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Monday August 22 brought some great racing to Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway! At noon we ran the usual Womp race using the 20 lap sprint race format with three rounds of heats. Bob Nakamura finished in first in what ended up being a very close battle.
In the Flexi race John Gill proved to be the man to beat. John took the win over Bob Nakamura by just two laps!
Flexi Race results:
Congratulations to Doc, the 2022 NASTE Point Series Champion!
Race results from August 11th race at Ripin' Ridin' Raceway:
Hey guys,
I posted up a bunch of new in the box Ninco parts for sale on the Home Racing World Forum.
https://www.hrwforum.com/forum/the-back … ose-estate
========Bill
Dave Smith is promoting yet another one of his awesome races! This is a "must attend" event!
YES - SALSA by DOC!!!!
The first race on Rob's Redline Raceway was held on Monday August 8th. After a few "issues" with the lap counting system (installer error), we lined up the Womps for the first race.
Womp race results:
The Womps were exciting on Rob's track! They ran very well and were well suited to the layout!
After the Womp race we put Flexi class cars on the start line.
Here's the results from the Flexi race:
Like the Womps the Flexi's ran very well on Rob's track. Lap times were blisteringly fast, even with a lack of grip on the new green track surface! Once the track is tacked up I am sure lap times will be even quicker!
Thanks Chris!
I need the usual in a T-Shirt, EXTRA FAT, XL!
Here are the race results from the July 21st race:
Trans Am Class
1st Daniel 71.4 laps
2nd Rico 70.4
3rd Greg 68.1
4th Al 65.4
5th Mitch 65.1
Can Am Class
1st Daniel 81.3 laps
2nd Rico 77.5
3rd Greg 77.0
4th Mitch 75.5
5th Al 74.1
Open Class
1st Al 82.6 laps
2nd Rico 79.8
3rd Daniel 78.9
4th Mitch 76.8
5th Greg 74.8
I know I can't make it to the event on the 20th, but can I still get a T-Shirt if I pay for it?
Guys, I've seen this latest car inaction (followed it in fact at our test site, which was difficult), it is FAST!!!! In fact, the fastest yet!!!
Detune,
I built a Flexie just for that track. I used the same Professor Motor 25K motor that most use in the Womps. It might be too slow for some, but I have been able to get some pretty good laps without coming out too often.
I probably won't go with that soft of a motor for my Flexi, but I will for sure change my gearing!
Monday July 25th @ The Gorge Raceway in Troutdale!
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! 
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 Hersche 91
You mean "pass", like in "gas",........from the crack of his a*s?
You CRACK me up Doc!!!!!
I'm glad I left early!!!!
I know it is late notice, but I am going to stop by Al's tonight with a big box of used cars I'd like to sell. Cars are $10 to $15 each, most are complete runners. I'm shooting to be there by 4:00pm, but I have to leave early.
Since the first of this year, I've been working hard on selling "new in the box" 1/32 cars from the Goose Gossett collection. The last of them are shipping out today (well....except for the ones I kept for my own "personal" collection.....). For reference that's more than 500 cars I've shipped out since January 1st!
Now I've started sorting through the kits, parts, and "used" cars. I'm starting to get enough room upstairs in the shop to actually move around! My goal is to have the upstairs cleaned out of "excess" stuff, and every thing left sorted and organized!
This past Monday, July 11th was Open Track at Inslot's Checkered Flag raceway in Vancouver. The doors opened at 10:00 AM as usual, and the first race for Womps started at noon. The Womps have become a popular, highly contested class, with some very close racing! This race was no exception! Bob Nakamura was the fast guy posting another victory, which awards him another "Fence Post" on the coveted PASER WEENER CUP!
Here are the results from the Womp race. This are 20 lap sprint races with points awarded for finish position, and totaled for an overall score to determine the race winner. Also to note is these are races run with a "break-out" minimum lap time to keep the competition somewhat equal. The break-out is set at 5.5 seconds. It is interesting to see how close the competitors run to that minimum lap time!
After the Womp race we raced the Flexi Class. The rules for this class are pretty loose. Competitors must race a flexi type chassis car..........That's pretty much it. The Flexi race was run with one round of 3 minute heats. Mitch Brooks was the Flexi Man of the day and posted his first win at Inslot's Checkered Flag! Mitch's name was the newest addition to the PASER WEENER CUP! Congrats Mitch!
Flexi Race results:
The last race of the day was a first time event at Inslot's Checkered Flag. John Gill provided the inspiration, leadership, and cars to put together a field of IROC cars for racing at PASER sponsored events. The cars are all PASER/OSCAR spec cars for the Sports Car and Clubman Classes. The cars feature "hot" super 16D motors, and they are FAST! The chassis of course make these "hardbody" cars handle like Flexis! We had 5 racers stick around for this race. The racing was very close, but best of all, we suffered no failures or beak downs! Thank you John for your work and generosity in provided these outstanding cars!
Results from the PASER Hardbody IROC Race
I am assuming "Big Nascar" means our usual Large wheel late model cars?
Zack
Zack, "Big NASCAR" in Pelican Park terms does not refer to "big wheels". I'm not exactly sure why they refer to it as "Big NASCAR". The times I raced there with Bob, John, and Stuart we raced our OSCAR cars.
Pelican Park Speedway Big NASCAR Rules:
To provide continuity, construction ease, low cost control, and effective tech management, chassis development is limited to scratch built brass 90 degree in-line motor-gear mounting, utilizing stock, unaltered Parma 16D or Pro-Slot 2002 stock motors.
