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I agree with Andre's approach with a team driving two lanes at the same time - then the fuel management isn't so much an issue of fairness.  Also with the fuel management, as Bill states, a little longer heat does seem in order.

I also agree that drivers need to use their own car since that's how they got to their seed in the first place.  Otherwise we're pretty much back to IROC.

The way to have "qualifying" without sandbagging is as described above - you just need to assign points to each segment - team and individual.  No one will sandbag with points at stake.

I would prefer a two-race format with a short sprint for qualifying - perhaps it's one heat each of two minutes and we draw for lanes or just go for random assignment with the computer - followed by a longer team race.

If there were 20 racers, the sprint portion would only take about 15 minutes to run.  We could spend more time than that bitching about the team alignment. 

Then you could run 10-minute heats with fuel set for about the half-way point.  Both drivers would be on the track similar to the Timba Enduro so each driver would only drive two lanes.

Score points for each segment.

I like George's idea better.  But how do you score the evening?  Do racers get points for each event?

So how are you going to even up the driving time with fuel management using either the same amount of fuel per lap or an amount based on speed per lap?  Neither will work.  What works is time.  If you take off the same amount per lap and racer A drives faster than racer B, then racer B still gets more time because racer A uses still uses less time to burn the same gas.  It's RELATIVE!

What will work is to have a timed swap point. 

I offer a reasonable solution:

[b]Each team runs one set of 12 minute heats.[\b]
For a 9 team race like last night that would be a total run-time of 108 minutes or slightly less than two hours.  Add 12 minutes for each extra team.

[b]Set a fuel change of 30 seconds at the 5:45 mark.[\b]
This way each driver gets the exact same amount of time - exactly 5:45.  And the races won't take any longer than they do now.

Wow, that was a day or two.  Get a rally stolen from us, get a new slot car track given to us and then get to spend a great day with good friends enjoying our hobby.  It was a lot of driving but the new track is tucked safely into the garage and it was a really great time.

John, your new track is super.  Way smoother than the old one and it must have been easier to drive too.  Why if only I could have smacked Tony once or twice...

Tell Derek and Chrissy thanks from Team Leader 2.  They did great.  Derek was just flying.  And anyone that can race and make all that food at the same time!  Amazing.

That Rico, he's a wynn-er.   

Congratulations.  At least I was able to put my name on it once.

Yes, that's pretty clear.

Very cool stuff George.  Those Scaley guides really do suck.  I fixed up Victoria's Subie that had the blue guide blade using a Slot.It universal with the screw.

Yes, the final three races are added to the other possibilities so that everyone can arrange to have x-number of results prior to the finals.  Then the finals are three IROC races that all count.

So for instance...  we count your top 9 finishes.  To do this you have to run on at least 5 different tracks.  However, let's say you run an entire Beaverton season.  You can pick out your two best finishes there and count those as part of your total - only 7 to go.  Now at the conclusion of the season you have your 9 best counting events.  Then the final three IROC's will be added to that.  Here's why...  We did a similar thing in SCCA but they did not have a final three system.  Everyone just accrued points.  There were TONS of ties at then end of the season and they quickly adjusted to a finals system the following year.  This almost assures you there will be no ties.

And this doesn't mean that NASTE can't still sponsor events.

However as the "head" of the process it would serve us well to continue with IROC races.  It's a good way to bring in new people.  We can also expound on the virtues of IROC racing to some of the other groups.  Those that have hosted NASTE races this past season all enjoyed the IROC format.  Especially when we supplied the cars!

I firmly support this.

At the conclusion of the NASTE Cup "season".  We'll also hold the three final EXTRA counting events.  One in each scale run IROC style.  The finale is planned for three consecutive nights with many other features included as well.  Consider it a slot car year end banquet with all the trimmings.

As for sanctioning, the event would have to be posted to the NASTE site at least one month prior to the event to give everyone interested a fair opportunity to attend.

That also prevents situations where Monte and Victoria go out into the garage and call it a race...

And if Bill left out your club or organization, our goal is to make this available to any within the Northwest - Oregon, Washington or Idaho.

Mike are you running digital or analog?

Updated here, thanks.