5/17/2012
Changes to the Big Paved Oval at Indy and there is the Tri-State Newsletter #12 under the Forms tab. Check it out if you have not seen the E-mail.

5/14/2012
Dear QSAC Members,

I would like to announce my decision to run for the upcoming position for Co-Chair, and to be considered as a candidate for the 2012 Co-Chair Election. As you know I ran last year for the position, and would like to try again. The candidates names, and brief bio having to be published each year in the June issue of the newsletter together with a ballot, and the ballots must be returned to the QSAC Secretary no later than September 1st in order to be counted.

I am a retired NYC Fire Fighter, I started with the Fire Service in June 1980, I was promoted to Training Officer in 1986, where I trained probationary Fire Fighters till the end of my career. The plaque on the wall stated "Let No Mans Training Let Him Down". I saw those words every day, and it was my job to make sure that every proby had the skills needed, so that at the end of their tour they would return home safe to their families. I take great pride in everything I do, and try to do the right thing always. I was forced to retire from the greatest job in the world, due to injuries sustained from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

I went to work in May 2001 for a Harley Davidson dealership, and in three months, I was promoted to Service Manager. I took a shop of seven employees, and losing money, to seventeen employees, with a gross net profit of half a million dollars in fifteen months. HD Corp. offered me two positions, at the Motor Company, and two field positions. Reluctantly I had to decline, because my children were young and still in school. I was offered a job from another HD Dealer just starting a new location at double my salary, and decided to take the job. I walked into an empty shop, and was told to build them a Service Dept. I started working there in March of 2006, and within thirty days, I had the shop up, running, completely staffed, and equipped. At the end of the year we showed a $250,000.00 Gross net profit. I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty, and failure is not an option, I am a no nonsense type of guy, and I will get the job done. If I don't have the answer to something, I will get it.

I feel I have the experience needed to help run the QSAC organization, as I had been on the board before it was handed over to the membership. I helped write the rules we still use today, and I held the following QSAC positions in the past; Board Member, East Coast Director, North East Director, Rules Committee, and Tech Committee. Currently I hold the position of Special Projects Chairman.

I know some of us might not always see eye to eye, but we all want the same thing, and that is to see QSAC grow, and prosper. I believe I have the background needed to lead our club, and the managerial skills needed to take us to the next level. I have a willingness to work, and serve with the co-chairs, and board. I feel we need to communicate with each other on a regular basis, and work together to help make the membership strong. If elected, I would like to add four members to every committee, so that we would have input from different perspectives. I feel the more we inform, and educate the membership, the stronger we will become as a club. I would publish an end of year financial statement, and all results from elections, or votes of changes to our club. We need to supply our directors with information that they can share with the membership, and tracks in their area.

We need to have an official QSAC forum, where we can put official news, and control how we are perceived by the rest of the world. We need more sponsors for our NCS Races to help promote our Sport. We need to work hand in hand with our manufactures, and suppliers. We need to add value to becoming a QSAC member, and have tracks encourage membership. Most importantly we need to put on a show at the NCS races. I would like to see less caution flags, and more green flag racing.

Lets face it the NCS races are the best of the best coming together to compete at different locations, and as such the NCS races should be setting the standard for all local tracks to follow. That standard should be good, clean, fun, racing, and hard earned wins. It would be nice to have the Trucks put on a special show on Friday night at the NCS races. Some could run a Truck body on friday night, and a different body on Saturday, thus using one chassis. We could get 15-20 Trucks running Friday night, just like the Boyd Hughes Race. I would seek a sponsor for this Race Event, with a point system outside of the NCS points. The NCS races are Special, and as such, it would be nice if we could turn them into an Event. I feel the Sportsman drivers should be able to run the GN/SLM class. Not all Sportsman drivers will run both classes, but it might pick up the car counts. In my mind, from what I have seen, the Sportsman class seems to be the most popular, and as such we need to figure out why.

My opinion is the membership likes the competition of more cars competing, a more relaxed, fun class, and having a better chance at winning. I personally feel I need to win races in the sportsman class before I am ready to compete with the top Racers in other classes. I would also like to see a Perpetual Throphy for Classes. The Winner of the total points would hold this trophy for a year, and have a plaque with their name added to it. Each year a new plaque would be added with the winners name, and total points. The winner would also get a smaller version of the trophy to keep, and show off. I would like to see a National Point System, kept, and a Champion Crowned who could not make the NCS Races. Although these are my thoughts, and ideas, they are not carved in stone, and are presented as ideas, and food for thought. My comments are not intended to insult, or accuse anyone of wrong doing, and as such should not be misinterpreted.

