Some highlights from the OSCAR race at Springwater Raceway!
52 April 22, 2025 7:13 am
Re: Big Turn Out for Monday Racing at Rob's Redline Raceway! (3 replies, posted in Rob's Redline Raceway)
The last class to hit the track was the NASTE Open Production Class (this class was formed for racing at Redline Raceway). Dan Fritz (Doc) and Mike Guthrie were ready for competion with well prepared cars! Their car building and race prep on these types of cars was clearly evident! The cars they had prepared worked very well on the Redline course! In the end Doc took the win over Mike, but only by three laps! Thanks to both Doc and Mike for loaning out some great cars for others to race!
Results:
First and second place finishers (Mike on the left, Doc on the right):
53 April 22, 2025 7:03 am
Topic: Big Turn Out for Monday Racing at Rob's Redline Raceway! (3 replies, posted in Rob's Redline Raceway)
We had a total of 11 racers show up for racing yesterday at Rob's Redline Raceway. That is a record showing for a Monday in Vancouver!
We started the evening off at 5:00pm (after eating pizza) with the Womp race. Womps are always fun on the Redline course! We raced one round of 3 minute heats. The racing was very close with the top five finishing within a dozen laps of each other!
All of the racers for the evening had arrived by the end of the Womp race. The grid was filled with 11 cars for the Flexi race. This race was a different story with Bob Nak taking a commanding lead and stretching it into an impressive win! Second through fifth was much closer, with a tie for second. Racing the Flexi Class on this track is truely challenging!
Flexi Class results:
54 April 20, 2025 6:55 am
Topic: Chassis Session at Rapid Raceway (1 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Yesterday Howie had a chassie work session at Rapid Raceway. Although I did not take a project to work on, I wondered over to see what was going on around 10:30 A.M. When arrived there were 5 guys there working away! Hersche was building a Hanna style rattle chassis. Tim was assembling his new 2NASTE chassis with help from Douglas, while at the same time Geof was putting his 2NASTE chassis together. Howie was keeping everyone coffee'd up!
Later in the afternoon, with just Hersche, Douglas, Howie, and myself left, Howie turned the track on. Douglas uncovered some handling issues with his Trans Am Mustang. Howie and I helped Douglas make a few adjustments to the car and it seemed to turn the corner, and the handling definitely improved. Hersche got on the track for practice laps with his NASCAR.
The next thing I knew it was almost 5 P.M! I had a great time! The B.S. sessions were excellent, and everybody got a lot done! Thank you Howie for a great day!
55 April 18, 2025 1:53 pm
Re: Team Bluegroove Body Orders (9 replies, posted in Cars)
The newest release of Team Bluegroove bodies will be shipping next week. That means I will soon have 24 different new bodies here (72 bodies total).
I will post what bodies I have along with some photos when they get here.
56 April 18, 2025 11:08 am
Re: Bill's Junk (234 replies, posted in Slot Talk)
Looks like it is about time for an update....It's been almost two years since the last update here. This is what Bob McFarland's Checkered Flag Raceway now looks like:
My display case has gone through some reorganizing:
This display case has been added and houses slot cars and equipment unique to the Northwest racing community:
The upstairs is still a mess, but an ongoing project:
Most of my HO cars have made it into my roll deck display case:
This display case holds my Danbury Mint cars as well as a few slot cars and some miscellaneous stuff:
Bottom line is; there's still a lot to do in the shop but, I'm still working on it!
57 April 17, 2025 8:44 pm
Re: NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.12 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 17, 2025
Race Results - Slot.it Group C Class:
1. Doc - 7 pts.
2. Al - 6 pts.
3. Rico - 5 pts.
4. Greg - 4 pts.
5. Mitch - 3 pts.
6. David - 2 pts.
7. Doug - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 12 Races:
1 -tie- Al - 68 points.
1 -tie- Daniel - 68 pts.
