Here's some videos from last night's racing:

https://youtu.be/wmQRcq6qEBM

https://youtu.be/ei3thESGUEY

https://youtu.be/169r8_ufn2E

https://youtu.be/jbMrQOvvXEc

https://youtu.be/bsZGd66NSOY

https://youtu.be/0iXOTDWM3Zw

NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.2 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway November 1, 2018

Race Results - Le Mans Class:

1 Al 70.8 Laps - 9 points
2 Monte   70.0 - 8 pts.
3 Daniel   69.7 - 7 pts.
4 Jeff   69.3 - 6 pts.
5 Gary  67.8 - 5 pts.
6 Rico  67.1 - 4 pts.
7 Bill  66.8 - 3 pts.
8 Mitch   64.0 - 2 pts.
9 Stan  60.1 - 1 pt.

Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 2 Races:

1st Al - 19 points
2nd Daniel  - 16 pts.
3rd Monte  - 15 pts.
4th Rico  - 12 pts.
5th - tie Bill  - 9 pts.
5th - tie Gary  - 9 pts.
7th Mitch  - 7 pts.
8th  Jeff - 6 pts.
9th - tie Greg   - 3 pts.
9th - tie Stan  - 3 pts.
11th Terry Redeau  - 1pt.

Some excellent racing took place last night at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway. The first class to start of the night was for Classic Sportscar Div. 2. These cars have been refined to a point where the cars are way faster than the sponsor of the class ever thought they would be! Overall lap totals for a race are close to those of the Open Class! Doc won beating Mitch in second place by five laps.

After Doc got done slapping us around in the Classic Sportscar 2 Class, the Le Mans cars were gridded for the second race in the 2019 point series. This race was very close with only a lap separating the top four cars. In the end Al successfully defended his title as Champion for the second week in a row, besting the field for the win.

For those racers that stuck around, we lined up the Open Class cars for a third race. Some really fast lap times were turned, but lap totals reflect quite a few get-offs. These cars are really fast but on the edge. In this race it was Doc again leading the way to the checkered flag. No second places last night for the Deuce!

Here's the results-

Classic Sports Car 2:
1 Daniel   75.4 Laps
2 Mitch    70.5
3 Rico  69.7
4 Gary  65.9
5 Al  65.2
6 Monte  65.2
7 Stan  63.3
8 Jeff  62.9
9 Victoria  57.5
10 Bill  51.3

Le Mans Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.2 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway:
1 Al 70.8 Laps
2 Monte   70.0
3 Daniel   69.7
4 Jeff  69.3
5 Gary  67.8
6 Rico  67.1
7 Bill  66.8
8 Mitch   64.0
9 Stan  60.1

Open Class:
1 Daniel  75.4 Laps
2 Al  72.5
3 Bill  71.0
4 Mitch 69.5
5 Rico  67.8

OK, so I'm making some progress. Last race I had managed to acquire a Slot.it Chaparral 2E for the Can Am Class. I raced it in stock configuration and was pretty happy with the car. As of today I still have not found my "race" cars but I did manage to acquire another new car for the Le Mans Class. My choice was a Fly Ford GT40 MKI, mostly because it was the cheapest thing I could find that fit the class. So today I tried to get it ready for tomorrow night's race. I had forgotten what pieces of crap these Fly cars are. The bodies are beautiful but the rest is crap! I replaced the guide flag, added a little lead, and did a little grinding here and there to unbind the body to chassis fit. The race prep work is a little tough right now because I have not yet located all my slot car tools either. Luckily I have lots of Dremel Tools and have found some of them scattered here and there! We'll see how the GT40 works tomorrow night, but everyone knows I'm not known for my car building expertise!

NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.1 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway October 25, 2018

Race Results - Can Am Class:

1 Al 75.1 Laps - 10 points
2 Daniel   73.2 - 9 pts.
3 Rico   68.9 - 8 pts.
4 Monte   68.7 - 7 pts.
5 Bill  68.4 - 6 pts.
6 Mitch  68.0 - 5 pts.
7 Gary  67.8 - 4 pts.
8 Greg   65.2 - 3 pts.
9 Stan  62.6 - 2 pts.
10 Terry Redeau  58.3 - 1pt.

Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 1 Race:

1st Al 75.1 Laps - 10 points
2nd Daniel   73.2 - 9 pts.
3rd Rico   68.9 - 8 pts.
4th Monte   68.7 - 7 pts.
5th Bill  68.4 - 6 pts.
6th Mitch  68.0 - 5 pts.
7th Gary  67.8 - 4 pts.
8th Greg   65.2 - 3 pts.
9th Stan  62.6 - 2 pts.
10th Terry Redeau  58.3 - 1pt.

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It was yet another outstanding NASTE Halloween Race! The annual NASTE Halloween Race has been a favorite of mine since the first event held in 1996. Over the years only one or two Halloween races have missed the schedule. These races are just plain fun, pretty silly, but crazy and fun all the same!

A BIG thanks goes out to Monte and Victoria for all their work in planning and scheduling the races for this past NASTE season, and for supplying the awesome end of the season awards! And a thanks to all that brought out food and participated in this year's Halloween race!

