Had a birthday party for our grandson to attend today, but this morning I got all the tools moved back into the shop. It's a little bit tight on space right now but, my plan is to raise the track up about 5 inches from where it currently sits. That extra few inches will give me a lot of valuable storage space underneath!
2,176 January 20, 2019 5:00 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
2,177 January 20, 2019 4:56 pm
Re: Fray in Ferndale 2019 (5 replies, posted in Events)
I have my hotel reservation!
I have a vacant seat if anyone is interested in going down for this year's Fray!
2,178 January 19, 2019 8:12 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
We missed you Doc. We finished up around 3 or 3:30. I took the U-Haul back around 4-ish I think.
2,179 January 19, 2019 7:17 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
More move photos from Howie:
2,180 January 19, 2019 7:16 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
A huge thanks to all the folks that came out today to help with the track move! I am very lucky to have such great friends and to be part of the awesome slot car racing community here in the Northwest!
Thank you Bob McFarland for allowing me to take over the stewardship of Checkered Flag Raceway! I will strive to continue its great tradition and PASER heritage, and to make it available for slot car racing enthusiasts throughout the Northwest.
Thank you to Howie for these photos from the move:
Yes, it was as close as it looks in the photo! Howie had less than 3 inches from either gate post, and about 2 inches under that TV dish! Awesome backing job Howie! It was about that close backing in the 20 foot U-Haul also! It was definitely a team effort getting the rigs backed up to the shop!
2,181 January 19, 2019 7:05 am
Re: IROC January 19, 2019 (9 replies, posted in Events)
Stan, I apologize again for having this track move scheduled for the day of your race, but I just need to get it done ASAP. I'm really going to miss this race because I was looking forward to checking out your track. Hopefully I will be able to make it next time.
=======Bill
2,182 January 18, 2019 7:43 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Well the upstairs is crammed full! I also rolled most of my tools into the house garage to get everything out of the way for track assembly. It will not look this way for long!
2,183 January 18, 2019 4:12 pm
Re: Checkered Flag Raceway to Move to Vancouver (63 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
The shop awaits the arrival of InSlot's Checkered Flag...............Delivery tomorrow!
2,184 January 18, 2019 8:55 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
A couple of videos from the racing on January 17th:
2,185 January 18, 2019 8:50 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
It was great to have the BRM 1/24 Group C cars back on the track.
Racing these cars is just way too much fun!
Would you buy a used slot car from this guy?
2,186 January 18, 2019 8:48 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
Around the room at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway. Starting at left Doc, Rico "Chet" Locati, Kevin, Monte, Chris, and Jake.
Left to right: Kevin, Monte, and Chris.
Around the room from the left: Jeff, Rico, Kevin, Monte, Al, and Jake.
2,187 January 18, 2019 8:44 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
Daniel "Doc" Fritz turn marshalling the back straight.
Jeff "The Kid" Fields turn marshalling the banked curve.
Chris Kouba on the left. Jake "The Snake" on the right. Keven Lagassa and Monte "Smooth" Saager in the background.
2,188 January 18, 2019 8:37 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
A few of the racers at last night's race. Left to right: Al, Kevin, and Jake.
The view from the driver's perspective at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway.
Daniel on the left side of the back straight, Rico on the right.
2,189 January 18, 2019 8:21 am
Re: NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (51 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.8 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway January 17, 2019
Le Mans Class:
1 Rico 72.7 Laps - 11 points
2 Al 72.6 - 10 pts.
3 Monte 71.3 - 9 pts.
4 Daniel 70.5 - 8 pts.
5 Chris 69.9 - 7 pts.
6 Bill 68.9 - 6 pts.
7 Jeff 68.3 - 5 pts.
8 Zack 66.7 - 4pts.
9 Mitch 64.6 - 3pts.
10 Kevin Lagassa 59.8 - 2 pts.
11 Jake 55.8 - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2019 NASTE Point Series Championship After 8 Races:
1st Monte - 69 points
2nd Al - 66 pts.
3rd Rico - 52 pts.
4th Daniel -46 pts.
5th Mitch - 31 pts.
6th Bill - 30 pts.
7th Jeff - 25 pts.
8th Chris - 17 pts.
9th Greg - 16 pts.
10th Zack - 13 pts.
11th Stan - 11 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.
2,190 January 18, 2019 8:04 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
We had eleven racers at last night's Odd Thursday race. The first race of the evening was the GT3 Class. Although Al won the race by almost a two lap margine, the rest of the field was pretty close. Second place was a tie for lap count with Jake beating out Monte with a quicker fastest lap time. This class will be one of the point series classes starting with the next race. Here are last night's results for GT3:
GT3:
1 Al 71.4 Laps
2 Jake 69.1
3 Monte 69.1
4 Rico 66.1
5 Mitch 65.2
6 Chris 65.0
7 Bill 63.2
8 Zack 62.5
9 Daniel 61.9
10 Jeff 61.4
11 Kevin Lagassa 53.6
After the GT3 race the Le Mans Class cars were lined up for the point series race of the evening. This week Rico showed everyone he was on his game by taking the win. Al finished second just one tenth of a lap behind Rico, and Monte finished third just another seven tenths of a lap behind Al. This class provides some very close racing!
