NASA Pro Racing Site News & Contenttag:www.nasaproracing.com,2008-02-22://12010-03-12T05:18:41ZThis is the official website for the National Auto Sport Association. Here you may find all information related to NASA events, and find easy ways to get on track and start going fast!Movable Type 4.21-enNew for 2010 Yokohama Tire Contingency Programtag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3732010-03-13T02:00:11Z2010-03-12T05:18:41ZRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that it has secured a brand new contingency program for NASA racers from Yokohama tire. The program is valued at more than $4 Million in product for the 2010 season and will be administered by Southern California-based Trackside Performance. The program pays out 3 tires to the first place finisher in eligible classes and up to 4 tires per class for any open tire racing class. This generous program can enable a successful competitor to take home up to 6 tires for 2 race wins in a single weekend. Any competitor wishing to take part in the Yokohama contingency program must register before they can be eligible for a contingency award. Registration forms can be found at HERE. For complete details on the NASA Yokohama contingency program, please visit HERE. ]]>JeremyRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that it has secured a brand new contingency program for NASA racers from Yokohama tire. The program is valued at more than $4 Million in product for the 2010 season and will be administered by Southern California-based Trackside Performance. The program pays out 3 tires to the first place finisher in eligible classes and up to 4 tires per class for any open tire racing class. This generous program can enable a successful competitor to take home up to 6 tires for 2 race wins in a single weekend. Any competitor wishing to take part in the Yokohama contingency program must register before they can be eligible for a contingency award. Registration forms can be found at HERE. For complete details on the NASA Yokohama contingency program, please visit HERE. ]]>
Hoosier Contingency Program Returns for 2010tag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3722010-03-12T05:06:51Z2010-03-12T05:13:01ZRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that the Hoosier Racing Tire contingency program has been renewed and expanded for 2010. The Hoosier program will now pay out up to 4 tires per class in every open tire class at all NASA regional events and is valued at more than $5 Million in product. To take advantage of the program, competitors must register with Hoosier before any contingency award can be collected. Please visit HERE for complete information on the Hoosier contingency program for 2010.
]]>JeremyRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that the Hoosier Racing Tire contingency program has been renewed and expanded for 2010. The Hoosier program will now pay out up to 4 tires per class in every open tire class at all NASA regional events and is valued at more than $5 Million in product. To take advantage of the program, competitors must register with Hoosier before any contingency award can be collected. Please visit HERE for complete information on the Hoosier contingency program for 2010.
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Toyo Tires Remains Presenting Sponsor for NASA Championships and Continues Generous Contingency Programtag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3702010-03-10T00:21:41Z2010-03-10T00:26:22ZRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Toyo Tires has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2010 NASA Championships to be held at Miller Motorsports Park September 16-19, 2010. In addition to the Toyo tires contingency program which is currently available to every NASA member competing in a NASA class which specify the use of the Toyo Proxes RA1 or R888 competition DOT radial Tires, Toyo has also elected to continue their generous contingency program which allows top-finishing racers at the Championship event to walk away with up to $4,000 cash, for a class win. The contingency program worth over $200,000 in cash and "Toyo Dollars" will be open to competitors competing at the NASA Championship on the Toyo Proxes RA1 or R888 competition DOT radial Tires. Complete details on the 2010 Toyo Tires contingency program including payout structure and requirements can be found here. 2010 Toyo contingency details.
]]>JeremyRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Toyo Tires has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2010 NASA Championships to be held at Miller Motorsports Park September 16-19, 2010. In addition to the Toyo tires contingency program which is currently available to every NASA member competing in a NASA class which specify the use of the Toyo Proxes RA1 or R888 competition DOT radial Tires, Toyo has also elected to continue their generous contingency program which allows top-finishing racers at the Championship event to walk away with up to $4,000 cash, for a class win. The contingency program worth over $200,000 in cash and "Toyo Dollars" will be open to competitors competing at the NASA Championship on the Toyo Proxes RA1 or R888 competition DOT radial Tires. Complete details on the 2010 Toyo Tires contingency program including payout structure and requirements can be found here. 2010 Toyo contingency details.
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New versions of 2009 NASA Championships videos releasedtag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3692010-03-05T18:21:33Z2010-03-05T18:22:55Zwww.speedcasttv.com/nasa.
