NASTE is proud to announce the 2012 Oregon Rally Championship featuring 3 classes of rally cars racing against the clock on 4 different tracks all on the same day!
The NASTE CARLO... coming to a track near you soon...
NASTE Race Night 11 - Autumn Hills Tuesday May 15, 2012
The final race in our 2012 season brought fourteen racers to Rico Locati's Autumn Hills Raceway in Milwaukie this past Saturday evening.
Ricos track is a tight and twisty trek through the beautiful countryside complete with gorgeous fall colors. There's an off-camber corner on one end and a squeeze corner on the other to keep drivers on their toes. It's a fun track to race on and the action is always close and exciting.
Rico had brought the Fickle Fiats of Fate out for another night of NASTE fun. Though not the fastest cars we run, they certainly are well matched. Smooth driving is important here. A few offs can make a lot of difference.
In the first set Rico ran a near-perfect run to finish with 47.5 laps. Monte was second a lap down with both Bill and Bryan close behind.
Here's some video from our race at Rico's Autumn Hills Raceway courtesy of Dorothy 'the Hammer'.
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NASTE Race Night 10 - Boss Slot Wednesday April 25, 2012
The tenth race night in our series brought eleven racers to Larry Cockerham's Boss Slot Raceway in Carlton this past Saturday evening.
Larry's track - the Slingshot - is a fast track with four straights connecting four high-speed turns. The cars sail around the track at a frantic pace and it is easily the fastest track we've raced all year.
For our racing pleasure Larry had set up three 1:24 scale hard-bodied open-wheeler cars that he'd recently constructed with brass chassis and Parma motors. These are also the fastest cars we've raced all year. But despite being quite fast they were not unmanageable. So armed with a fast track and some fast open wheelers the NASTE gang was in for a wild night!
And it got there in a hurry as drivers struggled with the difference in lanes, cars and controllers. As the evening wore on we all adjusted and as a result the cars took a beating.
Taking the lead through the first set with a fine set of runs was our host Larry with 97 laps. Bill was just a lap behind with Monte another lap off the pace with Rico and Terry sitting at 91. Could anyone best Larry in the second set or would the Curse of the Track Host return to haunt us all?
Here's some video from our race at Larry's Boss Slot Raceway courtesy of Dorothy 'the Hammer'.
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March Madness at Rapid Raceway Monday April 02, 2012
Fifteen racers braved the end of the March monsoons to race the NASTE 55 Chevys at Rapid Raceway.
Howie had the track cleaned, Bryan and Bill tuned the cars up and the ladies brought a table full of goodies to munch on. This is the largest track we run on, and everyone was anxious to throw the cars around that big banked corner.
Once the racing got underway, we quickly found out passing a car on the inside of a curve could be just as dangerous as passing on the outside.
When the first round was over, the drivers relaxed while the lap counts were totaled. A tight pack of experienced racers found themselves down by almost two laps to Rico Locati.
Could anyone catch Rico? And what about the track owner? Was there another shoe about to drop?
NASTE was established in 1996 by a small group of slot car racing enthusiasts in the Portland, Oregon area that wanted something different. At first we raced on a short, 3 lane routed 1/24 scale track. The racing was intense! Click here to view the original site. Soon we expanded adding more tracks to the racing schedule.
Our goal is to make our racing inexpensive, with the main focus being on having FUN! Besides, we have learned that low tech can be very competitive! So, check out our cars and tracks and drop us a line if you have any questions or comments. And if you're in our local area, feel free to join us. You are more than welcome.
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Upcoming Events
Beaverton Slot Car Club Winter Season - Race 7 Tuesday May 22, 2012 The Beaverton Slot Car Club presents the 2012 Winter Season featuring
LMP cars. The track opens for practice at 6:00pm with racing starting
at 7pm. Beginners are always welcome.
NASTE was established in 1996 by a small group of slot car racing enthusiasts in the Portland, Oregon area that wanted something different. At first we raced on a short, 3 lane routed 1/24 scale track. The racing was intense! Click 