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NW Challenge Cup Series Complete! Leonard Strand takes the 1/24 Eurosport Win, Joe Lim moves up to Expert Status
January 29nd, 2012 by Jim
The 5 Month NW Challenge Cup Fall/Winter Series finished with the Makeup race on Sunday January 29th, 2012. Notable events on this race day were Jim Radford setting a new qualifying track record during 1/32 Eurosport and Leonard Strand taking his first ever win in 1/24 Eurosport after driving an exceptional race! Congrats Leonard! Gary Johnson and Joe Lim took home the most plaques this series, Joe Lim taking 1st in all 3 amateur classes will not be confined to racing in the Expert classes. Full series results can be found here. A new series will be starting in February, check the Calendar for dates and details. There are photos of the some racing action including the awards ceremony in our Facebook Photo Album. Thanks to all participants for making this a fun and challenging series with some of the most competitive racing yet at Pacific Slot Car Raceways!
NOTICE OF RULE CHANGES FOR SCALE RACING PROGRAM
January 22nd, 2012 by Jim
From time to time we need to evaluate the rules for fairness, this can often be based on commercial availability of products or other factors. Most of the changes for the 2012 season are based on lack of availability of certain Red Fox bodies. Most notably the AUDI R-10 will no longer be legal in the LMP Class, in addition we have expanded the body list in other classes to be more inline with national race programs. Please read the rules published here for all changes. We certainly do not make rule changes without evaluating every option and we value the feedback we have received for this set of changes. We appreciate your continued support.Be advised the rule changes only affect our scale racing program. These rules will be in effect for all organized racing including the Great Seattle Slugfest and the American Flat Track Worlds.
NW Challenge Cup Series Final Rescheduled for 1/29 due to power outage
January 22nd, 2012 by Jim
Due to a power outage caused by a snow and ice storm that hit our area last week and left us without power for nearly 4 days we were unable to run the series final race which was originally scheduled for Saturday January 21st. Therefore we will have the makeup race for the series final and awards on SUNDAY January 29th, 2012. Doors will open early @ 10:00 AM, Tech will close at 1:00 PM for 1/32 Eurosport with GT-12 followed by 1/24 Eurosport. Afterwards we will have the awards ceremony and possibly convene at a local eatery to end the day and series.
Gary Johnson and Lee Gilbert set new Track Records
December 10th, 2011 by Jim
Northwest Challenge Cup Race #4 Day 1 Saw fierce competition and new track records set (Gary Johnson Group 10 333 Laps beating Jay McClelland's record set last month of 330 laps, and Lee Gilbert Demolishing Dale Olive's Qualifying record with a fast time of 4.198). The series final for flexi's will be held January 14th.Full race results and series points standings can be found here
Kid's Weekly Womp Race Results
December 7th, 2011 by Jim
Kai Sorenson takes his first win of the season on his first race back now that soccer season is finished, Zach Cavish kept it cool and drove to another victory in the 10 & Older category. Full race result can be found here
Saturday Class Drag Racing
December 3rd, 2011 by Jim
Winning 1.200 was Tug Boman, 1.090 was Dale Schmidt, and for his second .990 class win was Doug Jones, Thanks to all the racers for participation in our monthly class racing event!
RETRO Racing Returns to Seattle
December 2nd, 2011 by Jim
We will be holding our inaugural retro race on Saturday December 31st. Please join us for the momentus occasion of fun and competition. More details can be found here
Wick wins Amateur, Roed wins the Expert Nascar Race
December 2nd, 2011 by Jim
The weekly Nascar program boasted a light field in the Amateur division and more than a full field in the Expert division with Jaret Wick and Aaron Roed being crowned kings of the evening. The battle was epic, it was fierce but Aaron kept his usual cool and coasted to the win having to only make an easy 34 laps in the final heat as Brad Hoyt sat the last one out. Full race results can be found here
Winter Wing Warmups Race Results
November 26th, 2011 by Jim
The Monthly racing continues in the Wing Program. Each race there are a few new faces and a few old ones coming back. We were even able to sneak in a 27L Race this past Saturday. The series starts in February so there is one more chance to get your cars tuned and ready! Full race report can be found here.
Madison Sweeps both age divisions during the Wednesday Womp Races
November 30th, 2011 by Jim
Madison Roed wins both the 9 & under and 10 & older race divisions at the Kid's races Wednesday November 30th (What did Aaron put in that girls turkey!). Also of note is Alex Wick coming back for his first race this season and taking the podium in both races finishing third. In the 9 & Under division Emily Cavish took second place after a strong early start. Her older brother Zach took second in the 10 & older division finishing only 4 laps behind Madison. Full race results can be found here
Dan Parris wins Fall Bracket Points Series
November 29th, 2011 by Jim
Dan Parris had enough points going into the last series race he didn't even have to participate to win the overall points. The big upset was Scott Bergen passing Doug Jones in the last race taking second overall. Doug settled for Third place. Congratulations to all the racers participating in this series. The Winter series runs December, January and February and starts the first Tuesday in December.
