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Up next was the race for the Flexi Class cars. Again the format was one round of 3 minute heats. Bob again showed he was the guy to beat, but this time Kirk was right on his tail, just two laps down. Daniel finished third, Rico was fourth, and Kaelah (Bomber) had her best finish to date finishing fifth. Again the racing was very close with these super quick cars!
We had a good turn out of racers for the Even Thursday race at Inslot's Checkered Flag in Vancouver on May 2nd. Eleven racers competed in three separate races for three different classes. The racing started at 6:00 PM, and concluded at 9:40 PM. From what I saw, everyone seemed to have a good time! I know I did!
The first class to line up on the start line was the Womp Class. We raced one round of 3 minute heats for this class. The racing was very close, which is pretty much the norm for this class! Janette Carter raced for the first time this evening, and Kaelah Carter competed in the Womp class for her first time. Both did very well! Bart, Kirk, and Al finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, all with lap totals of 107! Their lap averages were within .050 second of each other! Bob posted the win with an impressive two lap lead, and a fastest lap of 5.547 seconds!
I have Team Bluegroove Lexan bodies for sale. I maintain an inventory of various 1/24 bodies for the classes we use them in.
I will inventory what bodies I currently have and post that list in this forum. I will keep the list updated with what I currently have on hand. If there is a particular body you are wanting, send me a message and I will see if I have it on hand. If I do not have it in inventory I will add your request to a list for the next order. When the list includes enough body requests to warrant an order I will submit an order to Team Bluegroove. I think an order for a quantity of 10 would be sufficient to offset the shipping cost.
In addition to 1/24 bodies, I also have 1/32 and HO scale bodies.
Here is a link to the Team Bluegroove site where you can see all their offerings: https://teambluegroove.com/
======Bill
There have been racers through the years that have never even known "Gearloose's" real name. His proper name is Gerlof Palfenier but he went by Jerry. Well let me clarify that. He actually went by "Gearloose", at least in the slot car world. Even when my phone would ring, the first thing I would hear when I would answer was "this is Gearloose". I think he really liked that nickname! I heard two different versions of where that nickname came from. When I asked Jerry about it he told me: "I guess my gears were just loose a lot". But the version I like best was told by Bob McFarland who said one of the racer's young daughters was keeping score and asked Jerry what his proper name was. Jerry replied "Gerlof Palfenier". She replied saying that was too hard so she was just going to call him "Gearloose". Needless to say the nickname stuck, and Jerry wore it with pride!
Jerry was one of the three people instrumental in developing the slot car racing scene in the Portland area as well as the entire state of Oregon. Starting with the formation of the PASER club in Portland, and eventually helping to develope the inter-club sanctioning body of OSCAR, Jerry helped racing grow throughout Oregon. Although Jerry had given up the travel schedule of his racing, he was a constant at the local club tracks right up into his 80's! Even in his mid 80's he was a contender and front runner in any race. In adition to his racing skill and abilty to build first class competitive chassis, in many races he would win the concourse competition! Gearloose built beautiful cars with perfectly executed fantastic paint schemes. He was a world class slot car builder for sure!
We are all going to miss Gearloose a lot! He was always front and center in the action, whether it was in conversation or on the track. From nerf to nap time Gearloose was the best!
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.13 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 25, 2024
Race Results - Revoslot Class:
1 Doc 76.8 laps - 6 points.
2 Al 73.6 - 5 pts.
3 Mitch 71.9 - 4 pts.
4 Rico 69.2 - 3 pts.
5 Doug 66.1 - 2 pts.
6 Stan 64.8 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 13 Races:
1 Daniel - 72 pts.
2 Al - 58 points.
3 Rico - 44 pts.
4 Greg - 38 pts.
5 Mitch - 28 pts.
6 Zack - 14 pts.
7 Douglas - 11 pts.
8 Chris Kouba - 9 pts.
9 David - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 2 pts.
11 - tie- Brian - 1 pt.
11 - tie- Stan - 1 pt.
Race results from April 25, 2024:
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.12 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 11, 2024
Race Results - Slot.it Group C Class:
1 Doc 82.2 laps - 8 points.
2 Zack 79.5 - 7 pts.
3 Greg 77.5 - 6 pts.
4 Rico 77.0 - 5 pts.
5 Mitch 74.4 - 4 pts.
6 Al 73.8 - 3 pts.
7 Doug 68.3 - 2 pts.
8 Brian 65.5 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 12 Races:
1 Daniel - 66 pts.
2 Al - 53 points.
3 Rico - 41 pts.
4 Greg - 38 pts.
5 Mitch - 24 pts.
6 Zack - 14 pts.
7 - tie Chris Kouba - 9 pts.
7 - tie Douglas - 9 pts.
9 David - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 2 pts.
11 Brian - 1 pt.
Results from April 11th:
Any involvement you may have had Chet was purely defensive!
Rubbing hell.......bump 'em till ya punt 'em!
Thanks for hosting Bob!
