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6/26/2008
To all QSAC members:
After a considerable amount of thought and contemplation I have decided that I will not run for re-election as Co-Chair in the upcoming election in August. When my term is up I will have served approximately three years and three months and I simply need to devote more time to my business and my family.
It is incumbent upon you, the membership, to find and elect someone who will best serve your needs and interests. I have no recommendations but will work with Tony Evans and whoever is elected to help ease their transition to this position.
I am pleased with what I have been able to accomplish. I know I have not been able to please everyone but I’m still proud of what I have been able to do. I plan to continue racing and look forward the continued success and growth of QSAC.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to be included in the August annual mailing.
Brent Gottfried
6/18/2008
Scott George has done it again!!! The newsletter is now posted and ready for your viewing pleasure. Check it out, there are some great shots and stories to go with them. The points and how they finished at the tracks are all part of it too.
6/11/2008
For those of you in the Great Lakes area this Saturday June 14th (GLQSR), there will be a news crew from USA In Focus doing a story and taking pictures for their website. This is a national publication that has an office in Florida and an office in Michigan. This is a great opportunity to promote our hobby and if you can show up, please do.
6/4/2008
QSAC membership applications received as of 6/4/08 have been processed and can be found on the complete membership listing in the contacts section. Randy Brown will deliver membership cards at the 6/7/08 race at Freddies. Any cards not delivered at the track will be mailed on Tuesday, 6/10/04. If you have not received your card by Friday, 6/13, please call Doreen at (517) 410-3754.
5/31/2008
The Eastern District race number 2 is fast approaching. Freddies Asphalt Oval is ready and the weather forecast is looking good too.
Scott Schramske has a special event that will accompany the Central NCS Number 2 race. Please see the following link for details and schedule.
5/6/2008
Well I must say that Ingalls was a blast. The 3rd NCS race was in mother natures hands, but she let us race under her conditions. ALL OF HER CONDITIONS. It was warm, then windy then cold, then wet, then.... But it was fun none the less. Here are the results. Thanks Todd holloway, Donnie, and all the folks that helped put this show on. The people there are class acts.
Busch
Sprint
Super Truck
Sportsman
Grand National
5/1/2008
Membership cards for applications received through 4/30 will be available at the QSAC NCS race in Ingalls on Friday, 5/2. Cards not delivered at the track will be mailed Tuesday, 5/6. If you do not receive your card by Saturday, 5/10, please call Doreen at 517-410-3754. A list of current members can be viewed in the "Contact Us" section of this website.
4/17/2008
The 2nd QSAC newsletter of 2008 is now available. You can download it here, or from the Newsletters link on the left of this webpage.
Also, Please click the following link for lodging information at Ingalls NCS Race #3. Thanks Todd for providing this info!!
3/18/2008
The Easley NCS race #1 is in the books. Video coverage and pictures are being added and can be viewed on this site. Please come back and visit often for updates. A great time was had by all, some had to leave due to rain and the show being kicked to Sunday, but it was a first class show at the Carolina R/C complex. Thanks Donnie, and all that helped put this show on. Click on the following link for the results: Carolina RC NSC Race 1 results.
2/26/2008
The 2008 Royal Oak Grand National form is now available. This is a QSAC sanctioned race presented by The Great Lakes Quarter Scale Racers Club. The 20th annual race is going to be a major event. Sprint cars are going to be added this year and the promoter is going to add other things in the area for more family fun. So get your form in by August 1st at the latest.
2/23/2008
A tremendous individual in the Quarter Scale world has passed away Thursday night 2/21/2008. Clyde Dally will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched. Clyde has done many things for Quarter Scale racing in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
QSAC co-chairs, officers, Area Directors, and its membership offer our sincerest condolences to the Dally family. Clyde will be remembered fondly by a great many people across the country.
The viewing will be Sunday 02/24/08 from 2-4 o’clock
The funeral will be Monday 02/25/08 at 1 o’clock
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Rd
Fort Worth Texas 76107
Funeral home and flower shop phone number 817 336-0584
2/23/2008
Restrictor Plates
The new style restrictor plates are in stock now at Willmann Racing Products. Remember to order extra gaskets with the plates if needed. To order the plates, click on the Restrictor plates images.
If you have the old style plates and want the new style (at no charge), they must be turned in by March 23rd to get credit.
2/15/2008
We have a couple things:
The February 2008 newsletter is published.
2008 “Racers Rides” is back!
Once again it's time to show them off! If you have pictures of your 2008 Q-scale ride please send them to me and I’ll post them in the “Photo Gallery” link on the QSAC site.
Also, if you have any vintage ¼ scale photos; or articles that you would like to share
with QSAC please submit those as well.