3 Rico - 59 pts.
4 Greg - 30 pts.
5 David - 26 pts.
6 Douglas - 25 pts.
7 Mitch - 23 pts.
8 Zack - 10 pts.
9 -tie- Fernando - 4 pts.
9 -tie- Hersche - 4 pts.
11 -tie- Stan - 3 pts.
11 -tie- Elliot - 3 pts.
13 Monte - 2 pts.
14 Neil - 1 pt.
58 April 17, 2025 8:37 pm
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
April 17th race results:
59 April 13, 2025 8:51 am
Re: GT-1 / Group C race: 4/12/2025 (3 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
Al has become one of the fastest and most consistent racers in our area!
Lots of pit discussions and maybe a little B.S. thrown in....L to R = Bart, Steven, Bob, Howie.
Bart taking a serious look at his Group C Mustang GTP.
The Group C cars were a lot of fun and provided for some very close racing! Chassis were mostly 2NASTE side and angle winders.
60 April 13, 2025 7:14 am
Re: GT-1 / Group C race: 4/12/2025 (3 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)
That was a fun race and a great turnout! Thanks Bob!
I was able to snap a few photos:
The field of Group C cars.
This is the Gorge Raceway. A tough tight track for these big fast cars!
Bill E. and Mike getting in some practice laps before the race began.
Discussion in the pits. L to R = Bob & Steven with Douglas in the background.
The pits were busy! Bart left & Al sitting right.
61 April 12, 2025 7:29 am
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
End of a heat and the moving to next lanes starts. L to R= Ian, Steven, Ken, Blake, Dwayne, Doc, and Bob's backside).
Focus is what counts in racing slot cars. Both for turn marshals as well as drivers!
18 entries is a huge turn out these days! especially for a Thursday night! Congrats and thanks Howie for providing us with an awesome race!
This shot is for Douglas! You gotta celebrate when you can. He was on top at various points during the race. Needlass to say, he had a great race!
62 April 12, 2025 7:22 am
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Another shot of work in the pits.
Changing lanes before the next heat race. L to R= Ken, Bob, Bart, Ian. Ian is only 6 years old but he ran an impressive race! There were absolutely no complaints of him being in the way!
Just a plain fun time!
View from the far end of the track.
Another shot of the field of 18.
Turn marshalling left to right: Bill E., Dwayne, Doc.
Bart (left) watches the banked turn, while drivers (L to R Blake, Ian, Steven, Ken) negotiate the track.
63 April 12, 2025 7:10 am
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Here's a shot of the entire field of Indy cars registered for the race.
Jerry had hands down the absolutely most beautiful car in the field!
Everybody is happy racing at Rapid Raceway! (L to R= Geof, Douglas, Al, Jerry. Hersche in the background).
Pictured left to right: Howie, Bill E., Ian, Dwayne, Ken, Austin.
Left to right: Al, Hersche, Jerry.
Race action between heat races. At the driver's stations hooking up are (L to R) Blake, Ian, Steven, Ken. Turn marshalling (L to R) Bob, Dwayne, Doc (Dan Fritz).
64 April 12, 2025 6:58 am
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Geof (left) was part of his full family team, along with son Austin and grandson Ian.
Ken was making some last minute adjustments to his car while Bob (sitting left) watched on.
Like I said, the pits were crowded and busy!
There is actually quite a bit of pit space at Rapid Raceway. The pit table spans 18 feet.
Fore front left to right = Dwayne, Blake. Rear L to R= Austin, Doc, Steven, Geof.
In the fore front is Rico on the left with Hersche on the right.
65 April 12, 2025 6:44 am
Re: This is the Indy car page. (68 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
I was able to get a few pictures myself. I will add them here in no particular order.....
Sure, everybody's laughing during practice! (L to R at driver's stations: Douglas, Doc, Austin).
Discussions going on in the pits while Blake gets some practice in.
The pits were crowded but everyone had enough room to work.
Hookin' up for some practice laps (L to R = Doc, Austin, Ian, Rico).
