So here's my views of the BSCC summer season. The cars were extremely fast! By the end of the season everyone had really fast cars! Yes, the majority of the cars were the Ferrari 312s, but that's to be expected when a class is based on RTR type production cars. When one particular car shows dominate performance, racers will migrate to that particular style of car (if they want to improve their chances winning). The cost of the cars was high. Well no kidding! You're starting out with a car that costs $40 to $50, and the rules allow modifications. Modifications = $ ! When the rules specify only a specific brand of parts for those modifications, modifications = $ X 2 ! The basic rule of thought is; if JOE used part A in his modification and it worked, then I need part A to keep up with JOE. What I did not see was a lot of low dollar modifications and R&D. I did not actively participate in the series. The main thing that turned me off was the destruction of the cars. I have a hard time destroying my $50 cars. The only thing worth anything on these 1/32 cars is the bodies, and for the most part you can't replace a body without purchasing a whole new car (because the chassis are specific to each car, so now after damage it's a $100 car). I think racing cars where replacement bodies are available would be an improvement in a program where damage is inevitable. In the end the fastest guy won the series, and without a lot of extra expense to his car. A lot of expensive cars were broken. And Art looked like the most improved racer to me! Congrats ART!!! -------------------------------Bill
5,677 November 3, 2008 8:30 am
Re: NASTE '08 Halloween Race (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Oh well Rico, I'm sure you'll have a good time there!..............and there's still more racin' to come! Randy's startin' up again on Tuesday. ------------------Bill
5,678 November 2, 2008 4:40 pm
Re: NASTE '08 Halloween Race (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was a lot of fun Rico. But don't fret, ther's still a lot of great racing left this season! There is racing goin' on EVERYWHERE!!!!
5,679 November 2, 2008 10:14 am
Topic: NASTE '08 Halloween Race (5 replies, posted in NASTE)
Jeff & Cathy, Thanks for a great night at your new Hemi Heights Raceway Park! The treats, pizza, and racing were great! The cars and competetors were as scarey as any past Halloween! You are the Halloween King! It's great to have you back on the NASTE circuit! Your track made the move from Carlton without mishap, and you've done an excellent job with it's reconstruction. Looking forward to many more races on your new 1/24 track! -----------------------Bill
5,680 November 2, 2008 10:10 am
Re: New 1/24 Track Soon... (10 replies, posted in Track)
Well it's official, Jeff's Hemi Heights Raceway Park is now OPEN!!!! It seems only fitting the NASTE Halloween Race would be the inaugural event for Jeff's new track. And a great event it was! Thanks Jeff for all your work! Looking forward to many more races at Hemi Heights! -----------------Bill
5,681 October 23, 2008 10:03 am
Re: Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish (3 replies, posted in Cars)
Here's some photos of the Aston so far:
5,682 October 23, 2008 9:53 am
Re: Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish (3 replies, posted in Cars)
Been working on one of the Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish cars to be used as an IROC car. I've replaced the full interior with a thin piece of card stock (actually the backing from a Wynns sticker - thanks Rico these work great - perfect size!). These bodies sit very high on the chassis. I cut 1/16th of an inch off each of the body mounting posts, front and rear. To complete the lowering of the body, the front grill must be cut free from the chassis. I did this with a razor knife. This effectively lowered the body onto the chassis, without the need to enlarge the wheelwells (some grinding was necessary to the inside lips of the rear wheelwells for tire clearance). The bodies could be lowered even more, but it would require the radiusing of the wheelwells. Although 1/16" isn't much of a lowering job, it did seem to improve the cars handling even more. I'll be testing this car out tonight on a 1/32 wood routed non-magnetic track. More to follow. ---------------Bill
5,683 October 23, 2008 9:33 am
Re: Jiada Slot Cars (11 replies, posted in Cars)
Tested the Jiada F1 cars on a wood routed, non-magnetic track (Bob's Checkered Flag 1/24 track). They actually worked better than I thougth they would. But, they're very slow on a big track like that. Tonight I'll try one out on a 1/32 routed track again with no magnetic traction. I still have some modifications I want to try out. I found the Scalextric guide flag fits perfectly, once you grind off the little stops on either side, of the front of the guide flag mount. With the Scalextric (blue) guide flag installed, the front tire diameters will need to be reduced to get the flag closer to the track. More to follow....................... -------------------Bill
5,684 October 20, 2008 1:15 pm
Re: Cape Horn Speedway Fall Enduro (1 replies, posted in Track)
Hey Rick, I'm really sorry I couldn't make the enduro. Just too much going on right now. It sounds like it was an excellent event! We're looking forward to the NASTE IROC race on the 8th! See you then! -----------------------Bill
5,685 October 18, 2008 7:15 pm
Re: New 1/24 Track Soon... (10 replies, posted in Track)
Went over to Jeff's to work on his track today. We started at 8:00am and worked until 3:30pm or so. We got the whole track up on it's legs and bolted together. It looks great, and Jeff did a great job on the room! Jeff is going to have one nice facility for slot car racers!
---------------------------------Bill
5,686 October 13, 2008 7:20 pm
Re: New 1/24 Track Soon... (10 replies, posted in Track)
Just got off the phone with Jeff. His slot car room is sheetrocked, painted, and carpetted. Track assembly starts this Saturday!!!! ---------------------Bill
5,687 October 12, 2008 8:45 pm
Topic: New track at BSCC (0 replies, posted in BSCC)
Congrats Randy & Byron on getting your new layout up and running! Let's see some new photos!!! -------------------Bill
5,688 October 8, 2008 8:11 pm
Re: Pelican Park - NASTE race no.2 (4 replies, posted in NASTE)
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
5,689 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
5,690 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
5,691 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
5,692 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
5,693 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
5,694 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
5,695 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
5,696 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
5,697 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
5,698 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
5,699 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
5,700 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