Thanks Mitch. This is not a very good time of year to try and put together an event. But with that said we still had a good turnout and some excellent racing. It was a fun day!
1,601 December 15, 2019 9:08 pm
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
1,602 December 15, 2019 8:10 pm
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Zack, your "A" car was really fast, one of the fastest on the track. Al was running some really good lap times by the end of the race. Had he had more experience on the track I know he would have finished higher with that car. The only times I was able to keep up with him was when he had an "off".
1,603 December 15, 2019 11:38 am
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Jim from Bend brought along the beautiful Lola T70 he just completed. It features a Tamiya body he purchased off Ebay. This is some really nice work!
1,604 December 15, 2019 11:27 am
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Here's some video from the race:
Practice 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcpJOYT0ZJQ
Practice 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j97pq3ezQ18
Race Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAZ8OVZBZc
1,605 December 15, 2019 11:23 am
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
The starting grid for the race.
John Gill overseeing the start of the race.
The view from "The Hole".
1,606 December 15, 2019 11:20 am
Re: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Bad Bob on the left and Ted on the right getting in some practice laps before the race.
Pit work and set up started early before the race began.
Race winner Tom Street from Bend.
1,607 December 15, 2019 11:11 am
Topic: OSCAR's Lee Dundas Memorial Race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway (9 replies, posted in OSCAR)
The Lee Dundas Memorial Race on December 14, 2019 was the first OSCAR Race to be held on the Checkered Flag track since its move to Vancouver Washington. Races showed up from Bend and the Portland area to make up a field of nine racers for the NASCAR Class race. The race format consisted of four rounds of four minute heats. Nearly every racer experienced some sort of mechanical difficulties throughout the day of racing. Most difficulties were the result of some pretty significant and dramatic wrecks!
The day started off with qualifying. Bad Bob, to no one's surprise was the top qualifier! Here's the results of those qualifying efforts:
1. Bad Bob 3.9222380 with a 3.9361839 back up lap
2. Tom Street 3.9406895 3.9760907
3. Stewart 3.9428351 3.9803818
4. Ted 3.9810254 4.0031244
5. Gearloose 4.0215759 4.0451767
6. John Gill 4.0250088 4.0580499
7. Bill 4.0563334 4.1337870
8. Al 4.2101677 4.2899813
9. Jim 4.5839186 4.6813255
At the halfway point in the race there was a tie for first between John and Tom, with each of them completing 447 laps. As it turned out mechanical issues kept John off the podium and dropped the top qualifier Bob to seventh. Here are the final race results:
1. Tom Street 883 Laps with a best lap of 4.006992 seconds
2. Stewart 879 " " 4.007572 "
3. Gearloose 857 " " 4.058463 "
4. Ted 851 " " 4.015050 "
5. Bill 831 " " No Time
6. John 821 " " 4.007385 "
7. Bad Bob 773 " " 3.410535 " (unofficial)
8. Al 750 " " 4.280688 "
9. Jim 651 " " 4.663818 "
All in all I had a great time! There was lots of track time under racing conditions, and the competition was fierce! I'd like to thank everyone that made it out for this race, with a special thanks to Tom and Jim who travelled all the way from Bend!
Left to right: Bad Bob, Gearloose, Ted, Al.
1,608 December 15, 2019 10:34 am
Topic: OSCAR Race at Springwater Raceway (0 replies, posted in OSCAR)
The details for the OSCAR Race at Bob Nakamura's Springwater Raceway are here: http://naste.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1073
1,609 December 10, 2019 11:43 am
Re: This weekends NASCAR race, do you wanna run? (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Thanks Zack!
We all really appreciate your help and generosity!
1,610 December 8, 2019 11:48 am
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (139 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Thanks Howie for providing us with a place to race! Last night's race was awesome! The racing was close and the action was intense!
=============Bill
1,611 December 6, 2019 5:53 pm
Re: My get well soon card.... (18 replies, posted in NASTE)
Great to hear Al!!!!
1,612 December 5, 2019 3:46 pm
Re: HO Track - 4 Lane Built By Doug Haynes (2 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
Zack,
I'll contact Tom and get back to you.
========Bill
1,613 December 5, 2019 3:44 pm
Re: driver figures (7 replies, posted in Cars)
Well,....I really feel he looks a lot like his brother!!!!
1,614 December 5, 2019 10:34 am
Topic: HO Track - 4 Lane Built By Doug Haynes (2 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
The HO track built by Doug Haynes is up for sale. The track is custom crafted using plastic sectional track and is fully and beautifully landscaped. I raced on this track in the early eighties. It is unique and very well built. The track has been in storage for many years.
Tom Snyder at Pelican Park Speedway is currently the caretaker of the track.
For a little history of the track, look here: http://www.pelicanparkspeedway.com/history.html
1,615 December 4, 2019 9:45 pm
Re: My get well soon card.... (18 replies, posted in NASTE)
Wishin' you all the best Al!