Send photos to Scott George. 2george@comcast.net
Thank you,
Scott
1/29/2008
The QSAC Leadership Team Organizational Chart has been updated. Click on the Contact Us menu item above go to that page.
Finally!!! Back online.
The website is going through some changes that are occurring in the background.
Six days ago the registered name "qsac.org" expired. This was something that was set into motion more than 5 years ago. Unfortunately for me, I have been going through some serious red tape to rectify this permanently. QSAC and I appreciate your patients in this matter.
In addition, there are some other things with the hosting site, happening in the background that will make the site more secure and function better (faster). I can't say that there will not be another interruption in service in the coming week or so, but I will try to make it as painless as possible.
Again, I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Jim Bell
QSAC Webmaster
12/21/2007
 
 
Newsletter #8 is posted. Happy Holidays to everyone from all of us at QSAC!!!
12/18/2007
MANUFACTURER'S NEWS
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT
QUARTERSCALE MOTORSPORTS???
A great many things so let us get you updated.
Larry Cross, President/CEO of QSMS Inc. retired from the mortgage banking business in June, 2006 after a 40 year career. His retirement plan was to take his hobby of 15 years and take Quarter Scale racing to a new level. He began his search for property to build a top quality RC Raceway with facilities to build cars.
What he found was an owner of Motocross Park that had an excellent spot for the RC tracks he wanted to build. A deal was made and Larry was given the responsibility of developing and operating “Milestone RC Raceway Park”. This facility will formally open in January 2008 with 30,000 square feet of flat asphalt that will accommodate all scale of RC Cars both oval and road course. The dirt track consists of an oval with an off road track in the middle. This too will handle all scales of off road racers.
But what about building cars? For 2 years Larry had been building the Predator Sprint Car and the Slingshot Pro Stock in his garage. Sales were increasing so a search began for a commercial property to set up shop. At the same time after months of Larry trying to buy the Lightning car from Chuck Beeman, Chuck agreed to sell. A one acre property in the Devore area of San Bernardino, California was found that suited our needs. Escrow was closed on both the property January and Lightning in March, 2007.
Since that time equipment, raw materials and manufactured parts have been put in place in order to assemble cars in more efficient and faster manner. In addition to Larry we currently have 3 full time employees. John Ferguson, does final assembly of the cars and provides technical support for our customers. John is a 15 year Quarter Scale racer and “knows his stuff”. Jason Stewart does pre assembly of parts and pulls parts orders for our customers and dealers. Whitney Aguilar handles phones, invoicing and shipping.
WE ARE READY TO DO BUSINESS!!!!
We are building cars like crazy. We also have a good supply of parts. Not only for the Predator and Lightning but many parts for all brands and types of Quarter Scale cars. We are also a stocking dealer for WCM bodies and BRP tires.
2008 is going to be great year for all in the sport of Quarter Scale Racing and Quarterscale Motorsports Inc. plans to be the leader.
Larry Cross, President/CEO of QSMS Inc.
12/7/2007
The Tri-State series schedule is posted under the "Schedules" tab above. Please submit your track or series schedule to me in text or PDF format and I will post it under the schedule tab.
Thank you
Jim Bell
12/2/2007
Effective January 1, 2008
To all QSAC Members and Manufacturers,
Although we have tried very hard to not change any of the rules for 2008, some items required our attention. First and most important is the requirement that all engines run a restrictor plate.
The Insulator, phenolic block, intake manifold, all different names for the same item has been in use for almost ten years, since the G2D 44 and later the G2D 70. In the summer of 2006 this insulator was discontinued from manufacturing. The car manufacturers took it upon themselves to investigate a replacement. The insulator that was recommended, Zenoah part #1870-13160 was physically very close to the G2D and was approved for use by QSAC on 11/12/06. This insulator has now been discontinued less than one year after it was approved. The next closest insulator available is considerably different not the least of which is, that it is ¼ inch taller. We felt because of the changes everyone would feel the necessity to buy one.
QSAC was aware of this last spring and since then, we have spent a lot of time and effort to come up with a fair, impartial and cost effective way to deal with this situation. After investigating and discussing a host of different thoughts and ideas, we decided a restrictor plate came closest to meeting these criteria.
QSAC has come up with restrictor plates that will fit both our current insulator blocks and the insulator #1148-13161 that comes with RC 230 engines.
The highlights are:
1. The plates will come in two sizes, 10.5mm and 8.5mm and will be marked accordingly.
2. The plates are 1/8th “(.125) inch thick and will eliminate the need to notch the engine for carb needle clearance.
3. The plates come anodized in two different, chemically finished colors. It will be difficult if not impossible to match the anodizing and laser printing on each plate.
