NASTE News for July

SCX Regional Qualifier Slated for September
Thursday July 02, 2009
NASTE members will get the opportunity to compete at the highest level when the SCX National Championships come to the local area.  Round one of the Northwest Regional Qualifiers has been scheduled for September 19 at Marshall Field in Beaverton, Oregon.

The event is open to all with the top four finishers qualifying for the National Championships to be held in Philadelphia in November.  The fifth finisher is declared an alternate.

Complete details, requirements and further discussion for the SCX National Championship can be found in the forum here.

 

NASTE Goes to the Professor's Enduro
Monday June 22, 2009
A great showing of 10 racers from Oregon joined 11 racers from the Tacoma area Saturday, June 13th in Auburn, Washingon for the second in the 2009 Professor's Enduro series.

And there was a new look to things - the Professor's new wood-routed track!  And it was as smooth as it was pretty to look at.  The cars were equally nice - non-magnet Racer Sideways Daytona Prototypes that ran fast and smooth all day.

After racing IROC-style for four hours, the final result showed Team One featuring AJ, the Professor, and Fantasy World Tony holding about a 50 lap lead over my second place team featuring Rico, Professor Lite (Derek) and Crikey among others.

A big thanks to the Professor and Crikey for hosting a splendid event.  We're all looking forward to the next one.

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Big Smooth


 

Team NASTE 3rd in Tasmania
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Results are just in from the second round of the International Proxy Series (IPS) and the Team NASTE scratch-built Ferrari (pictured) has landed on the podium with a third place finish out of 25 cars.  Coupled with the first event's 9th place finish our entry is currently in third place overall and in front of some pretty heavy hitters. 

The IPS is a set of eight races.  After the first two events, the series now leaves Australia and heads for jolly 'ol England for two races followed by a trip to Canada and finally ending with a pair of races in the US the last of which is scheduled for November.

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Team NASTE


 

NASTE Season Finale Crowns Champ
Monday May 25, 2009
The finale night of the 2009 NASTE season brought a field of 20 racers to Bill Bostic's Too Bad Raceway in Fairview.  Included in the group were a few new racers.  The cars for the evening's IROC entertainment were Racer Ferrari 250 LM's graciously loaned to us by Tony of Fantasy World fame.  The Racer cars are well known for their stunning beauty but that's not their only charm.  The cars Tony sent us run like little champs!

Since the rubber on the Racer's NSR tires was getting a little thin the warm-ups were all done using the Carrera Aston Martins we had previously raced in Eugene.  And they proved to be slippery little devils that were pretty hard to manage.  But once the racing started and the Racer cars took to the track it was night and day different.  The Racer's gripped the track perfectly and soon most everyone was getting in the groove...

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NASTE Season Finale and Professor's 4-Hour Enduro
Friday May 15, 2009
We're down to the last race of the NASTE season to be held on Saturday, May 23 at the Bullring in Fairview.  The cars for the evening are scheduled to be the 1/32 scale Racer Ferrari LM 250's that Fantasy World Tony has graciously sent around the country.  They are fun, great looking and easy to drive.  Everyone will enjoy the Racer cars.

A few weeks later will be the 2nd round of the 2009 Professor's Enduro series in Auburn, Washington.  We've been to a few of these and they are a great time.  It's a 4-hour team Enduro run IROC-style with a fuel management system.  And for an added treat, this time there's even a new track!  The Professor has been busy replacing the old Scaley Classic track with a new routed track.  You can follow the progress here:

http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/portal/forums/showthread.php?t=29443

Contact Bill if you'd like to arrange to carpool to the event.  We'll hope to see you at one of the other.


 

Truth in 24
Friday May 01, 2009
Thrills, chills and spills abound in this documentary featuring the 2008 Audi Racing Team's trials and tribulations as they prepare to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 

Starting with test days at Le Mans a few weeks prior to the race, the documentary follows the team all the way up to and including the day of the big race.

And for 24 grueling hours, the teams of Audi, Peugeot and others battle in the pits and across the French countryside through the darkness and the rain in a frantic race to the finish line. 

It's available as a free download and well worth your time.

 

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