NASTE 2007

Congratulations to Dave Smith NASTE's First 3 Time Champion & the NASTE 2007 Point Series Champion!

Jeff Courtney's NASTE 3 - 1/24 Raceway in Portland, Oregon

Host to the NASTE 2007 Halloween Race

We have two proposals for 1/32 scale classes for the 2008 racing season. The first proposal is for Scalextric 1/32 A1 GP cars. This would be a box stock class, no modifications. Monte has a good proposal for a second 1/32 scale class for the NASTE 2008 racing season. You can check out the details on Monte's site here: http://slotcars.saagervision.com/index.cfm 
This proposal also looks good to me. The chassis is readily available and the complete car would be roughly the price of a box stock 1/32 "home set" style car. The chassis itself is flexible, so additional classes could be set up with minor changes to the chassis or motor configuration. Randy Stumman is putting together a schedule for summer racing using the A1 GP cars. If you get a chance, catch a race and try these cars out. I've received very little email feedback regarding the A1 GP cars, one for, one against. So check out the TCONY car on Monte's link, and the A1 GP cars on our NASTE MSN Community Site (use the link above). And let the feedback begin!  ----------------------Bill

 

Check out the "Rapid Raceway" page for the results and photos of Rapid Raceway's Inaugural Porsche 962 Enduro, held on Jan.13, '07.......................................... Thanks "Howie" for a most excellent & GREAT race!

Bryan Trachsel completed the construction of the 1/24 NASTE IROC cars for the 2007 Racing Season.

Terry Abbott completed the design of our NASTE logo. You can see a larger version of the logo on our NASTE MSN Group Site. If you do not have a NASTE magnetic dash plaque, ask Terry! They're WAY cool!

I 'd like to thank Bryan and Terry for all their hard work and dedication to our group!

 

Official Final Standings

2007 NASTE Point Series Championship

1st Dave Smith 176 pts.- raced in all 12 NASTE races for 2007, w/four 1st place finishes, and five second place finishes.

2nd Bryan Trachsel 164 pts.- raced in 11 NASTE races for 2007, w/two 1st place finishes in1/24.

3rd Bill Bostic 157 pts.- raced in 11 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 1st place finish in 1/32.

4th Terry Abbott 145 pts.- raced in 10 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 1st place HO finish & two 3rd place finishes.

5th Byron Stumman 145 pts.- raced in 10 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 1st place 1/43 finish & two 3rd place finishes.

6th Monte Saager 137 pts.- raced in all 12 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 3rd place 1/43 finish, & ten top 10 finishes.

7th Larry Cockerham 136 pts.- raced in 11 NASTE races for 2007, w/two 2nd place1/43 finishes.

8th Randy Stumman 107 pts.- raced in 9 NASTE races for 2007, w/two 5th place finishes, & an unofficial 1/24 WIN.

9th Victoria Saager 84 pts.- raced in 10 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 7th place 1/24 finish.

10th Lynette Spohn 74 pts.- raced in 10 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 8th place 1/43 finish.

11th Esther Youngberg 63 pts.- raced in 8 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 9th place 1/43 finish.

12th Alan Blanchard 57 pts. - raced in 4 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 3rd place HO finish.

13th Randy Word 53 pts.- raced in 5 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 3rd place finish in HO.

14th Steve Belk 35 pts.- raced in 3 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 7th place 1/32 finish.

15th Gary "Howie" Howard 28 pts. - raced in 3 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 2nd place.

16th Tracy Flood 25 pts.- raced in 2 NASTE races for 2007, w/one 7th place 1/24 finish.

 

Final Overall Point Totals as of Apr.22, 2007

1st  Dave Smith 210 pts.

2nd Bryan Trachsel 181 pts.

3rd Bill Bostic 171 pts.

4th Monte Saager 160 pts.

5th Larry Cockerham 146 pts.

6th Terry Abbott 145 pts.

7th Byron Stumman 145 pts.

8th Randy Stumman 107 pts.

9th Victoria Saager 88 pts.

10th Lynette Spohn 74 pts.