New NASCAR Track Record of 3.236 seconds in a single lap set
November 25th, 2011 by Jim
The record that just can't stay the same has once again been broken. Using the same car he loaned to Brad the previous week Jim was able to engage the turbo and raise the bar once again. Joe Lim qualifying after Jim was able to pull a 3.333. Winning the race was Dale Olive with a mighty challenge by Aaron Roed. Joe Lim placed third. See the full results on our Nascar Results pageStay tuned for next weeks Race where the record is sure to be challenged again!
NASCAR Track Record Demolished by Brad Hoyt
November 18th, 2011 by Jim
Brad Hoyt Joined us for some Nascar Racing Action on November 18th setting a new track record with a borrowed car. This is the third straight week the record has been broken. It was previously held by both Dale Olive and Joe Lim. The bar gets lowered, who will rise to the challenge or will this record stand? Full race results can be found on our Nascar Results page
NW Challenge Cup Series Fall/Winter 2011 Series Race #3 Results
November 17th, 2011 by Jim
The results for Race #3 are posted here. Due to lap timing issues GT-12 and 1/24 Eurosport Races were unable to be completed.
NW Challenge Cup Series Fall/Winter 2011 Series Race #2 Results
October 8th, 2011 by Jim
The NW Challenge Cup Series is now kicking into
full gear. With amateur and expert divisions classes growing the racing
is competitive and fierce. Still too soon to place any bets on who
might be the winners this season. Dale Olive set a new track record in
LMP of 4.230 seconds beating the time set by Lee Gilbert over a year ago! Full race results are here.
Thank you Kevin Kosir and Gary Johnson for directing some of the races,
and thanks to Dalton Rikansrud for taking lots of photos of the event
(will upload soon!)
SCM Series Race Date Changed in October
October 8th, 2011 by Jim
Just
a reminder, The Series race scheduled for next weekend 10/15 is being
moved to 10/29 to accomodate racers traveling to the Wade 500 in Nampa
Idaho. The shop will be open normal hours but there will be no races
scheduled on Saturday.
1/32 Eurosport Introductory Class Update
September 11, 2011 by Jim
We will be introducing the 1/32 Eurosport Class during the Fall/Winter Series however to allow racers to get equipment settled it will not count as part of the series points or grand champion competition. We are in hopes that this allows greater participation in this class. The entry fee will be $10 and we will do full payouts each race day. When the Spring Summer series begins in February it will be part of the regular series program.
Northwest Challenge Cup Fall/Winter 2011 Series Race #1 Results
September 11, 2011 by Jim
The series has started!! With a lighter than usual turnout we were able to complete 6 races in just under 8 hours. The racing was close with some racers utilizing this race to get last minute tuning done on their race cars. Congratulations to the class winners of this first race: Joe Lim, Wayne Rikansrud, Gary Johnson, Leonard Strand. Gary Johnson and Joe Lim were the big winners of the day racking up 5 wins between the two of them! We hope you will join us next week as the series continues and the finely tuned GT-12 and Eurosport cars come out of their stalls. Full race results and series points standings are available here
LMP 12 Summer Shootout Series Final Results
September 3, 2011 by Jim
The 2011 Summer Shootout Series is over. Final results and points are posted here. Congratulations to my fellow podium winners and all the racers who participated in this series. We did our best to make this series unique and challenging and from the feedback I've received it was a complete success. I am humbled to share the podium with two of the highest caliber racers I've known. I am grateful to all the racers who participated in fun, fast and fair racing. The added bonus of dinner at each race was delightful and I want to thank Diane and Lauren for all their dedication. THANK YOU!
PSSRA was in town
August 26, 2011 by Fester
The Puget Sound Scale Racing Association came to race with us on Wednesday night. They each bought there own Womp-Womp cars, as our tracks aren't necessarily 1/32nd plastic car friendly. We ran two full races and everyone had a good time. These guys normally race Scalextric type cars and took a little time to adapt to our style of racing. They were crashing and banging just like the rest of us by the time it was over and we look forward to their next visit
Tuesday Night Weekly Bracket Drag Racing
August 25, 2011 by Fester
We had 21 entries Tuesday night for our bracket races. The weather was hot but so was the competition. Larry Altmayer took the win over Scott Bergin, with Fast Can and Fester making it to the semis. Just one more week on the summer schedule before the new series starts. Some of our racers are headed for Vancouver this weekend for a race at the Bad Monkey. Sounds like fun!
6 Hour Team Enduro 2011 Results
August 20, 2011 by Jim
The 2011 Hot Summer Nights Team Enduro was held at Pacific Slot Car Raceways on Saturday August 20, 2011. We had 8 three driver teams with our youngest driver age 7 and our oldest 74. This year the mix of experienced drivers to new drivers was about 50/50. The Final Results are posted here (pictures in our Facebook photo album) A Big Thanks to Jeff Sweeney, Sarah Parris, Diane McCuistion and Lauren McCuistion for taking care of the raceway, racers and food while Dan and I raced!
