1.Turn on your WIFI connection in your Android or Apple Device.

2. Select TIMING 1 or TIMING 2 as your wifi connection. Choose the one with the strongest signal as they are aimed towards different ends of the paddock and your location may affect the signal strength. Make sure you are connected before continuing next step.

3. FOR APPLE USERS ONLY- these devices may require you to “renew lease” in the settings menu. Press the >> arrow next to the timing connection you have selected (timing 1 or 2). Then press “renew lease”.

4. Open RACE MONITOR

5. Click IP/PORT tab

6. Enter Rmonitor address : 192.168.20.1

7. Enter Rmonitor Port: 50000

8. Click Connect

Results will only populate on your screen IF there is a timed session currently active on track. Please wait 2-10 seconds for the network to “add” you and for results to appear on your screen.

Race Group

With a fresh season at hand, the NASA AZ racers were pumped and ready to go in an attempt to clinch top points early. Saturday was a beautiful day for racing. Cool temperatures took some of the stress out of qualifying and allowed drivers to focus on their cars and the track. Qualifying went smoothly with all drivers keeping it clean and setting some quick times. You may have also noticed certain classes growing including PTA with Jeremy Renshaw and Matt McIntire joining the crew. It was also great to see many familiar faces back on track with NASA including Wayne McKeen, Steve Lisa, and the whole crew from Race Techniks. We also wanted to recognize several new guests from SCCA. We really appreciate having you and hope you’ll realize that “the door” to our “home” is always open.

Saturday Small Bore Race

You may have noticed something different during the small bore race on Saturday. As the green flagged dropped, 944 Spec and PT racers took off leaving a small group of 6 sitting at the starting line. That’s right; Honda Challenge has hit NASA AZ! In case you missed all the talk last season, a number of our competitors have been preparing cars for HC racing. A total of seven cars qualified, however an unfortunate bearing failure left Tony “Sriracha” Szirka unable to start the race in his red hatch. Racers led by P1 qualifier Tony Lisa, pulled to the starting line awaiting their start. With a drop of the flag, FWD frenzy ensued down the drag straight with each driver looking to gain position early. In 944 Spec Norm Hamden was off to his usual quick pace setting the lead however much like last season, Darren Griffith was following closely behind. In HC Tony Lisa ran away within the first lap. Leland Forbes displayed some great driving holding the #2 position in HC and gapping the rest of the pack. Jeff Sachs walked away with a nice lead in PT-E with Kevin Michaels in 2^nd. In 944 Spec Norm Hamden bounced around falling into 3^rd only to regain position on Joe Paluch where he would finish the race. Darren Griffith held onto the race lead until the last lap when Tony Lisa worked his way to the front of the pack and took 1^st place overall. The rest of the Honda Challenge pack did their best to overtake in traffic. Eric Dayton worked to find an opening around Simon Pavlick at the end of the race. While not able to make the pass, Eric would take 3^rd due to a disqualification for Simon from illegal tires.

Big Bore Race

Wayne McKeen got a great start to take the lead but was quickly overtaken by The TeamArizonaPain.com Radical driven by Tage Evanson. During the next few laps a number of passes would be made. Curtis Lansing in the #2 Camaro made numerous quick passes first taking the pass on Mark Alger. He then continued to work his way up the field passing the #318 Porsche of Paul Fairchild and the #07 Corvette driven by Wayne McKeen. The PT-A group added some faces this year, fielding seven cars for this race. New to this group Matt McIntyre lead the group and began making some distance on the rest of the pack. Later in the race lapping traffic would cause TeamArizonaPain.com to slow their pace slightly allowed the #2 Camaro Curtis Lansing to slowly fill the gap from 2^nd to 1^st and eventually take the lead. This was short-lived however as only 2 laps later, the Radical would use the same traffic to not only take back the 1^st place position, but also put two lapped cars between them and Lansing earning TeamArizonaPain.com some distance. Overall we saw some great racing on Saturday from all the drivers including some fine passing by Mark Alger, Paul Fairchild and Ricky Johnson. Also keep an eye out for the new competition in PT-A as Matt McIntyre and Jeremy Renshaw finished 1 and 2 in their first PT-A race.

Sunday Small Bore Race

Sundays small bore race was slightly smaller than Saturday, which allowed spectators to really focus on some of the great battles during the session. 944 Spec was once again led my #7 Darrin Griffith who after one lap takes a pass on Jim Richard in the Spec Boxster for the overall lead. Lingering in the background is Tony Lisa sliding his #19 Honda Civic while leading the Honda Challenge crew and working the pack once again. Kevin Michaels was setting a great pace in PT-E quickly catching the back of the 944 pack. Jeff Sachs however, turned things up and made Kevin work for his position. In Honda challenge the pack is holding together running nose to tail. Due to a rough standing start, Eric Dayton had his work cut out for him if he was going to podium in this race. During the first 10 minutes of the race it seemed he would hold his 5^th place position until he found some grip in his tires and started working through the group. Soon Dayton was putting pressure on Pavlick and Forbes who were having a great battle of their own, and found himself in 3^rd place. Going into the final turn before the checkered flag, Dayton went for a pass on Forbes diving inside going into turn 12. Forbes’ exit speed was superior to Dayton’s but it wasn’t enough to get the position back before the finish line where they had a “photo finish” for 2^nd place with Dayton making it stick! Tony Lisa having led the entire race would eventually pass Darrin Griffith for the overall win once again. With Griffith taking the 944 win, Steve Marlow and Joe Paluch put on a great show finishing 2^nd and 3^rd.

Sunday Big Bore Race

With a gap between the small bore and big bore race, there was just enough time for the skies to open up just enough to make the track slick. Regardless of only a short downfall, the damage would be done in the first laps. Paul Lynch piloted the Team Arizona Pain rocket (i.e. Radical SR8) to the pole position pole and was off to a great start, however rounding the tower for lap 2, a spectacular 720 degree spin before it came to a dead stop. With the engine dead and vehicle not moving, Fairchild made a wise move by simply coming to a full stop to avoid contact and completely avoid the ultra-slippery drag strip. The racers tip toed around the two stopped cars but Renshaw having little time to react made an aggressive move to avoid them but sent his car for a nice little spin on the front straight as well. Amazingly, all cars made it through without contact of the wall or each other! Mark Alger and Rick Johnson were able to avoid the close call and had a huge advantage over the field. 3 laps later, the rain had stopped but residual water would keep the racers on their toes. Fairchild caught back up with the leaders and the three of them put on a fantastic show trading positions numerous times while the entire PT-A class rotated leaders. With Alger and Fairchild fighting for the lead, TeamArizonaPain.com had a chance to sneak up to the front and get a pass on Fairchild. With just Alger holding TeamArizonaPain.com from the lead, traffic in the tower would slow Alger just enough for TeamArizonaPain.com to get a great run out of turn 12 and launch down the drag strip for the lead and the overall win.

