November 2010 Archives

Happy after Thanksgiving and I hope all if you had a plentiful and relaxing holiday. I hope that nobody is going though racing withdrawals just yet but for those that are suffering, I have a solution to experience some fun on the track!   First, I wanted to announce some important dates to be aware of.

First, our 2010 Awards Banquet is Jan 22nd at the Queen Mary. You can register here:
http://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1152

Season points are posted here:  http://socal.drivenasa.com/points/

Second, we are hosting a Go Kart Endurance Race on Dec 15th and you are invited to form a team and come enjoy sliding the karts around next to your NASA buddies. Please see details here:  http://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1154


Lastly, next season is still a few months out but I have finalized our schedule and posted it here:  http://socal.drivenasa.com/2010/11/2011-socal-schedule.html

Have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season

Kind regards,

Ryan Flaherty
Regional Director

March 4/5/6- Auto Club Speedway***
April 9/10- Buttonwillow Raceway
May 21/22- Willow Springs Raceway
June 25/26- Buttonwillow Raceway
July 30/31- Auto Club Speedway 
Sept 8-11- Mid Ohio *National Championship*
Oct 8/9- Buttonwillow Raceway
Nov 5/6- Buttonwillow Raceway

Please note that all events will award season points unless noted otherwise by class rules. All race groups will be able to drop the 3 lowest scores (including "0's"), which allows a competitior to skip a weekend without penalty. Individual race series such as AI, CMC, HC, etc my have class rules that supercede this format.
 
*Note- National Championship does not award SoCal Regional Points.
* Competition License School hosted by http://www.drivingconcepts.com

Western Endurance Regional Championship
April 9th- Buttonwillow
May 14th- Thunderhill
June 25th- Buttonwillow
Aug 13th- Thunderhill
Oct 8th- Buttonwillow
Dec 3rd- Thunderhill (25hr race as well)

2011 West Coast AI/CMC/FFR schedule:
>TBD

Congratulations to everyone that made the effort to get out and race. Here are our Season Champions  http://socal.drivenasa.com/points/

If you would like to download a .pdf version please click this link
Points_SocalNovember2010.pdf

If you notice any errors please email socalinfo -at- drivenasa -dot- com

Thanks,

Anderson Takes Nor Cal Championship; Salvaggio Sweeps Weekend

 

The last time the Challenge Series racers were at Infineon, it was February, the hills were lush and green, and the first on-track session greeted racers with light rain and a slick track. October in Sonoma is very different....The hills were dry from the long summer, the evenings were warm, and the track was hot, hot hot....And that heat was not just from the rays of the sun!

 

Six Challenge Series racers found their way to the track by Friday evening,