51 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Doc, the engine has about 200 miles on a rebuild.  We should be good.

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52 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Lately?  No.

Ever?  Absolutely.

I bought it in Burbank and drove it home. And it's been driven to rallies, ran the event, and then drove home.  More than once.

I'm gonna bring it to your driveway so you can enjoy the sounds of the fabulous Busso six-cylinder engine.

Then we'll go for a little ride and you can enjoy the amazing handling due to the 50/50 front/rear weight distribution. The edge of death is never far away!  Why you can even monitor the light that is labeled CLIFF ALARM.  But don't be alarmed - there's a rally man at the wheel.

Beware.  Be very ware...

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53 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

I wouldn't make you do that.  The most likely action would be to get the Alfa moving.

I'll have an update on that by tomorrow.

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54 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Vic is out of town that day, so no car for Monte.

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55 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

By my calendar, 4/1 is a Monday.

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56 Reply by kidvolt

(2,187 replies, posted in NASTE)

Do the tires sides on the back match those on the front?  Jeff was a tire changer.

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57 Reply by kidvolt

(2,187 replies, posted in NASTE)

Yes, I'll commmmmmmmmment.

I adjusted Docs' text to be a little more presentable.

So, is the issue being addressed that the cars are not fast enough to make a satisfactory driving experience?  And what classes are you running that don't take a lot of car prep?  Because it sounds like the simple class is heading for the upper reaches of performance tuning.

That is to say, few will confuse a Scaley car with any of those other boutique brands.  Nor should they.

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58 Reply by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Ah, what we all know...

Bless the eye of the beholder. 

The customer is always right.  wink 

Later we'll get straight to what's left.

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59 Reply by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

The first IROC set has arrived, a nice grouping of RevoSlot Toyota GT1's as pictured above.

Got a favorite color?

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60 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Road Rally days would be the conflict for us.  Those are typically on a Saturday here and there.

Next one is 3/23.

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61 Reply by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

You only need TWO cars.  I'm sure we can find something beyond the Fickle Fiats of Fate.

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62 Reply by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

That was a bit of philosophy from our favorite wise acre - Evel Jimmy!

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63 Reply by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Thanks guys.

Terry and Mitch are on board too, I'm guessing we can get a slot out of Stan too.

We're progressing!

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64 Topic by kidvolt

(21 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

I'm looking at reviving the NASTE IROC series.

Toward that end I just ordered my first set of IROC cars for use on any of the 132 scale IROC races.

They are RevoSlot Toyota GT1's.

I'll be ordering a 124 set of cars as well.

We might as well run a decent set of modern cars whenever possible.

Drop a reply here if you are interested in being a host regardless of scale.

The hosts get paid!

There will be an entry fee and the resultant fees will go to the track host.  No requirement to feed the horde.

Thanks!

Track Hosts:
Monte
Terry
Bill
Al
Mitch
Stan
Bob


The first IROC set has arrived.  RevoSlot 132 Toyota GT1's.

http://www.naste.org/members/monte/GT1-IROC-1.jpg

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65 Reply by kidvolt

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

I've updated the RevoSlot GT rules to include the Toyota GT1.

Also changed Revo Slot to RevoSlot.  (details matter) wink

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66 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Please.  Any idea how many cars are in the field?

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67 Reply by kidvolt

(64 replies, posted in Events)

Sounds like fun.

I'm a definite maybe!

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68 Topic by kidvolt

(2 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

I've made a change to the Calendar page per a request.

There are now a few Quick Links at the top to select events by Club/Group.

You're welcome.

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69 Reply by kidvolt

(3 replies, posted in Events)

Neither do I but I think they are available.

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70 Topic by kidvolt

(3 replies, posted in Events)

It appears that Great Traditions in Philadelphia is running a race series for groups or clubs with prizes for the Pioneer Legends cars.

Might be worth investigating if some of you have these cars.

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71 Reply by kidvolt

(65 replies, posted in PASER)

I don't even think there's a might to it.

Doc's new Cobra beater?

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72 Topic by kidvolt

(7 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

My dad was a pharmacist and owned his own Drug Store.  He expanded and offered a "toy, model and game" section among others.  On the top shelf was this box with a track and two cars.  It caught my eye and to my joy ended up under the tree.  I opened it on Christmas morning and found not only track sections, but a box filled with rails that needed to be snapped into the track sections.  Power was supplied via a large dry cell battery.  Performance was non-existent.  A veritable box of junk.  But the next year...  Strombecker!  From there it was an easy hook - our town got a slot car track!

Some time after that, dad started taking me along on the buying trips to the distributor for toys, games and models.  They handled all the stuff that the local slot shop did.  The next few years were pretty cool until the hobby fizzled.

My dream was to be in the hobby business - not the slot TRACK business.  With http://www.DigitalRacingSolutions.com that dream has been realized.

Now, it might be nice to get back to some racing.  I'll hope to see you all in the future somewhere.

So, what's your story.  We'd love to hear it.

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73 Reply by kidvolt

(9 replies, posted in NASTE)

I seem to recall that van being more like an unguided missile.

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74 Reply by kidvolt

(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

These BRM cars are nice looking and quite sturdy.  It's a great chance to go try something new.  I'll be adding to my BRM post soon.

And... racing is racing, slot cars are slot cars. 

It's a shame some of these 124 guys won't come give this a try.  Is anyone talking this up at the races, I know some of those guys aren't regular forum users so they might not even know about it.

Wish I could be there. 

Go fast and take chances!

And Doc from across the river, how 'bout dem Orioles! Ain't the beer cold!

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75 Topic by kidvolt

(0 replies, posted in Cars)

Yes, that's the word on the street.

Black Arrow has closed and gone out of business though their site still answers.

Electric Dreams still has some cars for anyone wanting one while you still can.

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