We announced some exciting news at drivers meeting both days. NASA AZ now has a new Medical Director! Dr. Paul Lynch from Arizona Pain Specialists (www.ArizonaPain.com) will be filling this role and is a perfect match. Dr. Lynch’s extensive background with handling trauma cases makes him the ideal onsite Medical Director to supervise and/or directly handle any extreme situations. He will also give racers the added benefit of being able to handle the periodic required NASA Medical Exams from the convenience of the paddock when it is not possible to have it done by their PCP.

We would also like to recognize each of the racers who passed their competition license evaluation this past event. Warm welcome and congratulations goes out to: Don Dillon, Tim Bidwill, Rob Davis and Jason Noel. Nice job guys!

Saturday Time Trials

With 43 competitors out for the first Time Trial event of the season, times were sure to be quick and close. With a configuration never having been run for the NASA Time Trial group , it also meant track records were up for grabs in all classes. The fastest time of the day went to TeamArizonaPain.com running a .56.915 for the win in TT-R; however keep an eye out for Curtis Lansing who ran a .58.694. TT-U went Mark Alger running a 1.00.014 good for the class win and new class record. Times in TT-S were scattered and Dave Rosenblum’s 1.03.463 was good for a class 1^st place finish. TT-A was led by the new to class Matt McIntyre with a 1.03.102 and Jeremy Renshaw with a 1.04.485. Dave Schotz dominated TT-B running a 1.03.115, 4 seconds faster than the next closes competitor. Justin Markiewicz was able to pull the win in TT-C in the last session of the day with a 1.07.401. TT-D showed the closest times of the day, with four competitors separated by less than a second. 1^st place went to Robert Rose in the last session with a 1.08.356, narrowly beating the earlier time set by Tage Evanson of 1.08.490. Dave McCombs 1.08.865 rounded out the podiums in TT-D. TT-E was led by Brad Lundahl running a 1.10.038 and Eric Jacobsen took TT-F running a 1.14.693 in his Zombie RX7.

Saturday Time Trial Results

TT-R

1^st - TeamArizonaPain.com - .56.915 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Curtis Lansing - .58.694

3^rd - Dave Lansing - .59.874

TT-U

1^st - Mark Alger - 1.00.014 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Ricky Johnson - 1.01.043

3^rd - Gordon Levy - 1.04.453

TT-S

1^st - Dave Rosenblum - 1.03.463 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Ronald Graham - 1.06.595

2^nd - Gabe Ortega - 1.08.280

TT-A

1^st - Matt McIntyre - 1.03.102

2^nd - Jeremy Renshaw - 1.04.485

3^rd - Brian Turner - 1.05.546

TT-B

1^st - Dave Schotz - 1.03.115

2^nd - Mervin Tan - 1.07.236

3^rd - Chris Wilson - 1.08.353

TT-C

1st - Justin Markiewicz - 1.07.401 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Joe Cattaneo - 1.09.202

TT-D

1^st - Robert Rose - 1.08.356

2^nd - Tage Evanson - 1.08.490

3^rd - Dave McCombs - 1.08.865

TT-E

1^st - Brad Lundahl - 1.10.038 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Geri Amani - 1.13.143

TT-F

1^st - Eric Jacobsen - 1.14.693 - New Track Record!

Sunday Time Trials

Sunday Time Trials was widely spread with fast times slightly hindered by weather. TeamArizonaPain.com ran a quick .57.233 but was unable to better their time from Saturday. The TT-U record set Saturday was unable to be broken with no times breaking the 1 minute mark. Matt McIntyre while running consistently was unable to better his record set the previous day. Jeremy Renshaw on the other hand stomped a 1.02.871 taking 1^st place and the new TT-A record. Dave Schotz held onto the TT-B record and bettered his time running a 1.03.053. Tage Evanson went out in the last session of the day with one goal in mind. Running a 1.07.979 Tage took the win on Sunday for TT-D and set a new record.

Sunday Time Trial Results

TT-R

1^st - TeamArizonaPain.com - .57.233

2^nd - Jonh Bianchi - 1.07.245

TT-U

1^st - Mark Alger - 1.00.372

2^nd - Ricky Johnson - 1.02.296

3^rd - Ken Gerhart - 1.03.232

TT-S

1^st - Ronald Graham - 1.07.167

2^nd - Gabe Ortega - 1.07.294

TT-A

1^st - Jeremy Renshaw - 1.02.871 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Matt McIntyre - 1.03.247

3^rd - Brian Turner - 1.05.762

TT-B

1^st - Dave Schotz - 1.03.053 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Chris Wilson - 1.07.299

3^rd - Mervin Tan - 1.07.431

TT-C

1st - Justin Markiewicz - 1.08.330

2^nd - Joe Cattaneo - 1.09.275

TT-D

1^st - Tage Evanson - 1.07.979 - New Track Record!

2^nd - Robert Rose - 1.08.238

3^rd - Leland Forbes - 1.08.705

TT-E

1^st - Brad Lundahl - 1.11.922

2^nd - TeamArizonaPain.com - 1.13.781

TT-F

1^st - Eric Jacobsen - 1.15.216

UMS Tuning Time Attack Series

The UMS Tuning Time Attack Series is back once again and as with every event, is stronger than ever. There is no sign of this series disappearing anytime soon. The first event of the season saw 28 competitors hit the track looking to get a great jump on the competition for points. As the racers sat awaiting their launch, the rain began to fall very lightly. The first drivers to hit the track were in a hurry to set their times before the track was affected by the rain. Unfortunately the last running groups were caught in wet conditions. Here are the ending results.

TA-C
Russell Whelan :: 01:04.188 :: New Track Record!
Taylor Wilson :: 01:04.262
Jim Cozzolino :: 01:05.859

TA-B
Jesse Robles :: 01:05.103 :: New Track Record!
Markos Mylonas :: 01:05.228
Robert Rose :: 01:06.135

TA-A
Dave McCombs :: 01:09.894 :: New Track Record!
Stenos Wijaya :: 01:11.529
David Synder :: 01:12.239

HPDE

It was great to see such a large showing for each of the HPDE classes. We love seeing return drivers out to improve their skills of car control and Firebird Main Fast is a true test of that. Great recognition goes out to each of our HPDE drivers for keeping it clean and incident free on this new and quick moving configuration. Hopefully each of the HPDE drivers also took a lesson from the race group participants, learning just how slick the drag strip can become with even the slightest rain. Congratulations also go out to a few specific drivers who moved up in the ranks. Micahel Esquer, Michael Lee, Dale Volz, and Dan Haski moved from DE2 to DE3. David Snyder, Pablo Soria, and Carson Clark all moved up to DE4. Noz Wijaya, and Jeff Abrams both made the move into Time Trials.

Next Event Preview

Coming up in February, NASA AZ will venture to California for Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. This secluded track is sure to be a change of pace for the drivers of NASA AZ. With a combination of speeds and elevations, we look forward to seeing as many drivers out at the event. This is the first time running this track so track records will once again be up for grabs! For more information about traveling and lodging, be sure to join the NASAAZ.com forums and keep in touch with all the drivers.

