If Gearloose had stayed and equaled his first round he would have placed fourth, not bad Birthday Boy.
52 January 23, 2023 8:15 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
We tried running the Revoslot GT2/GT1 cars in the regular GT series wherever they fit. Though they only have a 21K motor they had enough torque to be quick enough on Al's track. It was the lack of traction that held them back so when we were discussing new classes it was decided to run them in their own class. It appears that many other clubs and proxies have made the same decision. The loss of traction appears to be related to the slight texture of the Magnetic primer. On my track for out at Bill's track the Revoslot tires seem to like the smooth surface allowing these cars to hang with the Slot Its and NSRs.
When I hosted the Revoslot proxy the cars qualified close enough that it was literally anybody's race to win.
As for the smaller cars I have the Alfa and BMW. the first thing I did was replace the 21K motor with an H&R 18K making them legal for classics ll. However I never intended to race them, they are just perfect for my track this way. As for Trans Am racing they would probably also need their own U2 Revoslot class. You also wouldn't be able to fit the spec Black Stripe "trans am" motor as they are all bell driven and the Revo chassis are all can driven.
53 January 20, 2023 1:15 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was a good night. 8 racers. It was great to see Chris Kouba again and welcome to Elliot a new/guest racer, we hope to see you again.
54 January 15, 2023 5:15 pm
Re: OSCAR Sports Car Race at Rob's Redline Raceway on January 14, 2023 (5 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Nice race. I had planned to come and had a Testarossa ready, but we ended up with kids and grandkids this weekend.
55 January 13, 2023 8:40 am
Re: PASER Thursday 1-12-2023 (5 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
I had planned to come and race Womps. The cars and controller even made it up to the front door.
But then plans sometimes change.
57 December 16, 2022 3:17 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
docdoom wrote:
Mitch58 wrote:docdoom wrote:Racing was a bust. Not enough guys to race so it was test a tune kind of night. Try again in two weeks..
I had a family thing in Salem I didn't know about till the last moment.
Nobody tells me anything.Well if it anything like me and my wife. You were told but it was registered in your brain as back ground noise...
That's what she said.
58 December 15, 2022 9:44 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
docdoom wrote:
Racing was a bust. Not enough guys to race so it was test a tune kind of night. Try again in two weeks..
I had a family thing in Salem I didn't know about till the last moment.
Nobody tells me anything.
59 December 12, 2022 8:59 pm
Topic: This odd Thursday (0 replies, posted in Events)
I went by Al's today after he got home and visited for a bit. At this point he's feeling pretty good.
Unless there is a sudden turn around he plans to have the track open this Thursday.
If we don't have enough racers for an actual race it might be a good time to test some new cars that are part of the new classes, so bring your Revoslot and Slot It DTM cars if you have them. I'll bring extras for those who don't have them so guys can get a feel for them.
Bill has posted the new classes and rule changes to the website, most changes just simplify some of the classes by having us tune the stock parts rather than heavily modifying the cars.
60 December 11, 2022 9:06 pm
Re: OSCAR NASCAR at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway on December 10, 2022 (6 replies, posted in OSCAR)
docdoom wrote:
Look like it was a fun race for all..
It was Doc at least until I smoked my 502.
61 December 6, 2022 7:55 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
As for the Revoslot tires: They make three compounds, the stock one that comes on the car and a medium, as well as a soft. Jeff Fields and I tried all three. On my track with its smoother surface it didn't make much difference at all, on Al's track with the slight texture there was no difference whatsoever. We ran several laps with each tire on my Viper and Toyota GT1, the lap times never varied at all.
I really don't think it matters.
62 December 4, 2022 8:03 pm
Re: Can Am Class Changes for 2024 Season! (3 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I already built mine with a Team Bluegroove body last year as I didn't like the "squishy" feeling of the others.
63 November 6, 2022 6:18 am
Topic: Racing at Howie's yesterday. (0 replies, posted in Events)
Thanks Howie for hosting a great event.
We had 13 racers come and race Nastrucks and early Sporstmen cars, two of my favorite classes.
Though far from the top of the leader board I was able to complete 52 minutes of racing without any mechanical breakdowns allowing me to finish ahead of some of those who did break down.
Some of the faster guys broke down and still came back and beat me. But that was expected.
Looking forward to the next one.
64 November 6, 2022 6:00 am
Topic: Odd Thursday Attendance (9 replies, posted in Events)
Yesterday I was on the phone with Robert Lee (AKA REL-13) one of the east coast proxy organizers.
During the conversation we talked about the difficulty of getting a group together to run proxy cars which led to the subject of how covid and people moving has led to low racing attendance in general.
He said that in Conn. they had the same problem for a while. They have 4 or 5 tracks that they rotate through as part of their regular racing.
What they did was have each track owner build a set of IROC cars for each track and have a few extra controllers, they included this IROC race as part of their weekly program at each track so that new racers can just show up and race without having to buy a box of equipment they know nothing about. They are now back up to about 10/12 regular racers each week.
We should discuss this as an option.
For (guest) racers at my house I have already built 3 older Slot It cars with 18K H&R motors, these cars are very smooth and easy to drive yet are capable of running in the mid 6s on my track. I also have three non adjustable 35ohm controllers that work very well with these motors. It allows everybody to be on the same footing the only advantage going to those most familiar with the track.
We already talked about moving the BRMs from being on the schedule every week to a rotating basis and replacing it with another 1/32 scale class.
My initial thought is to replace it with something like this as the first race each evening allowing new racers to come and participate on an even footing then perhaps stay and Marshal or borrow a car and controller and continue racing for the evening.
This may help new racers get their feet wet without the intimidation of having to buy $$$ worth of a product they are unfamiliar with.
Just an idea, we can discuss it as a group either on this platform or in person when we get the chance
65 November 2, 2022 7:40 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
docdoom wrote:
WE. ARE RACING THESE THURSDAY PGE AK GT40 CLASS AND Can Am.
"AK GT40 class" My P68 may take exception to that.
66 October 24, 2022 5:19 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
To any other racers I'm bringing the DaVols Forums Cup cars to run after our regular cars. They are made up of mostly stock but well tuned Scalextric 70s Nascars with 18K motors and modern Nascars with 3D chassis and no motor limit.
67 October 24, 2022 5:14 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
Bill, do you want me to bring you a classics l car?
69 October 11, 2022 8:45 am
Re: Northwest True Scale 962 Challenge Pre-registration (1 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
I plan on racing, however life seems to be getting in the way lately. But count me in.
70 October 9, 2022 7:39 am
Re: Rapid 500 - This Saturday October 1, 2022! (7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
We had a last minute family birthday thing. I'm glad you had a good turnout.
71 October 8, 2022 5:57 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
It is Doc, Al is camping at the moment and is unavailable for comment.
72 September 26, 2022 7:11 pm
Re: Rapid 500 - This Saturday October 1, 2022! (7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I plan on it Howie
73 September 24, 2022 1:19 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,125 replies, posted in NASTE)
I don't know Doc, Chris and I got sick at the same time and she didn't go, while Al and I rode together and he's fine so far.
74 September 23, 2022 9:05 pm
Re: A Thespian In Our Ranks! (6 replies, posted in Events)
Good luck with that Stan (or is that "break a leg") Chris and I are still under quarantine at home.
75 September 23, 2022 9:03 pm
Re: trans am up dated rules (7 replies, posted in NASTE)
There are no rules yet Doc.
docdoom wrote:
The rules state inline. That can be adjusted if we want to go that way.inline you can get the 1mm ride height rather easy with sidewinder gear going have to go taller tire to make the gear clear the 1mm rule.