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Official NASA Branded Apparel and Merchandise Now Available

Friday, March 07, 2014

Napa Valley, CA — The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Officially licensed and branded apparel and merchandise is now available for purchase directly at www.NASARacingGear.com.

Through a recently concluded multi-year agreement, NASA has named SPS Promotional the officially licensed apparel and merchandise provider for NASA.

“We are thrilled to work with NASA to provide our logo apparel and merchandising expertise,” said Dave Whitworth, Managing Partner. “We are excited to showcase our products to the NASA membership and to the NASA Regions as well.”

SPS’s Promotional and Apparel Division, located in St. Louis, MO and founded in 2007, is an apparel and merchandise producer with considerable experience in the amateur racing market and provides logo apparel stores and sales to multiple organizations and clubs.

The new merchandise website will be operated under the brand name NASA Racing Gear, and it can be found at the merchandise link on www.NASAproracing.com or directly at www.NASARacingGear.com.

Logo merchandise and apparel will also be sold at major NASA racing events across the country including the MSX Convention, March 7-9, 2014 this weekend.

"We look forward to this new partnership", said Jeremy Croiset, Director of Sponsorship , NASA. "This new program should provide a very easy process for NASA members to acquire the NASA branded apparel they've been missing for sometime. We hope the NASA membership enjoys this newly available apparel line for many years to come."

For more information on NASA, please visit their website at www.nasaproracing.com. For more information on the newly available NASA apparel, please visit www.nasaracinggear.com or call 888-305-3945.

March Issue of NASA's Speed News Magazine available

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Volume 3, issue 2 of NASA's Speed News Magazine is available here

Hawk Performance Remains NASA's Official Brake Product

Friday, February 14, 2014

Napa Valley, CA — The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Hawk Performance, a division of Carlisle Brake and Friction, Inc. has just signed a multi-year agreement continuing their involvement with NASA. The new agreement reaffirms Hawk Performance as the Official Brake Product of NASA through 2016 and provides for a variety of other programs NASA members will benefit from including changes to their contingency program and special offers only available to current NASA members. Hawks new contingency program will provide a much more lucrative awards package to NASA members while also making rewards easier to redeem.

“We are thrilled to have Hawk Performance on board with NASA for another 3 years” said Jeremy Croiset, NASA’s Director of Sponsorship. “NASA and Hawk Performance have enjoyed a great working relationship over the years and we are looking forward to the exciting new changes Hawk Performance has planned for the program moving forward. Hawk Performance brake pads are a dominant force in on track competition environments because they provide you with that extra edge you are looking for when going to the brake pedal. This agreement will allow us to keep telling that fact.”

“We are thrilled to again partner with NASA and continue as their official Brake Product through the 2016 season” said Mike DeFord, Vice President, Marketing and New Business Development, Hawk Performance. “Hawk Performance has proven to be one of the most competitive, consistent brake pads on the track today and that fact remains today. We are proud to support NASA participants through our contingency and product award programs and look forward to a fantastic new season with NASA.”

More details are soon to be published relating to the new Hawk Performance Contingency offering and the other fantastic programs Hawk has in store for NASA participants. Please check back regularly for updates.

Announcing the 2014 Hoosier Contingency Program

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Napa Valley, CA —The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the official 2014 Hoosier contingency program. The program is available to all NASA competitors beginning immediately and Hoosier is also including any events that preceded this announcement during the 2014 season.

For complete details on the Hoosier Contingency program, please visit:

http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency

Announcing the 2014 BFGoodrich Contingency Program

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Napa Valley, CA —The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the official 2014 BFGoodrich contingency program. The program is available to all NASA competitors beginning immediately and BFGoodrich is also including any events that preceded this announcement during the 2014 season.

For complete details on the BFGoodrich Contingency program, please visit:

http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency

February Issue of NASA's Speed News Magazine available

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Volume 3, issue 1 of NASA's Speed News Magazine is available here

Ford Racing School Remains Official Driving School of NASA

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Napa Valley, CA — The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is excited to announce that it has renewed its agreement with the Ford Racing School for an additional year. Located just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City at the wonderful Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, the Ford Racing School has been a great avenue for novice and veteran drivers alike and will continue to be the official driving school of NASA as well as being the only driving school in the world sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. This partnership program will continue to be a valuable asset to all NASA members and will include contingency programs, discounts and other special benefits.

