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Here's Dick Gehrke our soapbox derby veteran from the 1946 race manning the Scuderia Kouba booth at Parkrose Hardware's annual BBQ held at Rossi Farms. We had a great time talking with folks about our team and the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby. Youngsters had an opportunity to try out the driver's seats, and the more senior youngsters had the opportunity to talk shop with Dick. A big thanks goes out to Mitch Brooks, Greg Dunbar, Jeff Jenny Lee Burns, and of course Dick Gehrke for all their help in making this event come together!

Race results from June 21st race at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway:

GT
1 Mitch   78.1 Laps
2 Daniel    76.3
3 Al    72.6
4 Rico    71.2
5 Jeff  65.6
6 Fernando    64.7
7 Amy  62.7
8 Stan  61.5
9 Chris Hammet   61.1
10 Nicki  54.1

Trans Am
1 Daniel    69.9 Laps
2 Mitch    66.5
3 Rico  66.4
4 Al  65.5
5 Jeff  65.4
6 Fernando  64.0
7 Stan  58.9
8 Chris Hammet  56.6 
9 Nicki  49.4

Well......obviously I am confused...............

OK enough is enough! I'm not trying to cause trouble here, but I have heard enough of this. I race at the Odd Thursday Night races and I resent the inference that the Thursday night races are not fun and it's just "grown men whine and pout and act childish when their car doesn't work well or they get nerfed or the corner marshall isn't fast enough". That statement is not fair and does not reflect the activities of the Thursday Night races. There are approximately 20 racers involved with the racing going on Thursday Nights and I am sure everyone of them would disagree with that opinion. A higher level of competition and car construction IS fun for many slot car enthusiasts and NASTE has always promoted and encouraged all types of involvement in the hobby. I myself might lose interest in one type of activity in the hobby for awhile and move to another type but I always have fun, and I surely do not berate other groups or individuals for how they enjoy the hobby. Some racers do take it more seriously than others but like you said if that bothers you just don't race at those venues. Just because they enjoy building and tinkering with their cars and enjoy a little more serious competition doesn't mean they are doing anything wrong. Actual RACING is like that whether it is toy cars or real cars! The other side of that coin is some people just really don't care at all, or at least say they don't, which if you think about that it's fine but; why even have a "race"? If that is seriously your interest just put cars on the track and run them around without a lap counter or timer. And if that is truly the desired format, why score points and have a champion at all? If you are in a "race" where half the field doesn't care and isn't even trying, what the hell are you winning anyway? When I first started promoting and holding races, at the end of the session I would mail out questionnaires to gauge interest and see how people felt about how the season was run. I would use that feedback to plan for the next season. Up until a few years ago I would do the same with NASTE but in an open verbal format at the year's end meetings. It got to the point where people did not even have enough interest to participate in any discussions concerning the next season. It might be interesting to use a questionnaire before planning next season's IROC series just to see where everyone stands. One thing I can tell you for sure is the Odd Thursday Night group has already provided me with plenty of feedback which includes some rules updates and the introduction of some new classes. Sure sounds like they're having fun to me?

Hey wait a minute....NOBODY is going to castrate me!

Just got the timeline for the BBQ on Saturday. We need to have the cars unloaded and set up by 9:30am. I am planning to arrive at the event at 8:30am. Our sponsor is setting up a canopy for our use. The event runs from 10:00am until 4:00pm. I could still use some help unloading and reloading the cars on the trailer. Any help would be appreciated even if you can only make it for a little while in the morning for set up or a little while around 4:00pm to reload the cars. ======Bill Bostic

Testing before hand is a good idea. I have seen on my old track how varying weather conditions (temp & humidity) can affect available grip on a track, especially when using hard rubber or urethane tires. Using the natural rubber tires and some traction compound on the track surface as is the routine at Rapid Raceway, the effects of those variables would be lessened.

Congrats to Al for winning the 2018 NASTE Point Series Championship!

Chris, I'll be needin' to pick up that trophy plaque for engraving!

Race results from June 7th at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway:

F1
1 Gary   68.3 Laps
2 Al    67.9
3 Jeff    66.8
4 Amy    66.6 - Best Lap 7.268 sec.
5 Mitch   66.6
6 Rico    64.0
7 Monte  63.2
8 Terry Redeau  62.9
9 Greg   59.6
10 Victoria  53.9
11 Jake   48.2

Le Mans - Official NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.16 - Final Point Race for 2018 Season
1 Monte    70.6 Laps - 10 points
2 Rico    70.1 - 9 pts.
3 Al    69.9 - 8 pts.
4 Gary    69.2 - 7 pts.
5 Jeff  68.5 - 6 pts.
6 Mitch    67.7 - 5 pts.
7 Greg    65.7 - 4 pts.
8 Victoria    58.1 - 3 pts. 
9 Terry Redeau   55.7 - 2 pts.
10 Jake  53.6 - 1 pt.

Sorry for the delay in getting the race results posted. Diane and I just got back from our Georgia trip.

Results will be up soon.

====Bill

I can't believe it has been almost 9 months since I last posted here. To bring everyone up to speed we finally got the shop built. The trim painting still needs to be completed, but other than that I have everything moved into the shop and have started building some benches and cabinets. It is so packed with all my crap I've decided to pack all the slot car stuff upstairs for storage for now. My original plan was to go through all the boxes, sort stuff and put it away as I went. I scrapped that idea when I realized I had no room to work or build anything! So if the box is marked slot car stuff and it's not too heavy to carry upstairs I don't even open it. I just carry it upstairs and stack it with the others. Some of the really heavy boxes I sort into a couple smaller boxes. It's like Bill Murray's Ground Hog Day, only moving style! At this point in time I am pretty sure if someone showed up with a U-Haul truck (a BIG one of course) and $5K in cash I'd help him load it all up and just say adios!

This is downstairs. I know it doesn't look like it, but this IS an improvement.................I think.........

This is the new "Room" upstairs..........it may look like this until the day I die......................

Some of this stuff actually looks kinda familiar......

So there you have it. The reason I am not around the racing scene. I miss everyone but right now my slot car enthusiasm is at an all time low. See ya all down the road.........

Official Results - NASTE 2018 Point Series Championship Race No.15 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway

Classic Sports Car Div.II

1 Al    75.4 Laps - 12 points
2 Daniel    74.1 - 11 pts.
3 Chris    73.6 - 10 pts.
4 Rico    71.6 - 9 pts.
5 Gary  66.1 - 8 pts.
6 Mitch    64.7 - 7 pts.
7 Terry Redeau    62.2 - 6 pts.
8 Greg    60.5 - 5 pts. 
9 Fernando   59.9 - 4 pts.
10 Bill  58.4 - 3 pts.
11 Jake  57.7 - 2 pts.
12 Jeff  43.7 - 1 pt.

Standings After 15 Races

1st Al 112 pts.
2nd Daniel 103 Points
3rd Mitch 82 pts.
4th Chris K. 73 pts.
5th Rico 71 pts.
6th Jeff Fields 51 pts.
7th Gary 48 pts.
8th Greg 43 pts.
9th Fernando 36 pts.
10th Stan 32 pts.
11th Monte 24 pts.
12th - tie- Jeff Burns 17 pts.
12th - tie- Terry Redeau 17 pts.
14th - tie- Chris Hammett 14 pts.
14th - tie- Jake 14 pts.
16th Amy 7 pts.
17th - tie- David 6 pts.
17th - tie- Bill 6 pts.
19th Victoria 4 pt.
20th - tie Nicki 1 pt.
20th - tie Vinny 1 pt.
20th - tie Jimmy  1 pt.