1,376 Reply by wb0s

(138 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

I haven't posted in here for quite some time.......about 4 1/2 years. For some reason this section of the forum gets a lot of views! So since the last posts here so much has happened! The post just two up from this one was by our dear friend "Goose". Sadly we lost him, he passed away just a couple years ago. We have also lost one of our local slot car heroes Bob McFarland. Before Bob passed he allowed me to become the new caretaker of Checkered Flag Raceway.

Oh yeah, since those last posts in 2016 Diane and I have moved to Vancouver Washington from our place in Fairview Oregon. Too Bad Motorplex was dismantled and as far as I know is still in storage in the Corbett area of Oregon. Once we got moved up here to Vancouver we had a 28' x 30' shop built, where Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway is now housed. I have finally finished all the revisions I wanted to make to the track and we have held two OSCAR races, a PASER race, and a Northwest True Scale race on the track so far. I purchased "Goose's" entire slot car collection and am still selling off the excess. At this point in time I figure I must still have somewhere around 1,000 to 2,000 slot cars in all scales, all makes, all types, old and new.

We're over one year into this COVID 19 pandemic thing. Diane and I are good, we have both been shot, twice. We finally have most everything we wanted to do to our house done, inside and out. It's been a long process but we are finally getting into a more normal routine, well as normal as the current COVID situation will allow. This evening for some reason I was drawn to the NASTE website's Forum and I began reading some of the old posts. So here I sit typing away.

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1,377 Reply by wb0s

(18 replies, posted in Cars)

Now I know I should focus on building and working on the cars I actually race, but sometimes I just can't help myself from taking off after a rabbit........or two.....Zack made an excellent comment, and I think it probably applies to me. He said "some guys biggest problems with their race program is they have too many cars."....Yup, that would probably be me!

But what can I say, I love them all and especially old stuff! Anyway I have no idea where my Tifosi project is going, where it will end up, or when. But for right now it's on the bench.......Good news, I got my Porsche 962 Scholer chassis work completed! That one is race ready again!

Check out this monster Tifosi motor bracket!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4900tifosi.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4902tifosi.jpg

Part of the design and philosophy of the Tifosi chassis was that by purchasing additional plates and or modifying them, you could configure the chassis to fit various bodies and classes of racing. The chassis could also be tuned by adding different plates and parts.

Here's a couple photos of another complete chassis I have (luckily I have more chassis that are complete so I can figure out how the hell to put the one I tore apart back together!).
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4897tifosi.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4898tifosi.jpg

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1,378 Reply by wb0s

(18 replies, posted in Cars)

At sometime in the early 2000's, one of my local slot car heroes had a dream. He wanted to develop and manufacture a bolt together slot car chassis that could compete with the scratchbuilt brass chassis being built and raced in the Pacific Northwest. That is a tall order but Dave Naylor felt he could achieve that goal. The chassis design he came up with was a piece of art in my opinion. They always fascinated me with their precise and intricate machining work and parts design. One of the drawbacks for me at that period in time was cost. I just couldn't afford the cost of one of Dave's chassis.

Unfortunately the Tifosi Chassis never became popular. They were complicated and difficult to set up. Very few of the local racers were able to get one of the chassis up to speed. It's too bad, especially considering the time, effort, and expense Dave put into the project. But my lust and love for those chassis never ended, and as luck would have it over the last few years I have been able to pick up a few. I now consider myself an official Tifosi Chassis collector, so if you have any you want to unload, let me know.

So that brings us up to yesterday. For some reason, while I was working on my Porsche 962 Scholer chassis I decided to pull out one of my Tifosi chassis. This particular one was kind of a mess with a lot of the plates glued together. Luckily Zack had stopped by to do some testing and he gave me some great advise for tearing this particular chassis down. Out came the propane torch! Not the little one, the big one connected to map gas! After some serious heat applied I was able to separate all the different plates. Today I cleaned all the plates up using extensive amounts of Goof Off!

Here's what one of the plates/pieces looked like after I got them all separated.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4895tifosi.jpg

These are all the plates  and pieces that were used in the construction of this one chassis.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4899tifosi.jpg

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1,379 Reply by wb0s

(18 replies, posted in Cars)

There is more to follow on this topic..............I'm just getting started............

This is just some background stuff as I was searching for some Northwest slot car history...........