I have great respect for all the volunteers of this club, I also look forward to hearing your comments, and chatting with you.

I can promise you all, if elected, I will work hard for you, and will do my best to listen to your questions, and concerns. Please consider me when you cast your vote for Co-chair this year.

Yours Truly,
Joe DePinto

5/11/2012
Dana Chittenden "DC"

To all QSAC Membership

After a great deal of thought and input from fellow racers I have decided to announce my decision to run for the upcoming position for CO-CHAIR. I feel with my personal beliefs of doing what’s right and my professional leadership experience this will very much be a positive transition for all involved. I have been involved in several types of racing throughout the years. I started racing go-carts with IKF all around Iowa until 1990. From there I moved into racing stock cars at several dirt tracks in Iowa. I developed the skills to set up the car for dirt and maintain a competitive edge.

In 1996 my career in the automotive business brought my family and I to Texas. I took a new leadership role at that time and it has not stopped since. I was part of a management team that took a Nissan dealer from 25th in the country to what it is today at #4. Now that the store is able to maintain and grow I have been promoted to an even higher leadership position and moved to another dealer within the company to achieve the same goal.

When I moved to Texas I started racing 10th scale and 1/8 scale RC cars. Competing at just the local tracks I found myself addicted to this hobby! Then I was told about a track in Rendon Tx that ran ¼ scale cars. After watching an evening of racing I went straight to WCM’s website and bought my first car. But it didn’t stop there! I ran in the sportsman class my first year and couldn’t help but buy a 2nd car and race in the truck class too! While in sportsman I was able to win a track championship with a lot of awesome talent chasing me for the same goal!

After a few years of competitive racing at our local track I took it on the road for some NCS action! Again a new addiction was born! The first NCS race I went to I couldn’t keep my eyes off the Sprint cars! Took me a while to convince my wife I needed another car but she reluctantly agreed! I bought my first sprint car “PREDATOR” and took my first season just learning the car. When I was confident I had it in a competitive state I once again took it on the road. My first full year in the Sprint class I won the national championship! I set out with a goal to only run 3 races and I knew with all the great racers out there ,the only way to accomplish a title is to win all 3. With a great car and some luck that happened!

All being said, I love this Hobby and want to be an intricate part of helping it grow! I can’t promise the moon and the stars but I can work hard and will always air on the side of what’s right! In closing I wish you all the best this season and hope to be considered for this leadership roll!
DC 6

Dana
Dana Chittenden "DC"

5/4/2012
Updates to the QSAC Brochure and the Manufactures page for Giant RC have been made.

4/15/2012
Fort Dodge has sent me their schedule and it is posted under "Special Events". If other tracks wish to do the same please feel free to send it in. Also, If there are tracks (Like Fort Dodge) that have not sent in a pdf or document to me showing how they would like their page under the "Tracks and Club" page, please have someone from your track make one up and send it in. The only thing it costs is yours and my time.

Thank you
Jim Bell
#31

3/30/2012
PRESS RELEASE:
January 2012 marks a new beginning at WCM.
Early in 2012, Chris Hogue, Mark Hogue, and Terrence Garrett, in conjunction with Rick Binnicker, collaborated to bring WCM back to the forefront of Quarter Scale racing worldwide. Please see the Official Press Relese here.

3/26/2012
Ok guys! Here is another GREAT event that was put together!  With a purse like this, it should be a full house!!! This top knotch facility offers electrical hook-up,plenty of room for RV parking and a Hobbyshop onsite! Can't ask for anything better than that! Let's all support this club and have a HUGE car count!!!!!
Please see Special events tab for further details about the Hideaway Speedway Cash Race. $2000.00 payout
GN & Sportsman
May 4th and 5th

3/16/2012
To All Members: We would like to apologize for the delay in posting the 2012 Rulebook. For years the rulebook was added to, modified, pieced and patched together causing duplication and updates in some areas and not in others. It was a lot more work than anticipated to just update, revise and do a simple clean up and, although the rules are better and are now posted, the work is still far from done. It is our intention to completely re-format the rulebook in the next few months, then finally posting the finished rules on this site. Please bear with us, we are paddling up the creek and fast as we can.
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Last year it has come to our attention and there has been much discussion about a 1/4 scale Modified car based on the HPI Baja car marketed and sold as a 1/5th scale off-road car. As of now it is QSAC's view to take a wait and see position. We will allow the HPI based 1/4 scale Modifieds to demo race the cars at the NCS races with no points or recognition given. The only rule we insist upon, at this time, is that they must run stock (can) mufflers. We are hesitant to add additional rules at this time because of the many variations of the car in the market.

