The Columbia Gorge Championship for the 2022 season in order:

1.....Bob....................53 Points.
2.....Al.......................49
3.....Bill......................46
4.....Howie..................43
5.....John...................38
6.....Marty..................33
7.....Bart....................32
8.....Mitch...................26
9.....Hersch..................23
10...Gary T.................20
11...Zack....................19
12...Gearloose.............18
13...Beau/Gary K.........16
14...Matt.....................13

Last race of the 2022 season for the Columbia Gorge Championship of April 16, 2022.
This was also the Bob McFarland memorial race at Rapid Raceway.

1.....Bill................764 Laps.......................4.485 fasted time.
2.....John.............762...............................4.277
3.....Marty............758...............................4.517
4.....Gearloose......753..............................4.660
5.....Al..................745..............................4.666
6.....Bart..............742...............................4.640
7.....Bob...............731..............................4.535
8.....Howie............718...............................4.652
9.....Hersch...........550...............................4.510

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Final points for the Columbia Championship Challenge is up for the 2022 season.

Have to do some kind of special race, there is plenty of time to think about it.

Coming up is the 20th. year anniversary of racing at Rapid Raceway. The first official race was held on Nov. 16, 2002. So in Nov. 2022 we will have a special race commemorating the 20 yrs. of active racing. Also Inslots Checkered Flag Raceway is going on it's 20 yrs. also as the tracks were built at the same time. We held a practice at each track, 1st. at Rapid and then traveled to Checkered Flag the same day.

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Results of the Late Model Sportsman race held on March 26, '22.

1.....Howie.................379 Laps........4.630 Best time.
2.....Gearloose...........366................4.746
3.....John..................362................4.999
4.....Al......................361................4.939
5.....Bob N................349................5.008
6.....Terry..................346................5.198
7.....Marty.................335................5.132
8.....Bart...................334................5.265
9.....Hersch...............251................5.272
10...Mitch..................202................5.524
11...Bill.....................78..................4.979

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Best news: Gearloose is back racing as strong as ever!

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(13 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

That is about 2 1/2 or so hrs. away. We have a couple guys who come down from the Seattle area for the big races. I would think that Sam's drive would be a lot more enjoyable with the scenery etc.

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(13 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Welcome aboard the Northwest slot car world. I don't know where you live but there is a lot of tracks of different scales to race in our area. If you want to check out 1/24th. racing, there are 3 active tracks in the Portland and Vancouver area and 2 more soon to be on the schedule. I have a race this Sat. the 26th. ( Rapid Raceway ) if you want to check it out. Coffee and goodies are on the bench at all times! Doors open at 11:30am and racing starts at 1:00pm.

Points for the second race are up above.

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(259 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Thanks Bill. This repair looks good in the picture, but in person it is not that good looking of a body repair, but after all it is a slot car going into battle again.

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(259 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Repairing damage from a race at Springwater Raceway. 1st. picture is the damage, yes that is a hole!

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

2nd picture is screen on the underside with Shoe Goo holding it in place.

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3rd. picture is topside showing the screen.

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4th. picture is the Glazing putty added.

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5th. picture is the results, good enough for a slot car. This car has been in racing for many yrs. and to buy a new 3 window '36 Ford is expensive if you can find one! No matter what the damage I will repair as best as I can.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/howieemod5.jpg

Bill will add photos when he gets time. Thanks Bill.

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(21 replies, posted in Track)

For the area that the track is in if I owned it I would have to have to add the word "country" in the name somewhere. Should be interesting to see what he names it.

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(21 replies, posted in Track)

Bill; you got a lot of pictures of me with my hands in my pockets! Good thing that is not a picture for my resume! Dwayne has a co-worker that everyone calls "pockets" because that  is where his hands are most of the time!

That is going to be a fun track once again. Has Ron put a new name on it yet?

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(21 replies, posted in Track)

Bill and I went up to help Rob bolt the track together yesterday and Bill did some wiring also. That is an awesome room and great views of the nice area.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_9316rob.jpg

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(34 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

The results of the NASCAR race on Feb. 19, '22.

                                    Laps.
1.....Fly Racing................242
2.....Marty.......................236
3.....DC Dynamo..............228
4.....Howie.......................220
5.....Al.............................208
6.....Bart..........................207
7.....Mitch.........................197
8.....Hersh........................175......New racer.
9.....Zack..........................139
10...Bill.............................7
11...Bob...........................DQ

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(51 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Race of Feb. 19, '22 results:

                                  laps
1.....Fly Racing............388
2.....DC Dynamo.........388
3.....Zack...................380
4.....Howie.................362
5.....Rico....................355
6.....Bill......................346
7.....Al.......................346
8.....Bart....................339
9.....Marty...................337
10...Terry....................320
11...Bob.....................258
12...Hersh...................257..........New racer.
13...John.....................127
14...Mitch.....................126


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DC Dynamo set a new record for Early Modified on Feb. 19, '22.

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(21 replies, posted in Track)

Looking good and the room really looks nice. I raced on that track once when Larry still owned it.

Yea, I know how it goes sometimes.

Yea Matt; I was wondering if you threw in the towel on slot racing!

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(116 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Race results of Jan. 15, 2022 race.

1....Zack..............423 Laps.
2....John..............417
3....Terry.............368
4....Howie............367
5....Bart..............367
6....Bill................337
7....Beau.............87

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Race results of the race of Jan. 15, 2022: Small turnout, but we managed and had a good time.

1....Terry..............357 laps.
2....John...............355
3....Bart...............346
4....Beau..............297
5....Bill.................162
6....Zack..............140
7....Howie.............DQ

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What are you referring too Monte? Something wrong? Never mind, I get it. Evidently you don't have enough to do! Anther person did the same thing last year, I put him in the ground!!! LOL.

Current points after the Jan. 15, 2022 race are above.

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(259 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

Finally finished the Pontiac Slammer.

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