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Thanks Doc, and you're welcome!

The Monday open track days have been fun! Interest is growing to do some actual racing along with the open track session. Here is what I am proposing and this next Monday we can work on the details. After discussing this some more with John Gill, what I would like to try is running a couple short lap based races in between open track sessions during the day/evening. For example: doors open at 1:00 PM. At 3:00 PM we run a short race for those in attendance that wish to participate. Depending how many people participate, I'm thinking one hour max to complete the race. Then at 6:00 PM we run a second race, same scenario with a different class (or it could be the same class).

When we first started the NASTE races we raced 10 lap heat races in a work up type format, leading into a 20 lap mains. The racing program moved along very quickly and sit outs were short. I'd like to try something similar along these lines. So for this next Monday (July 12th) I am adding to the Monday night schedule on the calendar a 3:00 PM race for the NASTE Over 50 Class, and a Flexi Class race at 6:00 PM.

A note in regards to the Flexi Class race scheduled for 6:00 PM. Bob Nakamura has a 4.5" Flexi NASCAR race scheduled August 14th. I don't know if everyone has a 4.5" flexi type chassis, so for the Monday Open Track Days I am allowing any flexi-type chassis to compete. We will loosely follow the rules for the 4.5" NASCAR Flexi Class (http://naste.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1259) with the exception to allow 4" wheelbase chassis and other body types.

These short races will give us some opportunities to race cars we don't race often, and give us a chance to dial in cars for upcoming races. I'm open to suggestions but this is what we will start with for this next Monday.    =======Bill

I decided it was time to strip off the rubber that's been laid down since April and clean the track. I started a thorough cleaning today, including the cleaning of the braid. This also gives me the opportunity to inspect the wear and tear on the new braid. Some of you may recall my comments when I was installing the new braid about what a sloppy job I had done. My hope was that the running of cars would clean up some of the mess. Well I am happy to report that is exactly what transpired! Not only does the braid look really good now, I found no spots of damage to the braid yet. No rolling or loose spots, it all looks really good, and I am very happy with the final product!

Today it reached 79 degrees in the shop with the overhead door up/open, so I suspended my cleaning for the day. There is not much left to do so I will finish the cleaning in the morning when it is cooler. After a vacuuming, around noon I will glue the track back up with the sprayer and Bob McFarland's patented "Track Zamboni" (trust me, you'd have to see, but it works awesome!).

The overhead door will closed by 9:00AM to keep the shop cool. Track will be open at 1:00PM as usual for anyone interested.

NASTE 2021 Point Series Championship Race No.6 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway July 1, 2021

Race Results - LMP Class:

1 Daniel 80.6 Laps - 6 points.
2 Al 80.1 - 5 pts.
3 Rico 77.6 - 4 pts.
4 Mitch 74.4 - 3 pts.
5 Jeff 73.0 - 2 pts.
6 Greg 71.3 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2021 NASTE Point Series Championship After 6 Races:

1st Al - 27 points.
2nd Daniel - 26 pts.
3rd Rico - 20 pts.
4th Zack - 13 pts.
5th Mitch - 9 pts.
6th - tie Greg - 5 pts.
6th - tie Jeff - 5 pts.
8th Tom - 4 pts.
9th Chris - 1 pt.

We had a ton of extra insulation blown into our attic in the spring of '19. It definitely paid off!

Matt, I was having trouble finding a hose kit to fit this unit. The exhaust host for the unit is 5.5" which is an oddball. Most are 5" or 6". The factory replacement hose kits are out of stock with no know restock date. I ordered a 6" universal kit and I'll just make it work.

There is a place for a drain hose for condensate, but of course I do not have the associated fittings to make that work either (buying used is not always such a good deal!). Once I get the exhaust hose connected I'll try it out and see how long it will run before it has to be drained. If that is an issue I'm sure I can jury-rig something there too!

I hear ya Mitch and I'm with you buddy! I didn't even like the walk across the deck to the shop let alone actually going anywhere! I know I wouldn't have gone anywhere to run slot cars!

Good news is I'm really pleased with how cool it stayed in the shop even without air conditioning! Downstairs and track side it never got above 83 degrees, even after two days above 105! Upstairs it got up to 95 degrees just before it started cooling down this evening. But even upstairs at 95 is still 20 degrees below today's high temperature!

So I have a portable AC unit I bought used for the upstairs. Problem is it did not come with the exhaust ducting, which I thought was no big deal. Well, color me wrong on that! I thought I could use dryer duct parts and components to complete the install. WRONG! Dryer duct is 4 inch and the AC unit uses a 5.5 inch flexible duct. Try finding that.......what I found out today was, you can find 4 inch and 5 inch but that's it. So today I ordered the parts I need to get the AC unit up and running for the upstairs. After all it is only June.............we may have some more hot weather before racing season!

I'm planning on it Bob!

I'd take another 3 weeks if it were me!

NASTE 2021 Point Series Championship Race No.5 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway June 17, 2021

Race Results - Carrera DTM Class:

1 Al 67.6 Laps - 5 points.
2 Rico 67.0 - 4 pts.
3 Jeff 63.7 - 3 pts.
4 Mitch 62.1 - 2 pts.
5 Greg 58.9 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2021 NASTE Point Series Championship After 5 Races:

1st Al - 22 points.
2nd Daniel - 20 pts.
3rd Rico - 16 pts.
4th Zack - 13 pts.
5th Mitch - 6 pts.
6th - tie Tom - 4 pts.
6th - tie Greg - 4 pts.
8th Jeff - 3 pts.
9th Chris - 1 pt.

We will always save a spot for you Rico! I think you have some of the worst luck of anyone I know!

I believe the dates and times are correct on the calendar Bob.

Thanks Doc, I didn't know that!