Thanks for taking the time to post this Zack!

Great stuff Zack! Thank you!

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(2 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

SOLD!

SOLD!

Results from the May 23rd race:

Can Am Class
1 Zack  81.9 Laps
2 Al 77.9
3 Jeff 76.4
4 Mitch 75.2
5 Mark 74.5
6 Bill 73.7
7 Rico 68.0
8 Greg 62.1

Over 50 Class
1 Mitch 70.8 Laps
2 Zack 66.2
3 Greg 64.0
4 Al 62.3
5 Rico 59.2
6 Mark 56.3

BRM Class
1 Rico   75.3 Laps
2 Al  72.6
3 Mitch  67.6
4 Mark  66.1
5 Zack  63.7

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(8 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

Hopefully I have found a home for ALL my Strombecker track! - Strombecker track is ALL gone!

With that said I still have a TON of Eldon track, some pieces still new in the package (some = not a lot).

I still have some rarely seen 1/24 Eldon track!

I have Gilbert 1/32 track!

If no one shows any interest in this track I will be making a trip to Goodwill soon.....and then the DUMP!

Awesome night as usual at Meat's place! I'll get the results posted tomorrow, sorry for the delay!

And..like Rico said thanks for the loaner Zack! Your Shadow Can Am car was awesome!.....me as a driver?.....not so much!

Back in the day you'd be known as "MR. Hertz"!

Doc, sorry to hear that Dude. Take care my friend, and if you need anything I'm close so just let me know!

Chris, max track width sounds like a good solution (sidewall to sidewall).

I had a great time enjoying my three favorite things at Monte & Victoria's Penguin Point Raceway yesterday evening. Friends, food,.....and oh yeah, slot cars! Thank you Monte & Victoria! And thank you Dorothy for the awesome treats!

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Let's look back at the original intent of the Classic Sports Car Class and the path that got us to here. I established the Classic Sports Car Class for the small sports cars from the '50s and '60s that would have raced in SCCA type races. Cars like the Ninco Classic cars were the class models. Originally there was no cut off date or year of manufacture, it seemed simple enough to me to interpret what qualified as a classic sports car. Silly me, mistake one! It didn't take long for the racers to start modifying the cars for better handling and more speed, and eventually realizing the Slot.it Ford GT fit the definition of "Classic Sports Car". This was a game changer. Add to that the availability of aftermarket chassis with motor pods, and some really well built "scratchbuilt" cars and it was time to reign in the class a little. So I established two divisions of the class. Division I retained the 7mm wide rear tires and non-podded chassis with no articulation allowed. Division II was established to allow the Slot.it Ford GT40, articulated scratchbuilt chassis, and the aftermarket chassis that were hitting the marketplace. The rear tire width was bumped up to 8mm on division II cars to further enhance the improvements of an articulating chassis. The third revision was to adopt a spec motor for each division, 14k in division I to bring the car's speed down, and 18k to allow the division II cars to be the faster of the classic sports car. This is where we are today.

I think one thing that would improve both divisions is for each to be defined by specific years and the cars raced within those time periods. We have discussed it and I think the cut off for Division I cars should be 1964 to allow the inclusion of the Ferrari 250 GTO. In addition I think there needs to be a maximum body width spec for Division I. I like the idea of Corvettes being eligible in Div.I but I think the extra width of the Grand Sport Corvettes might give them an advantage over the narrower cars. I feel the Grand Sports should be in Div.II with wider cars being allowed. I would set Div.II for the years 1965 through 1975 and change the rear tire spec to 10mm. Let the Division II cars rip, but reign in the Division I cars.

My thoughts...............

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Mike Lombardi is wanting to thin the herd. He has some great cars up for sale! Cars include most every brand out there, Ninco, Slot.it, Fly, SCX, Scaleauto, and more! The best way to reach Mike is by instant messenger through Facebook, or just post a comment here and I'll see if I can get you hooked up. Mike is looking for face to face sales and he has some great buys!

Here's some photos of a few of the cars Mike has for sale:

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(13 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Porsche 962 Rules update May 17, 2019.

