Southern California Region of NASA

Here is a double update for the SoCal SM series for 2009 season.

Round 3: April 25/26- Buttonwillow Raceway
There was an eighteen-car field for the event and the weather was perfect for racing.  At the conclusion of Saturday's qualifying session, Grant Westmoreland (2:04.737), Tim Weaver and Jonathan Christian were at the top of the time sheets.  A great race followed, and in typical fashion top four were swapping positions back & forth until Westmoreland and J. Christian pulled a small lead to settle the winner between them.  When the checker flew J. Christian won by a mere 0.066 of a second ahead of Westmoreland, followed by Clement Lee & Jeremy Barnes.

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***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** 30 April 2009

Dust off the helmet and warm up the motors, the SoCal CMC racing season is on!

Spring time racing fever takes hold!

The Southern California CMC drivers brought their racing prowess, and their CMC cars to Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow CA for round 2 of the first ever Southern California CMC and CMC2 racing championship.  Cool, sunny California weather was on order, making for a great weekend of V8 racing action!

The Southern California CMC drivers converged on Cal-Speedway in Fontana for the start of the first ever SoCal CMC season.  Although it was a small field of CMC cars, all the drivers had a great weekend of racing.

CMC2 was represented by Nick Steel, Charles Weeks, Jim Griffith (Sr), Team Schotz Racing (Dave & his dad, Joel)

CMC1 was represented by SOCAL CMC Director Adam Ginsberg.

Jim Griffith brought down a new CMC2 Late Model 2006 Mustang, and was getting it sorted through the weekend.

Nick Steel, at his 2nd event of the year, was poised and ready for the competition this weekend.

Chuck Weeks... stepping up into CMC2 from CMC last year... had his car dialed in.

The boys from Schotz Racing... Dave and his Dad Joel... had recently done the conversion from CMC to CMC2 by dropping in a '91 TPI 350 into the car.

NASA's annual spring event at California Speedway played host for the second round of the Southern California Spec Miata Championship.  This event always brings out a larger number of cars and hot-shoe drivers...  The 2009 installment was no different with 32 Miata's and 2008 NASA SM National Championship runner-up Sammy Valafar coming to town to run with the locals.

 This event was also the SoCal debut of the new Showroom Stock Miata class (SSM).  Only one car was in SSM trim but we're hopeful that more 1.6 Miata's switch over and make a run at the regional championship and the Mazda Contingency money.

Enjoy some of the photos from the weekend

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Auto Club Speedway March 28th 29th 2009

Fast, Furious, Intense.....Just some of the words to describe Round 2 of the GTS Series race at Auto Club Speedway. Still in its infancy here in Southern California, the GTS Series has begun to show its true potential. That was evident as Porsche's and BMW's took to the track to face off against each other. Of the six GTS Classes available to German Sports Cars, four were represented and represented well.

By John Muller

Near perfect weather was on tap for round one of the NASA's Southern California Spec Miata Championship at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosemond, CA.  Qualifying for the first time on the new Toyo R888's found Grant Westmoreland, Austin Christian and Clement Lee starting in the top three spots.  The race was epic, with the lead changing hands at the stripe during each of the first six laps.  It was a dogfight, and despite an off track excursion which found him drifting through the outside of turn-nine, Westmoreland was able to finish 2nd behind Jonathan Christian while Clement Lee captured the 3rd podium position.
 

SoCal NASA and Weekend-Racer.com are pleased to announce a $100 Hard Charger Award for all sprint race classes for the entire 2009 season.  The contingency will award a $100 Coupon* to the driver in each class who is the "Hard Charger".  

•    The driver who makes up the most positions throughout their race will win the award.  Total positions gained will be determined by finishing position relative to qualifying starting position.  Ties will go to the highest overall finishing position.
•    Contingency will be awarded for Saturday sprint races only (not including qualifying races).
•    To be eligible, there must be 8 or more starters in the class.
•    Award will not be given to any competitors that are found to be at fault for avoidable contact.
•    If results are not made official on Saturday, or if the winner is not present at Sunday drivers meeting, Weekend-Racer.com will attempt to email the Coupon Code* to the winner within 10-days of the race results becoming official.

Weekend-Racer.com is owned and run by SoCal self-funded amateur racers who realize the sacrifice it takes to race just for the love of it.  Weekend-Racer.com is a supplier of racing safety & setup equipment, in-car video systems, data acquisition and general racing accessories. They feature products from the highest quality manufacturers including Alpinestars, Simpson, G-Force, Bell, AIM, Intercomp, RaceTech & Cobra seats, Cool-Shirt, SPA, and ChaseCam.  Newly added product lines include Sparco & Impact, AEM, Cobalt Brake pads and Hoosier tires.



*Online code redeemable at www.Weekend-Racer.com. Minimum purchase required.  Each coupon will have a 45-day expiration date. Cannot be combined with other offers or coupons.

Corona, CA (Feb 23, 2009) - The Southern California Region of the National Auto Sport Association is happy to welcome Sergio Nardi as our German Touring Series class leader. Mr. Nardi has an extensive background in German vehicles and owns Game-Face Motorsports in La Habra, CA. Mr. Nardi builds and maintains Porsche vehicles in addition to being an avid racer and motorsports enthusiast. Mr. Nardi will be helping build the GTS class on the west coast and will be in attendance at SoCal events to help meet the needs of the drivers in the class. Regional Director Ryan Flaherty said, "I am happy to add such an experienced and respected person to our team and I know the racers will be very pleased."  Sergio may be reached at 562-694-3880 if you have any questions regarding the class.