11th Esther Youngberg 63 pts.

12th Alan Blanchard 57 pts.

13th Randy Word 53 pts.

14th Steve Belk 35 pts.

15th Gary "Howie" Howard 28 pts.

16th Tracy Flood 25 pts.

17th Don Savage 23 pts.

18th John Bostic 20 pts.

19th Tylar Akana 20 pts.

20th Chris Savage 19 pts.

21st Bob McFarland 16 pts.

22nd Ethan Word 16 pts.

23rd Steve Smith 15 pts.-tie.

23rd Doug Kent 15 pts.-tie.

25th Robby T. 14 pts.

26th John Gill 13 pts.-tie.

26th Zach Youngberg 13 pts.-tie.

28th Justin Burnette 13 pts.

29th Jeff Courtney 12 pts.-tie.

29th Ramon Walker 12 pts.-tie.

31st Kevin Lovings 11 pts.-tie.

31st Charlie Marovich 11 pts.-tie.

33rd Scot Walstra 10 pts.-tie.

33rd Hugh Beck 10 pts.-tie.

35th Bob Nakamura 8 pts.

36th John "Roadrunner" Fogel 7 pts.

37th Steve Malanaphy 5 pts.-tie.

37th Mryna Stumman 5 pts.-tie.

39th Michelle Pearson 4 pts.-tie.

39th Daniel 4 pts.-tie.

41st Bill Pearson 3 pts.

42nd Elliott Word 2 pts.

43rd Chris Hughes 1 pt.

 

 

Race Results: Sept.30, 2006 @ Howie's Rapid Raceway, Portland -1/24 NASTE 55 ChevROC

1st Dave Smith - 178 laps. 7.530812 fastest lap in red. 20 pts.

2nd Gary "Howie" Howard - 177 laps. n/a fastest lap.19 pts.

3rd Bryan Trachsel - 176 laps. 7.515678 fastest lap in blue. 18 pts.

4th Terry Abbott - 175 laps. 7.523878 fastest lap in blue. 17 pts.

5th Bill Bostic - 172 laps. 7.422300 fastest lap in red. 16 pts.

6th Alan Blanchard - 171 laps. 7.640576 fastest lap in red. 15 pts.

7th Tracy Flood - 169 laps. 7.686852 fastest lap in blue. 14 pts.

8th Byron Stumman - 164 laps. 7.531030 fastest lap in red. 13 pts.

9th Randy Stumman - 161 laps. 7.633414 fastest lap in blue. 12 pts.

10th Monte Saager - 159 laps. 7.578467 fastest lap in blue. 11 pts.

11th Scot Walstra - 150 laps. 7.741588 fastest lap in yellow. 10 pts.

12th Esther Youngberg - 150 laps. 8.070587 fastest lap in blue. 9 pts.

13th Victoria Saager - 148 laps. 8.2234786 fastest lap in yellow. 8 pts.

 

Race Results: Oct.14, 2006 @ Autumn Hills Raceway, Hillsboro -1/32 Ninco 356 Porsche & SCX Rally Car IROC

1st Bill Bostic - 76.0 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Dave Smith - 74.8 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Bryan Trachsel - 74.7 laps. 18 pts.

4th Monte Saager - 74.5 laps. 17 pts.

5th Byron Stumman - 74.2 laps. 16 pts.

6th Randy Stumman - 73.4 laps. 15 pts.

7th Terry Abbott - 72.5 laps. 14 pts.

8th Randy Word - 72.0 laps. 13 pts.

9th Jeff Courtney - 71.3 laps. 12 pts.

10th Tracy Flood - 68.7 laps. 11 pts.

11th Larry Cockerham - 66.1 laps. 10 pts.

12th Esther Youngberg - 64.0 laps. 9 pts.

13th Victoria Saager - 63.4 laps. 8 pts.

14th Justin Burnette - 63.2 laps. 7 pts.

15th Ethan Word - 58.2 laps. 6 pts.

16th Lynette Spohn - 57.0 laps. 5 pts.