Pit activity was high (backside of table L to R= Steven, Geof, Hershe, Douglas. Front side of table L to R= Dwayne, Blake, Jerry, Ken).
66 April 11, 2025 11:45 am
Topic: Pro Track Indy Car Chassis (0 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)
If anyone is looking for a Pro Track Indy car and will definitely use it more then me, I’ll let mine go for $30.
Jordan Brandtner
67 April 10, 2025 12:16 pm
Re: Odd Monday Racing at Redline Raceway! (4 replies, posted in Rob's Redline Raceway)
During the April 7th Odd Monday racing at Rob's Redline Raceway in Vancouver a proposal was submitted. The proposal was to add a NASTE 1/32 class of racing to the Odd Monday program. Testing of 1/32 production cars showed that Revoslot and NSR cars run very well on Rob's track! After running this idea past Al, owner of Rippin' Ridin' Raceway, I put together some very basic rules for the class. The rules can be read in the "Rules" section of the NASTE website under Class 14 - Open Production Class.
Highlights include: This is an Open Class for production plastic type chassis available from retail manufacturers. Scratchbuilt chassis, brass or plastic, are NOT allowed.
Potential cars brands include Revoslot, NSR, Thunderslot, Slot.it, etc.
Cars may be modified but must retain the original complete interior.
The original chassis must be used.
Motor is open. (Rob's Redline Raceway is a FAST track! Higher RPM motors than those supplied in the production cars may be suitable i.e 30K + ?).
This new class is a starting point for a proposed addition to the NASTE program, adding races at Rob's Redline Raceway in Vancouver. These basic rules may be modified or added to suite the Odd Monday racing program. The Odd Monday racing program was developed to give a variety of racers an opportunity to race on days other than Saturdays. The early start allows retired guys to attend without fighting traffic, and having a later start for additional races allows racers that still have jobs to attend.
The first experimental race for this proposal will be held at Rob's next race on Monday April 21st.
Doors Open with Open Track at 2:00PM. The First Races start at 3:00PM, Womp Class, Flexi Class, and this new Open Production Class will be included in the day's racing.
Pizza Dinner is served at 5:00PM!
The second round of racing starts at 6:00PM to allow working racers to attend. Again, this is an experiment in an effort to enhance the racing at both Rob's Redline Raceway and Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway!
So there it is, let's hear your rebuttles and sugestions!
The rules as currently written are on the bottom of the page here: https://www.naste.org/nasteracerules.cfm
68 April 8, 2025 12:50 pm
Re: Odd Monday Racing at Redline Raceway! (4 replies, posted in Rob's Redline Raceway)
We will be introducing a new NASTE class at the next race on the 21st!
69 April 8, 2025 10:27 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
During the April 7th Odd Monday racing at Rob's Redline Raceway in Vancouver a proposal was submitted. The proposal was to add a NASTE 1/32 class of racing to the Odd Monday program. Testing of 1/32 production cars showed that Revoslot and NSR cars run very well on Rob's track! After running this idea past Al, owner of Rippin' Ridin' Raceway, I put together some very basic rules for the class. The rules can be read in the "Rules" section of the NASTE website under Class 14 - Open Production Class.
Highlights include: This is an Open Class for production plastic type chassis available from retail manufacturers. Scratchbuilt chassis, brass or plastic, are NOT allowed.
Potential cars brands include Revoslot, NSR, Thunderslot, Slot.it, etc.
Cars may be modified but must retain the original complete interior.
The original chassis must be used.
Motor is open. (Rob's Redline Raceway is a FAST track! Higher RPM motors than those supplied in the production cars may be suitable i.e 30K + ?).
This new class is a starting point for a proposed addition to the NASTE program, adding races at Rob's Redline Raceway in Vancouver. These basic rules may be modified or added to suite the Odd Monday racing program. The Odd Monday racing program was developed to give a variety of racers an opportunity to race on days other than Saturdays. The early start allows retired guys to attend without fighting traffic, and having a later start for additional races allows racers that still have jobs to attend.