" The Ford Racing School is thrilled to continue working hand in hand with NASA,” said Cindi Lux, Director of Performance Schools. “We are excited to continue this partnership program which will again see the Ford Racing School the Official Driving School of NASA.”

Founded in 2006, the Miller Motorsports Park is a state-of-the-art road racing facility for automobiles, motorcycles and karts. It is considered one of the finest race tracks of its type in North America and hosts many of the world’s most significant racing series’. “Miller Motorsports Park offers something for almost every motorsports enthusiast”. Said Chad Zulian, Ford Racing School Marketing Manager. “Those who choose to enrol in the driving school will have a chance to tread where legends have left their mark. Where world-class athletes have pounded the straightaway at nearly 200 MPH.”

"We are happy the Ford Racing School will remain the official driving school of NASA," said Jeremy Croiset, NASA Director of Sponsorship. “They offer a fantastic school that nearly all NASA members could benefit from attending. We look forward to offering NASA members the exciting benefits the Ford Racing School has to offer in 2014.”

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For more information on NASA, visit their website at www.nasaproracing.com. For more information on Miller Motorsports Park or the Ford Racing School, call 435-27SPEED (277-7333) or visit www.fordracingschool.com or www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com.

Announcing the 2014 Toyo Tires Contingency Program

Monday, January 20, 2014

Napa Valley, CA —The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the official 2014 Toyo Tires contingency program. The program is available to all NASA competitors beginning immediately an... Toyo Tires will also including any events that preceded this announcement during the 2014 season.
The Toyo Tires contingency program provides more than $10 Million dollars in contingency value to NASA competitors making it one of the most lucrative programs in the sport. The Toyo Tires program will make awards available to competitors competing in Spec Tire classes, Open tire classes, Enduro classes and Time Trial classes. All NASA spec tire classes will run on Toyo Tires’ next generation Proxes RR competition DOT radial tires this year which offers NASA competitors excellent value and creates an even playing field for racers to enjoy in those classes. NASA’s Open tire classes, Enduro classes, and Time Trial classes have the option of running on the Proxes RR, Proxes RA1, Proxes R888, or Proxes RS1 competition radial tires and collecting contingency rewards through the program.
For regional contingency program awards, a top driver in one of the spec tire classes can receive up to $4,800 in contingency for regional race wins over a season. Furthermore, Toyo Tires will pay out awards of $1000, $500, and $250 in additional contingency money to the top 3 finishers in the regional Championship battles for spec tire classes.
The 2014 contingency program also includes an extremely lucrative contingency program for the 2014 NASA Championship events at both Road Atlanta and Sonoma Raceway. Additional, Toyo Tires doubled their rewards available for 2014 NASA Championship competitors matching the 2013 totals for both events at more than $10,000 per spec class with $4,000 available to each class winner!
For complete details on the Toyo Tires Contingency program, please visit:
http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency

Rotek Racing Audi TT RS Wins USAF 25 Hours of Thunderhill

Friday, December 20, 2013

Top three Audi TT RS, Porsche 997 Cup, Radical

WILLOWS, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2013) - The No. 24 Rotek Racing Audi TT RS won the eleventh running of the United States Air Force (USAF) 25 Hours of Thunderhill today. Following the Rotek Audi to fill out the overall podium was the No.83 Barrett Racing Porsche GT3 Cup in second and the No. 38 Radical West Radical in third.

A field of 57 cars took the green flag at 11 a.m. Saturday morning for 25 hours of racing around the 2.58-mile, 15-turn Thunderhill Raceway. The race witnessed several leaders throughout the running including an ESR Class Wolf, ES Class Superlite and the winning ES Class Rotek Racing Audi TT RS. The Rotek team took over the lead at 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning and never looked back. The stout team was being pressured throughout the early hours by a speedy No. 38 Radical West Racing Radical. At 8:00 a.m. the Audi began stretch its legs and had a 30 lap lead with three hours remaining. The eventual winning margin to the second place was 28 laps. The Rotek Audi TT RS was driven by Robb Holland, Kevin Gleason, Jeff Altenburg, Roland Pritzker and Rob Huff.