We have recently come to realize the overall popularity of this car. What we are not sure of is how many of these cars are interested in running on paved oval tracks. It is our opinion that the majority of these cars will continue to run off road and some will run dirt oval. What we are attempting to find out is the interest in paved oval racing. If QSAC is to survive and grow it is important that we be open-minded about the future of 1/4 scale racing.Should this class become viable in the future it is the intention of QSAC for form a rules committee for this class that would allow fair racing comparable to QSAC's current classes.

As with anything new there many rumours and convincing opinions about this. Everything from "This will drive the 1/4 scale manufacturers out of business and kill 1/4 scale" to "This will be end up being the greatest boom to 1/4 scale sales and racing since the early 90's". The truth is we simply don't know. Logically, if the class is successful, it will fall somewhere in between these two opinions. Unfortunately the facts don't lie, 1/4 scale is shrinking and has been since 2008. We need to be open minded to every opportunity that has the potential to grow 1/4 scale racing.
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LOCK WASHERS
It has come to our attention that there may be a large number of motors out there with lock washers on the cylinder head bolts. Although this flys directly in the face of this rule.
"7. Modifications - NONE - no removal or addition of parts or mate-rial from engine or from any part of component of engine whether or not performance is enhanced. Media blasting of any portion of the cylinder or internal engine components is not allowed for any purpose."

The only exceptions are listed on page 11. The exhaust, carburetor, and clutch are not considered part of the engine and will have their own set of rules. Because of the large number of emails, phone calls and that we understand it has gone un noticed for a few years, we have decided for all involved from motor builders to racers. We will make an exception for this in 2012 ONLY. In 2013 and beyond they will be deemed illegal. You will not find this statement in the rules package. This was an agreement the co-chairs and tech director came to.
Thanks,
Mike and Tony

3/11/2012
The long awaited rule book is now completed. Please take time to look at the changes, albeit these changes are just to clarify a few things and general housekeeping.

You can spot the updates in the rule book because there will be a (3.4.12) next to the headings of each section indicating the date of the change.

QSAC would like to welcome Bill Scott as the new National Tech director. His contact information is in the "Contact Us" tab and can be printed out. We would also like to thank Randy Brown for his dedication and service as National Tech Director for so long.

2/26/2012

The following is from Doreen. I am late in putting this up due to many things going on, work being one of them. More updates to come, the rule book for one....

QSAC member list will be updated on Sunday, 2/19/12. If you mailed your application more than 5 days ago and your name is not included, please CALL Doreen Brown at (517) 410-3754. New cards will be mailed Monday. Please mail all applications to: JUDY SUNDE, 3967 DEEP WOODS BAYOU, DORR MI 49323. Do not mail them to the East Lansing address. If you want your race car number printed on your membership card, write your number in the top left corner of the application form.

1/27/2012
Several updates have been made to the website. QSAC would like to extend a hardy "WELCOME TO QSAC" to Track owners: David & Miranda Guadagnoli of Xtrememotorsports. Check out the track on the Tracks and Clubs page.

1/1/2012
Happy New Year to one and all. I've been working on fixing the website for weeks and weeks and I have finally finished remaking the site. There are a few little touchups that will need to be done I am sure, but my hope is that I have made it a bit easier to view and navigate.

For those of you that wanted me to put information on the site, please contact me again and I will be happy to add it to the site. I know there was at least one more manfacture and one or 2 additinal links.

Please feel free to let me know what you like or don't like and I will see what I can do to improve. Contact me via email:
Jim Bell

Thank you all and have a great start to the New Year.

12/16/2011
The official QSAC financial report is now available:
QSAC Financial Report.pdf

11/20/2011
1) The Grand National Class will remain on the books as written.
2) The Grand National Class will become a Provisional Class because of lack of attendance.
3) A probationary Super Late Model Class will be started utilizing all of the GN Class rules except the body rule but including the body and spoiler height rules.

It was not our intent to distress anyone over this decision. We did and do believe we are working for the best interests of Quarter Scale racing.

Mike Sadler / Tony Evans

11/18/2011
2012 NCS Dates
April 20,21 Lagoon Park Raceway Montgomery, Alabama
May 18.19 Lakeside Speedway Clover SC
June 22,23 Veterans Park Speedway Algona, IA
July 20,21 Ingalls Motor Speedway Ingalls, IN
August 17,18 Machesney Park Raceway Machesney Park, IL
September 14,15 DFW Speedway Burleson, Texas