1,026 Reply by reek455

(3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

That soup was excellent, I had 2.5 bowls and won't have many friends tomorrow. Thanks guys.

Rico

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1,027 Reply by reek455

(44 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Thanks for the update Monte.  I braced my car tonight and to my eye it did help the handling and the lap times improved some too.  I think I'm ready for Sunday. 

Rico

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1,028 Reply by reek455

(11 replies, posted in Cars)

Hey Bill is that chassis with the pod a Ford GT or the Lambo?

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1,029 Reply by reek455

(11 replies, posted in Cars)

As Gomer Pyle would say "Surprise, Surprise".

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1,030 Topic by reek455

(3 replies, posted in NASTE)

I hope every one enjoys a very Naste, er, Merry Christmas.

Regards
Rico & Clan

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1,031 Reply by reek455

(11 replies, posted in Cars)

My new Penguin Point warrior arrived today.  Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me.

Rico

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1,032 Reply by reek455

(11 replies, posted in Cars)

Nice

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1,033 Reply by reek455

(44 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

First I've seen of them.  Cool, too bad they are not legal.

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1,034 Reply by reek455

(44 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Which Ninco's have pods?  No LMP cars?

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1,035 Topic by reek455

(2 replies, posted in NASTE)

A big 'ol Naste thank you Randy and Myrna for hosting Round 3 last night.  What a great time and some super close racing with I'm sure a tie or two.  The cars were challenging as was trying not to eat too much.

Thanks again
Rico

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1,036 Reply by reek455

(13 replies, posted in Modifications)

OK then

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1,037 Reply by reek455

(13 replies, posted in Modifications)

Now this is interestingly good news....

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1,038 Topic by reek455

(3 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Monte and Victoria, Thank you for another fun filled Sunday afternoon.  Congratulations to George on the victory and to Mr. Bill on his second place.  I'll take my third place, my cheater car and the overall points lead and be back next time.

Rico

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1,039 Reply by reek455

(5 replies, posted in Events)

Did you go to Slotcar Illustrated? If not, try here: http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta … hp?t=44831
Most people don't run a RTR, but a good choice to start with would be Ninco Classics like the Porsche 356, Jag XK-120 or Ferrari Testarossa.
I hope this helps.

Rico

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1,040 Topic by reek455

(1 replies, posted in NASTE)

Have a wonderfully Naste Thanksgiving everyone

Rico

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1,041 Reply by reek455

(5 replies, posted in Events)

I would agree with Monte, the IPS would be a good start since this years is on the last round and a new one should get going after New Years.  I did stumble across a new one getting started yesterday for Slot.it cars.  It would be open cockpit, short wheelbase cars: Ferrari 312PB, Alfa 33/3, and Chaparral 2E.  Here's a link for more info: http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta … ost449423. 

Regards
Rico

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1,042 Reply by reek455

(3 replies, posted in Events)

Actually the next Naste race is Nov 20 at Monte's, unfortunately I will be at a wedding and will miss it. You might find it easier to make one of his first Sunday events.  They start at 1:00 and end around 4:00 leaving you more time for travelling before and after.

Rico

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1,043 Reply by reek455

(4 replies, posted in NASTE)

Sorry I had to miss it.  At least the evening wasn't a total waste, I got to watch the Oregon-USC game.

Rico

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1,044 Topic by reek455

(4 replies, posted in NASTE)

Regrettably I am going to have to miss the race this year as family obligations I cannot escape from have come up.   Please feel free to have fun without me as I will be stuck with my brother-in-law, possibly the world's biggest tool.

Regrets
Rico

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1,045 Reply by reek455

(11 replies, posted in Events)

What a hoot, thanks Jeff for another fine evening of entertainment.  Now, what to create for Halloween, definitely something faster than the Batmobile.  Hmmm, I do have that NSR 40K motor taking up space....

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1,046 Reply by reek455

(61 replies, posted in NASTE)

For you Bryan around 10:00PM, for the rest of us racing starts at 6:00.

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1,047 Reply by reek455

(2 replies, posted in Track)

Join?  Show up at the next race and JOIN the fun and excitement, simple as that.  The next and 1st race of the new season is at Jeff Courtney's in NE Portland (60th & Alberta). There is a picture of the track in the Tracks link on the Naste Home page.  Cars and controllers are furnished, Jeff usually provides some form of "flexi chassis" with various bodies.

Rico

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1,048 Reply by reek455

(10 replies, posted in BSCC)

Some more testing news.  I broke out the Dremel and did a little surgery to the Schiesser car.  I ground the slot bigger on the bottom of the interior so the motor pod no longer made contact.  Next, I slightly enlarged the screw pockets on the bottom of the chassis and took a sharp Exacto and enlarged the screw holes as well.  The pod was still a little tight so I filed the pod opening until the pod moved free.  I installed the pod and then backed the screws off 1 turn and then it was off to the track. 
I could tell right away the car was quieter, smoother and less twitchy.  After a few more laps the lap times had dropped to the 5.5 range, so I pushed just a little harder and was rewarded with a 5.45.  So, in conclusion with just a little work the old and the new chassis are capable of running equal lap times.  This should correlate to the old and new versions of the Jag as well.  I believe they are also coming out with a new version chassis for the Sauber so the same tricks should work on the old versions of those too.

Regards
Rico

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1,049 Reply by reek455

(10 replies, posted in BSCC)

Ok, I did some testing tonight between the old version Schiesser 956KH and the new TicTac 962KH.  First they were both set up the same with a single mag in the front position, same adjustment of pod and body screws and both had Slot.it P6 tires on the rear.  At first they ran nearly identical lap times but the harder you pushed the newer car ended up being faster.  The old version had a best lap time of 5.60 and the new version had a 5.45.  Not a huge difference and I think with a few tweaks the older car could keep up.  One of the problems corrected in the new cars is that the pod hits the interior on one side limiting movement in that direction.  The new cars have a redesigned interior that could be swapped in or I have just taken a Dremel to the bottom of the interior to make some additional clearance.  The other difference is in the pockets for the motor pod screws with the newer car having more movement in the form of larger pockets.  Once again the chassis can be swapped out or the existing pockets carefully enlarged with a Dremel.

Hope this helps
Rico

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1,050 Reply by reek455

(137 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

wb0s wrote:

Saturday, nice warm sunny day!!!  Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand, Bondo, sand.................................

Sneeze alot from the dust and get a headache from the Bondo fumes.......sounds like fun to me!

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