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The OSCAR group took to the high-speed circuit of Springwater Raceway for race #4 of the 2022-2023 season.
This year brought 10 racers to put their skills and luck to the test. With 1 minute qualifying to determine starting positions and 64 minutes of driving for each person, skill, luck and plain old determination kept the outcome of this race unknown until the checkered flag flew. From first to last, there were close battles throughout the field. The old adage that anything that can happen, will was a theme throughout the day.
First up, Qualifying. Time in seconds
1st - Zack Morgan (Prozack)             5.494
2nd - Tom Street (Terrible Tommy)    5.518
3rd - Bob Nakamura (Racerbob)        5.523
4th - Michael Mitchell                        5.717
5th - John Gill (Turing John)              5.727
6th - Bill Bostic (Bad Billy)                5.773
7th - Kirk Smith (Capt. Kirk)             6.009
8th - Jim Mitchell (Professor Fate)     6.496
9th - Mitch Brooks                           6.656
10th - Stewart Wall (Stew Meat) no time

Final Race Results: Total laps
1st - Racerbob             656.7
2nd - Prozack              655.1
3rd - Turing John         624.1
4th - Bad Billy             612.9
5th - Stewmeat           603.3
6th - Capt. Kirk           598.0
7th - Terrible Tommy    577.2
8th - Professor Fate      553.3
9th - Mitch                   414.5
10th - Michael              336.0

Racer's Choice: Professor Fate and his blue #48 Plymouth Cuda.
Food provided by my wife Teri. Without her, we wouldn't have made it to the end. Thanks dear!!!!!

The first official PASER True Scale Trans Am race was held at The Gorge Raceway on January 28th, 2023. 11 racers came to participate in this new PASER class. Thanks to Frank Lynn, Tim Booze and Matt Bell for coming and racing here for the first time. A mix of PASER Trans AM and TA2 cars from NWTS raced 4 minute heats, rotating 2 times on each lane for a total of 32 minutes for each driver. The Gorge Raceway is a technical 4 lane routed wood track, 72 feet in length which made for tight racing with close battles and a few big crashes. A special thanks to those who brought snacks. When the smoke cleared, the final results:
1. Racerbob 321 laps
2. Bad Billy 299 laps
3. Turing John 282 laps
4. Meat 273 laps
5. Howie 267 laps
6. Fearless Frank 246 laps
7. Tiny Tim 246 laps
8. Prozack 206 laps
9. Timba 205 laps
10. Matt 187 laps
11. Hersh 62 laps

Had an eventful first even Thursday race at The Gorge Raceway. The Womp race was cancelled due to an insufficient number of racers. It was test and tune until the 6pm Late Model Sportsman race. 6 racers participated with a 3 lane, 4-minute heats, 2 times through format. Never a dull moment running these cars on the tight and twisty configuration of the track. When all was said and done.................
1st: Racerbob - 227.5 laps
2nd: Prozack - 223.5 laps
3rd: Bad Billy - 220.1 laps
4th: Howie - 185.5 laps
5th: Rico - 175.6 laps
6th: Doug - 100.6 laps
Thank you to those who came to race. It was a fun time!

A windy but sunny day was the setting for race 2 of the 2022 NWTS 962 Challenge Series. 8 racers showed up to battle in this competitive and fun series. This was the first race for many of the competitors at The Gorge Raceway, so extra practice time was a key to a successful event. The racing was close and intense with hard crashes and fierce battles to keep things exciting. Lunch was a Taco Bar which my wife Teri put together for everyone to enjoy. The final results:
1.....Racerbob.................646.4 laps.
2.....Touring John.............637.5
3.....Bill..........................601.9
4.....Howie......................579.3
5.....Al............................578.4
6.....Gearloose.................505.0
7.....Doug........................412.8
8.....Zack.........................DQ.