Le Mans Class - NASTE 2019 Point Series Championship Race No.8:
1 Rico 72.7 Laps
2 Al 72.6
3 Monte 71.3
4 Daniel 70.5
5 Chris 69.9
6 Bill 68.9
7 Jeff 68.3
8 Zack 66.7
9 Mitch 64.6
10 Kevin Lagassa 59.8
11 Jake 55.8
It had been quite sometime since we last raced the BRM 1/24 Group C cars, but last night they returned to the track, and in full furry! We had a blast thrashing these old beasts! It's been too long!
1/24 BRM Group C Class Results:
1 Rico 75.0 Laps
2 Chris 73.9
3 Al 73.0
4 Daniel 71.6
5 Mitch 68.9
6 Bill 63.3
7 Zack 59.3
8 Kevin Lagassa 58.2
2,191 January 16, 2019 8:25 am
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (146 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Thanks for the soldering tips DC. I struggle with the soldering of chassis!
2,192 January 15, 2019 3:19 pm
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (146 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Very nice chassis DC!
I fixed the photo for you by uploading it to the website. It did display fine by clicking on the link you supplied.
2,193 January 15, 2019 3:10 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing (91 replies, posted in Race Rules)
........AND how big the screws are!
2,194 January 15, 2019 9:56 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
Good suggestions Monte.
2,195 January 15, 2019 8:06 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
NEW RULE added to Official Rules under General Rules:
7. All screws that pass through the bottom of a car's chassis will have their heads taped over. This is to prevent them from falling out onto the track surface should they become loose. This includes the heads of body mounting screws, as well as chassis motor pod mounting screws, or any other screws accessible or visible from the underside of the chassis.
Electrical tape works very well for this application. I will see that there is tape on hand at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway for those that do not have any. Same will be true for InSlot's Checkered Flag when it is up and running.
This rule will be enforced at future races on InSlot's Checkered Flag.
2,196 January 15, 2019 8:05 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing (91 replies, posted in Race Rules)
NEW RULE added to Official Rules under General Rules:
7. All screws that pass through the bottom of a car's chassis will have their heads taped over. This is to prevent them from falling out onto the track surface should they become loose. This includes the heads of body mounting screws, as well as chassis motor pod mounting screws, or any other screws accessible or visible from the underside of the chassis.
Electrical tape works very well for this application. I will see that there is tape on hand at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway for those that do not have any. Same will be true for InSlot's Checkered Flag when it is up and running.
This rule will be enforced at future races on InSlot's Checkered Flag.
2,197 January 15, 2019 7:21 am
Re: Race Dates with PSSRA - who's interested? (11 replies, posted in Events)
I think the last event we had with PSSRA was for the early Scalextric F1 cars. That's where our NASTE F1 class started. It was a two day event scheduled on two different Saturdays if I remember correctly. One Saturday the PSSRA group came down to Oregon for the first race at TooBad in the morning. Then we all loaded up and drove out to Monte's for the second race (I think - memory is a little foggy). On another Saturday we all carpooled up to Tacoma and raced there all day on two different tracks. I do remember very accurately that it was a total blast!
2,198 January 14, 2019 12:49 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing (91 replies, posted in Race Rules)
The official NASTE Odd Thursday Night racing rules are now listed in only one spot. The rules are now found only from the Race Rules link on the Home Page. I added a link at the beginning of this forum topic to also direct readers to the official list.
2,199 January 14, 2019 11:41 am
Re: This is the Sportsman page. (146 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
You are most welcome Rico!
2,200 January 14, 2019 11:40 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,189 replies, posted in NASTE)
After Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway is set up and ready for racing here in Vancouver, I will be enforcing a rule requiring the body screws on 1/32 production cars to be secured into the chassis. This is easily done by placing a piece of electrical tape over the mounting screw holes on the bottom side of the chassis. We have all experienced someone losing a body screw on the track. They get into the guide slot where they are difficult to remove and can cause damage to cars. The other common scenario is for them to get picked up by a car's motor magnets which can also cause damage to the car.
I'm bringing this up one more time, and also in the Odd Thursday Night Racing forum topic, because I think this would be a good rule to adopt, and because I WILL be enforcing this rule when I have Inslot's Checkered Flag track up and running.
If there are no objections I will add this rule to the official rules listed here.