Dennis Hart's Hawksbill Station:
Sadly I must report the passing of Dennis Hart. Dennis passed away on Feb. 22, 2024. He was a long time NASTE racer. He started out building Hawksbill Station in Warren, just outside of St. Helens Oregon. The track was in the attic of his shop, constructed of Carrera track. Dennis held many races there, always providing maximum excitement and entertainment!
In addition to the slot car racing activities, Dennis took NASTE members on a totally different adventure by introducing us to the world of Portland's Adult Soap Box Derby event. This involved Dennis and members of NASTE constructing an adult size soap box derby car, The Hawksbill Flyer built using official USA soap box derby parts, with which Dennis himself raced in the event. Picture this: Dennis at 70 years old is a big guy! This derby racer is constructed mostly of wood! Only the axles and steering components were metal! I have many great memories of building the car together and taking it out for testing before the actual race. In the first test run we were having trouble getting the car to roll down the hill due to the less than desireable grade of the hill. Dennis told me to push the derby car with my Jeep......with him driving the derby car.....One of the issues with this was the fact that when I positioned the Jeep behind the derby car to push, I could not see the car or Dennis because of the Jeep's front bumper! I told him to throw up a hand if he was in trouble so I would know to stop! This proceedure did not lead to satisfactory results so we loaded the car back up in the trailer and moved on to a better hill. For this second test run Dennis chose the highway into St. Helens. There was plenty of grade on this hill for sure, as well as plenty of traffic! I gave him a push out into the road and he and the Hawksbill Flyer were off! I jumped into the Jeep to give chase. It was frightening watching Dennis try to keep the derby car in a single lane! On more than one occassion I thought he was going to crash, but he kept it going, sorta straight. I clocked him at over 40 miles per hour by the end of the test run. Believe me that is fast for a rolling wooden apple box! I drove the Hawksbill Flyer in quite a few test runs and I'll tell you, Dennis definitely had balls of steel!
Charlotte Hart would like some slot car friends and soapbox derby Mt. Tabor folks to attend a celebration of life this Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 3 pm, at the Columbia City School. She said he always enjoyed these activities and the people involved. She mentioned she doesn't have any pictures of him doing these things and would really appreciate any photos that can be shared. We will all miss Dennis, but we will never forget the adventures and friendship he brought our way!
NASTE 2024 Point Series Championship Race No.11 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway March 21, 2024
Race Results - Revoslot Class:
1 Doc 77.4 laps - 7 points.
2 Al 75.5 - 6 pts.
3 Greg 73.8 - 5 pts.
4 Rico 72.7 - 4 pts.
5 Mitch 69.5 - 3 pts.
6 Doug 68.6 - 2 pts.
7 Frank 60.4 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2024 NASTE Point Series Championship After 11 Races:
1 Daniel - 58 pts.
2 Al - 50 points.
3 Rico - 36 pts.
4 Greg - 32 pts.
5 Mitch - 20 pts.
6 Chris Kouba - 9 pts.
7 - tie Zack - 7 pts.
7 - tie Douglas - 7 pts.
9 David - 4 pts.
10 Frank - 2 pts.
Race results from the March 21st race:
The rules have been updated as of today, March 31, 2024.
A big thank you to Kirk Smith for his efforts in this re-write.
The format is now the same for each class making them easier to read and understand. The rules for each class can be printed off individually as a single page.
I would encourage anyone interested in being part of the organization of PASER to attend the next meeting. This is your chance to be involve in more than just a race day event. You can have input on the scheduling of races, rules, and the types of events the club will hold. This is your opportunity to have a voice and be part of the behind the scenes activities!
Great race Bob, thanks!
....Coming to my driveway soon!
Looking forward to it Smooth!
I don't know....has the Alfa actually ever gone that far?
By now you can probably see how Kaelah earned her nickname "Bomber".....She also won the Turn Marshal Draw!
A few photos from race number three of the 2024 Gorge Championship race.
On Saturday March 23rd, the third round of the 2024 Columbia Gorge Championship for the Porsche 962s was held at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway in Vancouver. Fourteen racers showed up but only thirteen made the starting grid. Mitch lost a motor during practice becoming the first of multiple DNFs for the day.
The format for this race is 4 rounds of 4 minute heats. The race started close to the scheduled time of 10:00am. At the drop of the flag John started setting a very fast pace with laps in the 4.8 to 4.7 second range. By the halfway point John had established a pretty good lead over Bob, Kirk, and Zack. After a lunch break, the worms started turning.....
This is a long gruelling race! Problems started showing up for some racers late in the third round and continuing into the fourth round. Motors were giving up and chassis were being damaged. Both the leader John, and Rob were DNFs before the end of the fourth and final round. While some experienced poor luck and equipment failures, others were posting some great results! New racers Beau, Kaelah, and Scott all had very good runs! Mark and tim also ran well! The results between those five were very close, especially when you consider the length of this race!
In the end, racers had over an hour of controller in hand, power on, racing time. The top four had completed over 700 laps! It was great to see Zack make it back out to race with us! A big thank you goes out to Mitch for sticking around to turn marshal even after his car gave up and failed to make the starting grid! Thanks to all that made it out to race, I had a great time!
Here are the results:
DNFs included Mitch, Rob, and John.
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