Additional Notes for clarification:
Carbs mounted on the insulator that comes with the engine PN 1148-13161 will be mounted at an approximate angle of 25 degrees off of perpendicular to the cylinder and will probably require a cable linkage. The carbs don’t care what angle they are mounted at. In fact the carbs that come with these engines are mounted upside down from the way we mount them. The plates also fit our existing insulator PN 1870-13160 and mount vertically for our hard linkage fans.
A couple of other things we considered while making this decision:
1. We are no longer at the mercy of Zenoah for the next available insulator block.
2. This adds another level of assurance that we are all on the same playing field.
3. The manufacturers will now have a ready supply.
The plates will be mandatory at all QSAC sanctioned events for 2008. Production is ramping up now and should be available by January. It is strongly recommended that local clubs and tracks adopt this rule as soon as possible. This will make the transition easier for everybody and sometime during the 2008 season, the supply of our existing blocks will run out and all manufacturers will be forced to ship new cars with the stock Zenoah insulator block PN 1148-13161. QSAC Members and Manufacturers may purchase the plates from Mike Willman for $ 7 .00 plus shipping. Since this is a mandated part, QSAC Members and Manufacturers will pay the same price. Please note that price is what you would pay for an insulator.
Purchasing/Contact Information:
Email: Mwill4x@aol.com
Company: WILLMANN RACING PRODUCTS
Website: WWW.WILLMANNRACINGPRODUCTS.COM
ADDRESS: 10500 RAYMOND RD
LINCOLN, NE 689517
PHONE NUMBER: 402-786-5513 AFTER 4:OO P.M. CST.
In order to better balance the tracks among the national districts, Ohio and Kentucky will join the Eastern District along with Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi which are ready in the Eastern District at a similar longitude.
The rule about tires on page 21 of the current rulebook states: The above are the ONLY allowable compounds permitted and are the manufacturers suggested corner locations. (Example: Approved Right Rear compounds on Right Rear Only.)
Will be changed to:
The above are the ONLY allowable compounds permitted and can ONLY be run where designated (Example: Approved Right Rear compounds on Right Rear Only.)
The body rule at the bottom of page 21 will be eliminated.
The Sprint car tire widths listed on item 15 on page 24 are to be listed as wheel widths and are subject to the corresponding maximum width rules listed in the general tire rules.
In other words a 3 inch wheel can have a 3.25 inch tread and a 3.75 inch host and all other wheel width rules will be +.25 and +.75 respectively.
QSAC will be standardizing the measuring system for the restrictor plates. QSAC will be using go/no-go Vermont Gage Pins Class ZZ (+/- .005mm) 60 Rockwell Hardness “C”
These are available on page 1392 of the MSC Catalog.
Part #88933304 .3330 8.4582mm
Part#88933502 .3350 8.509mm
Part#88941208 .4120 10.4648mm
Part#88941406 .4140 10.5156mm
Also a two head pin handle is available. Part#82931809
One of the primary safety features listed on the very first page of our rulebook is the mandatory use of front and rear foam bumpers. Just like NASCAR we are trying to get all of our bumper at the same configuration. The following are our current rules with height change and a additional clarification (page 23):
Foam bumpers (front and rear) are mandatory and must maintain a minimum of .25 inch ground clearance during full compression of the suspension. The top surface of the front and rear bumpers must be at or above the wheel centerline. The outside perimeter of the front and rear bumpers must be within .50 inch of body.
The clutch rules are clarified to read (page 20):
All classes: Clutches must maintain a standard two-shoe, single-spring, centrifugal configuration, with no external adjustment capability. Clutch arbor and bolts/washers may not be removed, modified or lightened. The clutch housing may be lightened or modified for cooling, servo mounting, clutch disassembly, etc. Grand National, Super Truck, & Sprint Classes may use may use steel or aluminum clutch shoes and shoes may be lightened. Aftermarket clutch springs are allowed. Sportsman Class clutches must remain entirely stock including spring and shoes.
The fuel rules are clarified to read (page20):
1.Only pump and racing gasoline may be used if it is available on a national level Example: Cam-2, VP, Torco, etc.
2. Fuel additives are Strictly prohibited except lubricant.
3. The use of methyl alcohol/methanol is not allowed.
Based on the results of the questionnaires and from at track polling, five (5) Western, Eastern, and Central District Showdown N.C.S. races will have two heat races one (1) on Friday and one (1) on Saturday. (11.22.07)
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One final thought, 60% of the members that returned their questionnaires voted against combining the cars into one class. If it is indeed the wish of the membership to keep the GN class going, something needs to change. Because I already drive in this class, I will abstain from an opinion.
It has been suggested, in private, by a number of racers that QSAC should have two professional classes, Grand National and Sprint Cars. These classes would be the payout classes and the other classes would be trophy classes.
