NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing (Page 1 of 4)

Class 5 - Vintage F1 Rules have been updated as of Jan.20, 2015.

Currently we are racing pretty much ANY vintage F1 type of car. Although the rules as written for the NASTEburgring detail Cartrix and Scalextric cars, we have added scratchbuilt, other manufacturers, and newer versions of F1 cars to the racing at TooBad Motorplex on Odd Thursdays. I am fine with running any type of F1 cars participants are interested in racing. My question would be; as we expand the list of elligible cars do we want to better group them in separate heats by year raced or style of car? Another option might be to have an F1 race night where we run different classes of F1 cars instead of the current classes? Or do we just keep racing all the different types of F1 cars together and I group them in finish order overall and by class? Whatever we do i will need to update the rules for the Vintage F1 class or classes.  =========Bill

I wasn't trying to change how we race the cars, I was just wondering if cars other than Cartrix or Scalextric were allowed to run.  If a class is called Scalextric Modern or Cartrix Classic that leads me to believe that those brands are the only ones allowed but if other brands compatible cars are allowed then so be it.

Class 5 - Vintage F1 Rules have been updated as of May 13, 2015.

Rules? Are there really rules, or just guidelines? Actually I have been running my Lotus at home. I think it fits all of the rules and guidelines.

Unless we start a tech inspection the rules are pretty much a guideline and governed by one's own conscience as to how far a racer may or may not want to exceed them. Now back to our regularly scheduled fun.

OH!!  I did not know i was supposed to be embarrassed to be cheating.

Thanks for letting me know. I am just trying to keep up with Mitch!

Rules updated July 9, 2015. Additions/changes to rules in Class 5 F1 Cartrix Division, + redesignation for other divisions.

I have added Class Sponsors to each of the car classes listed for competition in Odd Thursday Night races. Questions regarding the rules for a particular class should be directed to the class sponsor(s) of that class. Rules interpretations will also be directed to class sponsors.

A new class has been added to the cars we race at the Odd Thursday Night races. Class 7 - USRRC /Can Am Class has been added as one of the rotating classes along with Classic Sports Car, GT, Trans Am, and F1. Please check out the rules, any questions should be directed to the class sponsors Gary Goose Gossett and Greg Greenman Petrolati. Time will be allowed for racers to get cars together, so watch the schedule for the date of the first USRRC / Can Am race!

===========Bill

Good observations and questions Mitch. Here's my take on the Slot.it issue in the Classic Sports Car Class. When I started the class my intention was to race the 50s and early 60s sports cars, which in my mind were the cars raced with the old narrow type wheels and tires. The list of car examples in the rules speaks to those types of cars for the most part. During one of the races about a year ago the question of elligibility for the Slot.it Ford GT40 came up. The arguement in its favor was that "street" versions were built, and it does loosely meet the definition of the classic sports car. So I decided the Slot.it Ford GT40s would be legal if the stock wheels and tires were replaced with the proper narrow rear wheels and tires. The big mistake I made was in not addressing the required motor change to an 18K motor to make them compliant with the motor rule. From there it became obvious that the Slot.it Ford GT40s could dominate the class. Rather than continue down that path I feel it is better to remove them from the class. racers who own them can still race them in the GT Class, and they are very competitive there also.

As far as the Racer Cars go, I have not addressed anything there. At least not yet. To date we have not seen very many of those brand of cars entered in races. In the GT Class we excluded both NSRs and Racers in an effort to keep costs down. NSR parts are allowed for scratchbuilt cars, so Racer parts being the same as Slot.it parts would also be allowed on scratchbuilt cars. Where that leaves us in the Classic Sports Car Class I'm not sure. One difference is Racer does make some older classic sports cars which are in line with my original vision for this class. I think the Racer issue will need more discussion.

============Bill

Rules revisions as of Oct. 21, 2015:

Classic Sports Car Class - Class separated into two Divisions to allow for readily available new chassis technology such as 3d chassis with motor pods. Division I cars identified by solid chassis construction and 7mm max. width rear tires. Division II identified by chassis utilizing any type of articulation, such as motor pods, hinged side pans, or front axle mounts with suspension or movement. Division II cars can use rear tire contact patch width up to 8mm.

Trans Am - All cars must use the Scalextric Standard "Black Stripe" 18 motor.