Next Event Info

* Test and Tune on Friday (HPDE4, TT, Race Groups)
* Split Small Bore and Big Bore Race groups (Points events Saturday and Sunday)
* Time Trial (Points events Saturday and Sunday)
* Time Attack (Sunday only)
* HPDE1-4

* Saturday night BBQ!!!

Feb 3-5 Registration is open click here to sign up!

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Credits

Written By: Taylor “Dr. Koby D” Wilson

Editing By: Travis Barnes

All Photos by Doug Hughes from www.waypast210.com

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Full Name: Anthony “Tony” Frank Szirka

Where is your Hometown? Ligonier, PA

How long have you lived in AZ? Since 1995, moved to Phoenix in 2002.

Favorite Food(s): Yes

Favorite Music: Depends on mood…Metal to Rap

Occupation: Car Nerd

NASA Position / Run Group: Tech official / TTU

          Tony was born in Romania “but is Hungarian” he grew up in Oradea till the age of 9 when his family moved to America. They settled down in Ligonier, Pennsylvania where Tony grew up. Shortly after his 18^th birthday Tony joined the U.S. Army where he was trained as a generator mechanic (52D) and stationed in Germany with the 3^rd ID 103d MI Unit. During his stay in Germany Tony met his future wife Shannon who was also in the Army. They both dated during their tour in Germany and before Tony’s enlistment was up he asked Shannon to marry him. She said yes of course!! Tony got out of the Army and moved back to Pennsylvania in 1993, Shannon shortly followed as she had to finish her enlistment in the Army as well. They were married that same year in Pennsylvania while Tony was attending Vale Technical Institute. A year later in November their daughter Tabitha was born and Tony graduated from college with his degree in Automotive Technics and Management. In 1995, Tony and his family moved to Prescott, AZ to be close to some of Shannon’s family and to start life somewhere new with his family. Tony worked for York Motors in Prescott as an Auto Technician while Shannon attended college to become a Nurse. Also, during this time Tony was introduced to racing by an acquaintance, Erwin Rice, who invited him out to a track day with Gemini Racing. Tony started to attend many different racing events with Hotchkis and Baer Brake at Button Willow and Firebird Raceway. In January 2001, the Szirka family’s first son was born “Ulrik” bringing the male and female balance into check.

        In 2002, Shannon made a top secret trip to Phoenix for a job interview at a hospital for a surgery nurse position. She got the job and on the way back she stopped by the Volkswagen dealership and picked her out a new Jetta to drive back to tell everyone “to pack up we’re moving”. They moved to Mesa where Tony started working for Mode INC. running the engine dyno, building custom wiring harnesses and engines for Porsches. Tony, happy to be in the performance part of the automotive industry, decided in 2004 he would open up his own performance shop. So in August 2004, UMS Tuning was born. For those of you that don’t know UMS Tuning is named after Tony’s son Ulrik, they are the initials of his full name. With his own shop up and running Tony wanted to get back into racing so in 2006 he started running in NASA AZ with his 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution. Tony has worked his way up through the HPDE ranks and in 2010 he started running Time Trial. During this time Tony competed at Super Lap Battle from 2008 to present, Modified Tuner Shootout from 2009 to present, and Global Time Attack in 2011. Some of Tony’s most memorable experiences in racing happened this year while running with GTA. He was their Race Steward which gave him the opportunity to race at different race tracks to include, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Autobahn Country Club. When Tony isn’t busy running the shop or racing you might find him at the karting track, riding his BMX bike or just relaxing at home with his family and pets. Well that’s a wrap for Tony “Sriracha” Szirka be sure you say ‘Hi’ next time you see him if not he might fail your car at Tech as he is a NASA AZ Tech Official.

Written by: Travis Barnes

Race Group

                Norm Hamden shows an amazing example of car control hanging his car out while Jeff Wojnar and Rick Downing hold their line going 3 wide through turn 9!! This is just one of many examples of the fight that went into the Small Bore Sprint race on Saturday.

            It was dark, wet, and just plain cold all day on Saturday. This however was not enough to stop our racers from going full bore in a final attempt to gain points for the year.  Small bore qualfiying was nothing less than a taste of what was to come during the sprint race later that day. With drivers dipping 2 off here and there, pushing as hard as possible for starting position, everyong showed that a little weather was not going to stop any of them from making their last event of the year worth while. The big bore qualifying session showed Mark Alger jumping away from the pack quickly to set his pace and make a quick exit. CV Wells ran consistently getting used to the track conditions that would later only get worse. John Dowling and Brian Turner did not seem to want to come off track. Whether they were pushing eachother for faster and faster qualifying times or were just having a blast enjoying the track conditions, they put on quite a show.

Saturday Small Bore

                As if to make things even more interesting, mother nature decidided to shower on our racers just as the Small Bore group took the green flag. With 20 cars on track and questionable conditions, this was sure to be quite the race.  With everyone charging out of the gate, it wasn’t one lap into the race we saw drivers going four wheels off in the popular end of turn 4. Norm Hamden and Tage Evanson in his rented #8 944 were off to a quick battle for the lead. They did their best to pull away from the pack but Simon Pavlick would not make it easy for them running just behind. Scott Phillips has been the driver to look out for this year and he certainly made his presence known as he picked off one driver at a time making his way through the pack. In the RX7 group, Shane Kneisel made quick work of taking and holding onto the lead. He would eventually take the overall win for the RX7 series on Saturday. Less than half way through the race, Tage Evanson had a big off in turn 7 leaving Norm Hamden a wide open door to run away with the lead. Never one quit, Tage wasted no time making back the 3 positions he lost putting him right back at the front of the pack but not before Darren Griffith in the #7 944 made a sneak attack on the whole pack eventually passing Norm for the overall lead! With just a few laps left Norm Hamden found himself in the sand trap leaving Darren Griffith to take the overall win. Other great battles during the small bore race included Tage Evanson and Scott Phillips during the second half of the race with Scott eventually taking back his position, as well as Leland Forbes and Steve Marlow running heel to toe.

 Saturday Small Bore Results

Class 944 Spec

1^st : #7 Darren Griffith

2^nd : #8 Tage Evanson TeamArizonaPain.com

3^rd : #04 Pete Dimuzio

Class PT-E

1^st : #97 Scott Phillips

2^nd : #624 Simon Pavlick

Class RX7

1^st : #20 Shane Kneisel

2^nd : #45 Jeff Sachs

3^rd : #66 Michael Babcock

Saturday Big Bore

                Saturdays big bore drivers got the short end of the stick. With race rubber ready, a downpoor hit just before the big bore session. This led to only 6 cars going out on track with one being Mark Alger whom left the race before the green flag to return with rain tires.  Each of the drivers showed great patience rounding the track waiting for the the surface to slowly dry up. Unfortunately the course never completely dried, but this wasn’t enough to stop drivers such as Jeremy Renshaw in his BMW and Leroy Moore in the Flatout Motorsport Pro Truck from going out and having a great amount of fun. In fact, Jeremy Renshaw was actually able to lap the entire field!