Get back up to speed quick!
1,616 December 4, 2019 8:31 pm
Re: driver figures (7 replies, posted in Cars)
Those are pretty cool! However I'm pretty sure one of them is Kyle Busch...............you know,......the one that looks like a DICK!
1,617 December 2, 2019 10:16 am
Re: Northwest True Scale Racers - Rules (13 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Update to ride height/ground clearance rules - "front wheels must touch the track".
1,618 December 1, 2019 11:12 am
Re: This is the Can Am page. (113 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I think that is the biggest part of the problem Zack. We don't consistently enforce the rules we already have. I know I could surely do a better job of ensuring my cars are legal, and as a track owner (again) I could do a better job of holding racers to the standards. With that said, as racers we should all be respective of any rules established in an effort to preserve the tracks we race on!
1,619 December 1, 2019 9:06 am
Re: This is the Can Am page. (113 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I agree Zack, I think a "static" tech inspection can't guarantee a chassis will not drag or touch the track surface. I think tech should include a lap or two around the course to verify chassis clearance under normal operation.
1,620 November 30, 2019 9:46 pm
Re: This is the Can Am page. (113 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
On my NASCAR the guide flag keeps the front end of the chassis from compressing enough to touch the track. The only chassis I have ever had a problem with was one that had the side pans extending in front past the centerline of the front axle. The front of the pans would touch the track when cornering. The problem was evident by the black sludge build up on the leading edges of the pans.
The OSCAR rules state in addition to the required .055" ground clearance, "All chassis must have beveled pans to protect track surface from gouging". This also includes the rear edges of the pans.
1,621 November 28, 2019 7:56 pm
Re: This is the Can Am page. (113 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I am with Howie 100% on this issue! The rules regarding minimum ground clearance on a car are there to protect the track from unnecessary wear and damage. Racing accidents can happen but under normal operating conditions no hard parts of a slot car should come in contact with the track surface. It is every racer's responsibility to ensure that nothing other than the car's tires, plastic guide flag, and copper contact braid come in contact with the track. As a track owner I have replaced copper contact tape on a track because a car's spur gear, which had insufficient track clearance, had cut it up like a skill saw. I have also heard spur gears making contact with the track surface as cars have passed by me. This is another issue that needs to be monitored and addressed in the rules detailing out minimum track clearance.
In regards to chassis equipped with "suspension" components, my opinion is; if your chassis has some sort of active suspension that in any way reduces the minimum track clearance the car should have a technical inspection where the minimum track clearance is checked with the "suspension" under compression and at its lowest minimum clearance position. Again the rule is to ensure hard parts do NOT make contact with the track surface! As far as it being an issue of "to what degree or level of damage" the contact is causing to the track surface, I say that is irrelevant. This becomes nothing more than a subjective argument around car weight, how often it makes contact, at what points on the track, etc., etc. No track contact means NO track contact, period! You cannot say it's OK for one car and not another!
Howie and I will be working next week to review existing and re-write new rules regarding minimum track clearance. We feel strongly about this issue and would like to see other track owners adopt the same regulations. Right now there is a lot of inter-club racing going on, which is awesome! Most tracks have a minimum ground clearance of .055" rule already in place for 1/24 racing. I believe those rules could be better enforced, or better yet better observed. The 1/32 rules I am familiar with should be updated, include a minimum spec for ground clearance at the spur gear, and be better observed and enforced.
There is enough maintenance involved with owning and operating a track. There is absolutely no reason for additional and unnecessary maintenance and repairs because cars are in violation of a rule designed to prevent such an occurrence!
=========Bill
1,622 November 28, 2019 9:59 am
Re: Competition ready cars for sale! (20 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
It's great to have you and your buddy onboard Tom!
1,623 November 28, 2019 9:57 am
Re: V Womps (17 replies, posted in Cars)
WOMPS ARE coming to Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway!
It's just a mater of time!
Schedule is TBD!
1,624 November 28, 2019 9:54 am
Re: Vintage Nascar (3 replies, posted in Cars)
NASTE has a class for and raced 1/24 scale NASCARS way back when. We used the NASTE Chassis (flat brass chassis with Radio Shack motors and rubber airplane tires). A lot of the racers used the Revell pre painted Snap Kits for their bodies.
1,625 November 28, 2019 9:46 am
Re: Help needed with car identification. (9 replies, posted in Cars)
The silver Porsche 917 is a 1/32 scale Riggen car.
Like Monte said I think we should make some rule amendments for the over 50 Class. We need divisions for 1/32 cars and other motor divisions in 1/24, or maybe stock and modified divisions. There are a lot of cool vintage cars out there in both 1/32 and 1/24! Of course you can't expect an Eldon 1/32 "home set" car to run with a Cox 1/32 La Cucaracha!