The 2022 OSCAR season is officially underway! A total of 14 racers showed up to compete and have a fun time. A special thank you to those who came from Bend, OR and Seattle, WA to spend the day with us. The racing was close and intense at times with a few hard crashes and just some good old-fashioned side by side battles. A huge thank you to my wife, Teri, who picked up and delivered pizza. Also, thank you to those who brought snacks to Friday night practice, and on race day. Now for the final results.

1st- Zack Morgan (Prozack) 690.7 laps
2nd- Bob Nakamura (NakNak) 676.8 laps
3rd - John Gill (Turing John) 666.1 laps
4th - Korbin Shaw (Korbinator) 608.5 laps
5th - Bill Bostic (Bad Billy) 603.3 laps
6th - Stewart Wall (Stewmeat) 595.9 laps
7th - Tom Street (Terrible Tommy) 587.6 laps
8th - Craig Rieland (Fly Racing) 582.9 laps
9th - Al Christensen (Meat) 581.3 laps
10th - Lee Dundas Jr. 570.4 laps
11th - Bart Ouchida (Bartman) 554.6 laps
12th - Dennis Cook (DC Dynamo) 509.4 laps
13th - Rob Enders 364.8 laps
14th - Mitch Brooks 169.5 laps
Racer's Choice winner - Craig Rieland

Pre-registered entries for this OSCAR event

1. Bob Nakamura
2. Bill Bostic
3. Bartman
4. Mitch
5. Turing John
6. Al Christensen
7. Lee Dundas Jr.
8' Tom Street
9. Corbin
10.Tenteive: Professor Fate
11. Tentative: Michael Mitchell
12. DC Dynamo
13. Craig Rieland

Race is a GO! See you all there!

All 2022-2023 OSCAR sanctioned races will need to have a minimum of 12 racers pre-registered for the event to be run.
No prepayment required. The cutoff date is 1 week prior to each race. In the event the minimum is not met, the race will be cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is necessary for the race to have an adequate number of corner marshalls and have rest periods for those not racing.

PASER Open Track Monday

Due to some computer issues at Rob's Redline Raceway, Monday's race venue was switched to Bob Nakamura's Gorge Raceway in Troutdale. This switch created some issues on its own and I apologize for any confusion! With that said, we did end up having some great racing in the gorge!

It was hot outside, but Bob's basement location for the track was nice and cool! This was the first official race for the track which was recently moved from its original location in Keizer Oregon. The track was originally built by Paul Painter and it is beautiful! For me this course is very difficult, and I struggled with even completing laps! I had raced on it at its previous location, but it has been quite sometime, and it showed!

The first class of cars to be gridded were the Womps. Our PASER Womp Class is probably different than most Womp classes throughout the slot car racing world. We race them in a narrow width formula, with the track being no wider than the width of the chassis. While limiting the cars performance where cornering is concerned, it poses no limit on the fun aspect of racing them!
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With only five racers in attendance we raced using a "track call" system, which due to our lack of previous experience on the track, led to some pretty lengthy heat races! Our host and track owner Bob showed us all the fast way around the course and took the Womp win!

After the Womp race we lined up Flexi cars. Even at less than eleven volts these cars proved to be quite a challenge! My strategy for future Flexi races at The Gorge will be DE-TUNE! For this race we ran one round of three minute heats. Again our host took the podium (I'm starting to see a pattern here!). Here are the results:

1st Bob 130 laps
2nd John 118
3rd Rob 102
4th Bill 100
5th Hersch 91

Thanks to everyone who came to this first event. Looking forward to many more.

This year's Patriot 500 will need a minimum of 12 entries in order for it to run. Here is the current pre-entry list for the Patriot 500 on September 10th, 2022. Cutoff date is September 3rd, 2022
1. Bob Nakamura
2. Gearloose
3. Mitch Brooks
4. Hersh Huddlesten
5. Bart Ouchida
6. John Gill
7. Bill Bostic
8. Gary Tipton
9. Gary Klein
10. Doug Sinsical
11. Al Christensen
12. Stuart Wall
13. Craig Rieland
14. Dennis Cook