2,276 Reply by wb0s

(45 replies, posted in NASTE)

Scuderia Kouba successfully completed registration for 3 entries this year! Watch for the return of the 2017 winning car the MKI, running number 1 this year. Last year's Formula 8 winner will return as the number 8 car, and the newest Scuderia Kouba car the MKV will display the number 36.

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2,277 Topic by wb0s

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Rich Vecchio's Electron Raceway is located in Roseburg Oregon. For more info on their racing program check out all the info here:
http://slotblog.net/forum/424-electron-raceway/

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2,278 Reply by wb0s

(43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)

I think I picked mine up from Al, but I'm not sure where it went after that.................

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2,279 Reply by wb0s

(43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)

I have one Doc............somewhere..............

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2,280 Reply by wb0s

(68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)

A new entry from one of Rapid Raceway's newest racers, Colin Ivey.

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

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2,281 Reply by wb0s

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Thanks for stopping by Doc, it was good to see you!

Shop update - Yes the shop is pretty much done. Yesterday I started moving some junk out of our storage unit and into the shop. I have to make a huge mess to get all my junk sorted out and redistributed into the shed (after it is moved into its final location), and into the garage (after it is emptied out, and I finish some shelving and painting inside). I'm pretty sure I have enough junk to fully occupy the shop and attic!

Track plans are still up in the air. As most of you know I still have my routed HO track we used to race on years ago. Chris Kouba has also volunteered to let me set up his small track. I have also been thinking alot about a return to a 1/24 track. I think a 1/24 track would give me more flexibility as far as the types of cars I could run. At this point I am not sure what type of program I would run up here or how much participation I can expect. I know there were quite a few 1/24 racers up here years ago. The question would be; where have they gone?

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Official Results - NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.11 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway

Classic Sports Car Div.II Class -

1 Daniel    73.6 Laps - 10 points
2 Al    72.1 - 9 pts.
3 Mitch    71.7 - 8 pts.
4 Rico    67.7 - 7 pts.
5 Stan  66.3 - 6 pts.
6 Greg    62.3 - 5 pts.
7 Jeff Fields    62.0 - 4 pts.
8 Monte    60.9 - 3 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   58.9 - 2 pts.
10 Jake  54.1 - 1 pt.

Standings After 11 Races

1st Al 75 pts.
2nd Daniel 74 Points
3rd Chris K. 49 pts.
4th Mitch 48 pts.
5th Rico 46 pts.
6th - tie Gary 33 pts.
6th - tie Jeff Fields 33 pts.
8th Stan 30 pts.
9th Greg 23 pts.
10th Fernando 20 pts.
11th Monte 17 pts.
12th - tie Jeff Burns 9 pts.
12th - tie Jake 9 pts.
12th - tie Terry Redeau 9 pts.
15th Chris Hammett 7 pts.
16th tie Bill 3 pts.
17th Amy 2 pts.
18th - tie Victoria 1 pt.
18th - tie Nicki 1 pt.

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2,283 Reply by wb0s

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Odd Thursday Night Racing April 5, 2018 -

Results:

Le Mans
1 Monte   69.6 Laps
2 Rico    69.0
3 Jeff    68.8
4 Daniel    68.2
5 Al   65.6
6 Mitch    63.9
7 Greg  62.5
8 Terry Redeau  55.1
9 Stan   54.8
10 Jake  52.6
11 Chris Hammet   52.5

Classic Sports Car Div.II - Official NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.11
1 Daniel    73.6 Laps - 10 points
2 Al    72.1 - 9 pts.
3 Mitch    71.7 - 8 pts.
4 Rico    67.7 - 7 pts.
5 Stan  66.3 - 6 pts.
6 Greg    62.3 - 5 pts.
7 Jeff Fields    62.0 - 4 pts.
8 Monte    60.9 - 3 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   58.9 - 2 pts.
10 Jake  54.1 - 1 pt.

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2,284 Reply by wb0s

(2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)

Ohhhhh............that makes sense.........

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2,285 Reply by wb0s

(2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)

docdoom wrote:

3

?............

countdown?

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2,286 Reply by wb0s

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docdoom wrote:

4

Jake and Amy had the same lap count. I accidentally listed Jake's lap count incorrectly. I corrected the error, they each had 59.2 laps in the Classic Sports Car Div.II race.

