by removing the variable of chassis availability,
which appears to be one of the more
restricting components for Oscar.
Thank you very much for your efforts and I know
anyone who comes is going to have some fun.
David
5,591 September 22, 2008 5:07 pm
Re: Jiada Slot Cars (11 replies, posted in Cars)
The more I mess with these Jiada cars the more I like them. They are not extremely fast, but fast enough. They handle a little on the loose side, but controllable. At this point in the testing I have broken one rear wheel, and burned up one of the capacitors. I'm in the process of stripping 4 of the bodies, which amounts to mostly removing the sticky glue residue from the cheap stickers! Not much in the way of actual paint that needs to be stripped off before the repaints take place. I plan to reinforce the wheels with Goop around the inside of the wheels and hubs (as I did for my Scalextric A1 GP car). My only area of concern other than the wheels is the guide flag setup. It seems pretty rinky-dink to me, although I haven't had one break during testing (so far). They do seem to be sensitive to adjustment. I may try replacing one with a guide flag from another manufacturer, or using a Slot.It guide for a wood routed track (since the cars maybe raced on Kimm's routed wood track). So that's where I'm at right now. I'll keep you all updated as things progress! ---------------------Bill
5,592 September 21, 2008 9:12 pm
Re: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE Halloween Race - Jeff Courtney is progressing well on the room for his 1/24 track. Jeff is planning to have the track up and running by the date for the NASTE Halloween Race, November 1st. If all things go according to plan the NASTE Halloween Race will be held on Jeff's track. TOOBAD Motorplex in Fairview will be the alternate site should things not go as planned. -------------------Bill
5,593 September 21, 2008 9:08 pm
Topic: NASTE 2009 Race Schedule (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
The next NASTE Race is at Pelican Park in Eugene in 2 weeks. I'd like to get the car pooling details planned out. I am volunteering to drive the "Toaster" down. I have room for three passengers. I will need to know who is planning to go down for the race, and what time we want to head down. If more people are driving maybe a staging point and we can all drive down together. Possibly a stop for food? Doug is opening up the track at 10:00am for practice. The race starts at noon. I would like to go down early and stop for breakfast. Any ideas? -------------------Bill
5,594 September 21, 2008 8:59 pm
Re: Howie's Porsche 962 Enduro (1 replies, posted in PASER)
I talked with Bob McFarland and John Gill today. John gave me a call and said he would have a complete ready to run car for loan to a team to race at Howie's 962 Enduro. He has a body that's painted and ready. All that is needed is to connect up the head and tailights for the car. John volunteered to assist the team in preparing the car, and I will help as well.
Bob McFarland emailed me and he is willing to loan a chassis for a team. Bob also has a body for the car, This car will require a motor and all the associated parts to assemble it for racing. The team that chooses this car will need more preparation. There will be plenty of help available I'm sure, but the team using this car should plan on a little more preparation time.
So, on my list of interested racers I have George, Monte, Rico, AJ and my son John. If you would let me know which car you're interested in teaming up on, I will assign you to that car. Also, it looks like we will be looking for at least one more racer to fill the teams for these two cars. If you are interested please let me know ASAP! ---------------Bill
5,595 September 20, 2008 10:14 pm
Re: First naste race of the season (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Great race Dude!!!!!! ---------------Bill
5,596 September 19, 2008 8:53 pm
Topic: Howie's Porsche 962 Enduro (1 replies, posted in PASER)
Ok, an opportunity has presented itself! The seattle team will not be making it down this year. The chassis Bob McFarland has built for the Seattle team to use is up for loan! Here's your chance to race a chassis built by THE BEST hardbody chassis builder! Howie's Annual Porsche 962 Enduro is THE 1/24 racing event of the year in the Northwest! This is a true enduro! So here's your chance, if you're interested let me know ASAP! Four racers have already contacted me and expressed interest. George, Monte, Rico, and AJ are on the list. And here's the best part, rumor has it there maybe a second loaner chassis available! That will make room for two more racers! ----------------------Bill
5,597 September 18, 2008 4:17 pm
Re: Jiada Slot Cars (11 replies, posted in Cars)
My Jiada cars are in! Time for a little testing!!! ------------------Bill
5,598 September 18, 2008 10:38 am
Re: 1/24 IROC for NASTE races (17 replies, posted in Cars)
Monte, I doubt if we could get EJ's to throw in anything. he seems like a nice guy, but he is definately a business man! I have quite a few old vintage cars, but probably not a whole bunch that are alike. However, I'm wondering if an IROC race of "similar" cars might be acceptable? I might be able to put together 6 or 7 cars with old vintage chassis that use the same motors. In addition to the same type motors I could fit them with like gearing and rear tires. The final results would be cars that were similar in handling. It might be an opportunity for everyone to try different types of old vintage cars? -----------------Bill
5,599 September 18, 2008 9:46 am
Re: 1/24 IROC for NASTE races (17 replies, posted in Cars)
Hey Rico, I don't think the details of the Tifosi IROC class have been finalized. It looks to me like that will be a separate series not connected to the NASTE Point Series. The EJ's kits are very cool and a super bargain! If we could get enough interest for maybe 3 other members to buy a kit, assemble it, and volunteer theirs for one of our IROC races I would go for that. I would be willing to volunteer one for our races. As far as something similar, I'll check through my old chassis, I may have enough of another vintage chassis to put together some similar cars. If anybody else has some old vintage 1/24 stuff they would be willing to use in our IROC races let me know. Maybe between a few of us we could race something different? I'll check this weekend and make a list of what I have available (Larry - this maybe our chance to get a vintage class going!!!!????). -----------------------------Bill
5,600 September 18, 2008 7:59 am
Re: 1/24 IROC for NASTE races (17 replies, posted in Cars)
Monte, Do you mean the 1/24 Strombecker Cheetah kit I got from EJ's Hobbies? If so that's not a bad idea. Those kits are only $50 and they are 100% ready to assemble and race (same cost as the proposed 1/32 class at BSCC. And they are probably worth more than that on Ebay to collectors!). -----------------------Bill