New lights have been installed and preparations are being made for upcoming races!
1,851 February 2, 2019 3:47 pm
Re: Springwater Raceway Track Set Up Progress (10 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
1,852 February 2, 2019 3:45 pm
Re: Springwater Raceway Track Set Up Progress (10 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
I received the latest update from Bob Nakamura yesterday. Test laps have been run on Springwater Raceway!
1,853 February 2, 2019 3:27 pm
Re: professor motor controllers - SOLD (3 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
A very good deal!
1,854 February 2, 2019 3:25 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
And for good reason Rico! You have a good one!..............I refuse to buy another one!!!
1,855 February 1, 2019 5:15 pm
Re: Something I saw....seems neat. (4 replies, posted in Track)
Interesting.......looks like you can use it to saw 1/32 scale lumber also!
1,856 February 1, 2019 9:23 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
This is Zack's Classic Sports Car Div.II winning Slot.it Ford GT40. This car is totally awesome!...Oh yeah, paint by Chris Kouba!
Scalextric GT3 Corvette.
Scalextric GT3 Porsche.
1,857 February 1, 2019 9:19 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Mitch and Doc going at it on the track.
GT3 starting grid with Rico's winning car in the middle.
Mitch and Doc still going at it.
1,858 February 1, 2019 9:14 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Zack turn marshalling in the GT3 point series race.
Al (L) preparing for his next heat race, while Jeff (R) monitors the hairpin turn.
Al just let the smoke out of his controller while Mitch complains about the smell!
1,859 February 1, 2019 9:10 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Left to right: Jeff, Mitch and Doc during practice.
Scalextric GT3 cars.....I HATE 'em!
GT3 Class on the grid.
1,860 February 1, 2019 9:02 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Photos from last night's racing:
Mitch at the bench making adjustments before the race.
Jeff (L) and Doc (R) during practice.
Doc tweakin'....
1,861 February 1, 2019 8:58 am
Re: NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (51 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.9 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway January 31, 2019
GT3 Class Results:
1 Rico 70.7 Laps - 9 points
2 Al 70.4 - 8 pts.
3 Daniel 67.5 - 7 pts.
4 Monte 67.4 - 6pts.
5 Jeff 66.7 - 5 pts.
6 Bill 65.0 - 4 pts.
7 Zack 64.4 - 3 pts.
8 Mitch 63.6 - 2 pts.
9 Stan 57.3 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 9 Races:
1st Monte - 75 points
2nd Al - 74 pts.
3rd Rico - 61 pts.
4th Daniel -53 pts.
5th Bill - 34 pts.
6th Mitch - 33 pts.
7th Jeff - 30 pts.
8th Chris - 17 pts.
9th - tie Greg - 16 pts.
9th - tie Zack - 16 pts.
11th Stan - 12 pts.
12th - tie Gary - 9 pts.
12th - tie Fernando - 9 pts.
14th - tie Jake - 3 pt.
14th - tie Kevin Lagassa - 3 pt.
16th Farmer Bryan Dickerson - 2 pts.
17th - tie Terry Redeau - 1pt.
1,862 February 1, 2019 8:48 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
Another Odd Thursday Night race at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway and the first round for the GT3 Class in the point series. The night started with a Classic Sports Car Div.II race. Zack Morgan is one of NASTE's newer members but it would appear Zack already has some tuning skills down! Zack loaned me his Slot.it GT40 to race and I'll tell you, it is the best handling Div.II cars I have ever raced! Div.II is the class for the next point series race and everyone needs to watch out for Zack, he is coming!
Classic Sports Car Div.II
1 Bill 77.4 Laps
2 Daniel 76.1
3 Zack 72.0
4 Rico 71.8
5 Al 71.2
6 Mitch 69.1
7 Monta 65.3
8 Stan 64.1
9 Jeff 62.4
Next the GT3 cars were sent to the grid. *Update: I didn't forget my car...but I kinda wish I had! Did I mention I HATE these cars?...However, these cars do provide for some pretty close racing....IF you happen to buy a good one! Ok, enough from the soapbox....Rico got his second straight win in the point series with a 70.7 lap total. Al came in second just 3/10 of a lap behind. Doc captured the last podium spot completing 67.5 laps.