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OG Racing Continues on as Official Motorsports Safety Equipment Supplier of NASAtag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3682010-02-26T21:28:27Z2010-02-26T21:33:52ZRichmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that OG Racing, a leading safety equipment retailer based in Sterling, VA, will continue on as the Official Motorsports Safety Equipment Supplier of NASA for 2010. OG Racing was founded in 1990 with the intent of “Making Racers Safer” and they plan to continue with that tradition through the continuation of this agreement. OG Racing specializes in automotive racing safety equipment and is a distributor for most of the major companies in the safety equipment world like Sparco, Simpson, Bell, Hans, G_Force, Alpinestars, Racetech, ATL, and many others. They offer an extensive inventory that allows them to ship 98% of their orders the same day they are placed.
Make sure to watch the NASA site in the coming weeks for some exciting programs in 2010 from NASA’s Official Motorsports Safety Equipment Supplier, OG Racing.]]>JeremyRichmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that OG Racing, a leading safety equipment retailer based in Sterling, VA, will continue on as the Official Motorsports Safety Equipment Supplier of NASA for 2010. OG Racing was founded in 1990 with the intent of “Making Racers Safer” and they plan to continue with that tradition through the continuation of this agreement. OG Racing specializes in automotive racing safety equipment and is a distributor for most of the major companies in the safety equipment world like Sparco, Simpson, Bell, Hans, G_Force, Alpinestars, Racetech, ATL, and many others. They offer an extensive inventory that allows them to ship 98% of their orders the same day they are placed.
Make sure to watch the NASA site in the coming weeks for some exciting programs in 2010 from NASA’s Official Motorsports Safety Equipment Supplier, OG Racing.]]>
NASA announces the new Porsche Boxster 986 Seriestag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3662010-02-24T14:51:52Z2010-02-24T15:02:50ZThe National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce a new racing series for Porsche Boxster 986 chassis cars. NASA has secured the rights to the already successful Boxster Spec series created and managed by Bill Bodine, a long time Porsche racer from Southern California. Bodine will continue his involvement with the series as the National Director.
“We’re very excited to be working with Bill to take the Boxster Spec program to the next level”, said Ryan Flaherty, NASA’s National Chairman. “This is a great platform to work with and we hope to combine our national presence with Bill’s proven leadership to get more folks involved with the series”
Bill Bodine added that “NASA’s high quality nationwide events will not only provide our current Boxster Spec drivers with more and better racing opportunities, but will encourage those in the Midwest, East and South to jump onto the Boxster Spec party-wagon. This couldn’t be better timing for the growth and continued success of Boxster Spec Racing.”
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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce a new racing series for Porsche Boxster 986 chassis cars. NASA has secured the rights to the already successful Boxster Spec series created and managed by Bill Bodine, a long time Porsche racer from Southern California. Bodine will continue his involvement with the series as the National Director.
“We’re very excited to be working with Bill to take the Boxster Spec program to the next level”, said Ryan Flaherty, NASA’s National Chairman. “This is a great platform to work with and we hope to combine our national presence with Bill’s proven leadership to get more folks involved with the series”
Bill Bodine added that “NASA’s high quality nationwide events will not only provide our current Boxster Spec drivers with more and better racing opportunities, but will encourage those in the Midwest, East and South to jump onto the Boxster Spec party-wagon. This couldn’t be better timing for the growth and continued success of Boxster Spec Racing.”
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Hawk Performance Continues on as “Official Brake Product of NASA”tag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3672010-02-23T16:28:00Z2010-02-24T17:05:17ZRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Hawk Performance will remain the “Official Brake Product of NASA” for the 2010 season. As part of this continued partnership, Hawk Performance is continuing their substantial national contingency program which benefits every NASA competitor. In addition to all regional events and rally sport events, Hawk will again provide a significant contingency program for the NASA Championships at Miller Motorsports Park.
NASA estimates that the 2010 Hawk Performance contingency program is worth nearly $600,000 in cash and “Hawk Bucks” and is immediately available for all NASA competitors to enjoy. For more information on the Hawk Performance contingency program, please visit the Hawk Performance contingency page on NASA’s main website at http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency/hawk.html.
