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09/04/2026

OCTOBER RACE DATE CHANGE FOR PALOUSE SLOTS.

We are changing the October race date to the 24th. This change is to accommodate the opening points race for KF SLOT SHOP in Richland Washington . This will give everyone the opportunity to Race at Richland on the 17th and join Palouse slots on their last race on the 24th of October. Any question feel free to reach out.

08/30/2026

Fantastic racing fun at Palouse Slots 5th retro race of the Spring/Summer series. We had 12 racers on the roster. One of those racers Garrett Sisk from the Tri cities was here to set some records along with his dad Jeff Sisk. Jeffs first time racing with us.

Starting out on Ken's track with Stock cars.
Garrett Sisk wasted no time laying down some smooth laps to take first place and erase the old track record held by his good friend Chance Overholt with 125 laps. Bruce Schmitt from Richland Washington and Tom Sunday from Pasco Washington battled for second place with Bruce Schmitt winning by just a few feet to claim second with 117 laps putting Tom Sunday in 3rd place with 117 laps. Track owner Leroy Sanders and Idaho's Robert Clements had their own battle for third place with Leroy edging out Robert for third with 114 laps and Robert Clements in Fourth with 114 laps.

Next class up F-1 on the red track.
Garrett once again ripped off lap after lap this time trying to erase Robert Clements track record of 155 laps but fell short with only 153 laps but still took first place. Tom Sunday of Pasco coming in second place with 145 laps and track owner Leroy Sanders in third with 140. Idaho's Robert Clements wasn't quite in the grove and took fourth place with 138 laps.

Lunch Break.
Pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, Pork-n-beans, chips and apple pie and ice cream for dessert.

Can-Am on Ken's track.
Garrett Sisk had to work for this win but managed to tie Chance Overholt's record and take the win with 124 laps. Robert Clements tried putting the pressure on but just couldn't make it and fell to second place with 120 laps. Richland Bruce Schmitt claiming third place with 118 laps and Leroy Sanders in fourth with 115 laps.

Last class up Coupe on the red track.
This turned out to be a heartbreaker for Garrett Sisk. He drove every lane color flawless until Blue lane said not going to happen today. The Blue lane apparently had some clearance issues with his body on the car so in a certain spot (not always) he would take a trip into the wall. Unfortunately he was not able to set a new record leaving Chance Overholt's record of 162 laps to live on for another month. Garrett took first place with 161 laps. As Garrett said if not for the Blue lane issues he would have obliterated Chances record. These guys are good friends and very competitive ones at that. Robert Clements of Idaho pushed himself to rack up 159 laps to take second place. Tom Sunday from Pasco Washington was also in the mix and claimed third place with 156 laps. Leroy Sanders rounding out fourth with 144 laps.

Palouse Slots would like to thank all the racers for their support and making this a fun day. Thank you to my wife Cheryl for the delicious lunch. Next race is September 26th. Full race results can be found at Slot Blog under other retro racing Palouse Slots and Hobbies.

08/17/2026

Another exciting Retro race this month Saturday August 29th at Palouse Slots. Looking for a head count on racers.
We will be racing four classes 4.5 Stock car, F-1 , Can-Am and Coupe.
Practice starts at 9:00 racing at 11:00 ( early birds welcome). Some Breakfast items and lunch will be provided for racers.
The summer series is winding down with only September and October races left. Hope to see everyone August 29th.
Any questions feel free to reach out.

08/10/2026

Would like to thank Jim and Pam for making the drive from Missoula to visit the raceway today. Jim is a NSR 1/32 slot car racer and brought his beautiful assortment of his favorite racers. Here is just a sample of some of his cars. Thank you Jim for sharing your knowledge of set up and travels.

07/26/2026

Palouse Slots held their 5th retro race of the series on Saturday July 25th. We had 13 racers on the roster with new racer on our tracks Creid Chiesa from Richland Washington. We also had a visitor from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Mexico plant. Sergio is visiting the Pullman plant for two weeks and was curious to see what slot car racing was all about. A big thanks to Ken Bryan for showing him around.

Stock car on the red track.
Chance Overholt from Richland Washington just steamed rolled everyone taking first place with 156 laps putting Robert Clements of Moscow Idaho in second with 150 laps. John Mattoon of Pullman Washington in third with 147 laps and track owner Leroy sanders in fourth 144 laps.

F-1 on Ken's track.
Once again a familiar pattern is starting to form as Chance Overholt claims first place with 123 laps with Robert Clements in second place with 119 laps. Spokane's Paul Dwyer rolling into third place with 112 laps putting John Mattoon in fourth with 111 laps.

Lunch break of Hamburgers, Ranch beans, Potato Salad, chips and Huckleberry ice cream for dessert. A big thank you to my wife Cheryl for another delicious lunch.

Can-Am on the red track.
No surprise who the winner is in this race. Chance Overholt setting a new track record taking first place with 164 laps crushing the old record held by Richland Washingtons Garrett Sisk of 157 laps. Robert Clements in a comfortable second place with 150 laps. Leroy Sanders rounding out third place with 144 laps putting John Mattoon in fourth place.

Last class of the day Coupe on Ken's track.
Chance Overholt just kept his streak going taking first place in Coupe with 131 laps. Robert Clements in second with 125 laps. Spokane Washington's Ken Bryan previous owner of this track taking third place with 117 laps. Paul Dwyer also from Spokane in fourth with 116 laps.

Thank you everyone for the fun and exciting racing. Hope to see you next month Saturday August 29th. Check out Slot Blog for full racing results posting shortly.

