Howie, That was some great and really close racing last night!
Thank you!
1,501 November 3, 2019 10:41 am
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (137 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
1,502 November 2, 2019 1:03 pm
Re: NASTE 2020 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (28 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2020 Point Series Championship Race No.2 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway October 31, 2019
Race Results - Classic Sports Car Division I Class:
1 Zack 68.2 Laps - 6 points
2 Daniel 67.5 - 5 pts.
3 Al 66.7 - 4 pts.
4 Rico 64.5 - 3 pts.
5 Bill 63.6 - 2 pts.
6 Mitch 61.0 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2020 NASTE Point Series Championship After 2 Races:
1st Zack - 16 points
2nd tie Al - 13 pts.
2nd tie Daniel - 13 pts.
4th Monte - 7 pts.
5th Greg - 6 pts.
6th tie Chris - 5 pts.
6th tie Rico - 5 pts.
8th Fernando - 4 pts.
9th Bryan D. - 3 pts.
10th tie Mitch - 2pts.
10th tie Bill - 2 pts.
1,503 November 2, 2019 12:43 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,118 replies, posted in NASTE)
Here's the results from the October 31st race:
GFX Class with a three way tie! Tie goes to the racer that turned the fastest lap - Dan 6.291, Zack 6.468, Al 6.601
The second point series race of the 2020 season! Classic Sports Car Division I Class:
1,504 October 29, 2019 5:40 am
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
That's what she does best..........LOOK........
She didn't win at Tom's either...........
1,505 October 28, 2019 1:37 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Tom does have a lot of parts available at the track! I believe he opens up his shop once a week for racing.
I'll send you his contact info so you can touch base with him Zack.
1,506 October 27, 2019 5:43 pm
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
YES! A BIG thanks to Monte & Victoria!
The annual NASTE Halloween race is truly an event that needs to stay on the calendar!
1,507 October 27, 2019 5:41 pm
Re: Tire Truing (16 replies, posted in Modifications)
yeah, thanks a lot Zack......Now I want to throw away my Razor...........
1,508 October 27, 2019 7:58 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
These are the results from the first round of racing consisting of 2 minute heat races run in full light conditions:
The second round was run in full darkness, also 2 minute heats.
Congrats to Terry on his overall win! King of the dark and the light!
1,509 October 27, 2019 7:54 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
Zen Racer Victoria's Merc entry was built by Monte and featured bobble head driver and passengers!
Terry's early modified Ford driver took the luge approach.
And then there's Al's driver....again with the attitude!....I just noticed.......he ran somebody over!
1,510 October 27, 2019 7:47 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
The starting grid for the first heat race, under lighted conditions.
Monte's go kart entry built by Bryan Trachsel, is always a crowd favorite at the NASTE Halloween Races!
1,511 October 27, 2019 7:44 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
Rico's entry had some.....well, clearance issues. But nothing Rico couldn't remedy with just a whack or too!
1,512 October 27, 2019 7:34 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
Mitch's hearse made it back to race again this year:
Another new entry this year was Zack's uh...........well, as best as I could guess, one of the co-stars from the Cars movie, only with a bloody nose?
1,513 October 27, 2019 7:29 am
Re: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
I had an awesome time at the NASTE Halloween Race last night!
A big thanks to Howie for hosting again this year! Rapid Raceway is the perfect venue for this crazy race!
Thanks also to Terry for loaning me a car and controller so I could partake in the craziness!
I apologize for not doing a better job of getting photos this. I'm missed some entries completely and I apologize to those builders. As always, all of the cars were really cool again this year! Here are the photos I did take-
This was Al's coffin entry this year, complete with a driver with attitude:
1,514 October 26, 2019 9:33 pm
Topic: NASTE Halloween Race 2019 (12 replies, posted in NASTE)
Here's some video from the NASTE Halloween Race on October 26th 2019.
1,515 October 24, 2019 3:47 pm
Re: Spirit/Fly Lemans car Prep! (20 replies, posted in Modifications)
More great stuff Zack, thanks!