"It was a blast today racing here this weekend," Pritzker said. "We had a couple of little issues with contact that took a couple of kunards off in the front in the middle of the night, but we replaced them and kept going. It was smooth sailing. Really we didn't have any big issues. We kept it on the track and out of the pits and all of the drivers ran nice and clean laps. My stints in the car were really fun, I just had a blast driving this Audi TT RS here at Thunderhill."

Top Three ES Class:

No. 24 Rotek Racing Audi TT RS, 705 laps run, 1,819 racing miles

No. 83 Barrett Racing Porsche GT3 Cup, 667 laps

No. 8 GMG Motorsports Audi R8, 662 laps

The No. 38 Radical West Radical perservered in the ESR Class to take the category win. The No. 38 was driven by Randy Carpenter, Ryan Carpenter, Todd Slusher, Anthony Bullock and Scott Atchison.

"We started off with a great base car," Carpenter said. "The car handled great, we had the balance just right and the team did a great job preparing the car. We had a little damage on the front, we threw some tape on it and kept going. The team just worked through the small issues and kept grinding, that is how you win this race. It is a first for us, we won the ESR Class and getting third overall is pretty spectacular with three of the four drivers being rookies."

Top Three ESR Class:

No. 38 Radical West Racing Radical

No. 48 Factory 48 Radical

No. 49 CSR Performance Spec Racer

The No. 18 Luxury Racing Don't Crash Mustang won the E0 Class with a faultless run. The Mustang, with support from Winding Road, was driven by Tom Martin Sr., Tom Martin Jr., Tom Brown and Brian Zander.

"We started the race pretty well," Martin Sr. said. "We fell back a little at the beginning and we just a kept a steady pace. The car was so well prepared by the team that we were able to run just a flawless race. Our competitors had a little trouble and here we are winners of our class. The only problem we had was a broken stud on one wheel. We were worried we would lose the others, so we replaced and kept going."

Top Three E0 Class:

No. 18 Luxury Don't Crash Racing Mustang

No. 67 Pure Performance BMW

No. 31 Hankook/El Diablo Motorsports BMW

In E1 the No. 27 Team Honda Research West Acura held on to take the class win. The Acura ILX was driven by Lee Niffenegger, Matthew Staal, Sage Marie, Scott Nicol and Michael Tsay.

"It was a great run by the team," Marie said. "We had a little bit of drama here and there, but overall our pace was really good. The BFGoodrich tires had a lot of grip. They helped to make our pace and our pit cycles very predictable. The Acura ILX is a great race car. The THRW team did an awesome job all weekend. The only real problem we had was a slight over heating problems under the yellows and there were a lot cautions."

Top Three E1 Class:

No. 27 Team Honda Research West Acura

No. 5 Fantasy Junction Acura

No. 55 Mazdaspeed Mazda 6 Dealers A

The E2 Class was won by is the No. 78 Sector Purple Racing Mazda Miata, driven by Kyle Watkins, Dan Williams, Glen Conser and Robert W. Ames.

"The plan was to come out stay incident free and not be off the track," Conser said. "We got good gas mileage, saved the tires and we put together a solid effort. We had some contact in the middle of the night when Dan was driving, but that was about it for our trouble. We had very smooth pit stops and overall just ran a great race."

Top Three E2 Class:

No. 78 Sector Purple Racing Mazda Miata

No. 74 AAF BMW

No. 95 Team Spoon Honda CR-Z

In the E3 Class the No. 23 RJ Racing Mazda Miata driven by John Gibson, Rob Gibson, Jamie Florence, Roger Eagleton, Gary Browne won the class.

"It was a really great run," said team representative Chris Hillebrandt. "Last year we blew a motor 12 hours in after winning in 2011. We had some mixed emotions coming in this year. We raced our race and we won it again. We really did not have a lot of issues. We had some small issue with our dash giving us a funny fuel reading. It would give us a number than go out. Sometimes we had to wait until it coughed to come in an fuel the car. The drivers and team did a great job."

Top Three E3 Class:

No. 23 RJ Racing

No. 36 Spare Parts Racing 2

No. 60 A+ Racing 2 Mazda Miata

Race Statistics:

705 laps covered by leader (laps x 2.86-track miles = 1,819 total racing miles covered)

13 caution periods

57 cars started, 40 finished

Fast lap of the race was set by Al Unser Jr. in the No. 52 JFC Racing Wolf, time of 1:37.789

Final and hourly timing reports are posted at http://timingscoring.drivenasa.com/NASA_California-Northern_Region/25%20Hours%20of%20Thunderhill/.

