Let's bring what we have to the next race and do some testing. The problem I'm having is that most of mine have been modified in some way making them illegal.
601 March 10, 2016 11:43 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
602 March 8, 2016 8:38 am
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
wb0s wrote:
Has anyone experienced a gear issue with the Fly cars other than a bad pinion?
If not maybe we could limit gear changes to only the replacement of the pinion gear? That would make things easier.
I have heard that the stock Scalextric plastic pinions work well and have better mesh than the stock Fly pinion.
603 March 7, 2016 12:30 pm
Re: Odd Thursday Night - New Class Discussion March 2016 (121 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'm mostly fine with the proposed rules except the stock gearing. The stock Fly gears leave a lot to be desired and many are bad right out of the box and I see no reason to trade bad for bad if one has to be replaced.
604 March 7, 2016 11:59 am
Re: First Sunday in March 2016 Race (5 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
Sorry I had to miss but it was Dominic's birthday and we had other plans.
606 February 22, 2016 8:54 am
Re: Al's First NASTE Race (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dominic and I had a great time as well, thank you Al, great job. I thought Dom did well for his first run at the track and really liked the Ford GT's.
Rico
607 February 12, 2016 10:12 am
Re: Al Christiansen's new Track (19 replies, posted in Track)
I'll second that. I'm also very glad to have survived the carnage of the BRM race. I've got to find a replacement for Brutus, he's just not stable enough any longer.
608 February 1, 2016 9:11 am
Re: Jan.30 '16 Proxy (4 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
I'll second that
609 January 29, 2016 9:57 am
Re: NASTE Facebook Page (8 replies, posted in NASTE)
I know I'm in the minority, but I don't and won't do either one.
610 January 23, 2016 6:53 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
I think Gary better stay close to home. I saw saw this headline at Oregonlive:
"Goose hunting is good as it gets in Eastern Oregon"
611 January 22, 2016 11:35 am
Re: Another Thursday (5 replies, posted in Too Bad Motorplex)
Happy Birthday Bill!
612 January 20, 2016 8:21 am
Re: The Great Jacquelin Park Digital Enduro (9 replies, posted in NASTE)
Sounds like I missed out on a rip roaring good time, but I was not feeling well and thought it better not to share.
613 January 16, 2016 11:14 am
Re: Club Purchase of a Tire Razor Tire Truing Machine (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
Hudy would be another choice but I believe they are more expensive and supply seems to be limited. ScaleAuto makes one as well but I have no info on how good they are and once again they are pricey and in short supply.
614 January 8, 2016 11:34 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thank you Al and Donna for hosting last night and thanks to the rest of you for kicking my behind all night.
615 January 1, 2016 5:17 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks for the New Years Eve race Bill, Dominic and I had fun and his siblings can't believe he won.
Rico
617 December 29, 2015 11:01 am
Re: V Womps (17 replies, posted in Cars)
More on the mystery, I posted the car on HRW and got this from Chris Walker:
Hi Reek, nice find, and a great looking car!!
I don't want to burst your bubble. but, Cox did not produce a 2E in 1/32 scale.........The body is a SCX 2E with what appears to be an early Riko chassis, with a wing and actuator either fabricated or pirated from a Cox 1/24 2E
Attached is a pic. (small, I apologize) of an SCX 2E.
Great car regardless!!
Cheers
Chris Walker
PS I just dug up a pic. of a Riko chassis that is very likely the chassis under your car..........on your car the side pans on the Riko have been removed for clearance. In their day the Riko chassis' were quite potent, and with a bit of tuning they did very well, particularly in club racing..........well sorted, they can still easily hold their own today.
chrisguyw
618 December 29, 2015 10:40 am
Re: V Womps (17 replies, posted in Cars)
I think you may be correct on the SCX body, it does look just like my car. However, none of the pics I can find of the SCX version show a movable wing. Quite the mystery have we, says Master Yoda.
619 December 29, 2015 8:03 am
Re: V Womps (17 replies, posted in Cars)
I actually haven't ran a lap with it yet, most of the track is covered with boxes and stuff from Christmas.
620 December 28, 2015 9:40 pm
Re: V Womps (17 replies, posted in Cars)
Here is my latest: A vintage Cox 1/32 Chaparral 2E with a movable rear wing. It does not have the original Cox chassis but it is set up for the movable wing. How does the wing move you ask? In a few of the pics including the really blurry one you should be able to spot a small metal rod that attaches to the wing on one end and to a bracket that is attached to the motor on the other end. So, the motor is fixed, how does this move the wing? The motor is free to rotate, moving in one direction while accelerating and the opposite while braking. Very clever, I'd say.
Rico
622 December 23, 2015 11:39 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Weird, but very cool!
623 December 22, 2015 2:38 pm
Re: NASTE Race Saturday December 19th (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Dominic and I had a great time Saturday, thanks to Bill and Diane for being such gracious hosts once again. Too bad we didn't race the Womps both rounds but the Slot.its were very nice too until that one decided to slow down and probably cost me a lap or two. Oh well, next time. Have a Merry Christmas y'all.
Regards
Rico
624 December 18, 2015 10:37 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Congrats on the anniversary!
625 December 18, 2015 8:41 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Congratulations to the Christiansen's for a successful opening of their new track. The races went off with only a few minor glitches that we corrected as we went along. We forgot to save the results for the first two classes but did save them for the BRM and Over 50 class but only in some weird file type that only Race Coordinator can open. We need to help Al get some form of Excel so we can save the results in a format we can read. I believe I was able to get the printer software loaded but it was late and I did not try to print anything.
There were some really good close battles through out the evening but none closer than the BRM class. I won the race by quite a few laps due to some mishaps by others but Goose set the fast lap 7.069 to my 7.08x. If memory serves Big Smooth won the F1 class. I don't remember who won in CanAm and Al set the pace for the Over 50 cars. I'm pretty sure Goose was second and Brutus came in third.
Rico