Yes the Scalextric GT3 cars do qualify for the GT class, but they will probably get spanked pretty hard by the Slot Its and the lone Fly car that runs in that class. They are fun looking cars and could probably benefit from their own class, but we might want to think about something similar speed/handling wise that could run with them. Not everybody might want to buy another car for another class. Just a thought. I already picked up a Scaley GT3 just because, well, I guess because I have no will power to resist.
726 February 25, 2017 5:39 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
727 February 24, 2017 8:17 pm
Re: The Fray in Ferndale (18 replies, posted in Events)
Good luck guys. If you don't come out on top don't come home dejected, come home with stories.
728 February 24, 2017 8:14 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
RE: Over 50 class, you can't win by any smaller margin without losing.
729 February 18, 2017 10:03 pm
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
Chris, I wouldn't expect anything else, it would just be so wrong. All kidding aside, they look great.
730 February 1, 2017 5:23 am
Re: BRM Race - LOCAL (69 replies, posted in Events)
Over 50 might be fun on that track, after all that's what they were built for.
731 January 31, 2017 4:49 pm
Re: BRM Race - LOCAL (69 replies, posted in Events)
Doc, I think Howie's neighborhood association is watching you as a potential prowler because you keep cruising the neighborhood and never stopping.
732 January 28, 2017 12:35 am
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
The guy on the bike need a helmet cam to get footage of all the action, including bloopers.
733 January 20, 2017 5:32 am
Re: Anyone interested in an EVEN Thurs? (26 replies, posted in NASTE)
Good point Rico.
734 January 17, 2017 7:48 pm
Re: Anyone interested in an EVEN Thurs? (26 replies, posted in NASTE)
I believe the restrooms were also closed because they emptied straight into the river. When I was a teenager there were still old concrete restrooms in Waterfront park in Portland they didn't flush, there was just a pipe leading out of the bottom, like a fancy outhouse. One morning a couple of friends and I were wandering around the park when one of them picked up an empty bottle and dropped it into the toilet tube a couple of seconds later we heard a splash, when we looked over the rail there was the bottle floating in the river. They were all removed soon after as part of the Willamette clean up program.
735 January 16, 2017 7:03 pm
Re: Anyone interested in an EVEN Thurs? (26 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'll probably be there. Our sixth grandchild is in the process of being born at the moment, so if I mention it to Chris it will fall on deaf ears. I don't really believe we have anything else scheduled that night.
736 January 14, 2017 8:21 pm
Re: Urethane Tires (42 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Maybe we could cut a slot in the floor and build a chute. We could turn your garage into a giant vending machine. I'm just sure that Diane would love that.
737 January 12, 2017 4:55 am
Re: Mounting Hard Plastic Bodies on Pin Tube Chassis (14 replies, posted in Modifications)
MR Saager has one of those chassis. It will be interesting to see how they perform. BTW, that is how we mounted the bodies to our Drag Cars. The first cars I built for your track were mounted this way. It took me a while to figure out how to make body post.
738 January 9, 2017 5:10 pm
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
When I read Indy Cars, I was picturing Watsons, I should have known better.
739 January 2, 2017 7:06 am
Re: NASTE Gravity Racer Program (306 replies, posted in NASTE)
Body work? Didn't you know the "Industrial" look is really big right now.
740 January 1, 2017 5:48 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
One nice thing about working in the garage this time of year, if I get so involved that I forget about my beer on the bench, it's still cold when I remember.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
741 December 15, 2016 4:17 pm
Re: NASTE Formula 1 Challenge Rules (5 replies, posted in Race Rules)
I wonder how long I have to wait for a yellow one.
742 December 15, 2016 12:23 pm
Re: NASTE Formula 1 Challenge Rules (5 replies, posted in Race Rules)
What was ever decided on motor limits for this class? I was looking at the new Police F1 cars. They look great but have 24.5K motors in them. Would we have to change to a legal/different motor to race them?
743 December 15, 2016 12:14 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'll probably be there, well you know how junkies are.
744 December 14, 2016 8:55 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
It is supposed to be dry and cold tomorrow with partly clear skies. The roads should melt some but mostly be wore down to nothing by tomorrow afternoon. They will probably start freezing over by the time we head home, but there shouldn't be much moisture. It took me two hours and forty five minutes to get from downtown Portland to Tigard this evening. That seems like a regular odd Thursday commute for Monte.
745 November 6, 2016 7:44 am
Re: BRM Racing in Tacoma 11/10-13 - The 2016 24h of Tacoma (43 replies, posted in Events)
My car is slow enough that it misses most of the carnage so it has all of its parts. For me the carnage comes in waves, or is that passes?
746 November 1, 2016 4:37 am
Re: Bill's Junk (221 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
That midget's not junk, it's one of the hardest to find items on the internet.
747 October 31, 2016 8:24 pm
Re: The Path Forward (26 replies, posted in NASTE)
I had considered running up to Tacoma on Saturday to check out the Enduro and Al talked about going with me. This will no doubt change that, so I'll probably be there too.
748 October 31, 2016 4:06 pm
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2016 (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
November 12th? Isn't that the 24 hour race in Tacoma?
749 October 22, 2016 5:28 pm
Re: Halloween Race 2016 (9 replies, posted in NASTE)
I've thought about just repainting last years car, but we've been so busy at work that it just may have to be a
Hearse again.
750 October 16, 2016 7:23 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'm not racing the other Cartrix cars, I'm racing all of the other cars. It now runs in the high 7s and low 8s at Al's lap after lap without coming out of the slot. Besides I bought it used with a bad motor, but that equals cheap.
After doing so well the last couple of months in the over 50 class my Porsche and I got quite a spanking last Thursday night. Somebody's been working on their cars, so I decided it must be tune up time. I replaced the loose sloppy axle bearings with some brand new oilites and made a few other adjustments. It now runs smooth as glass and was turning a steady stream of 7.7s and a few 7.5s if I chose to lean on it, all without leaving the slot. I'm ready for a rematch, if I can just keep my hands off of it until the next odd Thursday.