 

Race Results: Halloween Race Oct.28, 2006 @ NASTE 3, Portland (non-points race)

1st Bryan Trachsel

2nd Terry Abbott

3rd Dirk Miller

4th Randy Stumman

5th Steve Belk

6th Byron Stumman

7th Jeff Courtney

8th Catrinus Wallet

9th Bill Bostic

 

Race Results: Nov.11, 2006 @ Mineral Springs Raceway, Carlton -1/43 Artin non-magnetic IROC

1st Dave Smith - 96.8 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Bill Bostic - 95.8 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Monte Saager - 95.3 laps. 18 pts.

4th Bryan Trachsel - 94.9 laps. 17 pts.

5th Terry Abbott - 94.7 laps. 16 pts.

6th Larry Cockerham - 92.9 laps. 15 pts.

7th Robby T. - 90.8 laps. 14 pts.

8th Byron Stumman - 90.6 laps. 13 pts.

9th Randy Word - 88.7 laps. 12 pts.

10th Randy Stumman - 86.9 laps. 11 pts.

11th Hugh Beck - 86.7 laps. 10 pts.

12th Esther Youngberg - 85.8 laps. 9 pts.

13th Lynette Spohn - 75.8 laps. 8 pts.

14th Victoria Saager - 74.9 laps. 7 pts.

15th Justin Burnette - 72.8 laps. 6 pts.

16th Ethan Word - 70.8 laps. 5 pts.

17th Michelle Pearson - 70.2 laps. 4 pts.

18th Bill Pearson - 66.1 laps. 3 pts.

19th Elliott Word - 62.5 laps. 2 pts.

20th Chris Hughes - 62.2 laps. 1 pt.

 

Race Results: Dec.2, 2006 @ Bob's Checkered Flag Raceway, Aurora -1/24 NASTE 55 ChevROC

1st Bryan Trachsel - 219 laps. 5.938148 fastest lap in blue. 20 pts.

2nd Bill Bostic - 218 laps. 5.992604 fastest lap in blue.19 pts.

3rd Dave Smith - 214 laps. 5.218619 fastest lap in white. 18 pts.

4th Byron Stumman - 214 laps. 6.039820 fastest lap in blue. 17 pts.

5th "Bad" Bob McFarland - 214 laps. 6.148726 fastest lap in blue. 16 pts.

6th Steve Smith - 211 laps. 6.147929 fastest lap in blue. 15 pts.

7th Monte Saager - 210 laps. 5.539086 fastest lap in white. 14 pts.

8th John Gill - 210 laps. 6.100670 fastest lap in blue. 13 pts.

9th Randy Stumman - 209 laps. 6.257493 fastest lap in blue. 12 pts.

10th Terry Abbott - 208 laps. 6.094239 fastest lap in blue. 11 pts.

11th Randy Word - 206 laps. 6.093459 fastest lap in blue. 10 pts.

12th Gary "Howie" Howard - 204 laps. 6.272604 fastest lap in blue. 9 pts.

13th Bob Nakamura - 201 laps. 6.257247 fastest lap in blue. 8 pts.

14th Larry Cockerham - 196 laps. 6.304114 fastest lap in blue. 7 pts.

15th Esther Youngberg - 182 laps. 6.750075 fastest lap in blue. 6 pts.

16th Steve - 173 laps. 6.914430 fastest lap in blue. 5 pts.

17th Victoria Saager - 167 laps. 6.703668 fastest lap in yellow. 4 pts.

18th Lynette Spohn - 156 laps. 6.975879 fastest lap in blue. 3 pts.

 

Race Results: Dec.9, 2006 @ Bill's Routed HO Track, Fairview - HO Firebird IROC.

1st John Bostic - 106 laps. 4.587 fastest lap in white. 20 pts.

2nd Bill Bostic - 106 laps. 4.719 fastest lap in yellow. 19 pts.

3rd Randy Word - 105 laps. 4.507 fastest lap in white. 18 pts.

4th Bryan Trachsel - 105 laps. 4.644 fastest lap in white. 17 pts.