]]>JeremyRICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Hawk Performance will remain the “Official Brake Product of NASA” for the 2010 season. As part of this continued partnership, Hawk Performance is continuing their substantial national contingency program which benefits every NASA competitor. In addition to all regional events and rally sport events, Hawk will again provide a significant contingency program for the NASA Championships at Miller Motorsports Park.
NASA estimates that the 2010 Hawk Performance contingency program is worth nearly $600,000 in cash and “Hawk Bucks” and is immediately available for all NASA competitors to enjoy. For more information on the Hawk Performance contingency program, please visit the Hawk Performance contingency page on NASA’s main website at http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency/hawk.html.
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Announcing new streamlined safety inspection for NASA racers.tag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3642010-02-10T19:43:47Z2010-02-10T19:44:42Zhttp://www.nasaproracing.com/forms.html and
annual inspection stickers will be available at events after March 8,
2010. Until that date, racers can continue to use the same processes
as before and will only need to turn in the new forms at their first
event after March 8 to obtain their annual tech sticker if they
already have an annual inspection in place. Racers will not have to
redo their annuals but will only need to show their logbook with a
current annual in place to a NASA inspector at their first event after
the annual stickers become available. If you have any questions,
please contact your local NASA regional office for more details.
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http://www.nasaproracing.com/forms.html and
annual inspection stickers will be available at events after March 8,
2010. Until that date, racers can continue to use the same processes
as before and will only need to turn in the new forms at their first
event after March 8 to obtain their annual tech sticker if they
already have an annual inspection in place. Racers will not have to
redo their annuals but will only need to show their logbook with a
current annual in place to a NASA inspector at their first event after
the annual stickers become available. If you have any questions,
please contact your local NASA regional office for more details.
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Announcing Shawn Meze as the National Director for NASA's Super Touring Series and moretag:www.nasaproracing.com,2010://1.3632010-02-03T21:33:31Z2010-02-03T21:36:32ZThe National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the selection of Shawn Meze to the positions of National Director for NASA's Super Touring series and Assistant National Director for NASA's Performance Touring and Time Trial series. Shawn will be joining Dr. Greg Greenbaum to form a cohesive and experienced team to manage three of NASA's fastest growing and most exciting groups. Greg developed and started the Super Touring Series in 2007 and has been the National Director since then. "Since I started and developed the National Time Trial Program in 2004, the Performance Touring Series in 2006, and the Super Touring Series in 2007, I have competed in TTB, TTC, TTD, PTB, and PTC, and I have been the National Director for all three series. I plan to compete in ST this year and it will be great to have Shawn as our National Director. Shawn is an excellent choice and we will work closely together on building all three series in the future."
Shawn came to his first NASA event at the urging of his friend in 2005 where he went on to win the regional TTE championship in NASA's Southern California Region. Since then, Shawn has been deeply involved in the Time Trial program where he also instructed HPDE 1 drivers and eventually also obtained his competition license. Shawn finished 2nd in a rented Spec Miata competing in PTE at the first National championship in 2006, and also finished 3rd in a Spec Focus in TTE. "It was a great experience where I met alot of great competitors who have since become good friends" said Shawn. In 2008, Shawn became the Time Trial Assistant Director as well as the PT & ST Co-Director for the Southern California Region. Shawn has also worked as a NASA Race Director at the 2008 and 2009 National Championships at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and Miller Motorsports Park. Shawn has also worked very closely with Greg Greenbaum maintaining the rules for the TT, PT and ST programs and will continue that role in his new position. Shawn also co-drives a Mazda RX-8 in TTD and competesin the NASA's WERC enduro series. Shawn added that "The tracks are truly great but the people are what makes it so much fun!"
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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the selection of Shawn Meze to the positions of National Director for NASA's Super Touring series and Assistant National Director for NASA's Performance Touring and Time Trial series. Shawn will be joining Dr. Greg Greenbaum to form a cohesive and experienced team to manage three of NASA's fastest growing and most exciting groups. Greg developed and started the Super Touring Series in 2007 and has been the National Director since then. "Since I started and developed the National Time Trial Program in 2004, the Performance Touring Series in 2006, and the Super Touring Series in 2007, I have competed in TTB, TTC, TTD, PTB, and PTC, and I have been the National Director for all three series. I plan to compete in ST this year and it will be great to have Shawn as our National Director. Shawn is an excellent choice and we will work closely together on building all three series in the future."
