You are not logged in. Please login or register.
The NASTE Forum → Posts by wb0s
Original paint, green in color, looked like the paint could possibly be buffed out and look really good!
Once it was up on the roll back we were able to take a better look at it. 
The bumpers and chrome trim were all there and in excellent condition!
She looked pretty clean under the hood.
Four speed car with black interior. The interior looked near perfect!
Factory tach, and yes, that odometer shows 33,796 original miles!
Most legends are based on minimal facts that are embellished upon as the stories are repeated through the years, until the legend has become something of an epic exaggeration. Such is not the case with the legend of Goose's Pontiac GTO! Some of us have heard the rumours of Goose having an old Pontiac GTO stored away in a garage somewhere. I knew Goose for over 35 years and we never talked about his having a GTO. In fact I don't remember where or when I actually heard about the car. I don't even remember who told me about the car. As the story went he never drove the car, just had it tucked away, somewhere.
Well I can tell you now the legend was true! I met with Goose's son the day the car was removed from storage and taken away to start a new life! Here's some photos commemorating the event:
This is the garage the GTO was in for the last 38 or so years!
The padlocks were so rusty they had to be cut off with bolt cutters!
And when the door was opened, and the blankets taken off, there she was!
Photos from the Rapid Grand Prix on May 4, 2019
Indy cars pictured left to right on the starting line: Scott, Bob, Al, Howie.
At the controls pictured left to right: Al, Marty, Beau, and Gearloose. At far left is Ted corner marshalling, and the back of Bob's head in the hole.
Ted's winning car along with Blake's car.
Jeff and Jenny Burns brought out their newest gravity car for some promotional "test" runs!
The original track builder Kirk Smith in the middle, previous owner Bob McFarland on the right, and me the new caretaker on the left.
Photos from the day:
What an awesome day! We had over 40 people attend the open house and run some laps on the track. It was so nice to see everyone including some folks I hadn't seen for quite sometime. The last couple of weeks were quite hectic trying to get ready for this event, and those that had stopped by during that period seemed pretty shocked by the fact the track was ready to go (myself included)! But it did appear everyone was having a good time. I'd like to thank everyone that took the time to stop by, and thank those that brought food and snacks. A special thanks to Kirk Smith for building this track in the first place, and to Bob McFarland for allowing me to be the third caretaker of the track. And the BIGGEST THANKS to my fantastic wife Diane for helping me make this whole thing happen!
It took photos to get everyone included, some folks arrived after the photos were taken.
What an awesome day! We had over 40 people attend the open house and run some laps on the track. It was so nice to see everyone including some folks I hadn't seen for quite sometime. The last couple of weeks were quite hectic trying to get ready for this event, and those that had stopped by during that period seemed pretty shocked by the fact the track was ready to go (myself included)! But it did appear everyone was having a good time. I'd like to thank everyone that took the time to stop by, and thank those that brought food and snacks. A special thanks to Kirk Smith for building this track in the first place, and to Bob McFarland for allowing me to be the third caretaker of the track. And the BIGGEST THANKS to my fantastic wife Diane for helping me make this whole thing happen!
It took photos to get everyone included, some folks arrived after the photos were taken.
Kevin
GT3 Class cars
The GT3 Class grid
Jeff, Rico, and Stan preparing for the next heat race
Stan trackside
Rico marshalling with Kevin on track
Monte trackside
Our host Al
Mitch
Daniel aka Doc
Greg aka Greenman
Jeff
Stan
Getting in some practice laps before the racing begins; Rico, Mark, and Greg
Rico
Mark
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
I actually like Strombecker track! They made a lot of really cool specialty pieces, like the Le Mans start piece.
Its not great Zack, but it does work and I have a LOT! To you it would be FREE!
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.
The NASTE Forum → Posts by wb0s
Powered by PunBB, supported by Informer Technologies, Inc.