Speaking as one who can't readily locate his "race" cars but is in possession of a large volume of "cars", I vote for NO "new" car models/types!

Quoting myself; "I ain't buyin' NO new cars!"

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(6 replies, posted in NASTE)

I made my first visit for 2019 out to the Scuderia Kouba Shop yesterday. Chris has been hard at work so I was past due for getting out there and getting something done. Plans for my MKII car this year include an updated front end and steering system (Chris keeps telling me he doesn't want me upside down this year). So yesterday I stripped off the old front end and also removed the rear wheel and tire for a tire replacement. The rear tire was damaged in last years spin and flip accident.

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Thursday evening I said goodbye to an old friend. Dennis Hart's Hawksbill Flyer has moved on to a new home. I gave the car to Dylan McCann, a teacher at a school in southeast Portland. The car will used as a project for the students to rebuild/reconstruct, and will be raced again in the Portland Adult Soapbox Derby. Plans at this point call for Dylan to handle the driving chores.

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Well I guess that pretty much sums up my understanding of internet etiquette!

Zack, in that reference the "fastest lap" is the method used to break the tie for 5th place. Not necessarily the fastest lap of the race. I edited the post....

Congrats to Al Christensen for successfully defending his championship and becoming the NASTE Point Series Champion for 2019!

NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Final Race No.16 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway May 9, 2019

Classic Sportscar 2 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.16:

1 Zack 79.4 Laps - 9 points
2 Chris 77.2 - 8 pts.
3 Al 76.9 - 7 pts.
4 Daniel 75.8 - 6 pts.
5 Mitch 71.3 - fastest lap - 5 pts.
6 Monte 71.3 - 4 pts.
7 Rico 65.5 - 3 pts.
8 Greg 61.4 - 2 pts.
9 Stan 60.9 - 1 pt.

Final Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 16 Races:

1st  Al  - 129 points.
2nd Monte - 104 pts.
3rd Daniel  -95 pts.
4th Rico  - 94 pts.
5th Zack - 61 pts.
6th Mitch  - 55 pts.
7th Jeff - 37 pts. - Best Finish = 4th
8th Bill  - 37 pts. - Best Finish = 5th
9th Greg   - 35 pts.
10th Chris - 34 pts.
11th Stan  - 15 pts.
12th Fernando  - 13 pts.
13th Gary "Goose" Gossett - 9 pts.
14th Farmer Bryan Dickerson - 7 pts.
15th Kevin Lagassa - 3 pts. - Best Finish = 10th w/1 finish ahead of Jake
16th Jake - 3 pts. - Best Finish = 10th w/0 finishes ahead of Kevin
17th - tie Butch - 2 pts.
17th - tie Kevin Morris - 2 pts.
19th - tie Terry Redeau  - 1pt.
19th - tie Steve Powell - 1 pt.
19th - tie Jeff Burns - 1 pt.

Thanks for the great race report Doc!

Here are the race results from the last point race of the 2019 season on May 9th:

Trans Am:
1 Daniel 69.7 Laps
2 Al 69.0
3 Stan 66.7
4 Rico 66.4
5 Chris 66.3
6 Mitch 65.2
7 Greg 62.6
8 Monte 59.7
9 Zack 50.8

Classic Sportscar 2 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.16 - Final Race:
1 Zack 79.4 Laps
2 Chris 77.2
3 Al 76.9
4 Daniel 75.8
5 Mitch 71.3 - fast lap tie breaker
6 Monte 71.3
7 Rico 65.5
8 Greg 61.4
9 Stan 60.9

Open Class Results:
1 Chris  80.8 Laps
2 Al  80.5
3 Bill  79.6
4 Daniel  77.8
5 Zack  77.4
6 Greg 70.9

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(6 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Video:

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(6 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

The car is still wearing the original wheels!
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(6 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Original paint, green in color, looked like the paint could possibly be buffed out and look really good!
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Once it was up on the roll back we were able to take a better look at it.
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The bumpers and chrome trim were all there and in excellent condition!
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(6 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

She looked pretty clean under the hood.
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Four speed car with black interior. The interior looked near perfect!
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Factory tach, and yes, that odometer shows 33,796 original miles!
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