Saturday Big Bore Results

Class PT-B

1^st : #11 Jeremy Renshaw

Class PT-A

1^st : #46 John Dowling

2^nd : #524 Brian Turner

Class SU

1^st : #9 Leroy Moore

2^nd : #12 Dan Klaudt

3^rd : #4 Mark Alger

Sunday Small Bore

                Sunday while still cold, was completely clear and proved to be a great day for racing. The small bore raced had an interesting start. In the RX7 class, Jeff Sachs qualified pole. During the out lap of the race, Jeff set the pace for the start; however the other drivers fell back eventually giving Jeff a full corner on the pack when the green flag dropped. Over the next few laps Jeff continued to add distance from the pack and went on to the win for the RX7 class. Simon Pavlick and Scott Phillips were back at it again, trading positions and turning some great lap times. They made a huge gap from the rest of the pack and despite Scott’s best efforts; Simon took the win on Sunday. Leland Forbes in his #510 Integra and Darren Griffith had a great battle until Leland had to make a quick pit stop to ironically secure a piece of his safety equipment.
 

 While Darren was leading the race, Norm Hamden and Steve Marlow battled closely behind for 2^nd place until Norm found an opportunity to pass and took the position. Having gapped the Spec 944 pack, Darren found himself attempting to trade positions with Ford Spec Racer Elliot Firereich. After a few great laps Darren made the pass. He would have surely gone on to win the Spec 944 race had a mechanical failure not stopped him in his tracks. This left Norm Hamden to take a well-deserved win.

Sunday Small Bore Results

Class PT-E

1^st: #624 Simon Pavlick

2^nd: #97 Scott Phillips

Class 944 Spec

1^st: #99 Norm Hamden

2^nd: #47x Steve Marlow

3^rd: #8 TeamArizonaPain.com

Class Ford Racer Spec

1^st: #1 Elliott Friereich

Class PT-D

1^st: #510 Leland Forbes

Class RX7

1^st: #45 Jeff Sachs

2^nd: #2 Kevin Michaels

3^rd: #21 Devon Dahn

Sunday Big Bore Race

                Sundays Big Bore race was interesting to say the least, before the race even began. A number of class championships landed on the results of this race. PT-A would rely on this race to determine the winner. The championship was between John Dowling and Brian Turner. The winner of this race would take the overall championship. The ST-2 championship was between Bryan McCormick and CV Wells. Because of the weather on Saturday, the drivers formed a gentleman’s agreement that neither would race until Sunday and that would decide the winner.  With that being said, the green flag dropped and Clay Koevary in the #36 Porsche was off to a quick lead followed by Mark Alger in his Viper.

In ST-2 CV Wells was holding onto 1^st place but Bryan was close behind and determined to take the win. In PT-A, Brian Turner and John Dowling were putting on a great show. A mechanical failure leaving John with only half of his gearbox to choose from, let Brian take the pass but it wasn’t enough to catch Erik Davis. Kudos goes out to Jeremy Renshaw as he paced the race behind John and Brian as not to disrupt their battle for the championship. While Clay Koevary ran away with the overall win, CV Wells and Bryan McCormick continued to stay close together.

Due to a miscalculation on fuel, CV Wells car began experiencing fuel starvation during the plentiful FIR East right hand turns, making him unable to blast out of many turns like he had in previous laps. With only one lap to go, Bryan made a quick turn onto the straight and made a pull for CV. Bryan got the pass and went on to take the ST-2 1^st place position. Unfortunately due to a penalty from the start of the race, passing under a yellow to regain his position lost during an out lap spin, Bryan was pushed back to 3^rd place. Initially this penalty was assumed to give CV Wells the ST-2 title, however due to a miscalculation of points and the gentleman’s agreement just a day before, a “0″ score drop for each them allowed Bryan McCormick to take the ST-2 championship!

Sunday Small Bore Results

Class SU

1^st: #36 Clay Koevary

2^nd: #4 Mark Alger

3^rd: #9 Leroy Moore

Class ST-2

1^st: #24 CV Wells

2^nd: #3 Tyler Thompson

3^rd: #727 Bryan McCormick

Class PT-A

1^st: #67 Erik Davis

2^nd: #524 Brian Turner

3^rd: #46 John Dowling

Class PT-B

1^st: #11 Jeremy Renshaw

Following a great season battling right to the end with John Dowling, Brian Turner had this to say,

                “We knew going into this weekend that I had to finish ahead of John D to clinch the PTA season. Saturday I was hoping to be in position during the race in the rain to make a move. Unfortunately I cut my race short by running out of fuel (d’oh!) leaving it up to Sunday to clinch. Sunday qualifying saw most everybody improve their personal bests. After a clean race start Eric Davis checked out with a comfortable lead in PTA. My car held up this time during the race, but John’s car decided to throw in the towel Sunday about 20 minutes in with a transmission issue which allowed me to clinch the season. 

 I’d like to thank my dad/crew chief for all of his hard work during the season. I couldn’t have done it without ya! John D-It’s been an honor for me to race with you. Thanks for all of the close battles this year! Jeremy-Thanks for letting John and I duke it out Sunday! Doug- Thanks for your help at the enduro!”

 John Dowling knowing first-hand the hard work and effort that goes into winning a championship said this.

               “I would like to congratulate Brian, and more importantly, his entire team for their 2011 win and final race at the East Track. I have been racing since 2005 with over 250 pole positions on the purple 911 with 9 or 10 regional championships since 2005, including winning the last 2 years of the St. Johns Grand Prix. Many newer model cars from BMW M-3’s to 997 have made the attempt to end the winning streak, congratulations again to Brian’s entire team and their efforts for 2011. 
               A broken shifter tube occurred about 15 minutes into the race. I continued in 3rd gear. When the rev limiter went off I coasted to the end of the straights. This cooked the brakes and made the car a handful. Scary, “My Laps dot com” lists a 1:03.236 on lap 24. Who needs gears?”

Here is a reflection from Jeff Wojnar on the appreciation we all have for those that make all of this possible.

                “I would like to include a huge thank you from myself, and the other 944 Spec racers, to Adina, Tage and the entire NASAAZ staff. The season and events are top notch; operated with an incredibly enthusiastic and positive attitude. I feel comfortable and welcome at each event. I look forward to the exciting 2012 season organized by Tage for this club.”

Finally, we would like to welcome back Clay and the Koevary family with their #36 Porsche Cup Car as well as Tyler Thompson in the 2009 World Motors BMW back to NASAAZ. We hope to see both teams back next year along with everyone who participated this year.

