NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.15 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 25, 2019

GT3 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.15:
1 Monte 71.1 Laps - 10 points
2 Rico 69.8 - 9 pts.
3 Al 69.4 - 8 pts.
4 Greg 66.7 - 7 pts.
5 Daniel 66.1 - 6 pts.
6 Mitch 65.9 - 5 pts.
7 Jeff 65.4 - 4 pts.
8 Bill 65.3 - 3 pts.
9 Stan 63.6 - 2 pts.
10 Kevin 59.0 - pt.

Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 15 Races:

1st  Al  - 122 points.
2nd Monte - 100 pts.
3rd Rico  - 91 pts.
4th Daniel  -89 pts.
5th Zack - 52 pts.
6th Mitch  - 50 pts.
7th - tie Bill  - 37 pts.
7th - tie Jeff - 37 pts.
9th Greg   - 33 pts.
10th Chris - 26 pts.
11th Stan  - 14 pts.
12th Fernando  - 13 pts.
13th Gary "Goose" Gossett - 9 pts.
14th Farmer Bryan Dickerson - 7 pts.
15th - tie Jake - 3 pts.
15th - tie Kevin Lagassa - 3 pts.
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.

Fifteen races into the 2019 season and it looks like Al might have it sewed up. The competition just keeps getting better this season! The races are closer than they ever have been, and we are enjoying the company of many new racers! This is one fantastic season, and a big thank you goes out to Al Christensen for providing us with such a nice track and facility to race at!

April 25, 2019 Race Results.

Classic Sports Car 1:
1 Daniel 64.7 Laps
2 Rico 62.9
3 Jeff 61.3
4 Al 61.0
5 Mitch 60.3
6 Greg 60.1
7 Monte 59.9
8 Bill 59.3
9 Stan 55.4
10 Kevin 46.2

GT3 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.15:
1 Monte 71.1 Laps
2 Rico 69.8
3 Al 69.4
4 Greg 66.7
5 Daniel 66.1
6 Mitch 65.9
7 Jeff 65.4
8 Bill 65.3
9 Stan 63.6
10 Kevin 59.0

F1 Class Results:
1 Greg   72.4 Laps
2 Daniel  70.6
3 Rico  70.4
4 Al  69.7
5 Mitch  63.9
6 Stan 60.9
7 Kevin 56.8

1,753

(8 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

I actually like Strombecker track! They made a lot of really cool specialty pieces, like the Le Mans start piece.

1,754

(8 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

Its not great Zack, but it does work and I have a LOT! To you it would be FREE!

1,755

(8 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

I'm looking to get rid of some plastic sectional track!

I have:

A little bit of Ninco + controllers!

A lot of Strombecker!

A lot of Eldon!

Some Aurora Thunderjet 500.

If interested shoot me an email!

=======Bill

Hello Y'all,

The open house for my shop and slot car track (Bob McFarland's track which was recently moved to my place) is NEXT Saturday April 27th!

Doors will be open at 9:00AM and will stay open until 11:00PM, or the last person decides to leave.

PM me if you need the address.

We will be serving hot dogs, snacks, and drinks. I am not sure of what the turn out will be, so if you would like to bring along a snack, drink, or side dish to share that would be awesome, but not required.

In addition, Bob Nakamura will be opening his new 8 lane 1/24 hill climb track in southeast Portland at 2:00PM. The track will be open for running and testing.

PM me if you need the address for Bob's new track.

Hope to see you all next Saturday!

We managed to register a total of five teams this morning. Beau was standing in line for the registration process at 5:00am this morning. Al and I arrived at approximately 5:20am. We were numbers 15, 18, and 19 in line! Jeff and Jenny Burns arrived shortly after Al and I. Thanks to Beau and Al for helping me register three of the teams for this year's Scuderia Kouba assault!

LEDER-HOSERS w/The German-ator MKV #3
ABUKOTOO STABLE w/ABUKO 2 #39
SCUDERIA KOUBA w/MKVII #1

It really was a lot of fun! The action is quite a bit faster than the 1/32 cars we are currently racing, but not crazy fast like the neo traction magnet type cars.

1,759

(7 replies, posted in Modifications)

Zack, thanks for these great tips! The newer guys are always asking about set up and tuning. These how-tos really help! Even I find them helpful!