5th Dave Smith - 105 laps. 4.769 fastest lap in white. 16 pts.

6th Terry Abbott - 103 laps. 4.731 fastest lap in white. 15 pts.

7th Byron Stumman - 102 laps. 4.763 fastest lap in white. 14 pts.

8th Larry Cockerham - 102 laps. 4.788 fastest lap in white. 13 pts.

9th Monte Saager - 101 laps. 4.717 fastest lap in white. 12 pts.

10th Alan Blanchard - 100 laps. 4.711 fastest lap in white. 11 pts.

11th Randy Stumman - 100 laps. 4.840 fastest lap in yellow. 10 pts.

12th Steve Belk - 93 laps. 4.976 fastest lap in white. 9 pts.

13th Esther Youngberg - 88 laps. 5.150 fastest lap in grey. 8 pts.

14th Victoria Saager - 87 laps. 5.348 fastest lap in yellow. 7 pts.

15th Lynette Spohn - 83 laps. 5.227 fastest lap in white. 6 pts.

16th Ethan Word - 81 laps. 5.087 fastest lap in grey. 5 pts.

17th Daniel - 60 laps. 5.873 fastest lap in yellow. 4 pts.

 

Race Results: Jan.6, 2007 @ Autumn Hills Raceway, Hillsboro -1/32 Ninco 356 Porsche & SCX Rally Car IROC

1st Byron Stumman - 79.5 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Dave Smith - 78.4 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Bryan Trachsel - 78.1 laps. 18 pts.

4th Bill Bostic - 77.6 laps. 17 pts.

5th Larry Cockerham - 75.2 laps. 16 pts.

6th Randy Stumman - 74.0 laps. 15 pts.

7th Monte Saager - 73.8 laps. 14 pts.

8th Alan Blanchard - 71.1 laps. 13 pts.

9th Victoria Saager - 67.1 laps. 12 pts.

10th Kevin Lovings - 63.6 laps. 11 pts.

11th Lynette Spohn - 61.1 laps. 10 pts.

 

Race Results: Jan.27, 2007 @ Marshall Field Raceway, Beaverton -1/32 Carrera Stock Car IROC

1st Dave Smith - 83 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Bryan Trachsel - 83 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Byron Stummans - 83 laps. 18 pts.

4th Randy Stumman - 82 laps. 17 pts.

5th Larry Cockerham - 81 laps. 16 pts.-tie.

5th Terry Abbott - 81 laps. 16 pts.-tie.

7th Bill Bostic - 80 laps. 14 pts.

8th Monte Saager - 79 laps. 13 pts.

9th Ramon Walker - 72 laps. 12 pts.

10th Charlie Marovich - 67 laps. 11 pts.

11th Esther Youngberg - 66 laps. 10 pts.

12th Lynette Spohn - 64 laps. 9 pts.

13th Victoria Saager - 61 laps. 8 pts.

14th John Fogel - 60 laps. 7 pts.

15th Tylar Akana - 59 laps. 6 pts.

16th Myrna Stumman - 57 laps. 5 pts.

 

 

Race Results: Feb.10, 2007 @ Mineral Springs Raceway, Carlton -1/43 Artin non-magnetic IROC Vintage Trans-Am.

1st Dave Smith - 93.6 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Larry Cockerham - 90.0 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Terry Abbott - 88.7 laps. 18 pts.

4th Bryan Trachsel - 86.6 laps. 17 pts.

5th Bryon Stumman - 84.9 laps. 16 pts.

6th Monte Saager - 81.7 laps. 15 pts.

7th Tyler Akana - 80.3 laps. 14 pts.

8th Zach Youngberg - 79.0 laps. 13 pts.

9th Esther Youngberg - 74.5 laps. 12 pts.

10th Don Savage - 72.6 laps. 11 pts.

11th Victoria Saager - 71.6 laps. 10 pts.

12th Lynette Spohn - 70.8 laps. 9 pts.

13th Chris Savage - 69.5 laps. 8 pts.

