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Race of March 16, '23. 2 times through at 4 min. heats.

                                  Laps.            Fast time.
1.....Bob......................363..............4.929
2.....Bart.....................362...............4.929
3.....Al.........................347...............5.103
4.....Rico......................314...............?
5.....Hersch..................304...............5.441
6.....Doug....................298...............5.409
7.....Howie...................288...............5.059
8.....Mitch.....................277...............5.161

L to R: Al, Mitch, Bart, Hersch.
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I THOUGHT about stopping by but the 2 hour drive from canby to stark Street changed my mind.

The secondnidator

53 (edited by docdoom March 18, 2023 4:11 pm)

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Hey

The secondnidator

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You should have stopped by Doc,  we were still racing at 7:00 and some of us hung out until aroung 10:00.

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I would of only been a spectator. Don't  have a Indy car yet

The secondnidator

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I have one Indy kit left.

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Doc, I could have loaned you my cars but I had already left town.

58 (edited by howie May 9, 2023 7:37 am)

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Results of the Beau Frazier Memorial race held at Rapid Raceway on 5-6-'23. 3 times through at 4 min. heats.

1.....Zack...........................563.8 laps..............................4.758 fast time.
2.....Marty..........................549.3.....................................4.852
3.....Al................................543.3.....................................4.563
4.....Bart............................542.4.....................................4.709
5.....Howie.........................540.7.....................................4.913
6.....Rico............................537.2.....................................4.882
7.....Bob............................535.4.....................................4.693
8.....Terry...........................531.8.....................................4.899
9.....Bill..............................506.4.....................................5.118
10...Phil.............................476.9.....................................5.085
11...Doug..........................476.2.....................................5.272
12...Dave..........................474.4.....................................5.222
13...Hersch.......................472.5.....................................5.278
14...Bar Dog.....................459.3.....................................5.201

Thanks to all who participated in this special event. Beau's two cousins ( Barry Smith and wife Brenda and Phil Perdue, alias: Bar Dog ) came up from California and Beau's sister ( Harmony and husband Michael Breen ) came over from Long Beach, Washington. Harmony and Michael provided the pizza, thus no entry fees for this event. It was truly a fun event! Phil Perdue provided the special 1st. place trophy that Zack is holding on the podium. Pictures coming as soon as Bill finds the time.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/BEAUrr05062023.jpg

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Podium finishers: First Place (center) Zack, Second Place (left) Marty, Third Place (right) Al.
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Thanks Howie,

It was an enjoyable celebration and a fitting tribute to Beau. I also need to thank my pit crew for the race as my car performed flawlessly.

Rico

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

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Video of the Indy car laps run in honor of Beau at the memorial race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPDTbsoHhg

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Thursday Thunder race on Dec. 12, '24. 2 times through at 4-minute heats at 9.5 volts.
Bill posted the results also on the Rapid site with some nice pictures.

Results;

1.....Howie---------------------353 Laps------------------4.947 Fast time.
2.....Bart-----------------------349------------------------4.876
3.....Al-------------------------345------------------------4.890
4.....Bill------------------------339------------------------4.935
5.....Blake---------------------325------------------------5.041
6.....Rico-----------------------315------------------------4.950
7.....Motorheadbob------------304------------------------4.915
8.....Hersche-------------------302------------------------5.073
9.....Tiny-----------------------299------------------------5.372
10...Bill E.----------------------295------------------------5.450
11...Doug----------------------283------------------------5.419
12...Weddle It Be--------------274------------------------5.718
13...Jordan---------------------262------------------------5.445

Starting Grid: Red lane: Tiny, White lane: Bill E., Blue lane: Weddle It Be, Yellow lane Al.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RRIndy12122024.jpg

62 (edited by howie April 12, 2025 7:18 am)

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Results of the Thursday Thunder race held on April 10, '25. Because of the turnout of 18 racers, Bill set the computer to run 2 times through at 3 minute heats instead of 4 minutes. Thanks Bill. The race started at 6pm and ended at 10:15pm. Ian is the youngest (age 6) to enter an official race. He did well. Unfortunately, he didn't have a legal car.

1.....Bob N--------------------------270 laps-----------------4.654 fast time.
2.....Ak------------------------------266----------------------4.806
3.....Bill-----------------------------263----------------------5.079
4.....Howie--------------------------261----------------------4.986
5.....Bart----------------------------261----------------------4.545
6.....Blake---------------------------256----------------------4.976
7.....Rico----------------------------254----------------------4.740
8.....Dwayne------------------------247----------------------5.114
9.....Steve--------------------------244----------------------4.844
10...Doug---------------------------240----------------------5.091
11...Ken-----------------------------230----------------------5.332
12...Bill E---------------------------229-----------------------5.456
13...Doc----------------------------227-----------------------5.021
14...Hershe-------------------------215----------------------5.731
15...Weddle It Be------------------196-----------------------5.898
16...Austin-------------------------178-----------------------5.812
17...Geof---------------------------165-----------------------5.478
18...Ian...................................DQ. he did not have a legal car.

Here's some video from the race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr9AbCTsNCQ


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Starting grid for the first heat of the night (L-R:Hershe,Bill E, Howie, Doug).
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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).
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025a.jpg

Discussions going on in the pits while Blake gets some practice in.
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The pits were crowded but everyone had enough room to work.
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Hookin' up for some practice laps (L to R = Doc, Austin, Ian, Rico).
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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).
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Geof (left) was part of his full family team, along with son Austin and grandson Ian.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025e.jpg

Ken was making some last minute adjustments to his car while Bob (sitting left) watched on.
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Like I said, the pits were crowded and busy!
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There is actually quite a bit of pit space at Rapid Raceway. The pit table spans 18 feet.
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Fore front left to right = Dwayne, Blake. Rear L to R= Austin, Doc, Steven, Geof.
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In the fore front is Rico on the left with Hersche on the right.
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Here's a shot of the entire field of Indy cars registered for the race.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025m.jpg

Jerry had hands down the absolutely most beautiful car in the field!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025l.jpg

Everybody is happy racing at Rapid Raceway! (L to R= Geof, Douglas, Al, Jerry. Hersche in the background).
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Pictured left to right: Howie, Bill E., Ian, Dwayne, Ken, Austin.
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Left to right: Al, Hersche, Jerry.
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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).
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Another shot of work in the pits.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025h.jpg

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!
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Just a plain fun time!
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View from the far end of the track.
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Another shot of the field of 18.
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Turn marshalling left to right: Bill E., Dwayne, Doc.
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Bart (left) watches the banked turn, while drivers (L to R Blake, Ian, Steven, Ken) negotiate the track.
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Good pictures Bill, thanks for posting them.

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End of a heat and the moving to next lanes starts. L to R= Ian, Steven, Ken, Blake, Dwayne, Doc, and Bob's backside).
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/RapidIndyAprThur2025t.jpg

Focus is what counts in racing slot cars. Both for turn marshals as well as drivers!
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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!
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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!
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