Shawn came to his first NASA event at the urging of his friend in 2005 where he went on to win the regional TTE championship in NASA's Southern California Region. Since then, Shawn has been deeply involved in the Time Trial program where he also instructed HPDE 1 drivers and eventually also obtained his competition license. Shawn finished 2nd in a rented Spec Miata competing in PTE at the first National championship in 2006, and also finished 3rd in a Spec Focus in TTE. "It was a great experience where I met alot of great competitors who have since become good friends" said Shawn. In 2008, Shawn became the Time Trial Assistant Director as well as the PT & ST Co-Director for the Southern California Region. Shawn has also worked as a NASA Race Director at the 2008 and 2009 National Championships at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and Miller Motorsports Park. Shawn has also worked very closely with Greg Greenbaum maintaining the rules for the TT, PT and ST programs and will continue that role in his new position. Shawn also co-drives a Mazda RX-8 in TTD and competesin the NASA's WERC enduro series. Shawn added that "The tracks are truly great but the people are what makes it so much fun!"
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7th Annual NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Mothers tag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3452009-12-10T20:15:20Z2009-12-10T20:16:15ZRICHMOND, CA - December 9, 2009. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announced today the successful completion of the 7th annual 25 hours of Thunderhill presented by Mothers® Polishes•Waxes•Cleaners. The race has become a traditional feature event on the NASA calendar and the race is a season highlight for endurance racing teams from all over the world. Nearly 70 teams took the green flag to begin the longest closed course road race in North America on their quest to see if they could “Survive the 25”. The pace of the race was simply staggering this year helped by the uncharacteristically dry and cool weather present for the entire 25 hours of the event. The good weather and lack of full course caution periods helped the overall winning Mercer Motorsports team shatter the previous laps completed record by notching 761 laps and over 2400 miles traveled by the fall of the checkered flag. The event drew the attention of many media outlets including the local Fox television station which offered a great deal of coverage for the event. (FOX40 stories are online here.) Official results from the event have now been posted here.
NASA would like to congratulate not only the class winners, but everyone that competed in the event. “Any team can tell you just how difficult it is competing in a 25 hour long race and each team deserves to be congratulated for taking up that challenge,” said Event Director, Jerry Kunzman.
The 25 Hour event will also be the focus of a one hour long television show which is set to air in early 2010. More complete details regarding the show will be published at a later date.
]]>Jay Shirleyhttp://www.nasaproracing.com/RICHMOND, CA - December 9, 2009. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announced today the successful completion of the 7th annual 25 hours of Thunderhill presented by Mothers® Polishes•Waxes•Cleaners. The race has become a traditional feature event on the NASA calendar and the race is a season highlight for endurance racing teams from all over the world. Nearly 70 teams took the green flag to begin the longest closed course road race in North America on their quest to see if they could “Survive the 25”. The pace of the race was simply staggering this year helped by the uncharacteristically dry and cool weather present for the entire 25 hours of the event. The good weather and lack of full course caution periods helped the overall winning Mercer Motorsports team shatter the previous laps completed record by notching 761 laps and over 2400 miles traveled by the fall of the checkered flag. The event drew the attention of many media outlets including the local Fox television station which offered a great deal of coverage for the event. (FOX40 stories are online here.) Official results from the event have now been posted here.
NASA would like to congratulate not only the class winners, but everyone that competed in the event. “Any team can tell you just how difficult it is competing in a 25 hour long race and each team deserves to be congratulated for taking up that challenge,” said Event Director, Jerry Kunzman.
The 25 Hour event will also be the focus of a one hour long television show which is set to air in early 2010. More complete details regarding the show will be published at a later date.
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NASA Championships Spec Miata Race on Versustag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3182009-10-05T20:43:01Z2009-10-05T20:44:45ZMothers® Polishes●Waxes●Cleaners from the 2009 NASA Championships will be telecast on the Versus network October 27, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. EST.
In addition to this exciting news, the live coverage from SpeedcastTV which featured a majority of the classes from the 2009 NASA Championships presented by Toyo Tires at Miller Motorsports Park is available on demand for free at http://www.speedcasttv.com/nasa. We are also in the process of putting together post production versions of these covered classes from the event which will be available on the Speedcast TV website as soon as they are ready. ]]>Jay Shirleyhttp://www.nasaproracing.com/
Mothers® Polishes●Waxes●Cleaners from the 2009 NASA Championships will be telecast on the Versus network October 27, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. EST.