Time Trials

                There was a great showing in Time Trials for the last event of the year. With over 30 competitors here are your results from TT. Saturday was led by TeamArizonaPain.com who despite mechanical difficulties ran a 0:57.153 for 1^st place TT-R and a new track record. In 2^nd was Richard Koevary running a 1:01.7. TT-U was led by the always fast Mark Alger who in his second session ran a 0:58.637. In 2^nd were Wayne Oxtoby with a 1:03.4 and Gary Felton in 3^rd running a 1:04.2.

                TT-S was led by CV Wells who ran a blistering fast 1:00.3. Bryan McCormick took 2^nd by a tiny margin running a 1:00.6 and Pete Creek took 3^rd with a 1:01.4. TT-A was led by your PT-A champion, Brian Turner running a 1:03.4. In 2^nd was Ravi Tomerlin with a 1:05.5 followed by Gabe Ortega who managed a 1:05.8 despite having car troubles all weekend.

                Coming our strong on Saturday, Matt McIntyre ran a 1:02.0 in his first session for a new track record and 1^st place TT-B. In 2^nd was Jeremy Renshaw with a 1:02.8 and Phil Robles in 3^rd with a 1:05.6. Running away with TT-C was Dave Schotz running a 1:03.9 followed by Joel Schotz with a 1:07.7 and Justin Markieqizc with a 1:08.5. Brad Lundahl ran a 1:08.1 for 1^st place TT-E. TT-F was won by Eric Jacobsen with a 1:13.6 with Paul Bloomberg in 2^nd with a 1:14.5.

                Highlights from Sunday were as follows. TeamArizonaPain.com, who was back for 1^st place TT-R, was unable to break their record set the previous day. Due to mechanical failures, the team was actually borrowing a Radical SR3 owner by DE4 driver Terry Lee for Sunday. Despite the car having both handling and engine problems, it was not enough to stop this team. Mark Alger led TT-U once again while Pete Creek took Sunday for TT-S. Brian Turner came out and ran a 1:03.0 for the win in TT-A and a new track record. Matt McIntyre having set the TT-B track record the previous day bettered his time once again running a 1:018. Dave Schotz took TT-C but was unable to improve his time from Saturday. Robert Rose took TT-D again improving his time and Eric Jacobsen took the win for TT-F.

                Also look for a few new faces in Time Trials for the 2012 season. These drivers were on track testing with the other TT drivers and will all be moving up next year. Those drivers are Justin Bowie, Albert Borboa, Jason Griepentrog, and Taylor Wilson.

Taylor Wilson

Albert Borboa

Justin Bowie

UMS Tuning Time Attack Series

                With this being the final event of the season, many competitors were anxious to set a great time and clench a podium spot for the year. The point’s race was close and many positions came down to this event. Despite track conditions, drivers did their best to maintain their overall positions. The results are as follows:

TA-A

1^st: Robert Rose

2^nd: David Lutter

3^rd: Leland Forbes

TA-B

1^st: Ravi Tomerlin

2^nd: Phil Robles

3^rd: Melanie Bedrin

TA-C

1^st: Russ Whelan

2^nd: Taylor Wilson

3^rd: Justin Bowie

                For end of the year results be sure to check the NASA AZ forums. Also be sure to watch for the announcement of the 2012 rule setting meeting. We want everyone to be a part of growing this series.

HPDE

                Great job to all the drivers that came out for HPDE over the weekend. With only a few off track excursions, many drivers were finding their confidence behind the wheel. We had a number of drivers graduate into the following class as well. From DE2 we had seven drivers move up to the DE3 ranks. Those drivers include Gabriel Wiley, Chris Plumlee, Zach Spisak, Rodney Pesavento, Adam “Addrock” Rosin, Ambrose Earle, and Karl Wehrle. DE3 drivers moving into DE4 include Martin Smit, Kevin Gay, and Dan Kellet. If you are a driver in HPDE and would like to move up next year, be sure to contact your group leader during the holiday break and set up a check ride into the next group. We encourage each of you not to become comfortable in your current group, and always look to challenge yourself by moving up and advancing your driving abilities.

Well that wraps up 2011 we want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and we hope to see everyone back next year!

 Next Event Info

 Our next event will find us at Firebird Main for the season opener.

 We will be running the FAST configuration too so don’t miss out!!

 Race Groups (Both days)
Time Trial (Points events both days)
Time Attack (Sunday only)
HPDE1-4
Saturday night BBQ too!!!

Jan 14-15 Registration is open click here to sign up!

 NASA-AZ Info

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 Credits

Written By: Taylor “Dr. Koby D” Wilson

Editing and Pictures By: Travis Barnes 

Editing: Tage Evanson

Photos of the slide by Tom Barnes from www.twistedpriorities.com

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

           November brought NASA AZ back to one the beloved home tracks, Firebird West. Now, saying beloved is rather one sided as it always seems to be the chance for the little power guys to beat up on high horse power. The quick track with its tight turns and fast lap times gives the momentum cars a real edge on the so called straight line racers. Not only that, but the weather does not get much better than November for racing. The return to Firebird West not only brought fast times and great weather, but also an extra element of fun for the racers with the addition of a 75 min race ran under NASA’s Nationally sanctioned Enduro rules.

Race Group

            As we near the end of the year and the weather cools off, it makes for the perfect time to host the annual NASA AZ enduro.  After the Arizona racing community lost PIR, the track choices remaining to host the end of year enduro in either Nov or Dec (with the dates that were available), FIR West really was the best pick.  With a shortened race, temporary hot pit and 2^nd loop installed, the racers quickly realized that NASA AZ will always find a way to make the best out of what we have.

"All racers were accounted for the mandatory race group meeting on Saturday"

             To any true endurance racer, 75 mins is hardly a test of endurance for some, but considering most AZ drivers only do 25-40 min races, this most definitely would be a challenge for many since we don’t host enduro races very often.  FIR West is a tight technical track but no more difficult to pass on than any other track in AZ (actually easier than FIR East). The strategy and performance for a team’s pit stop was actually just as important if not more than performance on the track!

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

              With a 75 min race and nearly all teams coming in for a pit stop regardless if they needed one or not (PTF-PTA were required to add at least 5 gallons of fuel at some point during their race), qualifying was not nearly as important as it typically is for a sprint race.  One highlight from qualifying worth mentioning was rookie racer Simon Pavlick, who grabbed the top spot in the “Small Bore Qualifying” and later went on to set a new PTE track record during the race at his very first NASA race ever!

           Now, moving on to the main event! Sometimes it’s tough to see the battles in race group once things get going, but if you follow the season points and keep up with the real time race results via “Race Monitor”, it will completely change your perspective on this race or really any of the NASA Sprint Races.

           With double points up for grabs and NASA’s strict enduro rules in play, it was nearly impossible to determine the finishing positions until the dust settled in impound with multiple infractions against teams from passing under yellow to non-compliant classed vehicles to fuel spills and anything else you can imagine to add to the drama! 