07/12/2026

Palouse Slots 5th retro race of the season need head count for Saturday July 25th. We will be racing four classes. Stock car , F-1 , Can-Am , Coupe. Practice starts at 9:00 and racing at 11:00 early birds welcome. Some breakfast items and lunch will be provided for racers. Hope to see everyone for some exciting races. Any questions feel free to reach out.

06/28/2026

Palouse Slots had another great Retro race this Saturday June 27th 13 racers on the roster. We had some first time racers Luke and Isaac Chang Ken Bryan's grandsons from out of town visiting and wanted to experience slot car racing. Tom Sunday, Frank Sperle and Larry Flyn were able to make their first showing since last year. The energy was high during practice which crossed over into the racing for some great heats.

Before the main racing started we had Ken and his grandsons Luke and Isaac race stock car class together. Luke and Isaac had never raced slot cars before even though grandpa is a well season slot car veteran. They did outstanding putting a little heat on a proud grandpa. Thank you to all the other racers who marshalled and cheered Luke and Isaac on their first race.

First up Stock car on Ken's track.

Tom Sunday from Pasco came out swinging letting everyone know that his absence from the last 2 races would have no affect on his racing skills to take first place with 118 laps. Leroy Sanders, track owner coming in second with 113 laps just by a few feet putting Tim Gray from Richland in third place with 113 laps. Bruce Schmitt also from Richland in fourth place with 112 laps.

F-1 class on the red track.

Bruce Schmitt from Richland put himself out front to take first place with 148 laps. Tim Gray also from Richland in second place with 147 laps with Spokane's Paul Dwyer in third with 142 laps. Tom Sunday from Pasco in fourth place with 141 laps. Ken's grandson Luke racing with the big boys came in 11th place with 100 laps. Nice job Luke.

Time for lunch break.
Tacos, rice and beans with ice cream for desert.

Can - Am on Ken's track.

Leroy Sanders track owner was the thorn once again in Tim Gray's side as he took first place by a couple of feet 118 laps. Tim second with 118 laps. Robert Clements of Moscow Idaho was having a off day managed to take third place with 113 laps. Bruce Schmitt of Richland landing in fourth with 112 laps.

Last race of the day Coupe.

Bruce Schmitt and Robert Clements battled it out with Bruce Schmitt beating out Robert Clements by just feet to take first place with 157 laps putting Robert in second with 157 laps. Tim gray from Richland rounding out his day with third place 153 laps. Paul Dwyer of Spokane in fourth with 147 laps.

Thank you everyone it was a great time. Looking forward to next months race Saturday July 25th. Also thank you Cheryl for all the wonderful food.

06/27/2026

Lots of energy for today's racers. Plus a great lunch schedule of tacos, yummy ice cream.

Palouse Slots and Hobbies will be hosting their 4th spring/summer retro race Saturday June 27th. We will be racing four classes. Stock car , F-1 , Can - Am and Coupe. We will be alternating classes between tracks. Practice starts at 9:00 and racing at 11:00 early birds welcome. Lunch and some breakfast items will be provided for racers. Hope to see everyone and some new faces too. If you have any questions feel free to reach out.

06/13/2026

Palouse Slots and Hobbies will be hosting their 4th spring/summer retro race Saturday June 27th. We will be racing four classes. Stock car , F-1 , Can - Am and Coupe. We will be alternating classes between tracks. Practice starts at 9:00 and racing at 11:00 early birds welcome. Lunch and some breakfast items will be provided for racers. Hope to see everyone and some new faces too. If you have any questions feel free to reach out.

05/31/2026

Palouse Slots & Hobbies had a great turn out for our 3rd race of the Spring/Summer retro series with 12 racers on the roster. I would like to thank Walt Hough owner of the Green Hornet race facility in Malaga Washington for making the trip out. it was his first time racing at Palouse Slots. Check out his page for their racing program an hours.

After our last months race was cancelled everyone was ready to get racing so here are the results.

Our first class up was Stock car on the red track. Robert Clements of Moscow Idaho taking first place with 151 laps putting Bruce Schmitt from Richland WA in second place with 145 laps. ( this became a common pattern through out the day ). Tim Gray also from Richland WA tied with with Bruce Schmitt just missing out by a few feet with 145 laps. Leroy Sanders from Palouse in 4th with 140 laps.

Up next F-1 on Kens track. Once again Robert Clements and Bruce Schmitt fighting for the first place position with Robert Clements coming in first with 118 laps putting Bruce Schmitt in second place with 117 laps. We had a three way tie for 3rd place between Richlands Tim Gray Spokane's Paul Dwyer, Pasco's John Wimett. Tim Gray edged them out to claim victory for 3rd place 115 laps. Spokane's Paul Dwyer in 4th place 115 laps.

Lunch break with Sub Sandwiches roast beef, Ham, Turkey, Pastrami, four different kids of cheese and all the fixings that go with it. Potato salad, tri pasta, chips and ice cream for desert.

Back to racing. Can Am on the red track. Track owner Leroy Sanders came in first place with 144 laps with a tie for second place between Robert Clements and Richland WA Tim Gray. Robert took second bye a couple of feet with 142 laps dropping Tim Gray to 3rd place with 142 laps. Bruce Schmitt of Richland in 4th with 138 laps.

Last race of the day Coupe on Ken's track. Robert Clements set a new track record in this class with 128 laps. Congratulations' Robert. Bruce Schmitt of Richland WA and Spokane's Paul Dwyer tied for second place 10 laps behind Robert with 118 laps. Bruce edged out Paul to take second with Paul in 3rd. Leroy Sanders claiming fourth place with 117 laps.

It was fun filled day of close racing and I appreciate all the racers that attended. Our next race will be June 27th.
Pictures of the beautiful Chaparral 2J slot car was scratched built by John Wimett. Thank you John for sharing your love of slot cars with the group.