1,516 October 21, 2019 5:10 pm
Re: Odd Thursday (27 replies, posted in Track)
Goose would be able to tell us for sure!
1,517 October 20, 2019 1:28 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Some video of the OSCAR race at Tom's World on Oct. 17th.
1,518 October 20, 2019 1:26 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Everybody gets a nickname at Tom's World. Nak Nak and Stew Meat bench racing.
The Man himself, Tom Street.
And then of course there is that Track!
1,519 October 20, 2019 1:22 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Bob Nakamura won the Concours award for his beautiful Ford Torino!
There is a LOT to see at Tom's World!
Tom and JP going over race results.
1,520 October 20, 2019 1:19 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
View from the banked turn end of the track. The long gradual right hand turn is a wide open throttle, straight like section that leads into a very tight left hand turn.
After completing that sharp left hander you head up the bridge. Too much speed will get you some air time, which is definitely NOT good because there is a hairpin right hand turn at the other end of the bridge!
Here's a photo of the starting field for the Super Stock race.
1,521 October 20, 2019 1:11 pm
Re: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
John Gill & Bob Nakamura getting in some practice before the OSCAR race at Tom's World in Bend.
Tom's track has a modified section where the track can be easily changed into a short course eliminating the long straight and banked turn section.
Small strips of metal can be pulled out and relocated to redirect the cars away from the straight and into the left hander of the short course. Pretty slick!
1,522 October 20, 2019 12:49 pm
Topic: OSCAR Race at Tom's World in Bend Oregon on Oct. 19, 2019 (11 replies, posted in OSCAR)
For years I've been wanting to race on Tom's track in Bend. I was told it is bid and very challenging. Well it is every bit of that, plus fast and exciting! The OSCAR race on Saturday October 19th was for the Super Stock Class. Basically the class is open to 1958 through 1979 American made sedans or coupes on scratchbuilt chassis. What I was to learn was, these cars are very fast, and they don't handle nearly as well a a late model NASCAR!
The race itself for exciting and for me quite challenging. Tom's track is a combination of very fast sections and tight technical turns. We raced each of the four lanes for 4 minutes to complete one round of racing. The entire race consisted of 4 rounds, or 74 total minutes of track time for each racer! You definitely get your money's worth in track time, not to mention a free lunch!
Highlights of the race included some spectacular crashes (the worst I've ever seen), one setting a new record for distance travelled by a body separated from the chassis, and an altitude record for a de-slotted slot car flying above the track at some four feet plus! The local racers were very good drivers and competitors, but were also very friendly and made me feel welcomed before the first heat race was even over.
I'd like to thank Tom and the Bend racers for their hospitality and generosity in loaning me both a car and a controller. And a big thanks to John Gill for driving us to Bend at 5:00 in the morning so we could race! Thank you all, I had an awesome time!
1,523 October 17, 2019 9:25 am
Re: Spirit/Fly Lemans car Prep! (20 replies, posted in Modifications)
"So I say if the racing is close....why change."
I agree with Zack, this class is good as-is and there is no good reason to make changes.
Two things as far as motors go; 1. contrary to some opinions, there are TONS of "black stripe" motors out there! Even if it requires picking up a cheap car to get one (I have literally dozens soon to be available). With that said, what is keeping you from switching out your "black stripe" motor if you think it is too slow?
2. Somewhere, sometime, someone is going to have an H&R motor that seems faster than everybody elses. NONE of these motors are high quality, and although the H&R motors seem to be more consistent, they are still just high volume, high production, low cost, cheap motors! Don't kid yourself we are NOT using high end parts when it comes to motors!
1,524 October 14, 2019 7:49 pm
Re: Spirit/Fly Lemans car Prep! (20 replies, posted in Modifications)
Thanks Zack, this is great!
1,525 October 11, 2019 9:07 am
Topic: New Facebook Page & Group for Northwest True Scale (0 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
We've started a Facebook Page and Facebook Group for Northwest True Scale.
You can check them out here -
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Northwesttrues … _todo_tour
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4986874 … 1826337291