 

Race Results - after first round: Feb.24, 2007 @ Howie's Rapid Raceway, Portland -1/24 NASTE 55 ChevROC (non-points race).

1st Randy Stumman - 94.4 laps. 7.141248 fastest lap in blue.

2nd Bryan Trachsel - 93.8 laps. 7.089425 fastest lap in blue.

3rd Bill Bostic - 93.7 laps. 7.030759 fastest lap in blue.

4th - tie Terry Abbott - 92.4 laps. 7.140696 fastest lap in blue.

4th - tie Bob Nakamura - 92.4 laps. 7.249099 fastest lap in yellow.

6th Larry Cockerham - 91.4 laps. 7.249593 fastest lap in blue.

7th Byron Stumman - 91.2 laps. 7.187547 fastest lap in blue.

8th Dave Smith - 90.2 laps. 7.308298 fastest lap in white.

9th Monte Saager - 89.7 laps. 7.198911 fastest lap in white.

10th "Howie" - 89.6 laps. 7.199022 fastest lap in blue.

11th John Gill - 89.0 laps. 7.249372 fastest lap in blue.

12th Steve Smith - 87.2 laps. 7.308381 fastest lap in blue.

13th Steve Malanaphy - 82.5 laps. 7.581936 fastest lap in blue.

14th Randy Word - 81.0 laps. 7.089769 fastest lap in blue.

15th Esther Youngberg - 80.1 laps. 7.578197 fastest lap in blue.

16th Lynette Spohn - 79.2 laps. 8.020171 fastest lap in white.

17th John "Roadrunner" Fogel - 77.0 laps. 7.409715 fastest lap in blue.

18th Elliott Word - 65.6 laps. 8.292630 fastest lap in blue.

19th Ethan Word - 61.2 laps. 7.859027 fastest lap in blue.

 

Race Results: Mar.24, 2007 @ Bob's Checkered Flag Raceway, Aurora -1/24 NASTE 55 ChevROC

1st Bryan Trachsel - 112 laps. 6.038 fastest lap in blue. 20 pts.

2nd Dave Smith - 109 laps. 6.203 fastest lap in blue.19 pts.

3rd Terry Abbott - 108 laps. 6.210 fastest lap in blue. 18 pts.

4th Bill Bostic - 106 laps. 6.257 fastest lap in yellow. 17 pts.

5th Larry Cockerham - 106 laps. 6.258 fastest lap in blue. 16 pts.

6th Monte Saager - 104 laps. 6.211 fastest lap in blue. 15 pts.

7th Victoria Saager - 95 laps. 6.757 fastest lap in blue. 14 pts.

 

Race Results: Apr.7, 2007 @ Bill's Routed HO Track, Fairview - HO Willys IROC.

1st Terry Abbott - 71 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Dave Smith - 71 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Alan Blanchard - 71 laps. 18 pts.

4th Bryan Trachsel - 70 laps. 17 pts.

5th Monte Saager - 68 laps. 16 pts.

6th Doug Kent - 68 laps. 15 pts.

7th Larry Cockerham - 68 laps. 14 pts.

8th Bill Bostic - 66 laps. 13 pts.

9th Steve Belk - 65 laps. 12 pts.

10th Lynette Spohn - 60 laps. 11 pts.

 

Race Results: Apr.21, 2007 @ Mineral Springs Raceway, Carlton -1/32 Fiat Abarth non-magnetic IROC

1st Dave Smith - 121.1 laps. 20 pts.

2nd Larry Cockerham - 118.5 laps. 19 pts.

3rd Bryon Stumman - 117.4 laps. 18 pts.

4th Bill Bostic - 117.2 laps. 17 pts.

5th Randy Stumman - 113.9 laps. 16 pts.

6th Monte Saager - 106.9 laps. 15 pts.

7th Steve Belk - 105.0 laps. 14 pts.

8th Lynette Spohn - 100.5 laps. 13 pts.

9th Don Savage - 96.7 laps. 12 pts.

10th Chris Savage - 90.4 laps. 11 pts.

11th Victoria Saager - 89.7 laps. 10 pts.