* Great mix of cars including Audi R8 LMS, Audi TT RS, Norma Sports Racer, Seat Leon, Lexus IS300, Mazda 6 Diesel, Miata MX-5 and RX-8, Acura ILX, Honda Civic, Honda CR-Z, Factory Five Racing, Chevrolet Silverado, Porsche 997, etc.

* Six classes of race cars E0, E1, E2, E3, ES, ESR

* 60+ entries in E0 7, E1 10, E2 7, E3 11, ES 17, ESR 9; 16 Mazda entries, 12 BMW, 4 Porsche, 4 Honda, 4 Acura

The USAF 25 Hours of Thunderhill will see a field of 63 cars racing in six classes (ES, ESR, E0, E1, E2, E3) going twice around the clock plus an hour over the 2.86-mile, 15-turn track located 90-minutes north of Sacramento. To view the USAF 25 Hours of Thunderhill media guide go to www.nasa25hour.com/Thunderhill%20Media%20Guide_r3.pdf

For additional information, please contact NASA Media Director, Kyle Chura at kyle@kcapr.com or (248) 821-0468. More detail on NASA and the Thunderhill 25 Hour can be found at nasaproracing.com or nasa25hour.com.

About NASA

The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) was formed in 1991 with the premise of delivering high-quality motorsports events to enthusiasts at major racing venues throughout the nation. NASA has created programs that allow owners of both racecars and high-performance street-driven vehicles to enjoy the full performance capabilities of their cars in a controlled professionally managed environment. NASA offers many different programs that will allow you to enjoy motorsports on a number of different levels, including our High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), Rally Sport, Time Trial, NASA-X and Competition Racing programs.

NASA Membership

NASA members are entitled to enter and participate in any NASA event across the country, and membership includes an array of benefits, including vendor discounts and a subscription to the organizations online newsletter the NASA Speed News. Members will also receive a colorful membership hard card that will identify them as part of the organization and a welcome packet that includes more information on the many benefits and programs available to NASA members. While participating at events, all NASA members are covered by an extensive insurance policy, which includes General Liability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Excess Medical coverage. Best of all, membership is only $45. Refer to www.nasaproracing.com for member information.

NASA Thanks Our Partners

NASA would like to thank its National sponsors for their continued support: Toyo Tires, Royal Purple, Hawk Performance, OG Racing, Ford Racing School, and GoPro. We also want to thank MAZDASPEED, Honda Performance Development (HPD), Nissan, and Ford Motor Company for supporting our members. We greatly appreciate those companies that offer our racers contingency support, including Toyo Tires, AST Suspension, BFGoodrich, Ford Racing, Goodyear, Hawk Performance, Honda Performance Development (HPD), Hoosier Racing Tire, MAZDASPEED, Nissan, Sampson Racing Communications and Yokohama. NASA competitors can also get discounts from Fuel Safe, Vehiport, APR Performance, the Ford Racing School, Avis, Cruise America, Eibach Springs, Exedy, Fastbrakes, Konig, The Mid-Ohio School, Hobie Polarized, Konig, Molecule, Motel 6, OG Racing, Torco, TPIS, Porterfield, Joegblood Wheels, Yavay, and Monster Clutch.

NASA at a Glance

* NASA was founded in 1991 on the premise of providing motorsport competition programs that allow owners of both racecars and high-performance street-driven vehicles to enjoy the full-performance capabilities of their cars in a safe and controlled environment.

* NASA has over 14,000 members in 16 regions.

* Key events include the NASA Championships and the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill, Dec. 6-7, 2014. NASA Eastern States Championship at Road Atlanta on Aug. 29 - 31, 2014 and the NASA Western States Championship at Sonoma Raceway on Nov. 7 - 9, 2014.

* NASA runs over 150 events each year encompassing over 250 races, including the association's Rally Sport and Time-Trial program.

* Manufacturer partners include Honda Performance Development (HPD), Nissan, Ford Racing, and MAZDASPEED.

* NASA Management: Jerry Kunzman, Executive Director; Ryan Flaherty, National Chairman; Dave Royce, Chief Divisional Director; Jeremy Croiset, Director of Sponsorship; Dave Ho, Business Operations Manager, Will Faules, National Event Manager.

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