Race results from December 19th race:

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Our Team Bluegroove body order has arrived!

We are now re-stocked with Le Mans and Can Am bodies!

I reordered the best selling/most popular bodies for each class. Supplies of some bodies are extremely limited (like only singles), so don't waste time if you are in need of a body! I do not plan on placing another order for the rest of this season.

Thanks to their Black Friday sale and free shipping, we were able to keep the cost of this batch of bodies down to $12.00 each!

==========Bill

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(7 replies, posted in OSCAR)

I am in!

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(22 replies, posted in PASER)

Dec.21 '24 rule update for 4.5 Flexi NASCAR front tire width dimension.

OLD: 3/8 inch minimum width
NEW: .300 inch minimum width.

All gone..........

Turn out was really good, especially for a Thursday night race!
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This Indy class is based on aluminum chassis and Lexan body kits from Pro Track. We race them with Hawk 7 motors.
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Jerry Weddle debuted his new build which featured a beautiful paint job!
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The pits were busy most of the evening!
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Howie treated us all to an Indy Car race on Thursday December 12th. This was one of his Thursday Thunedr races and it was a good one! We had a great turn out with 13 racers participating! It was great to see Blake back racing, and we had three new guys on the track as well. Bob, Bill E., and Jordan represented the newer racers well!

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Everone knows how challenging these Indy Cars are to race! With that said I was surprised at how close and fast the racing was! Over half the field was at or above the 300 laps mark, with lap times of 5.0 seconds or better! The racers that were "new guys" have now established themselves as contenders.

Results of the Thursday Thunder race held on Dec. 12, '24. 2 times through at 4-minute heats.

1.....Howie------------------353 Laps---------------4.947 Fast time
2.....Bart---------------------349--------------------4.876
3.....Al-----------------------345---------------------4.890
4.....Bill----------------------339---------------------4.935
5.....Blake-------------------325----------------------5.041
6.....Rico--------------------315----------------------4.950
7.....Gearheadbob----------304----------------------4.915
8.....Hersche----------------302----------------------5.073
9.....Tiny---------------------299---------------------5.372
10...Bill E.--------------------295---------------------5.450
11...Doug--------------------283---------------------5.419
12...Weddle It Be------------274---------------------5.718
13...Jordan-------------------262---------------------5.445

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(113 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

I'm with Rico!

Here's a few pictures I took at the race:

Here's Howie inspecting Herb's car during tech inspection. Yes, he passed first try!
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Douglas (left) watching Rico and Jordan getting in some practice laps.
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Tim (Tiny) took a break from his own newly constructed track duties to get in some racing.
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The pits were busy too! Bart was telling Craig and Al that sometimes snacks help!
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Dennis (left) was checking out Mike's new NASCAR build, while Mitch was checking out his phone!
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Whatever Herb was doing, Douglas thought it was pretty funny!
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NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.4 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway December 5, 2024

Race Results -  Revoslot Class:

1. Al - 5 pts.
2. Rico - 4 pts.
3. Doug - 3 pts.
4. Greg - 2 pts.
5. David - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 4 Races:

1 Al - 23 points.
2 - tie - Daniel - 17 pts.
2 - tie - Rico - 17 pts.
4 Douglas - 11 pts.
5 - tie - Mitch - 6 pts.
5 - tie - David - 6 pts.
7 - tie - Stan - 2 pts.
7 - tie - Greg - 2pts.
9 Elliot - 1 pt.

Race results from December 5th:

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(0 replies, posted in PASER)

Track owners are always trying to improve their programs in an effort to provide racers with quality track and race time. From time to time I have sent out questionaires to try to get a feeling for what racers are looking for. The general response has normally been less than what I had hoped for. Attendance last night at the PASER Monday racing at Rob's Redline Raceway was low. We did however have some great casual racing as well as some bench racing. We also discussed possible changes to the Monday schedule.

We decided to change the Monday schedule to a single night race, with the doors opening early enough for those (like retirees) that can make it to the track before evening rush hour traffic. The plan is for the doors to open at 3:00 pm for practice/open track. One class will be raced starting at 6:00 pm. The format will allow for race completion by 8:00 pm depending on attendance. Most likely one round of racing with 3 or 4 minute heats (again depending upon attendance).

We have had great success with the Monday schedule in the past. I am not sure what exactly is contributing to the low turn outs. Feel free to comment here!   ========Bill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4Qh2EDpaI

Bob Nakamura has started a new Facebook page highlighting the 2NASTE chassis.

He is dedicating the page to information and tuning tips for the 2NASTE chassis as used in all the various classes we race.

Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/581713904354197

I made a visit to Tim's this morning and we finished up the wiring on his track. Tim already had it glued up so I got an opportunity to run a few laps. I must say Tim did a great job building this track! It runs out great and is a fast circuit! I'm looking forward to racing here!

As you face the track at the driver's stations, this is the left side of the layout. This is the trickier and slower portion of the course.
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Here's a closer look at the more technical end of the track. That's a tight right hand hairpin at the bottom of the hill.
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The right side of the track is the faster end of the course. A nice long straight leading into a left hander, then up the hill to a 180 degree banked turn. A straight out of the bank that leads into a fast series of turns and onto another straight that takes you back to the technical end.
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Now it's time for us all to bug Tim for track time! Let's get this thing rubbered in!
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These photos are from Rapid Raceway.

