2007 NASA Schedule and Info (Road Course Racing)

[MustGoFaster]

Take your car to the track and have a bunch of fun! I joined NASA last year for the event they co-hosted up at BIR and had a blast! I took my Conquest TSI in all of it's old glory and hit the track. For me this was my very first time out on a road course, and I must say I learned a lot. If you have never been out on a road course in the drivers seat you should try it. You can learn a lot about your car and how to drive, in a safe environment. You don't need to have a “prepped car” to have fun but some basic maintenance things should be done to make sure you have a safe time. Overall I think it's the best way to enjoy a sports car! If your interested you can find more info at http://www.nasamidwest.com/ or http://www.nasaforums.com/viewforum.php?f=45

This year's schedule!
NASA - Midwest Region – 2007 Schedule
April 28-29 – Iowa Speedway
May 19-20 – Putnam Park
June 30, 1 – Mid America
July 21-22 – Autobahn
August 4-5 – Road America
September 8,9 – Gingerman
October 8 – Autobahn
October 20,21 – Road America


Hope to see a bunch of Mitsu's out there! I better go get to work if I plan on making it myself.
And don't forget to spread the word.



Admin Edit :

There is a group going to the Aug 4-5 Event at Road America in WI. It's about a 5 hour drive to the hotel. We are staying at:

Super 8 Motel - Fond Du Lac
391 N Pioneer Road
US Hwy 41 ex Rte 23 E
Fond Du Lac, WI 54935-2006 US
Phone: 920-922-1088
Fax: 920-922-8897

http://www.super8.com/Super8/control...e_nostay=false

Those booked are:

Chris S2000
Allan Mazdaspeed 6

[Matt D.]

Wow, I had no idea NASA finally moved out of the southwest and we have our own series right here. Awesome! I really want to get into this.

Ryan, would you mind posting this up on MNSC as well? There's plenty of people there that want to turn the wheel and not go in a straight line.

[turbotalon1g]

I might be down if i can get time off and go with a few peoples.

[JET]

How much does it usually cost for an event? I would love to go, but I know racing bikes was quite expensive, I would expect this to be similar.

[Thor06]

Cool, I might have to take the Cavy down and see what all 34 whp of that beast can do!

[AJ]

ohhhh, something for the 6!

But is there nothing in MN?

[Kracka]

I'd love to hit Road America in Aug, that is a great track!

[Matt D.]

Originally Posted by DSMStyle

But is there nothing in MN?

Look at the schedule. No.

If you're lucky you might be able to get in on another club's track event at Brainerd or something.

[AJ]

Well I'm down to a travel date if people want to schedule something. This woudl be a good idea to really get my own handle with the 6.

[Kracka]

Road America in Aug, lets do this.

[turbotalon1g]

If we planned this ahead enough, i could be down, but all i have is the a DSM, well and a sweet corolla. I would actually take my corolla over the DSM for handling

[Kracka]

Its December and the event is in August, hopefully thats enough time for you.

That Corolla is a sweet ride, do it up.

[Goat Blower]

I definitely want to do this sometime this year. I need a fast track though, my drag setup doesn't like tight corners and slow ess's of something like a low-speed autocross setup. Last time I tried that with my little 20G, I was fishtailing all over and even spun off track. RoadAmerica would rock.

[AJ]

Yeah, I'm all for setting something up, and getting hotel rooms booked again.

Chris, cordinate this shit.

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by DSMStyle

Yeah, I'm all for setting something up, and getting hotel rooms booked again.

Chris, cordinate this shit.

I'll talk with my dad and get some hotel recomendations. I used to go to the CART Indy car races out there with him, but I don't remember which hotels were the best/worst. We also did an 8-hour endurance go-karting event a few years back out there which CVD did with us. Its a great track though, long fast straights leading into hard tight corners. Something like 14 corners I think. This track really taxes brakes so if we actually do this I'll be putting on better pads and bringing spare everything.

[Enes]

I'd do this too, afcourse towing the car down there is the only way..

[AJ]

Oh yeah, where the fuck is RA?

[Kracka]

Elkhart Lake, WI

[MATCHBX]

Snow States Auto Club and SCCA are working on 2 dates this summer at BIR. I don't have all the details yet but I know they will have HPDE's (High Performance Driving Education) up there as well as lapping. Lapping I think is for the preapred cars, but Donnybrooke might have cars to rent up there for that. It's gonna be exciting when they get all the track changes done. They're (BIR) talking about being able to hold more than one type of event at a time (i.e. drag racing and a road course simultaneously with a possible autocross as well) once the track is done.

Go to www.scca-lol.org for more details. They have forums on there as well to keep updated on events and such. I'll try to post more when I know more about it. BTW, Snow States Auto Club is the new subsidiary of the LOL region of SCCA. It picks up where SCCA dropped the ball. All the same people, just a branch off of the local region. That way we can still do the same thing that we did in SCCA before they dropped certain programs such as rally. Rallycrosses are still under SCCA jurisdiction.

[MustGoFaster]

As far as BIR goes, they were talking about the possibility of adding a date. NASA worked with Snow States Auto Club last year, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see them together again. It was mentioned that BIR wasn’t taking dates until their track modifications were closer to finished.

RA would be some serious fun, and is one of the closest tracks to us. I would love to see a big group there. Chris is right on about it being hard on brakes though. If you have a quick car, it’s will put your brakes to the test.

Cost is ~$150 for a 2 day weekend depending on the track.

Matt, I’ll post this up on MNSC too.