Chassis must at all times maintain a minimum of .055" track clearance. All tires shall be black, be no less than 3/4" diameter, and all must touch and roll.
Tires /rims shall not protrude more than 1/16" outside the plane of the wheel openings at any time when viewed from above. The plane of a wheel opening is located at the narrowest point on the fender when viewed from directly above. Guide flags shall not protrude beyond the plane of the nose when viewed from directly above.
No body mods, channeling, chopping, or body widening, or adding fender valences are allowed, and the body shall be stock thickness. Body configuration and roofline must be production stock. Front and rear windows supplied with the kit must be installed, though side windows may not be.
Entire heads of driver figures (injected or resin mold) must appear higher than the lower window frame, A Cockpit or cabin tray concealing the entire chassis is required, and for open cockpit cars where the prototype carried one, a roll bar must be installed.
All cars should bear race numbers and other markings reflecting prototype appearances.
NASCAR stock cars run with Parma Super 16-D motors to compensate for their additional weight of 9 to 10 ounces, about 1 to 2 ounces more than sports or GTO cars.
PPS/GCR - Rules for Big Nascar • The Rest ...
• Big NASCAR :1980 to the present,
Cup Cars - Winston, Sprint, Nationwide, Nextel, Busch, COT series cars .
(Must use Super-16 motors.)
In addition to the Boilerplate Rules at the beginning of this book that all cars/classes must honor, these specific rules apply to all cars raced at Pelican Park in the Big Nascar class.
• Wheel openings - may not be modified in any way .
• Wheel arch requirements - With the body appropriately mounted to the chassis with a .055” track clearance, the highest point of the rear wheel arches must be a minimum of .900” (29/32”) above the track surface, and the highest point of the front wheel arches are a minimum of 1.0” above the track surface. In order to meet the wheel arch rules (above), a body may be raised, lowered, or the rake adjusted by altering the bottom edge (“rocker panel”) of the body between the wheel openings. If the wheel arches are legal after the above mentioned rocker-panel alterations but the front spoiler or the rear valance below the bumper are touching the track, the spoiler and/or the rear valance may be trimmed to meet the .055” clearance.
• Windows – The front, rear, and rear-side windows supplied with the model kit must be installed. The passenger-side main window and the driver’s side window netting are not required to be mounted in place. Excess window plastic may be trimmed off.
The “original” rules for Big Nascar state this:
“There are certain legal bodies that will not meet the minimum height at the wheel openings described above even though they are completely un-altered. Such bodies may be raced, but must remain unaltered with respect to the lower edge of the body between the wheel openings.” Check with the group of 3 to clarify.
The next stop on the 2022 McFarland Memorial Track Tour is on August 20th at Pelican Park Raceway in Eugene!
The location of Pelican Park is BEHIND 855 S. 57th St./Drive, Springfield, just west of the Bob Straub Parkway and 57th is the first light south of E. Main on that Parkway.
Turn west (right) at that light and take 57th up the hill for about a block. There will be a sign on the east side of 57th at the drive that leads back to the track.
• In honor of Bob McFrland's favorite class to race at Pelican Park, we will be racing "BIG NASCAR", and using 'Super' motors. All cars are expected to start the event with a 0.055" track clearance
• 10am = doors open at PPS for practice and registration. There will be a $10 registration fee for participants who are NOT members of the PPS 'KeyClub' who pay $40/month dues.
• 1pm = racing starts with each racer pulling a chip from "The Rattler" to determine your start position for your first heat race with each participant getting 4 qualifying heat races to achieve a "win" in a heat race, and you must "win-to-get-in" to the 'fast - 8'
• Each heat is 50 laps long, and your finish in each heat will determine where you start in your next heat. In the first half of the program, Qualifying heats will determine who is in the 'Fast-8' ('win to get in'). Depending on how many folks more than 8 decide to join us for this event, we will have Semi's, a Consi and Main for the "Hooligans", the group of the racers who didn't win in the first half, so didn't get into the 'fast 8' program, but now qualify for the 'Slo-8' program'.
• 3-ish - 4-ish pm should be a break after the determination of the 'fast-8', likely w/food (pizza?)
• We will return to racing after the break to finish with Semi-Mains, Consi(s), (2 or more depending on numbers of racers), and finally the Main Event, anticipating 'done' by 6-ish pm?
Please contact me, Tom Snyder, at 541/953-8951, phone of text, with questions or suggestions about this upcoming event!
Great stuff Mitch! Thanks for posting!
Rich,
You're welcome, it was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed racing with the Electron guys!
Congratulations to Doc on winning the NASTE Point Series Championship for 2022!
NASTE 2022 Point Series Championship Race No.16 - Final Race of the 2022 Point Series @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway July 7, 2022
Race Results - Le Mans Class:
1st Daniel 75.1 laps - 6 points
2nd Al 74.1 - 5 pts.
3rd Mitch 71.3 - 4 pts.
4th Jeff 69.4 - 3 pts.
5th Fernando 67.5 - 2 pts.
6th Rico 66.6 - 1 pt.
Final Standings for the 2022 NASTE Point Series Championship After 16 Races:
1st Daniel - 91 points.
2nd Al - 79 pts.
3rd Rico - 48 pts.
4th Mitch - 42 pts.
5th Jeff - 25 pts.
6th David - 17 pts.
7th - tie Stan - 15 pts.
7th - tie Greg - 15 pts.
9th Zack - 14 pts.
10th Bill 6 pts.
11th Fernando - 3 pts.
12th - tie Bart - 1 pt.
12th - tie Hersch - 1 pt.
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