Bart Ochida's Mustang.
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Jerry Weddle's Cuda.
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The line up for the first heat at Rapid Raceway (left to right: Mike, Douglas, Howie, Bob).
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The final race results:
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There were some really nice looking cars entered in this race! Here are photos of just a few of the entries.

Mike Guthrie's number 43 Mustang.
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Jerry Weddle's Cuda.
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Howie's Trans Am Firebird.
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This Mustang was built and prepared by Bob Nakamura for Frank Lynn.
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All of the cars looked great...from either end!
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The PASER Trans Am race originally scheduled for Saturday, November 23rd at the Gorge was interrupted by computer failure!! Howie, who owns Rapid Raceway, graciously offered to move the race to his track. The racers being an exceptional group of enthusiasts, loaded up and convoyed from Bob's in Troutdale to Howie's Rapid Raceway in Northeast Portland. Once everyone was settled at Rapid Raceway, the race format was reset for 1 round with 5 minute heat lengths. We ended up with a fun race and everyone had a great time. Thanks to Bob and Howie.

Here's some photos taken at The Gorge Raceway leading up to the initial start of the race.

The starting grid.
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The pits were busy!
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NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.3 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway November 21, 2024

Race Results -  Slot.it Polycar Classics Class:

1. Doc - 7 pts.
2. Al - 6pts.
3. Rico - 5 pts.
4. Doug - 4 pts.
5. Mitch - 3 pts.
6. Stan - 2 pts.
7. Elliot - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 3 Races:

1 Al - 18 points.
2 Daniel - 17 pts.
3 Rico - 13 pts.
4 Douglas - 8 pts.
5 Mitch - 6 pts.
6 David - 5 pts.
7 Stan - 2 pts.
8 Elliot - 1 pt.

Race results from November 21st:

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Slot It /Polycar Classics race before results, the finish order for points race was:
1. Doc
2. Al
3. Rico
4. Doug
5. Mitch
6. Stan
7. Elliot

Bob (Nak Nak) not only won the race, he also received the Racer's Choice Award!
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Another benefit of a light turn out is abundant pit space!
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Left to right: Mike, Kirk, Bart, Tom, Susan. This was Mike's first OSCAR race and he performed well! Tommy set the fastest race lap of the day! And without Susan there would not have been a race! Thank you Susan!
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It was a nice field of entries!
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Tommy Throws a right hook!
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On Saturday November 16th, Inslot's Checkered Flag hosted the second OSCAR race of the '24 - '25 season. Although attendance was down compared to most OSCAR events, the racing was extremely close between all of the competitors! After one hour of on track, power on racing, just 27 laps separated the top three, and only 38 laps separated the bottom 4! The top three's fastest laps were within .000653 of a second of each other! And, even though Tommy finished last due to mechanical issues, he posted the fastest lap during the race by .000010 second! Tommy earned the "Too Bad" award!

With only 7 racers entered we were one short of the minumum needed to hold a race. At Inslot's Checkered Flag we need a minimum of 4 Corner Marshala in addition to the 4 drivers. Thanks to Susan Street we were able to hold the race. Thank you Susan so much for being our official Corner Marshal and attendee of the day!

The last thing I would like to note here is that I had a really good time! We had a good lunch from Firehouse Subs, and shared a lot of stories! We completed this race in the standard OSCAR race format of 2 minute qualifying runs, followed by 4 rounds of 4 minute heat races. I believe we set a new record by finishing this entire race in just 3 1/2 hours! The race started on time at 10:00 AM, and the checkered flag dropped at 1:00 PM! This race changed my perspective on what it takes to have a successful and fun race! Thank you to all that made it out to compete!

Qualifying results:

Capt. Kirk -          4.6826128
Terrible Tommy -  4.7362510
Bad Billy -            4.8446001
Micky Mike -         4.9531638
Nak Nak -             5.0576509
Bart Man -            5.0969141
Meat -                  5.2052632

Race results:

1st Nak Nak -       750 laps    Best Lap 4.829794 seconds
2nd Capt Kirk -     744                        4.829307
3rd Bad Billy -       723                        4.829960
4th Meat -            681                         5.049367
5th Bart Man -      674                         5.049572
6th Micky Mike -    647                         5.220036
7th Terrible Tommy - 643                       4.829297

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NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.2 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway November 7, 2024

Race Results - Revoslot Class:

1 Al 77.6 Laps - 6 points.
2 Daniel 76.7 - 5 pts.
3 Rico 71.7 - 4 pts.
4 David 70.4 - 3 pts.
5 Mitch 69.2 - 2 pts.
6 Douglas 65.4 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 2 Races:

1 Al - 12 points.
2 Daniel - 10 pts.
3 Rico - 8 pts.
4 David - 5 pts.
5 Douglas - 4 pts.
6 Mitch - 3 pt.

Race results Nov. 7, 2024:

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(5 replies, posted in NASTE)

Oh yeah, ASP!......Thanks Monte!