In addition to this exciting news, the live coverage from SpeedcastTV which featured a majority of the classes from the 2009 NASA Championships presented by Toyo Tires at Miller Motorsports Park is available on demand for free at http://www.speedcasttv.com/nasa. We are also in the process of putting together post production versions of these covered classes from the event which will be available on the Speedcast TV website as soon as they are ready. ]]>
Todd Covini and Al Fernandez step in as National Series Directorstag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3162009-09-30T20:25:27Z2009-09-30T20:26:55Z ]]>Jay Shirleyhttp://www.nasaproracing.com/ ]]>
Al joined NASA in 2001 and has been part of the Camaro Mustang Challenge leadership team since 2004. Al has also served as the Regional Series Director for AI and CMC in Texas and as a Series Director at NASA’s National Championships. Al follows Tony Guaglione who has led and grown the Camaro Mustang Challenge since 2001.
“I am very excited to have Al and Todd in place to carry NASA’s ponycar series forward”, said John Lindsey NASA’s Chief Divisional Director. “Both of these guys have a deep understanding of the classes and they will be able to do great things building on their long experience with NASA and their ability to find common ground among very diverse groups of racers.”
“I am looking forward to taking American Iron® to the next level and working on key challenges such as lowering the barrier to entry into the class, controlling costs and strengthening the relationship between NASA’s ponycar classes, AI & CMC”, added Covini. “My goal is to ensure that American Iron® racing has fun, fair, and consistent competition across the country.”
Fernandez said that “I am very happy to be leading CMC now and we have an excellent team in place to ensure that CMC remains as an affordable entry level series for ponycar racers. This is an exciting time for the series and we hope to further the explosive growth we’ve seen in Texas over the past few years and spread it nationwide for 2010.”
For more information on the American Iron® Series please visit www.americanironracing.com and the American Iron® section of www.nasaforums.com. For more information on the Camaro Mustang Challenge please visit www.camaromustangchallenge.com. ]]>
Congratulations to our photo contest winner: David Salibatag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3152009-09-25T22:25:43Z2009-09-28T16:31:49Z
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Vote for the best photo of the 2009 NASA National Championshipstag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3142009-09-17T14:31:19Z2009-09-17T16:02:04Zfans to decide what that is. Go over to our voting page and pick your favorite photo. The winner will win a $500 gift certificate valid for any NASA event.
The winner will be announced on Friday, September 25th 2009.
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fans to decide what that is. Go over to our voting page and pick your favorite photo. The winner will win a $500 gift certificate valid for any NASA event.
The winner will be announced on Friday, September 25th 2009.
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2009 NASA Championships Post Event Infotag:www.nasaproracing.com,2009://1.3132009-09-15T23:25:30Z2009-10-02T21:08:28ZThe 4th annual NASA Championships wrapped up on Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. NASA would like to thank every competitor that made the trip to Utah to take part in the event. For official race results from the 2009 NASA Championships, please visit here. Official Time Trial results will be posted shortly to the www.nasachampionships.com website.
The exciting flag to flag video coverage featuring select classes from the 2009 NASA Championships will also be available on demand at the www.speedcasttv.com website starting early next week. If you missed the exciting action live, be sure to check it out after its posted next week.
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The 4th annual NASA Championships wrapped up on Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. NASA would like to thank every competitor that made the trip to Utah to take part in the event. For official race results from the 2009 NASA Championships, please visit here. Official Time Trial results will be posted shortly to the www.nasachampionships.com website.
The exciting flag to flag video coverage featuring select classes from the 2009 NASA Championships will also be available on demand at the www.speedcasttv.com website starting early next week. If you missed the exciting action live, be sure to check it out after its posted next week.
RICHMOND, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that it has secured a brand new contingency program for NASA racers from Yokohama tire. The program is valued at more than $4 Million in product for the 2010 season and will be administered by Southern California-based Trackside Performance. The program pays out 3 tires to the first place finisher in eligible classes and up to 4 tires per class for any open tire racing class. This generous program can enable a successful competitor to take home up to 6 tires for 2 race wins in a single weekend. Any competitor wishing to take part in the Yokohama contingency program must register before they can be eligible for a contingency award. Registration forms can be found at HERE.
