March 2010 Archives

Sunny skies welcomed 23 Spec and Showroom Spec Miatas looking for a weekend of bump drafting and side-by-side racing. When the green flag flew on Saturday, the top five qualifying Miatas of Sammy Valafar, Jonathan Christian, Grant Westmorland, Tim Weaver, and Clement Lee worked together to check out. They would dice throughout the race and finish with more than a 20-second gap on the rest of the field. At the line, Christian edged Valafar for the win. While T3 was relatively calm during the opening laps throughout the weekend, it was the location of some determined passes which impressed spectators. Saturday's results set the grid for a qualifying race Sunday morning, which was fairly uneventful as most drivers were eager to at least retain their finishing positions from Saturday.

Corona, CA- 3/18/10- Nearly 250 NASA drivers enjoyed a terrific weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The weather was nearly perfect and many of the cars were breaking track records. Spectators are always treated to the great viewing area to see the cars come roaring by the front straight and the action was especially tight in the big fields of SM, HC, and GTS cars.  

 

CaliPhotography was there all weekend to document the action and some of those photos can be found at http://caliphotography.exposuremanager.com/g/mar_13_2010_nasa

 

Season Points have been updated at http://socal.drivenasa.com/points/ and we are gearing up for our next event at Buttonwillow Raceway on April 17&18 which kicks off the first WERC 3 hour Endurance race of the year.

Six spec racers took to the track under blue, sunny skies at California Speedway Saturday morning. TC took top spot in qualifying, setting a new track record, proving he can drive the high banks, and that his new motor has ponies. With TC on pole, Karen would start outside pole, with Rick Anderson, Mike Beeler, Ron Stebles and Tom Coon rounding out the field. The group formed up behind the CMC cars, and FFR's would take the third green flag in the 47 car field in Race Group B.

 

More info please view...http://socal.drivenasa.com/FFRMarch2010.pdf

It is our pleasure to announce that Karen Salvaggio has agreed to take on the position of FFR West Coast Director. Karen will be filling the shoes of Rick Anderson who did a fantastic job over the past few years. "It was time for a change and Karen was a wise choice. She is  always up to a challenge and extremely motivated", said Mr. Anderson. We expect great things out of this class and look forward to seeing big fields of Factory Five Cobras.

Some factoids on Karen Salvaggio:
 

• NASA member since 2002
• 5th year in the Challenge Series
• Endurance and Sprint racer
• 2009 Pony Cup Champion (FFR)
• 2009 Southern CA Champion (FFR)
• 2009 NASA So Cal Instructor Driver of the Year
• 25 Hours of Thunderhill: Type 65-R Coupe
• 20 years racing experience
• Doctorate in Education

Lets all show Karen a warm NASA welcome and tell her to get to work :)