NASTE for 2010 (Page 1 of 3)

I like the sound of that.....I also like building some sort of 1/24 car...sort of like an econo car.....same sort of chassis....easy to build.....and run a 60's body on it.......like 1960's nascar..galaxy,daytona,chevelle...ect......and tuck the wheels inside....and get more to scale wheels and tires.......to look like a real car......

as for the  1/32 scale cars........i would like the carrera stock cars..........and the slot it would be nice also in  non mag form....................except  my slot it car is really damaged from the last series........lol......

Is there any interest also on any type of radio shack type of car?........just curious....

Hey Rico, I have considered the "bracket" style racing before. I really like that idea, but I was also thinking of how we could race the same cars on many different tracks. I suppose we could establish a break out time for each track? I think it would be nice if we could have a single class where a racer would have to have just one car. That's not to say we wouldn't have other classes in addition to the "generic" one. I was thinking instead of just running one class at each race, and going through a complete rotation twice, maybe we could run two classes with one rotation each? ---------------Bill

Those are good points Rico. As you stated we will need to get input from more people. Quite a few potential classes are already being discussed, so I thought it would be good to get the dialog going well before next season! Maybe a combination of classes and race formats would be appropriate? Something for everyone? And most importantly, who's interested?  -------------Bill

Bill, is that running the tires that Glenn made on the TCONY?

Great news on the NSR, I've got one of those.

How about we try out some different cars when we go out to Jeff's next Thursday (the 18th) for NASTE Thursday?

I don't remember how much glue it had down. I don't think Jeff applies it over the whole track. I think he tacks it up the same way I tack up my track.   ---------------Bill

For those of you that have been following the topic under 1/32 cars, we have been doing some testing of the Fly Porsche GT1 Evo cars as non-magnetic racers on various tracks, including routed 1/24 tracks. My original thought was to have a class of 1/32 cars we could race on the NASTE  circuit of 1/24 tracks as well as 1/32. The Fly Porsche idea came about because a few of us have them, and the reviews of them as non-magnet race cars were good.
However through my testing I've come to the conclusion that Slot.It cars are hard to beat as they come right out of the box! They're handling can be improved even more with just tire changes for the different track surfaces.  I've been thinking, maybe Slot.It is the class we should look at running non-magnetic? After all, most everybody already has them! Here is some added dialog Monte and I have had regarding this topic:

Bill: Maybe we could just spec out one of those "cheap" motors we have seen?

Monte: Actually, I think the orange motor would be just fine.  Everyone already has one of those.  Then it

So what do you think Rico, would spec "orange endbell" motors be a good idea? Frank mentioned last night that Randy had about 15 of them because he has swapped out all his cars motors for the "yellow" endbells motors. Frank said he thought Randy would sell them for $5 to $10, or possibly even "give" them away? Might be a good source if some people do not have an "orange endbell" motor? How 'bout it Randy?    -----------Bill

See the gear charts for the Slot-It cars under the links section of this website.

http://www.naste.org/files/gear_ratio.pdf

So what I'm getting at is that a motor that came out of a sidewinder would not work in a inline or vice versa.  So buyer beware on any motor from Randy.  I guess a sharp eye could tell the difference or one could come up with the measurements.  His upcoming enduro seems to be headed towards sidewinder.  What did you have in mind?  Are you planning on using a single chassis (All Porsche 956/962) or mixed like the summer season? A single spec chassis would be simpler and easier to tech.

Rico

Are you going to include HRS chassis as I think they would have an inherent advantage.   I picked up another 956 white kit last night on Ebay for $20.00 to set up for Randy's enduro or whatever.  My thought would be RTR cars only, include any that come with orange motor and black pod.  No Nissans, or McLarens- only Porsche's, Lancia's, Sauber/Mercedes, Jaguars.  Maybe even exclude the open cockpit cars, just to keep it simple and not end up with a race of one make like what happened during the summer when you had four red Ferrari's and it was hard to tell which was yours.
I do like the idea of doing some test races on different tracks and am always up for a race as long as the schedule permits.

Rico

Monte and I have talked a great deal in the last few months about what NASTE's role is or should be in the world of slot car racing. In the last couple of years the popularity of slot car racing in the northwest (Oregon in particular) has grown tremendously. There are many clubs or groups in the area, and many races throughout the year held at many locations. With all these different groups and so many races its impossible to align all the schedules to allow racers to attend all the racing available. For the past few years NASTE races have also encompassed all different scales of racing, which has also added to the complexity of scheduling.

So here's my thought; what if NASTE represented a "sanctioning body" that's sole purpose was to help or facilitate competition between and with different racing clubs? There would still be a "NASTE Championship Series", but there would not be a series of NASTE races. Here's my thoughts of how it could work:

Racers sign up with NASTE to participate.

Each racer's NASTE Championship points would be scored from their best race finishes in (as an example 9) races. The races would consist of ANY race, on any track "sanctioned" by NASTE. So what does "sanctioned" mean? In my mind it would mean any "official" race by any of the established clubs or tracks (i.e. OSCAR races, PASER, BSCC, Pelican Park, Heidleberg Raceway, Electron Raceway, Spare Time, Rapid Raceway, PSSRA, HOPAC). Any official races on these tracks or with these clubs would be recognised by NASTE as elligible. The catch would be a racer can have no more than two race finishes for any one track. For example; if PASER held 8 races, 4 at Checkered Flag Raceway, and 4 at Rapid Raceway, a racer that paricipated in all 8 of those races would only receive points based on his 2 best finishes at Checkered Flag and his 2 best finishes at Rapid Raceway. The racer would still need to submit 5 more race finishes to gain his maximum allowable totlsl of 9. Now if PASER had no more than those 8 races, the racer would have to attend 5 more races with anothe club or clubs to accumulate additional finishes.

I believe this format would inspire racers to try racing on other tracks, and promote interclub racing and competition.

So what's in it for participants?
Track owners - NASTE will post your track information, race schedules, and race reports or just finish positions for the entire year. All we need is for you to send us your information and race results. Track owners do not have to do anything any different as far as how they run there races, how many races they hold, or the classes they race. ANYONE can participate!

For the winner of the championship - You will get your name and club affiliation engraved on our NASTE trophy. This 2 foot tall trophy has been passed from racer to racer for 13 years running now. The racer that wins the series keeps the trophy for one year, unless he is successful in defending his title the next year. And prises! As a track owner I will post a grand prize or prizes that will make it interesting and worthwhile (as if the racing alone isn't worthwhile!). There will be some reward for your efforts.

So why NASTE? Well, we have proven our dedication to the slot racing hobby. We have promoted races with many different racing groups and clubs. Our website has been in continuous, uninteruprted, continually updated, operation for over nine years! .........................and mostly, we're willing to give this a try!

So let's here what you have to say!  -------------------------Bill