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2,287 Reply by wb0s

(2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)

TYPO - fixed.....

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2,288 Reply by wb0s

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Well put Mitch!

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(127 replies, posted in NASTE)

Official Results - NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.10 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway

GT3 Class -

1 Al    70.4 Laps - 11 points
2 Rico    69.0 - 10 pts.
3 Daniel    68.6 - 9 pts.
4 Fernando    67.3 - 8 pts.
5 Gary   66.8 - 7 pts.
6 Stan    60.9 - 6 pts.
7 Jeff Fields    60.4 - 5 pts. - 7.724 Fastest Lap
8 Jeff Burns    60.4 - 4 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   59.4 - 3 pts.
10 Jake  59.3 - 2 pts.
11 Chris Hammet - 1 pt.

Standings After 10 Races

1st Al 66 pts.
2nd Daniel 64 Points
3rd Chris K. 49 pts.
4th Mitch 40 pts.
5th Rico 39 pts.
6th Gary 33 pts.
7th Jeff Fields 29 pts.
8th Stan 24 pts.
9th Fernando 20 pts.
10th Greg 18 pts.
11th Monte 14 pts.
12th Jeff Burns 9 pts.
13th Jake 8 pts.
14th - tie Chris Hammett 7 pts.
14th - tie Terry Redeau 7 pts.
16th tie Bill 3 pts.
17th Amy 2 pts.
18th - tie Victoria 1 pt.
18th - tie Nicki 1 pt.

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2,290 Reply by wb0s

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Odd Thursday Night Racing March 29, 2018 -

Results:

Classic Sports Car Div.II
1 Daniel   72.8 Laps
2 Rico    70.9
3 Al    70.3
4 Gary    68.3
5 Stan   63.9
6 Jeff    61.1
7 Fernando   60.0
8 Jake   59.2 - Fastest Lap 7.863
9 Amy   59.2
10 Terry Redeau  58.3
11 Chris Hammet   52.5

GT3 - Official NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.10
1 Al    70.4 Laps - 11 points
2 Rico    69.0 - 10 pts.
3 Daniel    68.6 - 9 pts.
4 Fernando    67.3 - 8 pts.
5 Gary   66.8 - 7 pts.
6 Stan    60.9 - 6 pts.
7 Jeff Fields    60.4 - 5 pts. - 7.724 Fastest Lap
8 Jeff Burns    60.4 - 4 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   59.4 - 3 pts.
10 Jake  59.3 - 2 pts.
11 Chris Hammet - 1 pt.

BRM Group C Class
1 Rico   76.0 Laps
2 Daniel  73.6
3 Al  71.0
4 Jeff Burns  67.3
5 Stan  64.6

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2,291 Reply by wb0s

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I agree with Chris on the classes that should be scheduled for the point series championship. I think they should be classes that have been established and raced for at least one full season of non-point races. As Chris said this allows racers time to acquire a car and get it dialed in. This makes for closer and more competitive racing. The point series races should be used to determine who the best drivers, tuners and builders are. They are not the races that should be used for car development and "practice". The point series races not only determine the best drivers, but determine who has come up with the best setups and the best builds as evidenced by durability and consistency. That is not to say some development and "tweaking" does not take place during the point series, but the preliminary "bugs" should be sorted out by the time the point races start.

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2,292 Reply by wb0s

(36 replies, posted in NASTE)

Mitch58 wrote:

When I started with NASTE I think we only had GT and Classic Sports car, at least that's all I remember. F1, LeMans, Trans Am, Over 50 and Can Am all came later.

It bugs me that I can't remember, I'm sure we didn't run the same cars every two weeks. I think each week we ran one of the classes then Bill ran an IROC race. I'm sure someone else remembers.

Mitch, I looked back and the first NASTE Odd Thursday Night race you attended was on November 7, 2013. At that time it looks like we were racing the Classic Sports Car and GT classes at each race. After those two classes were raced we finished off the evening with a BRM 1/24 IROC race which Chris Kouba started for the NASTE racers. If you're wondering, you finished 6th and 1st in the first two races. I have a feeling you lost your magnet privileges in that second race!

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2,293 Reply by wb0s

(36 replies, posted in NASTE)

I agree with Doc, and I agree with Chris on limiting the number of classes raced for the point series championship.

