Contact

Regional Director

Tage Evanson
Tage@nasaaz.com
Tage is ultimately responsible for all officials and activities associated with the organization.

Accounting Director

Adina Evanson
Adina@nasaaz.com

Adina handles all accounting aspects of the club as well as keeps the Regional Director on his toes! Adina can also be found in registration before each event kicks off.

Race Director

Jeff Sussman
sussmans@cox.net
Jeff hosts all race group meetings and organizes all race logistics. Jeff is also responsible for resolving any race group disputes and protests and announces the results after each race.

Race Director (Small Bore)

Paul Bloomberg
pjbloom1@gmail.com
Paul does a little bit of everything when it comes to the race group. He classes all PT/ST cars and ensures ongoing classing rules compliance. He keeps track of all the race group season points.  Paul is the official “Race Director” for the “Small Bore” race group and is a consultant for the “Big Bore” race group.

Time Trial Director (Big Bore)

Jeremy Renshaw
JeremyRenshaw@cox.net
Jeremy is responsible for making sure the Time Trial group runs smoothly from start to finish.

Time Trial Director (Small Bore)

Brady Dohrmann
phoenixr34@hotmail.com
With the local success of the Time Trial group having consistently two groups it requires a second dedicated TT Director.  Brady handles all of the ”Small Bore” TT cars as well as assists Jeremy.

Chief Driving Instructor

John Dowling
602.464.3031
tntjobs@cox.net
John is primarily responsible for the content and staffing of HPDE1 but ultimately owes the entire HPDE program. If you feel you gifted with natural teaching ability and have progressed to the HPDE4 level and are interested in becoming a certified NASA instructor, John is the guy you need to contact.

Classroom Instructor

Dave Riddle
dave@microworks.net
Dave is the clubs primary HPDE1 classroom instructor on Saturday. Dave is a critical element to a successful HPDE1 program and we couldn’t do it without him.

Classroom Instructor

Bill Kirkham
bill.kirkham@honeywell.com
Due to Dave having other commitments on Sunday, he is not available. Bill perfectly fills this role on Sunday’s when the club hosts HPDE1 on both days.

Classroom Instructor

Steve Saparato
Steve.Sapareto@bannerhealth.com
On Sunday when Dave is not available, it is either Bill or Steve or both! These guys are great at filling in and we greatly appreciate their volunteer services. We couldn’t do it without you!

HPDE2 Group Leader

Robert Rose
Robert@actualizemarketing.com
Robert will be the mentor and coach for all members fresh out of HPDE1. He will answer questions and help reinforce the basic principles until their confidence and driving ability is ready for HPDE3. Robert will also continue his responsibility of keeping track of the Time Trial results including season points and track records which will be posted on the National TT website.

HPDE 3 Group Leader

Mervin Tan
MervinTan@cox.net
Mervin hosts all downloads for the group and provides intermediate level driver education. HPDE3 level drivers looking to move up to HPDE4 will need sign off from Mervin (or one of his assistants) first.

HPDE 3 Group Leader

Chris Soehren
c-soehren@hotmail.com
HPDE3 is a big group and there’s always lots of questions, coaching and check rides required throughout the day. Both Chris and Mervin run this group.

HPDE 4 Group Leader

Gabe Ortega
bull_horns@hotmail.com
Gabe hosts all downloads for the advanced HPDE group. HPDE4 level drivers looking to move up to Time Trial will need sign off from Gabe (or one of the TT Directors) first.

Time Attack Director

Jeremy Ward
480-586-4956
jeremy@umstuning.com
kineticsupra@yahoo.com
Jeremy has full time duties as Chief of Tech as well but since he represents UMS Tuning (the series sponsor) this position simply made sense.

“944 Spec” Group Leader

Joe Paluch
joepaluch@qwest.net
Joe is responsible for representing this class from a race group logistics perspective as well as growing the series both locally and nationally. He also keeps track of the season points as well as many other interesting metrics. If you have any questions on the local “944 Spec” series, Joe is the guy you’ll want to talk to.

Event/Race Control

Ramin Shute
RShute3pm@hotmail.com
Once the first car hits the track you don’t see this guy until the last car is off, but trust us when we say, he sees EVERYTHING and controls what happens on track. Fire/Safety, Ambo, Operations, pace car and all corner workers obey his every command.

Compliance Director

Gary Felton
gary.felton@keystowin.org
Gary is one of the clubs CC&R resident experts and he ensures that each event explicitly follows all of the rules outlined in them. Gary is also the head of the Incident Review Board (IRB).

Grid Marshall

Scott Schweda
scottdzins@yahoo.com
Scott ensures you get on track ontime every event.

Grid Marshall

Mike Keelen
mkeelen@gmail.com
Mike keeps you honest and in line for grid.

Registration

Beverly Heady
bkheady@gmail.com
If you’ve got questions or changes, etc. specific to your registration, you’ll need to contact Bev. NOTE: Please CC “Tage@nasaaz.com” as well for the quickest response times.

Chief of Tech (HPDE & TT)

Jeremy Ward
480-586-4956
jeremy@umstuning.com
kineticsupra@yahoo.com
Jeremy is responsible for all HPDE/TT tech inspections and also manages 2-3 additional tech inspectors.

Tech Offical (HPDE & TT)

Jon Via
jon@jon-via.com
Jon is responsible for HPDE/TT tech inspections.

Tech Offical (HPDE & TT)

Justin McClanahan
jcmcclanahan@cox.net
Justin is also responsible for HPDE/TT tech inspections.

Race Tech

Jim Fluckey
602-274-3747
jfluckey@cox.net
If you have a race car, Jim is the guy who will be performing the tech inspection on it (good for one year - i.e. annual race tech). Jim performs all tech inspections at German Auto Service. At track inspections is discouraged but can be arranged if coordinated with Jim ahead of time.
www.germanautoservice.com
5244 N. 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014

Timing & Scoring

Nikki Dayton
tanyaj@gmail.com
Questions on T&S should be directed to Nikki

Operations

Eric Dayton
eric.dayton@gmail.com
Eric does a little bit of everything when it comes to event weekends.  Driving the pace car, staying stocked on event supplies and taking care of all backoffice logistics is what keeps Eric stressed out and busy all weekend long.

Licensing Director

Steve Marlow
(623) 826-3500
smarlow2@cox.net
If you don’t have a competition license (or TT license) and need details on how to get one, Steve is the man to talk to. Additionally, if you’ve registered for a race (or TT) and you don’t have a current license, you’ll be getting an email from Steve to ensure you’re compliant before the event.

Equipment Manager

Jake Treguboff
Jake@nasaaz.com
Jake is responsible for setup, teardown and continuous inventory and maintenance of all equipment to ensure our events run smoothly.  Jake is also one of those guys who is always good for a laugh too!

Website

Matt Clower
matt@clowerpower.com
Matt coordinates all Web communications. If you have photos, videos, or any cool content or ideas for the site, send them his way.