Winding down after the race.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7214.jpg

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After the conclusion of the Halloween race, Victoria handed out awards to the winners of the NASTE Saturday IROC Series Races.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7217.jpg

Congrats to Terry Abbott, 2018 NASTE Drivers Champion!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7219.jpg

Congrats to Dorothy Abbott, 2018 NASTE D2 Champion!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7220.jpg

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Terry's Mr. Potato Head entry.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7206.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7207.jpg

Bare Bones Racing entry.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7196.jpg

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Al's Spider Cheetah. This is the oldest slot car in the NASTE group. Al raced this car as a youth back in the 1960's!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7194.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7195.jpg

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Victoria's Nightmare Before Christmas Mercury.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7193.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7200.jpg

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Racers at the start line for another heat race. Heat races were 2 minutes with racers completing anywhere between 8 and 17 laps.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7189.jpg

Rico
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7216.jpg

Mitch
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7224.jpg

Al
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7227.jpg

Sherry
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7228.jpg

Monte
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7232.jpg

Bryan pointing out the NASTE Driver's Champion for 2018, Terry
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/thumbnail_IMG_7282.jpg

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Here's Rico's Chevy Clown Truck.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7187.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7197.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7198.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7199.jpg

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The starting grid for the first heat race of the evening.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7183.jpg

Here's a photo between heat races of The Hammer entry with driver Dorothy The Hammer in the background.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7204.jpg

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Racers that wanted to were able to get in some practice time before the racing began.

Left to Right - Rico, Bryan, Al, and Terry in the background walking up to the yellow lane driver's station.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7180.jpg

Left to Right - Victoria, Monte, and Mitch bench racing.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7221.jpg

Left to Right - Bryan and Monte
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7230.jpg

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Terry not only brought entries for himself and Dorothy but extra to serve as loaners for anyone that didn't have a car to race, or in case of breakdowns! Thanks Terry!

Terry's Skeleton Street Luge Racer
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7179.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7208.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7209.jpg

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Bryan brought the Grim Reaper with him for this year's race.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7177.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7202.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7203.jpg

Bryan also had a hand in building Sherry's Rat.......err.....Guinea Pig entry.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7233.jpg

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I tried to get photos of all the racers and entries but if I missed some I apologize!

Sherry raced her "guinea pig", but it sure looked like a RAT to most of us!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7176.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7201.jpg

Need I say more?
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_7234.jpg

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After the first round of racing in simulated daylight, things got interesting when the lights went out!

https://youtu.be/DPXi0YZ2NBI

https://youtu.be/4g3EmfbkYzI

https://youtu.be/wDTrU0z2OlI

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I had a lot of fun at the NASTE Halloween Race last night. Ten racers made it out for the event so the track was filled with cool, scary, funny, and just plain interesting entries!

Here's a few videos from the heat races while the lights were still on:

https://youtu.be/b5PnJzX-Swg

https://youtu.be/VMA_A9Qkz2w

https://youtu.be/NuzCzFvL0ss

https://youtu.be/5yYXqfZAij4

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Should be close.............Crypt Kicker 5 baby!!!!!

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My 2018 Halloween entry is DONE!.............

.....................it's NASTE!

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TWO bad Doc................

Mitch took some great photos of the Classic Sports Car 1 race! Thanks Mitch!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/mitch1.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/mitch3.jpg

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Can Am Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.1 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway October 25, 2018:
1 Al 75.1 Laps - 10 points
2 Daniel   73.2 - 9 pts.
3 Rico   68.9 - 8 pts.
4 Monte   68.7 - 7 pts.
5 Bill  68.4 - 6 pts.
6 Mitch  68.0 - 5 pts.
7 Gary  67.8 - 4 pts.
8 Greg   65.2 - 3 pts.
9 Stan  62.6 - 2 pts.
10 Terry Redeau  58.3 - 1pt.

Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 1 Race:

1st Al 75.1 Laps - 10 points
2nd Daniel   73.2 - 9 pts.
3rd Rico   68.9 - 8 pts.
4th Monte   68.7 - 7 pts.
5th Bill  68.4 - 6 pts.
6th Mitch  68.0 - 5 pts.
7th Gary  67.8 - 4 pts.
8th Greg   65.2 - 3 pts.
9th Stan  62.6 - 2 pts.
10th Terry Redeau  58.3 - 1pt.

Results from Odd Thursday Racing at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway on October 25th Race:

Classic Sports Car 1:
1 Monte   64.8 Laps
2 Daniel    64.4
3 Rico  63.1
4 Al  62.9
5 Bill  60.9
6 Gary  60.3
7 Greg  59.7
8 Terry A.  59.4
9 Stan  56.9
10 Victoria  55.5
11 Mitch  55.0
12 Terry Redeau  51.0

Can Am Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.1 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway:
1 Al 75.1 Laps
2 Daniel   73.2
3 Rico   68.9
4 Monte   68.7
5 Bill  68.4
6 Mitch  68.0
7 Gary  67.8
8 Greg   65.2
9 Stan  62.6
10 Terry Redeau  58.3

Open Class:
1 Al  76.4 Laps
2 Rico  73.0
3 Gary  71.4
4 Daniel 66.5
5 Bill  64.1