NASTE 2007 Race Results:

The September 30 season opener at Rapid Raceway initiated the NASTE 2007 Racing Season. The first 1/24 IROC style race using the NASTE 55 ChevROC cars built by Bryan Trachsel was a complete success! If I had to try to describe what these cars are like to race, I'd have to say they are as close to 1/24th scale T-Jets as you can get! 13 racers abused each car, and each car endured over an hour of hard run time. There were only two minor issues where the crown gears loosened up. These were quickly and easily repaired by Bryan in NASCAR Pit style and speed! The cars suffered no damage, but they did gain some paint beautification! The racing itself proved to be very competitive and close! Only .8 second separated the 13 racer's fastest laps. Dave Smith scored the first win of the season by driving smoothly and consistantly. This is going to be a great year! ---------Bill

October 14 - Autumn Hills Raceway - New track - GREAT race! Two races in the books now. Monte and Victoria put on a great race for the second stop of the NASTE 2007 Point Series. Their Scalextric track is fully landscaped and makes for a great racing experience. Everyone was impressed with the track! And the food............EXCELLENT!!! Oh yeah, the race. The Ninco Porsche 356s Monte had prepped for the IROC style race worked flawlessly. They were stock non-magnet traction type cars which made for some very exciting racing. For the second round of heats SCX 4 wheel drive Rally type cars were raced. They were also stock, but featured magnetic traction, and headlights & tailights. Oh, did I mention we raced them in the dark?! There were 16 racers present. The racing was very close! Less than 4 laps separated the top eight spots. Byron Stumman set the fast mark of the night turning 22 laps with one of the Rally cars! And luckily, no one injured Stuart Little as he paddled accross the lake. Thank you Monte & Victoria for a GREAT event!!! ------------------Bill

NASTE racers were well represented by Bryan Trachsel at the OSCAR Sportsman Race. The race was held at Electron Raceway in Roseburg on Saturday October 21. This was Bryan's first race on the new track, and the caliber of racers was high! Bryan posted an impressive fourth place finish, less than one lap from a podium spot and the "hardware". Way to go Bryan!! Rich Vecchio put on a great race! The new track was excellent! OSCAR racers commented on it being one of the best racing circuits they have raced on. Rich and his wife also provided an excellent meal for all the racers. Rich's wife makes the best lassagna I have ever eaten!!! You can check out the OSCAR web site for more race details. I've posted pictures taken at Electron Raceway under "YES More Photos". Thanks Rich for a great track, great meal, and great event!!!  -------------Bill

As usual the Halloween Race run on Jeff Courtney's NASTE 3 Track was a blast! Halloween theme cars made up a field of nine. It was the last official NASTE race on the 1/24 scale 5 lane track, the last of the original NASTE Tracks. No one broke the rules (there are none) and the racing was wild. Heats were run under black lights and in total darkness. Bryan Trachsel was the eventual winner. See the photos in "Even More Photos". Thanks to Jeff and Cathy for the great food and Trick-or-Treats!

Mineral Springs Raceway was the location for the third points race of the NASTE 2007 racing season on November 11th. It was a great event with 20 racers showing up to run the 1/43rd scale cars. NASTE racers saw the welcomed return of Hugh Beck and Robby T., as well as two new racers Bill and Michelle Pearson. Dave's routed 3 lane non-magnetic track is a perfect venue for the 1/43rd scale Artin cars. With a little massaging by Dave, these cars handle very well. This is by far the best low-buck racing on the planet! Thanks Dave and Esther for an excellent race and great food!

The first NASTE IROC Race held at Checkered Flag Raceway in Aurora was exciting..............to say the least! On Saturday December 2nd, 18 racers battled through two rounds of 3 minute heats. The racing was close, but most of all it was extremely FUN!!! The 1/24 scale NASTE IROC cars held up well to the punishment. Only one crown gear was sacrificed during the entire race. To date the 4 NASTE IROC '55 Chevys have logged 5,761 racing laps! Not even taking into account all the practice laps, that's an average of 1,440 RACE laps for each car, without breakage (only 1 crown gear replaced on 1 car). Bryan Trachsel built these cars tough, and on Saturday he raced tough to take the win! Thanks to Bob McFarland for hosting the race, and to the PASER Club for their patience in our schedule over-run.