The Princess Slays the King
August 12, 2011 by Jim
Friday nights Nascar race was won by Madison Roed (7 Years old) on the same lap as Dale Olive, a decision was made and Madison granted the win (since Dales car was off the track once again when the race ended). Congratulations Madison! (Oh and Ken Cavish made the podium too!)
USRA DIV I Nationals, Paul "Beuf" Pedersen wins his 8th National Championship title
August 7, 2011 by Jim
Pacific Slot Car Raceways is a proud sponsor of the USRA Division I Nationals. This year held in Virginia August 5 - 13, 2011 . You can see final race results on Old Weird Herald Congratulations to Paul "Beuf" Pedersen for his 8th national championship win!
The 2011/2012 Drag Racing Season
August 6, 2011 by Fester
Northwest Challenge Cup Series 2011/2012
August 1, 2011 by Jim
We are making a few changes to the Northwest Challenge Cup Series this year to enhance the overall race program:
- The series will be split in half, instead of a long 10 month series we will be running two shorter series which will be running September through January, then February through June. (Winter/Spring). These will be ran as two series with awards and plaques given for each.
- There has been sufficient interest in adding a third class to day 2 racing. This class will be 1/32 Eurosport.
- We will be running Day 1 Classes (1/32 GTP, LMP, Group 10) On the SECOND Saturday of each month
- We will be running Day 2 Classes (GT-12, 1/32 Eurosport, 1/24 Eurosport) On the THIRD Saturday of each month.
- We will be running, scoring, and paying Amateur and Expert racers separately.
- Doors will open no later than noon on race day and tech will close for the first class at 1:00 PM
Race Dates for The 2011 Northwest Challenge Cup Winter Series will be: September 10 & 17, October 8 & 15, November 12 & 19, December 10 & 17, January 14 & 21
Race Dates for the 2012 Northwest Challenge Cup Spring Series will be: February 11 & 18, March 17 & 24, April 14 & 21, May 12 & 19, June 9 & 16
For those that don't know, the NW Challenge Cup Series is a points series for scale cars We hold monthly races where points are accumulated. The racer with the most points in each class at series end is declared the class winner, these cars range from a $64.95 production car all the way up to the super engineered Eurosport cars which run as much as $650.00+ a car. The racing is packed with fun competitive action. Spectators are always welcome!
Flats Live Race Coverage
July 15 2011 by Jim
This year the live coverage will be better than the last! The
races and race computer will be streamed live, Roy Dredge will also be
doing live race reporting and photos throughout the event!
The 2011 American Flat Track Worlds
July 15 2011 by Jim
And so it begins, the 2011 American Flat Track worlds. On the menu tonight is Box Stock 12 and Group 27L on the Chief. Tech closes at 7:00 PM, Qualifying to follow.
The Great Seattle Slugfest
May 31 2011 by Jim
This past weekend we held our annual wing race "The Great Seattle Slugfest". In addition to our regular wing car classes from Group F through OMO we also held races on our scale track The Twister for GT-12 and 1/24 Eurosport. First I want to thank everyone who participated in the event. It was a weekend of great racing, great fun and great food. For those unable to attend we've put photos in our facebook photo album so you can see what you missed: Click Here.
You can see the full results of all race classes here
Northwest Challenge Cup Series Final Results
May 15 2011 by Jim
Our 8 month scale series races have ended. It was a great season with all the ups and down you would expect. A huge THANK YOU to all the racers who participated and also to the volunteer staff at the raceway who made these events possible. This seasons Grand Champion goes to none other than Fast Dan Sullivan. Dan had a very successful season and was on the podium at least one time every series race. Congratulations to Dan for his hard fought wins. The final results are posted under Race Results. T-Shirts and plaques are in the works.
Dates have been set for the Slugfest and the Flats
April 4 2011 by Jim
The dates have been set for our two annual events, the Great Seattle Slugfest will be held May 27th through the 29th and will feature Wing Car classes, although we've thrown in a GT-12 and Eurosport scale classes as well. You can see the full schedule here
The American Flat Track Worlds will be held July 15th through the 17th and is focused on scale racing classes but in the interest of inclusion we'll also be racing Box 12 and Group 27 Lite wing car classes. The full schedule is published here
With the passing of our owner and friend Rob McCuistion it has been a tough week. We can not thank all of his great friends for coming in and sharing our grief enough. I am sure it would have amazed him at how many people he had effected in such a positive way. I know where ever he is he smiles when he thinks of all of you. I know I do. This is a family and we have lost a very important member of it. We will continue on working to build the ultimate slot car shop and the most fun place on the planet for people to get together and play with toy cars. It is about the fun and laughter that we shared and that we will never let die.
Fester
Here is a slide show link of Rob courtesy of the OWH web site.
Below please check out "YOU TUBE" videos of racing Gp 10 on the Twister plus Dan and Rob explaining some of the cars and classes we run.
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