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

           On track there was actually a ton to watch from a spectator view.  Only 2 laps into the race, Mark Powel who qualified 1^st in his class blew his motor and had to retire from the race and was forced to end his entire weekend early.

           In SU, Mark Alger and TeamArizonaPain.com went at it all race long.  To most folks looking the TeamArizonaPain.com Radical had a clear on track advantage over Alger’s Viper (running consistent 57’s at one point during the race!) but what most spectators probably didn’t know was the Radical couldn’t run the entire 75 mins without a fuel top off and the Viper could.  This meant the Radical had to pass the Viper a total of 3 times (and not just for position) in order to win SU and the race overall.  In the end it was TeamArizonaPain.com coming across the finish line first.  Unfortunately a fuel spill during a pit stop, which was deemed no penalty by NASA officials, had teams questioning the win. The following day in a fine showing of sportsmanship, TeamArizonaPain.com stepped forward and accepted a 5 minute penalty for the spill moving Mark Alger into 1^st place SU and taking the overall win.

            ST-2 was led mostly by CV Wells in the Corvette but fans could tell that would not last long the way his rear tires kept locking up and eventually caused a tire failure which ultimately handed Bryan McCormick with the win and 2^nd for Tyler Thompson.  Perhaps the most impressive performance of the race weekend was how quickly CV’s crew changed his tire on Sat (as well as one during the Sun sprint race).  NASCAR, eat your heart out!  With his 3^rd place finish, Wells was able to hang on to his season points lead leaving the last race next month as the deciding factor between him and Bryan McCormick.

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

             PT-B was a tight race as usual between Jeremy Renshaw and Matt McIntyre.  Renshaw however lucked out with perfect timing of his pit stop (prior to a full course caution) he was able to make up some serious ground on McIntyre since the NASA enduro rules state the pits are closed unless you already entered them prior to the full course caution.  Unfortunately after the race there was… drama.  Let’s just say the end result was BOTH drivers were DQ’d from the race results on Sat.

          PT-A had four competitors all running nearly identical lap times!!!  In the end it was John Dowling in 1^st with Brian Turner coming in 2^nd.  Rumor has it, John’s pit stop took under 1 min and with on track lap times so close was the likely well deserved win!  Simon Pavlick ran uncontested in PT-E.  944 Spec saw 7 teams on track.  The team of Steve Marlow and Kent Buckley saw the quite the race.  Marlow qualified the team in 5^th however Kent started the race for the team. After fighting his way up to 1^st place, Kent came in after almost 50 minutes as he missed the halfway flag. Steve took off and held on to 1^st place for the rest of the race. Unfortunately during Buckley’s stint, he made a subconscious pass during a local yellow. This unfortunate mistake resulted in a disqualification!  That being said, 1^st place went to Rob Giorgio and Leroy Moore.  2^nd place was Dean Schaeffer and Joe Paluch with Dave Hauck and Austin finishing 3^rd. Finally we have Lou and Bob running 1^st in ST-1.

Congratulations to all the teams for their efforts and participation to make this event so special each year.  We leave you with a few quotes from our racers.

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

 CV Wells had this to say:

           “The #24 Caldera Ventures Corvette had an 11 second lead in ST2 when I blew a tire. My AWESOME volunteer crew had me back on track in minutes so I could finish 3rd and maintain my points lead. Another tire blew in Sunday’s race and my crew changed that one in less than 2 minutes! Astounding performance guys!”

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

 Simon Pavlick:

          “I want to thank Gabe and Stephen for their excellent job doing pit crew for me. Also, I want to give a *thumbs up* to Austin Newmark. Austin and I were practically bumper-to-bumper for about the first half of the enduro!”

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

Making light of the incident resulting in a DQ, Paul Lynch wanted to keep things light and fun and had this to say:

          “Dr. Paul Lynch of Team ArizonaPain.com was in EXCELLENT shape for the enduro race…many of the teams and ladies at the track commented on his chiseled physique. During the driver switch many of the young hotties packed in close and tried to get an autograph in a beatle-mania type moment. A few of the more hysterical girls were crying and “spilled” a few tears in the paddock next to the ArizonaPain.com Radical. These were, of course, misinterpreted as fuel and the Radical was slapped with a 5 minute penalty.”

Finally, here are the words of Tage Evanson:
         
          “My car fire has changed my life in so many ways. Beyond the scars, the most noticeable is the lack of a race car (that I own)!!! I need to give a huge thanks to my wife for letting me continue to enjoy my passion and to Paul Lynch and Arizona Pain Specialists. Without all their tremendous support I wouldn’t be racing today.”

Here are the top results from Sundays Races:

Class SU

TeamArizonaPain.com

Mark Alger

Dan Klaudt

Class ST-2

Bryan McCormick

CV Wells

Jim Fluckey

Class PT-B

Jeremy Renshaw

Matt McIntyre

Class PT-A

Brian Turner

Erik Davis

John Dowling

Time Trials

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

            The return to Firebird West in November was a favorite amongst Time Trial drivers as the slightly smaller track seems to even the playing field and really toss up the times amongst the drivers. Despite some Friday night rain, everyone came out strong and stayed progressively faster as the day went on.

             TT-R was a class of its own with only TeamArizonaPain.com running. Despite showing no times their first sessions out, the team eventually put down a blazing time 0:56.03 smashing the previous track record.  TT-U had quite the line up on Saturday with seven drivers putting down times. The fastest of the day was set by the always consistent Mark Alger with a 1:00.269 which was also good for a new track record.  Ken Gerhart set a fast time of 1:02.662 and Gary Felton put down a 1:03.241. 

          TT-S consisted of three drivers on Saturday. Bryan McCormick blasted off a 1:01.508 which is fast enough to compete with most of the TT-U drivers. Always running on pace was CV Wells with a 1:04.655 and Gordon Levy with a 1:07.065.

          TT-A top drivers were separated by only 3 seconds. Brian Turner set a fast time of 1:05.021. Gabe Ortega managed a 1:06.859 with the consistently quicker Ravi Tomerlin not far behind setting a 1:07.215.

          TT-B was led by Matt McIntyre showing a fast time of 1:04.187. Jim Fluckey was 2^nd fastest of the day with a 1:05.927 and Bob Gottlieb came in with a 1:12.310. The top 2 TT-C drivers were separated by only 2 tenths of a second during their second sessions. Joel Schotz ran a 1:06.628 followed closely behind by Dave Schotz running a 1:06.891. TT-D driver Steve Marlow set down a 1:13.365 and finally, our TT-E drivers were separated by only a half of a second with Brad Lundahl running a 1:09.063 and Doug Evans running a 1:09.540.