Currently the entries are split with the track getting 50%, racer purse getting 35% and QSAC getting 15%. Part of this suggestion was that the track gets 60%, racer purse get 25% and QSAC get 15%. The thought was that this would provide the track more money and provide nicer trophies. The racer purse would be totaled and equally divided between the A drivers in Grand National and Sprint. So the incentive is to make the A main not win the A main.
Some feel strongly that this will bring back the GN class and help grow the Sprint class. Others feel that it should be self regulating and if nobody runs GN or Sprint cars then they will just go away. So, thinking outside of the class you run, what would be the best direction QSAC should take? If you have an opinion we’d like to hear it.
Tony: TERACER@Cox.net
Brent: brentgottfried@hotmail.com
Have a wonderful winter season and only ask for ¼ scale stuff under the X-mas tree!
Thanks for your support,
Brent Gottfried and Tony Evans
QSAC Co-Chairs
12/2/2007
The holidays are fast approaching and all through the race tracks nobody was stirring, not even the QSAC webmaster. All the little racers have race cars dancing in their heads. Ok, I’m sure I’ve broken a rule somewhere with that comment. Speaking of rules, the 2008 rule package is posted and I am in the middle of getting other files uploaded to the site. Please let those who don’t have a computer know, and print out a copy for them. Happy Holidays to you all.
Jim Bell
11/21/07
I and QSAC wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I would also like to introduce myself. My name is Jim Bell, and I'm the new webmaster for the QSAC site. For those who do not know me, I have been racing R/C cars for about 20 years. Mostly 10th scale, but a few years ago I purchased my first quarter scale.
I discovered the world of quarter scale when I went to the Royal Oak Grand National in 2000. Since then I have always wanted to try one out. My background is in computer support in manufacturing for the last 14 years. Ten of those years at Ford Motor Company.
I am looking forward to providing the membership of QSAC with the same quality of service that you are used to. Jim DeLonais has done a fantastic job on this site and is much appreciated. Scott George and I will be working together much the same way he and Jim did. So if you have any questions or just want to shoot me an email, please feel free.
Jim Bell
QSAC Webmaster
11/13/07
I wish to congratulate Tony Evans on his election to Co-Chair for the 2008-2009 seasons. He brings valuable and diverse experience to the position and I very much look forward to working with him to continue to make QSAC the best R/C organization in the Country.
He and I are going to have a hard time trying to continue the precedence set by Mark Aldrich’s four years in office. Mark did an amazing job that really can’t be appreciated until you’ve attempted to do it. Mark tried harder to please everyone than any one person should have to do. He reviewed the organizations books and found ways to save money for both the organizations and the members. He added a personal line of insurance for the members. He worked very hard to make QSAC a true national organization. He helped vastly improve the membership communication though the web site and newsletters. He got the membership raffles started as well as securing sponsorship for the NCS Races.
The behind the scenes list goes on and on. In fact, Mark continues to help Tony and myself today.
Thanks for everything, Mark!
A very special thanks must also go to Jim DeLonais for stepping up to be “temporary” Webmaster for over the last FOUR years. Without you, Mark certainly couldn't’t have gotten that communication thing rolling like he did. Jim, thanks for all you have done in your temporary four year position!
Finally, I’d like to introduce everyone to Jim Bell who is a QSAC and Great Lakes Club member. He has a few years in ¼ scale and many more years racing in other venues. He has an extensive computer background and has generously volunteered his services as our QSAC Webmaster.
Brent
11/12/07
QSAC held it's Membership Raffle at the Final Showdown at the DFW Speedway. Many thanks to the wonderful companies that generously donated prizes.
Bishop Racing Products (BRP) Two (2) complete sets of tires. You may choose the sizes and compounds to meet your specific track needs.
Jay Batdorf QSAC# 1589
Scott Whaley QSAC# 1469
DWL MOTORSPORTS, INC. $100.00 gift certificate to be used towards any 2007 DWL Motorsports race car.
Joseph Brooks QSAC# 39
Lightning Quarter Scale One (1) Zenoah G230RC engine.
Eddie Owens QSAC# 1498
WCM Corporation Three (3) quarter scale bodies
Richard Hindman QSAC#1280
George Otto QSAC#1571
Mike Dill QSAC#673
9-27-07
Newsletter #7 is posted. Check out all the results from the "Final Showdown"
9-11-07
Effective Immediately (9.10.07):INTAKE PORT - START OPEN
The “Intake-port, Start-open (IPSO)” for the G-23RC/G230RC “B”
engine is going to change from .510 or less to .520 or less.
8-26-07
Newsletter #6 is posted. Check it out!!!
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