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1,380 Topic by wb0s

(18 replies, posted in Cars)

These are some early videos of Dave Naylor's track during construction. Dave was the founder of Tifosi Racing here in the Pacific Northwest.

https://www.facebook.com/1345468004/vid … 969602692/

https://www.facebook.com/1345468004/vid … 573022714/

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1,381 Reply by wb0s

(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

April 24, 2021 Early Modified grid.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/rrearlymodgrid04242021.jpg

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1,382 Reply by wb0s

(42 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

April 24, 2021 starting grid.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/rrta204242021.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/rrta204242021attend.jpg

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1,383 Reply by wb0s

(16 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Some of the usual suspects in attendance!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4886rr.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4888rr.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4889rr.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4890rr.jpg

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1,384 Reply by wb0s

(16 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks Howie for holding this Porsche 962 race! As usual it was an awesome event with some outstanding pizza!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/Rapid962grid05012021.jpg

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1,385 Reply by wb0s

(13 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Updated May 2, 2021 - Addition of rules to allow strengthening of guide tongue and axle carrier in classes that require bolt together chassis - Porsche 962, TA2, and NASTRUCK.

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1,386 Reply by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks Chris!

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1,387 Topic by wb0s

(35 replies, posted in NASTE)

NASTE 2021 Point Series Championship Race No.1 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 29, 2021

Race Results - Carrera DTM Class:

1 Al 69.4 Laps - 7 points.
2 Daniel 67.8 - 6 pts.
3 Rico 64.3 - 5 pts.
4 Tom 63.3 - 4 pts.
5 Zack 63.1 - 3 points
6 Greg 58.0 - 2 pts.
7 Mitch 55.6 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2021 NASTE Point Series Championship After 1 Race:

1st Al - 7 points.
2nd Daniel - 6 pts.
3rd Rico - 5 pts.
4th Tom - 4 pts.
5th Zack - 3 pts.
6th Greg - 2 pts.
7th Mitch - 1pt.

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1,388 Reply by wb0s

(2,206 replies, posted in NASTE)

Here's something you guys haven't seen for awhile, race results!

From Odd Thursday Night at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0341rrr.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0342rrr.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_0343rrr.jpg

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1,389 Reply by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I'm not sure exactly where he is moving to in Arizona. He said he will get me his new address. Can I give him your phone number Chris? Your email address will not do Ted any good!

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1,390 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)

Thanks Zack, but I had help. There weren't many racers that showed up for ALL the races. I was one of the few which is really what got me to where I finished for the season.

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1,391 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)

YES! Congrats to Ted!

We're gonna miss him!....................SHUT UP!..............

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1,392 Topic by wb0s

(7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Great racing yesterday with a good group of racers!

Sadly it was Ted's last race with us before his move to Arizona. Hopefully he will find another group of like minded racers there to beat up on!

We raced the TA2 class for points and the Early Modified class for fun. There were some great battles throughout both races!

Thanks Howie for yet another great event!

Here's a short video clip from the Early Modified race:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jwfs-hz1mg

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1,393 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Cars)

He likes to run all the cars he builds. He is hoping for some "vintage" car races to be held in the future, something I would also like to see. He has also expressed interest in racing with the True Scale guys. I am currently looking for cars to get him going.

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1,394 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Cars)

This is another restoration project. This Monogram Ford was in poor shape before Rob brought it back!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4642rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4643rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4644rob.jpg

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1,395 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Cars)

Although Rob does a lot of restorations, he also completes some new builds. This Porsche was built from a new Revell body kit and placed on an original Revell chassis.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4636rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4637rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4638rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4639rob.jpg

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1,396 Reply by wb0s

(31 replies, posted in Cars)

Rob came by today with some of latest builds.

First up is this Strombecker Cheetah he restored. One thing Rob is really good at is getting the bodies lowered on the chassis for a better ride height. I should have wiped the car down before taking these photos. The dust distracts from the great paint job!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4630rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4631rob.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4632rob.jpg

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1,397 Reply by wb0s

(42 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Awesome car Zack!

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1,398 Reply by wb0s

(3 replies, posted in NASTE)

"Help ME help YOU!"...................

Thanks Monte!!!

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1,399 Topic by wb0s

(0 replies, posted in OSCAR)

Check here for more race info and photos:

http://naste.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1234

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1,400 Reply by wb0s

(3 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)

Gearloose's white Ferrari was the Racer's Pick as the best looking car.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4513srw.jpg

Left to right at the driver's stations: Tom, John, Korbyn, and Bob ready to start the first heat race. Gary T. is passing behind.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_4517srw.jpg

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