           Highlights from Sunday were as follows. TeamArizonaPain.com ran a fast time but was unable to better their time from Sunday. Mark Alger Led TT-U on Sunday as well, all while running almost a second slower than the previous day. Bryan McCormick once again led TT-S but was also unable to better his fast time from Saturday. Gabe Ortega was able to improve his times on Sunday by almost 2 seconds beating Brian Turner’s Sunday best by only .2 seconds. Dave Schotz was able to pull out the fastest TT-C time on Sunday improving his time by over a second. Robert Rose made an appearance in Sundays TT-D sessions setting an overall fast time of 1:07.233 to put away the rest of the pack, but not by much.

HPDE

          Firebird West is a great track for the HPDE crowd. The tight track and even tighter paddock is a great scene allowing both new and seasoned drivers to mingle amongst one another. The tight space also allows the HPDE drivers the chance to talk driving line with the experienced TT and race group drivers. As you move up the ranks in HPDE, be sure to reach out to another driver for a friendly hand shake and conversation (especially in line at the Sat night BBQ!). Before you know it, you just may be on track together. Also, great job to all the drivers for keeping it on the track. As a whole there were no accidents at the event and officials were glad to enjoy a whole weekend with no wrecks or clean ups on aisle 4. As a friendly reminder, be sure to fill up you tank before heading out onto track. Per NASA CCR section 6.5, any driver who runs out of gas on track will be pulled from the event for the day.

UMS Tuning Time Attack

          With 25 cars registered the UMS Tuning Time Attack series just won’t go away, not that we want it to. Allowing drivers of HPDE3 and up to come out and get a registered time, the groups line up for what is becoming one of the biggest time attack series in the country.

           TA-C was compiled of four cars. In 1^st was Russ Whelan, the man to look out for. Russ has gotten faster at every event and will be someone to watch for in the upcoming season. Jim Cozzolino in his NSX placed 2^nd and John Garrison came in 3^rd.

          TA-B is consistently growing. With 8 entries the top 3 were as follows. Gabe Ortega ran a fast time of 1:05.050 placing 1^st. In 2^nd was Jesse Robles with a 1:05.654 and KSport Cowboy Phil Robles right behind in 3^rd with a 1:06.243.

           TA-A has become the biggest group in the UMS Time Attack Series. With 14 competitors in this group the times were spread over an 8 second variable. Coming in 1^st was Robert Rose. Making a great showing was Eric Kennel running a 1:08.273 for 2^nd place and Leland Forbes placed 3^rd with a 1:08.544.

           Anyone who is in DE3 or above is welcome to join in on the series. It is a great way to see where you could potentially place as drivers progress in Time Trials and Race Groups. If you are in DE3, or are soon to be, be sure to talk to an official about joining in on the series.

Next Event Recap

          Next month takes NASA AZ back to Firebird East for the last event of the season.

 We hope to see everyone out there to end the year with the largest group possible.

 Race Groups (Both days)
Time Trial (Points events both days)
Time Attack (Sunday only)
HPDE1-4

Dec 3-4 Registration is open click here to sign up!

 NASA-AZ Info

Join the NASA-AZ forms to check out the latest info on upcoming events, questions and answers, Etc. 

nasaaz.com

Also check out our Facebook page.

 NASA-AZ Facebook

 Credits

Written By: Taylor “Dr. Koby D” Wilson

Editing and Pictures By: Travis Barnes 

Editing: Tage Evanson

Photo by Paul Green from projectonethirty.com

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Where is your Hometown? Both Born in Mesa, AZ

How long have you lived in AZ? 22/21 years

Favorite Food(s): (Josh) Mac N. Cheese (Megan) BBQ Chicken

Favorite Music: OLDIES

Occupation: (Josh) Job seeking Mechanic (Megan) Holistic Wellness Advisor

NASA Position / Run Group: (Josh) DE4, everything (Megan) DE2, Gate

Many of you already know that Josh and Megan took each other’s hand in marriage at the last NASA-AZ Event at Inde Motorsports Ranch but we thought we should give you the inside guide on them. Megan and Josh are both natives of Arizona born in Mesa. Josh first got involved in NASA when Jeremy Ward invited him out to help out with Tech. After teching cars and watching them on track, Josh got the bug to get out and race. Josh started out with his red 95 Integra, later moving on to a white 94 Integra. Josh met Megan through her sister and once getting to know one another Josh found out that Megan wanted to be an astronaut and go faster than the speed of light. So he invited her to come out to a NASA AZ event to check everything out. Even though it may not be the speed of light, Megan was hooked from the get go and didn’t waste any time to get out on track. Megan started out driving many different cars on track till she found her all wheel drive love, a 99 Impreza that she plans on upgrading to improve her track experience. Josh’s track car is now Ravi’s past silver 97 Integra, “Josh has a thing for his Integra’s.” Both of them picked vehicles that are easy to modify to help them improve their skills on the asphalt.

Josh and Megan laughed at the thought of any hobbies outside of motorsports…well besides playing with their four legged friends Ivo and Lennie. These two plan on being part of the motorsports community for a long time, with the plans for them both racing side by side with future little racers in karts. For now Josh and Megan will be working their way up the NASA HPDE ranks and running around helping out the NASA crew. So if you see Megan’s smiling face at the gate or Josh running around the pits, take a second to say hi.

Photography by Selina

            As the summer was slowly coming to a close, NASA AZ made its final trip down south to the beautiful Inde Motorsports Ranch for another weekend full of friends, great memories, and most important of all, great Racing. With a little over a three-hour drive from the Phoenix area, it was great to see another positive turnout of competitors looking to better their times on a relatively new track to NASA-AZ.  Travel time aside, drivers came in full force ready to enjoy the track and cool weather offered in Wilcox, Arizona.

            Race rubber was not the only thing heating up the track during this weekend. On October 1^st, 2011, Joshua Ray and Megan Parent stood in front of family and friends to take each other’s hand in marriage. For anyone who missed it, Josh proposed to Megan just months ago at our last event at Inde Motorsports Ranch. After Megan excitedly accepted, the two decided what better location to seal the deal. If you did not get a chance to congratulate them over the weekend, have no fear, Josh and Megan are continuous supporters and staff at NASA-AZ events so be sure to look for them at the next event and give them your best wishes. On behalf of NASA-AZ and all its competitors, we wish Joshua and Megan Ray the best of luck in their future together and thank them for sharing their beautiful day with all of us.

RACE GROUP

            With a combined class sprint race on Saturday, racers were on edge to qualify with the best position possible. As we all know, traffic can often be a deciding factor in a race. That being said, the racers drove hard leading to Bryan McCormick, Mark Alger and CV Wells qualifying in the top three spots overall mixing ST-2 in with SU.  Matt McIntyre followed close behind qualifying 1^st in PT-B with Brian Turner qualifying 1^st in PT-A.