GT3 Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.9:
1 Rico 70.7 Laps
2 Al 70.4
3 Daniel 67.5
4 Monte 67.4
5 Jeff 66.7
6 Bill 65.0
7 Zack 64.4
8 Mitch 63.6
9 Stan 57.3
1,863 January 31, 2019 10:09 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Set Up After the Move (83 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
I completed the paint touch up this morning.
Next up is VACATION!
....Then back to work......on the track..
1,864 January 30, 2019 2:17 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Set Up After the Move (83 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
*Note to self, and any first time track builders: When designing an overpass make provisions for any possible future work, like re-braiding, or repairs. I realized this area is going to be a bitch to work on when I re-painted the braid recess through here. If I had extensive work to do through here I would either remove the banked curve, or at a minimum jack up one end of it to gain clearance.
1,865 January 30, 2019 2:12 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Set Up After the Move (83 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
The first coat of paint is down.
From conversing with a professional track builder, I learned the correct terminology for what I was calling the braid lands. The correct term is braid recess or gain. It took me about 3 hours to paint the braid recesses where damage had occurred when the braid was pulled up. I'm hoping the fresh paint will prevent future damage to the braid recess. 
1,866 January 30, 2019 10:48 am
Re: Monte's Garage - Big Cars (11 replies, posted in Cars)
I feel a future class coming on.............
1,867 January 30, 2019 8:18 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Set Up After the Move (83 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
I think I'm gonna barf!......
1,868 January 29, 2019 5:20 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Set Up After the Move (83 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
I finished up scraping all the old glue residue off the braid recesses. I ended up with about another 20 feet of braid to replace. One section of braid on the red lane from the 180 degree curve at the bottom of the banked curve, all the way under the overpass and around to the bottom short straight came up. The glue for that section of braid had totally let loose. Oh well, better to find it now! Tomorrow I will do a little clean up and prep work, and then it's time for paint!
1,869 January 28, 2019 8:35 pm
Re: What's up? (97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
HEY, you're holdin' out!
1,870 January 28, 2019 8:34 pm
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (139 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
That makes two of us Terry! But it is still fun! I modified a chassis I had with a Flexi angle winder motor mount/axle mount. I'm still working on it after five or six races. It's not great but it gives me something to compete with!
1,871 January 28, 2019 4:25 pm
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (139 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I noticed you upped your game this race DC! You increased your lap total by 16 laps over the previous race!
1,872 January 28, 2019 1:25 pm
Re: What's up? (97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Possible Monte. I already have an Econo car chassis so my build would be an extra.
1,873 January 28, 2019 8:33 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,139 replies, posted in NASTE)
OK, so this Thursday is the first race for the GT3 Class cars. As I'm sure everyone remembers, I did all that work to try to improve my crappy GT3 Bentley and then went and left it on the bench in the shop on race night. Yup, totally forgot it and didn't get to test it at the last race.....Well not this time. I have already put it in my box so I wouldn't forget it again!......I sure hope I got the lead wires installed correctly.......
1,874 January 28, 2019 8:28 am
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (139 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Terry, I have been having fun racing with you in this class! It seems we are very closely matched! The race before this one I beat you by less than a full lap, this time we tied but you were faster! This is fun stuff!
Have you been able to get hooked up for the NASCAR Class yet?
1,875 January 28, 2019 8:25 am
Re: What's up? (97 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Here it is y'all, a chance to get a chassis to use in the many different classes open to Bob Hanna's original Econo Car design! We race this type of chassis a lot at Howie's Rapid Raceway. They are a simple chassis and extremely fun to race! I am planning to attend the building session so I can build another one!