Riverside Raceway
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On the grid
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A look at the action with some of the Pro racers.
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Impressive racing hardware!
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Casual moments in the racer's lounge area.
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Advise from Dave Ferguson is always welcomed!
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Darrin Snow the race director is shown here documenting the tech process while Dave Ferguson looks on.
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The tech inspection area was located on the ground floor of the garage.
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The track is located on the second floor of the garage.
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A tour of the pit area:
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Thank you sir for loaning me your DiFalco controller!
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Always the team to beat!
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Track owner and race host Andre Perra.
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Race director Darin Snow.
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Competitors getting in some practice laps.
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Lee Dundas Jr.
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Dale Buck designer and builder of Bucktrax.
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THE MAN himself, Gary Beedle!
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The turnout for this race was excellent with the race room pretty well packed.
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This is the G-Jet car Dave Ferguson built and prepared for me. It was totally AWESOME!
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Here's the business side of the car:
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Dave Ferguson invited me to a HOPAC race to be held on Andre Perra's Riverside Raceway in northwest Portland. Dave offered to loan me a car and controller, so how could I say no? Upon arrival I found a large number of competitors in Andre's beautifully accentuated race room, all ready to go it! I arrived early enough to get in some practice laps and quickly realized the car Dave loaned me was just flat awesome! I really like the G-Jet platform developed by Gary Beedle of BSRT. The cars are extremely fast but unlike the heavy magnet downforce cars, they still require some finesse to get them through the corners quickly.

The racing was exciting to say the least, but what impressed me more was how friendly and helpful everyone was. In addition to Dave loaning me one of his cars another racer, whose name I totally forgot and I apologize, loaned me his DiFalco controller for the race. As well as great racing on a very nice track, Andre provided lunch for everyone. Andre told me this was the last race to be held on this particular track as the track was being replaced by a newer version of his Riverside Raceway.

For me this was an awesome day. My years in the slot car hobby started with an Aurora HO slot car set and racing and collecting HO cars. When I was young I would read about the southern Californian legends like Gary Beedle, Dave Ferguson, Andre Perra, and Bryan Henden. Here I was in the same room with them, it just doesn't get much better!

So a big thanks to Dave Ferguson for getting me there, and to Andre Perra for putting on such a fantastic event!

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1,770

(23 replies, posted in Cars)

Oh yeah.....I was thinking Division I..............

1,771

(23 replies, posted in Cars)

I still like the Ninco '57 Vettes!

NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.14 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 11, 2019

Classic Sports Car 2 Class:
1 Al   77.3 Laps - 9 points
2 Zack   76.5 - 8 pts.
3 Daniel   76.0 - 7 pts.
4 Rico  72.0 - 6 pts.
5 Brian D.  65.0 - 5 pts.
6 Greg  63.1 - 4 pts.
7 Monte  61.7 - 3 pts.
8 Fernando  61.6 - 2 pts.
9 Kevin Morris 60.6 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 14 Races:

1st  Al  - 114 points.
2nd Monte - 90 pts.
3rd Daniel  -83 pts.
4th Rico  - 82 pts.
5th Zack - 52 pts.
6th Mitch  - 45 pts.
7th Bill  - 34 pts.
8th Jeff - 33 pts.
9th - tie Chris - 26 pts.
9th - tie Greg   - 26 pts.
11th Fernando  - 13 pts.
12th Stan  - 12 pts.
13th Gary "Goose" Gossett - 9 pts.
14th Farmer Bryan Dickerson - 7 pts.
15th - tie Jake - 3 pt.
15th - tie Kevin Lagassa - 3 pt.
17th Butch - 2 pts.
18th - tie Terry Redeau  - 1pt.
18th - tie Steve Powell - 1 pt.
18th - tie Jeff Burns - 1 pt.
18th - tie Kevin Morris - 1 pt.

April 11, 2019 Race Results.

GT GFX:
1 Zack  80.3 Laps
2 Daniel   76.7
3 Al  75.8
4 Greg  72.5
5 Rico  71.8
6 Bryan D.  67.3
7 Monte 65.6
8 Fernando  64.0

Classic Sports Car 2 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.14:
1 Al   77.3 Laps
2 Zack   76.5
3 Daniel   76.0
4 Rico  72.0
5 Bryan D.  65.0
6 Greg  63.1
7 Monte  61.7
8 Fernando  61.6
9 Kevin Morris 60.6

1/24 BRM Group C Class Results:
1 Rico   74.6 Laps
2 Zack  72.5
3 Al  72.3
4 Bryan D.  65.5
5 Kevin Morris  63.6
6 Daniel 3.9

Open Class:
1 Daniel  81.2 Laps
2 Al  80.5
3 Zack  75.8
4 Bryan D. 74.1
5 Kevin Morris 69.1

I think I pulled a muscle with that leg slide................

1,775

(6 replies, posted in Digital Racing)

I can fix you guys up with Group C cars.