851

(29 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thank you Monte and Victoria for being such gracious hosts especially since I got the time wrong and showed up an hour early or so.  Still not 100% sure how I won the lightning round.  Sounds like maybe I won it at Bill's expense?

For those of you who are friends with Kelly on Facebook you probably have seen/heard what a fun night we had last night and for those who aren't; it was a night we will not soon forget.  I had a rough weekend and spent 8 hrs Saturday repairing a roof on my mom's rental and then I woke up Sunday at 4:00AM and could not get back to sleep. Back tracking slightly, one of AJ's roomates had left his car in front of our house while he flew to Montana for the weekend to interview for a intern position.  I was supposed to pick him up at 10:00 last night at the airport but his flight ended up getting cancelled due to mechanical problems.  I went to bed around 10:30 and was quickly sound asleep for a while.  I was startled awake by the sound of a heavy duty car crash and my first thought was someone had smashed into his car.  Out the door in my robe to find his car not smashed that I can see.  Gathering my bearings I now spot a car in our yard smashed into the dog wood tree so hard it has toppled the tree.  The driver is out of the car and the passenger is getting out.  I ask them what the hell they were doing and get the reply that at least they had managed to miss both cars.  The passenger then proceeds to get in the drivers seat and to my suprise got the car started.  By now, I figured they were going to make a run for it and stood behind the car and yelled for Kelly to call the police.  He puts the car in reverse, revs the engine and starts back and I had to give way or be hit.  The former driver gets in and they make a dash down  the culdesac giving the police a little time to arrive.  They were apprehended 8 blocks later.  Needless to say I wasn't able to sleep much last night either.

Regards
Rico

852

(7 replies, posted in NASTE)

I don't know whether to be excited or afraid.

853

(7 replies, posted in NASTE)

Me three, I had a blast as well and it was really sweet to finally do well with the 55's. I've always tried really hard to win in the past but I've found I've been doing better since I decided I just didn't care where I finish. Thanks to Bill and Diane for being such gracious hosts.

Rico

854

(1 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thank you Bill for hosting the Odd Thursday last night, it's always entertaining and the racing was pretty good too.

Rico

kidvolt wrote:

In the first set of Ninco's Rico brought out his new bottle rocket - a shiny Ninco Megane - and promptly blew the field away.

Not a new car at all, just the first time I've been able to make it run smoothly.  For a long while I thought maybe Megane was French for jack rabbit.  Turns out it's a Japanese term for glasses or to describe a person who wears glasses, usually a man.

Thank you Monte and Victoria for hosting another First Sunday, I enjoyed the racing and visiting with everyone.

Rico

Are we just running the Porsche 956/962's or are other bodies legal too?

Thanks Bill for another fun night of racing, I really enjoyed myself. Also, thank you to those who brought snacks, much appreciated.

Rico

Thanks Bill, great shots and comments.

860

(8 replies, posted in NASTE)

A very fun evening indeed! Lots of good close racing, laughs and crashes.  Another Naste grand slam.  Thanks to Dave for the cars, Bill for the controllers and Carl for the track.


Rico

861

(15 replies, posted in NASTE)

Thanks for all the pics Bill, any way to talk you into sending me copies of the pics of the Possum van?

862

(15 replies, posted in NASTE)

What they said and I had a very enjoyable evening even though the Possum Lodge van was a handful.

863

(2 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Bees? It was one little bee, just saying...

864

(2 replies, posted in NASTE)

He simply will be elsewhere, thankfully.  Speaking of thanks, thank you to everyone that came over and raced last night.  I hope you all had a good time, I know I did.

Rico

Thanks to Bryan and Sherry for a fun night of Naste racing.

Rico

Thanks for a fun night of racing even though I arrived late I still had a great time! 

Rico

867

(7 replies, posted in Cars)

Here's some video of the '57 in action:

http://youtu.be/Nr_wD4SqzYA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17jr1qn9OI

Watch for it on the outside lane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAM-xyYtriY

868

(62 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Well, ok then.

869

(62 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Is that a 1/24 Carrera body?

870

(26 replies, posted in Cars)

I think this should work well but I propose a higher RPM motor for the later cars, say 18K.  These cars were faster in 1:1 and should reamin so in 1/32.  I have cars for both classes so I'm ready to go.  However, I may not be able to make it on Thursday due to soccer practice duty. I will try to work something out, practice is from 6-7. I could just be fashionably late.....

Sounds like I missed a great time, but unfortunately I had a plumbing nightmare that had to be addressed.

Rico

872

(138 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

They did it while the parents were on vacation and they were home alone, thank God it wasn't a serious blow.  I am quite certain it didn't knock any sense into him.  We later found out they were driving it around Beaverton and the forward gears in the trans went out so they tried to drive it home in reverse all the way to 198th in Aloha.  Real Einsteins....

873

(138 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

I left out the craziest part, the axe head was loose and flew off nailing one of them in the head.

874

(138 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

All you need is a hacksaw and an axe to take the roof off. Kelly's little brothers did it to an Electra 225 back in the 80's.

875

(138 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Maybe you should've kept that Thunderbird after all. It is a (F)or (O)ld (R)etired (D)udes or pick your own favorite FORD acronym.