Do I hear Halloween calling?
902 July 6, 2015 7:29 am
Re: Planning and Scheduling for the NASTE 2016 Season (14 replies, posted in NASTE)
I'm with Mitch. LOL
903 July 2, 2015 6:14 am
Re: The Bull Ring is For Sale - SOLD (2 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Who has it now? I remember it well.
904 June 28, 2015 8:23 am
Re: Vintage Trans Am Race at The Gorge (16 replies, posted in Events)
Great pictures Bill, well done!
905 June 28, 2015 5:00 am
Re: Vintage Trans Am Race at The Gorge (16 replies, posted in Events)
I thought that a tire swap would be easier and faster than another motor swap. That Vic and I survived both of us running the same car and it performed at the finish about like it did st the start was a minor miracle.
Good racing, good food, good friends.
Now what did Jeff do to his car that got 32 laps out of it? 
906 June 26, 2015 9:25 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,147 replies, posted in NASTE)
Agreed, it was great fun while I lasted.
907 June 15, 2015 7:35 am
Re: Ribs 'n Racin' - June 7, 2015 (3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
The final tallies for all teams.
908 June 15, 2015 7:23 am
Re: Ribs 'n Racin' - June 7, 2015 (3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)
And a splendid day it was. Opting for a June date rather than the previous ridiculously hot August day was a positive improvement. Temperatures topped out in the 80's rather than triple digits.
Fourteen racers participated - Monte joked about instituting a 4 lb. diner minimum but didn't actually carry through. The food was great, the times even better.
Taking the win in a closely contested event was Team Blue starring Greg Gaub, Mitch Brooks and June Petrequin.
Here are the official results:
1. Team Blue : 1671 laps
Greg Gaub
Mitch Brooks
June Petrequin
2. Team Green : 1652 laps
Mike Daily
Tyler Petrequin
John Police
3. Team Orange : 1625 laps
Tracy Flood
Todd Flood
Greg Petrolatti
Carl McLaughlin
4. Team Purple : 1605 laps
Monte Saager
Victoria Saager
Perry Petrequin
Al Christensen
A sincere thanks to those that joined us, we had a great time. Pictures and video to come.
909 June 4, 2015 8:06 am
Re: Mitch: what are you building (53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Is there some plan to open up the BRM class? Both my McLaren and 512M are listening. And glad I went for the white kit.
Guess i should at least open it. 
910 May 22, 2015 12:36 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,147 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks Goose, I hope we all had fun, I know I did. Here's the results from last night's NASTE Thursday - the Penguin Point version.
TransAm:
1st - Greg Petrolati - 42.9 laps
2nd - Rico Locati - 42.2
3rd - Goose - 41.8
4th - Monte Saager - 41.3
5th - Dennis Hart - 39.8
6th - John Fisher - 39.7
7th - Mitch Brooks - 38.3
8th - Chris Kouba - 37.9
9th - Al Christensen - 36.7
10th - Victoria Saager - 35.2
11th - Jimmy Jones - 33.4
GT:
1st - Monte Saager - 47.5 laps
2nd - Goose - 47.2
3rd - Rico - 46.5
4th - John Fisher - 44.7
5th - Chris Kouba - 42.2
6th - Mitch Brooks - 38.4
7th - Greg Petrolati - 38.0
8th - Jimmy Jones - 37.4
9th - Al Christensen - 37.0
10th - Dennis Hart - 35.7
Vintage F1:
1st - Dennis Hart - 44.6 - First Overall + First in Scalextric Vintage Division (SVD)
2nd - Goose - 43.4 (SVD)
3rd - Monte Saager - 42.8 (SVD)
4th - Rico Locati - 42.2 (Fly)
5th - Greg Petrolati - 39.2 (SVD)
6th - Al Christensen - 36.5 (SVD)
7th - Mitch Brooks - 35.3 First in Scalextric Historic Division (SHD)
8th - Jimmy Jones - 26.6 (SVD)
912 May 17, 2015 9:33 am
Topic: NASTE Race No. 14 (6 replies, posted in NASTE)
Thanks to both Rico and Kelly for hosting the race last night. I know Kelly wasn't feeling all that great yet the food was super - as always.
It was also great to see Victoria cement her position in second for the Challenge cup. I thought she did real well last night. She claimed it was one of her favorite tracks.
I wonder who should have gotten more style points? Perry for showing us a FIAT can fly or June for her amazing 360?
And it looks like practice pays off after all as John Fisher used his recent practice of those proxy runs to win the Challenge division in a close race with about 3 laps between the top 4.
Next time we run lighted cars we'll have to get Rico to make all the lights work so we can run in the dark.
913 May 12, 2015 9:28 am
Topic: Join the Team! (1 replies, posted in Team NASTE)
We just finished our wrap up from the 12-hour Enduro this past weekend in Tacoma. Our 8th place finish tells us we're on the road to improvement but nowhere near where we need to be. So it's time to get organized.
To that end we're planning some practice sessions to get familiar with the cars and the track in preparation for the 24-hour Enduro scheduled for this coming November.
But, we need more of us on the team.
If you can commit to a race day or two in November please let us know. We guarantee you'll probably have a good time. It's 1:24 scale cars that really fly. Part of it is in the dark. This time the heats were only 25 minutes but for the 24 we expect them to be 50 freaking minutes!
The early word is that it will be a battle of BRM Ferrari 512's vs. BRM Porsche 917's. Cars with metal chassis.
The tracks are great, the facility top-notch, the competition intense.
Let's show them that for one night we can still howl at the moon!
Team NASTE
Bill, Chris, Monte and Stan
914 May 4, 2015 12:11 pm
Re: Vintage Trans Am Race at The Gorge (16 replies, posted in Events)
Weapon on the way.
Thank you Tony. 
915 May 4, 2015 12:07 pm
Re: Vintage Trans Am Race at The Gorge (16 replies, posted in Events)
Must be time to call Tony...
916 May 2, 2015 8:09 am
Re: New items in the Library (5 replies, posted in The NASTE Library)
Excellent work gents!
917 April 24, 2015 3:38 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,147 replies, posted in NASTE)
Don't pass an old, unstable car on the outside. The even driver's worse.
Had a great time boys. Thanks to Bill for having us.
918 April 20, 2015 7:44 am
Topic: The Monte Shop (1 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Howdy all.
Here's a few things I have picked up recently that could use a new home. Contact me if you're interested.
See below...
919 April 20, 2015 5:16 am
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Medford! Sounds like you're on your way home. To me that's always the best trip of all.
Did you visit the blast site in Roseburg? For those that don't know the story, here...
920 April 19, 2015 4:40 am
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
I echo your sentiment, can't recall ever having a really good time in 'Ol Frisco. Although on my day of walking around by myself i discovered that all the deli's have Meatloaf sandwiches. I considered it my "walking Meatloaf" tour. I think we only paid $20 for our car to have a parking spot at the hotel. Buncha bandits...
922 April 14, 2015 4:15 pm
Re: Digital Bracketology (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
It's also a wonderful opportunity for more product testing.
923 April 14, 2015 10:48 am
Re: Digital Bracketology (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
Easier than an increased entry fee. These cars ain't free.
924 April 14, 2015 8:01 am
Re: Current Status (137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
So you do eat those things, I wondered. I guess after a few licks they start tasting pretty good.
925 April 14, 2015 7:10 am
Re: Digital Bracketology (11 replies, posted in NASTE)
And yes, we now have RamJet's. No need to use those plunger-style controllers. Unless of course that is your preference.
If I find time, we may even have anti-collision. Actually thinking about it, I SHOULD find the time.
Know your enemy.