The first experimental race for this proposal will be held at Rob's next race on Monday April 21st.
Doors Open with Open Track at 2:00PM. The First Races start at 3:00PM, Womp Class, Flexi Class, and this new Open Production Class will be included in the day's racing.
Pizza Dinner is served at 5:00PM!
The second round of racing starts at 6:00PM to allow working racers to attend. Again, this is an experiment in an effort to enhance the racing at both Rob's Redline Raceway and Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway!
So there it is, let's hear your rebuttles and sugestions!
70 April 8, 2025 8:52 am
Topic: Odd Monday Racing at Redline Raceway! (4 replies, posted in Rob's Redline Raceway)
April 7th was another odd dated Monday and we were at Rob's Redline Raceway in Vancouver to race Flexi cars and Womps. With only six racers on hand for the first races we decided to race three minute heats. The beauty of Redine Raceway is we can turn marshal it with only two people!
Redline is a perfect track for racing Flexi type cars. The only thing better is racing Womps on this track! Rob strated off the day by sweeping both of the first races!
Flexi Race Results:
Winning Flexi Cars - (L to R) Mike, Bill, Rob:
After the first race, Rob treated us to pizza for dinner. The pizza was as good as the racing!
Womp Race Results:
Another racer showed up after his work schedule bringing our field of racers to seven. In the end Rob was able to finish first in three of the four total races!
Flexi Race Results:
Womp Race Results:
Winning Womp Entries - (L to R) Mike, Bill, Rob:
A big thanks to Rob for providing ud with this great racing facility! the racing was not only fast, it was extremely close!
71 April 6, 2025 8:22 pm
Re: Race addition: OSCAR Sports Cars (7 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Pre-registration requirements for the OSCAR sports car race have been met!
14 racers have pre-registered for the April 26th race!
Let's RACE!
72 April 6, 2025 6:35 am
Re: NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.11 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway April 3, 2025
Race Results - GT 3 Class:
1. Rico - 7 pts.
2. Doc - 6 pts.
3. Al - 5 pts.
4. Mitch - 4 pts.
5. David - 3 pts.
6. Hersch - 2 pts.
7. Doug - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 11 Races:
1 Al - 62 points.
2 Daniel - 61 pts.
3 Rico - 54 pts.
4 Greg - 26 pts.
5 -tie-Douglas - 24 pts.
5 -tie- David - 24 pts.
7 Mitch - 20 pts.
8 Zack - 10 pts.
9 -tie- Fernando - 4 pts.
9 -tie- Hersche - 4 pts.
11 -tie- Stan - 3 pts.
11 -tie- Elliot - 3 pts.
13 Monte - 2 pts.
14 Neil - 1 pt.
73 April 6, 2025 6:26 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
Race results for the April 3rd race:
74 March 28, 2025 10:17 am
Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread (2,156 replies, posted in NASTE)
One has to wonder; what happened to Doc?
75 March 28, 2025 10:16 am
Re: NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship - Results & Standings (13 replies, posted in NASTE)
NASTE 2025 Point Series Championship Race No.10 @ Rippin' Ridin' Raceway March 27, 2025
Race Results - Slot.it Group C Class:
1. Al - 7 pts.
2. David - 6 pts.
3. Rico - 5 pts.
4. Doug - 4 pts.
5. Mitch - 3 pts.
6. Hersch - 2 pts.
7. Doc - 1 pt.
Current Standings for the 2025 NASTE Point Series Championship After 10 Races:
1 Al - 57 points.
2 Daniel - 55 pts.
3 Rico - 47 pts.
4 Greg - 26 pts.
5 Douglas - 23 pts.
6 David - 21 pts.
7 Mitch - 16 pts.
8 Zack - 10 pts.
9 Fernando - 4 pts.
10 -tie- Stan - 3 pts.
10 -tie- Elliot - 3 pts.
12 -tie- Monte - 2 pts.
12 -tie- Hersche - 2 pts.
14 Neil - 1 pt.