2007 NASA Schedule and Info (Road Course Racing)

[AJ]

Yeah, the Super 8 was $83. I actually like Super 8s, and have stayed in lots over the past few years. Don't know much about Microtels.

[Kracka]

Super 8's are nothing fancy, but they are always clean and nice.

[AJ]

Actually yeah, lets get a new thread going for the weekend event. lol

[Kracka]

The Super 8 is a more convenient location for our travel route, and if you look at room pricing with 2 beds the Microtel is only $8 cheaper. Both places offer free breakfast, and a microwave and fridge in the room.

[Gairloch]

I doubt you'll see NASA and Snow States working together this year. That was something last year that kind of had to be done to pull it off. NASA didn't really come through with everything they promised. From what I heard it was a good event, just not everything that was promised from an organizers standpoint. I wouldn't totally rule it out, but I doubt it will happen.

I worked this event and I can tell you for a fact that this is not an accurate representation of how things played out. It wasn't exactly without a hitch but the event went off really well overall. At the end of the day the Snow States organizers and the NASA organizers were all hangin' out in a hot tub at the hotel.

Not to put a damper on this thread, but there is something that anyone running a NASA event should know about. This is in no way a slam on NASA, just information that you may want to know.

People complain about how expensive it is to race in SCCA and how cheap it is in NASA. Well, you do get what you pay for. As far as insurance for events go, NASA carries a 10 million dollar policy. The only problem with it is it has a 10 million dollar a year cap. If there is any big claim against it at the beginning of the season, they could potentially be running uninsured for the latter part of the season.

SCCA on the otherhand has a 5 million dollar per event policy with no yearly cap. So no matter what, an SCCA event will be insured regardless of what has happened in the season for claims.

Just something to mull over a little. I know most people don't think alot about evnet insurance, but it is a very big deal if something goes wrong. And like stated before, I am not bashing on NASA, just stating facts.

BTW Allen, there is a rallycross meeting this sunday at Denny's house in Afton if you want to attend.

What does insurance for these events generally covers. As for drivers, isn't it standard that we sign a waiver to fuck ourselves in case we wreck and lose and arm or some shit.

As for the rally x meeting, I'll be in IA most of the weekend dealing with the wedding shit.

I think basically it covers expenses incurred in the case of an incident. Medical and such. The waiver is actually a useless piece of formality. It basically says you know that there are dangers associated with what you are doing. It really doesn't serve much other purpose legally.

Event insurance purchased by the organizer is NOT there to cover expenses that may be incurred by drivers getting into an incident. It is there ONLY to cover the organizers obligation if something happens and they are found to be liable in some way.

IE, If you lose control of your car and have intimate relations with a wall as a result the event organizer is not going to cover any of the costs you incur recoving from it. Drive at your own risk.

That being said, NASA goes to great effort and cost to make sure that we've got the ability to respond to any on track emergency. Dave Royce, the regional director, is a professional race driver himself and is well aware of the risks associated with motorsports.