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2,294 Reply by wb0s

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That is the same type of results I saw from rewinding motor armatures years ago. Performance of motors was not linear in regards to applied voltage. An armature wound with X feet of #Y wire at Z number of turns per pole may have resulted in 20k RPM at 12 volts. Another armature wound with a heavier or lighter wire at different feet and turns may delivery the same RPM or very close to the same RPM at the same voltage. However when you lower or raise the voltage, each of the two different armature wind's RPM may vary greatly. Available current (amps) also contributes to the final RPM output and can also vary greatly depending on the wind. Some motor brands may run close to their maximum RPM at slightly lower voltages, some may drop off more.

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2,295 Reply by wb0s

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Using a "Spec" voltage versus specific motors may be a good alternative. It would take some testing. Lowering the voltage may even close the performance gap between some of the different motors. My experience in testing motors has never shown a linear performance change with varying voltages applied. For example, just because a motor is rated at 18,000 RPM at 14 volts doesn't necessarily mean it is going to deliver 9,000 RPM at 7 volts. From my observations anyway.

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2,296 Reply by wb0s

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One thing to consider when making up rules, is to be sure new people coming into the group can get started without a lot of extra expense and work. As we know many times new people don't have the skills developed to make changes to their cars. It is also discouraging for them to find out they not only have to buy a certain car, but they have to replace the motor it came with before they can even race it. We have seen people get discouraged and not come back for these reasons. It is one thing for the experienced racers in the group to establish rules they like, but on the other hand if you don't take into consideration what's required for new people to get into your racing program you will see a decline in membership. I've seen this happen with other clubs, and more than once. The most difficult part of maintaining a slot car racing club is acquiring new members! Acquiring new members should always be a top priority if you want the club to succeed.

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2,297 Reply by wb0s

(127 replies, posted in NASTE)

Participation is a good thing Doc!

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2,298 Reply by wb0s

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The current 1/32 F1 class has never been part of the NASTE Point Series Championship. As laid out there is no way to accurately and fairly score the finish positions and award points.

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Official Results - NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.9 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway

Trans Am Class

1 Daniel    67.7 Laps - 9 points
2 Al    67.5 - 8 pts.
3 Mitch    66.6 - 7 pts.
4 Greg    66.0 - 6 pts.
5 Chris K.    65.2 - 5 pts.
6 Gary    64.3 - 4 pts.
7 Fernando    62.7 - 3 pts.
8 Chris Hammet    54.3 - 2 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   49.7 - 1 pt.

Standings After 9 Races

1st - tie Al 55 pts.
1st - tie Daniel 55 Points
3rd Chris K. 49 pts.
4th Mitch 40 pts.
5th Rico 29 pts.
6th Gary 26 pts.
7th Jeff Fields 25 pts.
8th - tie Stan 18 pts.
8th - tie Greg 18 pts.
10th Monte 14 pts.
11th Fernando 12 pts.
12th - tie Jake 6 pts.
12th - tie Chris Hammett 6 pts.
14th - tie Jeff Burns 4 pts.
14th - tie Terry Redeau 4 pts.
16th tie Bill 3 pts.
17th Amy 2 pts.
18th - tie Victoria 1 pt.
18th - tie Nicki 1 pt.

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2,300 Reply by wb0s

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Odd Thursday Night Racing March 15, 2018 -

Results:

GT3
1 Al   70.2 Laps
2 Daniel    68.4
3 Chris    67.8
4 Mitch    66.1
5 Greg   64.5
6 Terry Redeau    60.6
7 Gary   60.5
8 Fernando   60.1
9 Chris Hammet    57.4

Trans Am - Official NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.9
1 Daniel    67.7 Laps - 9 points
2 Al    67.5 - 8 pts.
3 Mitch    66.6 - 7 pts.
4 Greg    66.0 - 6 pts.
5 Chris K.    65.2 - 5 pts.
6 Gary    64.3 - 4 pts.
7 Fernando    62.7 - 3 pts.
8 Chris Hammet    54.3 - 2 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   49.7 - 1 pt.

Open Class
1 Chris   77.8 Laps
2 Al  76.7
3 Gary  75.6
4 Terry Redeau  71.5
5 Mitch  71.0
6 Daniel  64.1

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