NASTE IROC HO Firebirds in Fairview on Dec. 9th. Johnny Lightning Magna-Traction chassis were used beneath Aurora Firebird bodies for the fifth IROC race of the NASTE 2007 Season. The race consisted of two rounds of 3 minute heats. Racers used their best round of the two to establish their finish positions. John Bostic visited with the NASTE group, and then showed us he still has it by posting the win. Thanks to everyone that showed up! And congrat's to John on his win!

NASTE Race No.6 was another great event held at Autumn Springs Raceway in Hillsboro! Eleven racers attacked the Scalextric road course in pursuit of a win. In the end it was Byron Stumman at the checked flag. Byron ran an impressive race to score his first win of the season. Welcome to newcomer Kevin Lovings who showed he had some slot car racing skills in this, his first race with the NASTE group. Thanks to Monte & Victoria for another excellent race and excellent refreshments!

Marshal Field Raceway was the site for the seventh NASTE IROC Race. Randy and Byron Stumman have constructed a beautiful 4 lane Scalextric layout. This was the track's inagural race with the NASTE group. The track and cars withstood all the punishment the NASTE racers could dish out. We welcomed 5 new racers at this event, John, Charlie, Ramon, Myrna, and Tylar. It was a very close race with Dave Smith squeeking out the win. First through third were all on the same lap, and just 3 laps separated first from seventh! What a race! Thanks to Randy, Mryna, and Byron Stumman for the great race and refreshments!

Race no.8 was Vintage Trans-Am at Mineral Springs Raceway in Carlton. 13 racers turned out for the 1/43rd scale IROC race. Dave Smith raced to the win over Larry Cockerham, with Terry Abbott in the third spot. Unfortunately I was unable to attend, but I was told the racing was excellent, and the food spread put out by Esther was great! Photos of the 1/43rd scale Vintage Trans-Am cars are on the "YES More Photos" page.

Congratulations to Randy Stumman on his first NASTE Race win! Randy Stumman ran a great race to take the win at Rapid Raceway on February 24, 2007. The '55 Chevy IROC cars provided very close racing between the 19 competitors. A mere 5 laps separated first place from eleventh. 16 of the 19 racer's fastest laps were in the 7.0 to 7.5 second range. Thanks to Howie for his hospitality and great track!

The NASTE IROC '55 Chevys were on the track for the last time in the NASTE 2007 Season. The racing was very close with lots of bumping and lead changes. After two rounds of racing Bryan Trachsel was the winner. Thanks to Bob McFarland for opening his track early to the NASTE gang!

NASTE Goes "Old School" in Fairview - Evidentally computers do not respond well to being dropped upside-down (even Monte couldn't save her!). Do to that fact the NASTE race held in Fairview was scored by a vintage BSRT lap counter and photo developing timer. Racers ran two rounds of 3 minute heats. Their best round of the two determined their finish position. Ties, which there were six, were broken by two run-off rounds. The run-off rounds were one minute heats, which proved to be very exciting! In the end it was Terry Abbott taking the win by driving a flawless run-off round! Get ready for the final race in Carlton on April 21st!

Today, 4/11/07, I rechecked and corrected the point totals for the NASTE 2007 Season. The "Standings" page reflects the correct totals. Thank you Monte (my math sucks)!

Mineral Springs Raceway was the location for the last points race of the NASTE 2007 racing season on April 21st. 11 racers showed up anticipating a 1/43rd scale car race. A last minute substitute brought three Fiat Abarth's in 1/32 scale to the start line. The racing was very close, I mean REALLY close! The 1/32 scale cars were a blast on Dave's excellent 1/43rd scale routed track! Congrat's to Dave on his win securing first place in the 2007 NASTE Championship! Thanks Dave for another excellent race and great food!