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Topic: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

This past Saturday (Oct.19th) was OSCAR's Clubman race at Tom's World in Bend. For this race Tom chose to use the short course, which cuts the long straight in half, and eliminates the banked curve and the Deadman. The short course reduces the lap length to 77 feet by using just the tighter infield portion of the track. This makes for a very challenging track!

There were 14 racers in attendance for this race, with 14 Clubman Class sportscars to fill the grid. There were some beautiful cars in the field! Nick took the Concours honors with his beautiful Ferrari 250 GTO!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024j.jpg

The race itself was exciting as well as exhausting. We raced 4 minute heats with 4 rounds, for a total of 64 minutes of on track racing for each racer. On a tight, challenging track like Tom's short course, it was gruelling to say the least! As usual and as expected, there were some racers that experienced mechanical problems, but not many. By the end of the race the top three had pulled away but, there were some very close battles in the middle of the pack. Here are the race results:

Qualifying results:
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After Round 1:
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After Round 2:
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After Round 3:
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Final Results:
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024a.jpg

Congratulations to Curt on his win, and to Shaun and John on their second and third place finishes! Thanks to Tom for a providing a great race on a challenging and fun track!

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

Bob McFarland was represented in thsi Clubman Race. The Clubman Class was one of Bob's favorites. One of Bob's drivers was seen in this orange Ferrari during practice.
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On race day it was an impressive field of 14 Clubman cars!
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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

There were so many really nice looking cars it was hard to decide on which car best dserved the Concours award. Here are a few I picked out as possible winners:
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http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024y.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024z.jpg

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

Concours judging is taken quite seriously!

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http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024a13.jpg

The practice time before the race allows for some casual conversation as well as prep work on cars.

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This Lamborghini was seen during practice but did not make the starting grid.

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The pit areas were well appointed and equipped!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024h.jpg

Tom and Stuart discussed strategies before the drop of the green flag.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024a14.jpg

Once the flag dropped all the attention was on the track, whether you were turn marshalling or driving!

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

At the conclusion of the race everyone starts to wind down as Tom reads off the results.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024a20.jpg

A big thanks goes out to Tom for an excellent race and a job well done!

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

There are a lot of things to look at around Tom's track. I spotted this old Chevy that looked kind of familiar. When I flipped it over I saw that it was mounted on an old NASTE chassis. These old Radio Shack motor powered cars were raced by NASTE members back in the 1990's. This particular one (No.5) was built by me and gifted to Lee Dundas in 1997. It's nice to see it is still around!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024q.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024r.jpg

I also had to get a picture of this nice looking Can Am car!

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/TWClubman10192024s.jpg

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

I was bummed I didn't get my schedule cleared up early enough to make this race happen. I was however pleased to see Shaun's result using the chassis I built! He certainly did better with it than I have in the past....

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

Shaun's car was EXTREMELY good! He also did a great job with the controller!

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

Thanks Zack. It was the best driving hardbody chassis and I have drove. Hopefully I can get my Nascar handling that well.

You did really well also Bill. We had some fun lanes together.

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Re: Clubman Class Racing at Tom's World in Bend

Thank you Shaun. That was the best race I've ever had at Tom's. I really struggle with his track, especially when we are racing the full course. I do better on the short course because I can see it all much better. Thanks for those short battles we had, it was fun while I could keep up with you! You were FAST!

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