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Hey Mike- the link is on the Naste Home Page right under the picture.  Then click on "new track at TooBad Motorplex".  It's not in the forum section.

Rico

While on vacation my daughter got signed up for a soccer tournament today, so I have to play soccer dad.

Rico

YES, Thanks Jeff for hosting a very entertaining race, loved the Falcon 7's.

Rico

Have you actually sat down and looked at a 2011 calender?  I don't see where any of the 1st Sundays fall on an actual holiday.  July and September are holiday weekends but not the holiday itself.  Looking ahead to July of this year. The 1st Sunday is the 4th but what could be more American than having a slot car race?  The rest of the year looks pretty clear except Labor Day weekend in September where it's not the actual holiday.  This will be an issue every year because Labor Day falls on the first weekend of Sept.  The end of my smart remarks.

Rico

Excellent work Bill- keep it up.

Hey Bill, it's a LOT lighter if you put them down.  BTW crap out both ends? Probably in your special case.

Rico

The Sloter website is no more and it is rumoured they are out of biz according to some posts on SCXWW.

I keep it at the 8-plex that you helped me on for the furnace and the gas leak.  It can be broken down into two pieces so it will fit in the Toaster.

I have a good aluminum straight edge for routing if you want to borrow it.

Maybe Naste is at a cross roads?  Most of the long time Naste racers are primarily 1/24 racers while the newer members are more 1/32 based.  We only raced on one 1/24 track this year (two times once the season is over) and the rest have/will been/be 1/32.  I do think that some of the 1/24 track owners would be willing to host a Naste event, they just need to be asked.  This subject came up at the last GT-1 race at Howie's.  That being said, how many of the the 1/24 guys are willing to run 1/32 on a consistant basis? 
Once again, I'm raising more questions than answers, but the way I see it is that the 1/24 and 1/32 groups need to come to some kind of consensus or we will not be able to get this done.  Keep in mind this is just my opinion based on what I've seen/heard in the relatively short time I've been racing with all of you.  Are you willing to be part of the solution?

Rico

I like the idea of a builders class, I think it would be fun, but it clearly is not for everybody that races at Naste races.  I believe you already understand this and that is why you have people who want to run the builders class only running one heat of the IROC races.  Why not go one step further and run them as a separate series altogether?  You are still going to have to run the same number of heats so it wouldn't be much, if any, more time.  The hardcore folks certainly aren't going to mind running an extra heat or two. Mony of the folks at Naste races are not hardcore racers, but more like what I would call "dabblers".  I don't think this is a bad thing in any way and I think a builders/owners class could go a long way towards keeping both sides happy.

I think a bigger issue is what scale are we talking?  This year the majority of the races are 1/32 scale with a few 1/24 and HO thrown in. Would those interested in building have to build cars for all three scales?  It is my understanding that your new track, assuming you finish it, is probably able to race 1/32 and 1/24 as is Jeff's track.  For the sake of argument, we decide on using 1/32 as the builders class, doesn't that make it more a tuner's series since most 1/32 cars are RTR to start with?  To me, 1/24 cars are more of a builder's class, especially if you use brass/soldered chassis but if we go this route then many of the existing tracks would not be usable as venues.

I'm afraid that I'm creating more questions than anwers, but I do believe it needs to be said.  If we pool our resources and our heads I'm sure we can hammer out something, but we need more people involved than just the few regulars that post here on the forum.  Maybe some type of meeting at or after the last race is in order?

Regards
Rico