            Saturday’s race was filled with battles for class and overall leads. Having not qualified, Paul Lynch of Team ArizonaPain.com had his work cut out for him starting at the back of the back. The green flag soon dropped and the long straight away at IMR roared to life. As expected, Paul Lynch quickly worked his way to the front of the pack with a best lap of 1:52.825, stealing the show. Mark Alger and Bryan McCormick refused to be left out, showing some great exhibits of car control going back and forth for second overall. Not only was Mark fighting for his position, massive ABS failures had him doing everything he could to keep from locking up into each corner. After 9 laps and a flat tire, unable to finish, Mark Alger pulled off leaving Bryan McCormick to grab a well-deserved second place overall finish and 1^st place in ST-2. CV Wells followed taking 2^nd in ST-2 and a respectable 3^rd place overall finish. Matt McIntyre and Jeremy Renshaw fought hard in PT-B but in the end, it was another 1^st place finish for McIntyre with Renshaw close behind.  No race is complete without the Porsches’ of Brian Turner and John Dowling. Flying around the track, these racers put on a great show for both competitors and Racers alike. In the end Brian Turner took the win for PT-A with John Dowling actually turning the fastest PT-A lap of the race with a 2:02.008, bringing home a 2^nd place class finish. The 944 Spec racers came to play on Saturday. Jeff Wojnar took home the class win with Dave Hauck and Steve Marlow falling in just behind him.

            Sunday once again saw split qualifying followed by a combined class sprint race.  After the intense race Saturday, racers were eager to qualify on top. Small Bore set out first in a qualifying race. Just one lap into the race, spectators were able to see racers flying by three cars wide through start finish, keeping just enough rubber on the track to hold traction. A last minute change had big bore set out in a normal qualifying session. Mark Alger qualified in 1^st position with a time of 1:53.971. Bryan McCormick followed in a very close 2^nd place posting a time of 1:54.028, with CV Wells qualifying 3^rd overall.

            The green flag dropped late in the afternoon and as expected, Bryan McCormick and Mark Alger were off to a quick lead with CV Wells sticking right with them. CV Wells great start put him on the inside position heading into turn 3. A slight distraction due to traffic found CV Wells taking an off track excursion after misjudging his braking zone leaving the door open for Bryan McCormick. CV and Bryan went into this race with one of the tightest point’s battles NASA-AZ has seen in years. Because of this, CV Wells fought hard all race to regain his position but fell short. Mark Alger’s weekend was filled with mechanical failure, leaving him only able to complete some fast laps and finally retire from the race after only 4 laps, allowing Bryan McCormick to run away with the show. Brian worked every lap to gap the rest of the pack eventually turning a fast time of 1:54.848, almost 6 seconds faster than any other finishing competitor.  Just to keep things interesting, Leroy Moore up classed his PTC car to the faster ST-2 class. Leroy in the little green machine followed CV Wells closely the entire race and finished just seconds behind. Jeremy Renshaw and Matt McIntyre heard the call for an encore from Saturday and put on another great fight. Despite turning a 2:00.802 during the race, Jeremy Renshaw couldn’t hold off the blue fury of Matt McIntyre who eventually took the PT-B win. Because Saturday was not enough, John Dowling and Brian Turner came out again on Sunday with all cylinders firing. They had a great race for PT-A, however this time it was John Dowling coming across the finish line with the win. Brian Turner did not let off one time as he finished less than 0.5 seconds behind. The 944 Spec racers formed a train early in the race and stayed consistent for the entire session. Sunday was a repeat of Saturday with Jeff Wojnar, Dave Hauck, and Steve Marlow finishing 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd. Just to keep things interesting, Ford Spec Racer Elliott Friereich stuck right with the 944 Spec drivers and Jeff Bawden, who was competing in his first race with NASA-AZ.  Elliott and Jeff saw quite an “epic” battle, racing nose-to- tail all session. Elliott finally made his pass on Jeff only to miss his braking and turn in point in high speed T3 leaving Jeff to regain his position.

Time Trial

            Time Trial drivers have been waiting months to return to IMR. Following our first time at the track, drivers were eager to break the original records and better their previous times now with more experience and confidence on this relatively new track. Following the results, it would be easy to say the Time Trial drivers met their goals. Over the course of the weekend five new Time Trial Records were set.

            This weekend split the drivers with TT Big bore consisting of TT-A and up, followed by TT-B and down representing small bore. The big bore drivers certainly brought a great showing taking 3 of the 5 new records.  TT-R times were seen spanning over 20 seconds. In the end it was Tage Evanson bringing home a new record of 1:47.070 in the Team ArizonaPain.com Radical. This record was a smash of the previous record by over 12 seconds! TT-U was led by Mark Alger turning a fast time of 1:52.630, missing his own previously set track record by less than a tenth of a second. Overall, Mark had a great weekend working through some hiccups to turn a few very competitive times as usual.

            Bryan McCormick ran some very fast times all weekend in his #727 BMW E36 M3. The McCormick show managed a new TT-S record Saturday with a 1:54.802, followed by an even faster 1:53.774 on Sunday. Bryan then turned the reins of the gold beast to Tage Evanson, once again, who set out to beat the new TT-S track record during a “Sunday drive” and he did just that. Tage Evanson was able to reset the momentary record in TT-S with a 1:53.583. This is a testament to not only the drivers of this car, but also the work of Flatout Motorsports as this car is consistently fast at each event.  Finishing up the Big Bore records was TT-A driver Brian Turner running a 2:00.422 in his UPS Porsche.

Photography by Selina

             Time Trial small bore saw two new records beginning with Matt McIntyre who bettered his previous record with a 1:57.881. Leroy Moore took the win in TT-C and Robert Rose took the win for TT-D. Scott Phillips came out and set a new TT-E record with a 2:05.812. For those who do not know the young 16 year old Scott, this was his first time in TT running his Spec Miata. To come out and smash a new record at this young age makes Scott a driver to keep an eye out for at future events as this was undoubtedly just the start of such new talent.

HPDE

                HPDE drivers were out in full force this weekend proving that a little drive won’t stop any of them from getting their track fix. Conversations were had all weekend on the paddock as the HPDE drivers looked for coaching in an attempt to improve their car control and track experience.  It was great to see all the relatively new but returning drivers making it back to NASA-AZ. We love seeing the quick progress these drivers make as they climb through the ranks. Keep your eye out for some moves into not only the higher levels of HPDE, but a select few drivers moving up to stake their claim in Time Trials. Any drivers who are interested in advancing into the next levels of HPDE be sure to hop on the forums and talk with you group leaders before the next event!

Time Attack

                UMS Tuning Time Attack Series just keeps growing! With 25 cars registered for this out of town event, it is easy to see this series is here to stay. UMS TA was split up into three run groups, divided by previous run times. Once again, being only the second competition held at this track many new comers were eager to see their lap times and compare against the other competitors.

                In TA-C, it was Jerome Silvers bringing home the gold for Snail Performance and a new TA-C track record running a 1:57.731. This was followed by the consistently fast Russ Whelan in 2^nd and Travis Barnes of Snail Performance in 3^rd.

                TA-B was taken by UMS Time Attack new comer Jesse Robles who blasted onto the scene at our last event. He clocked in a fast time of 2:01.916 while dueling with his father, Phil Robles, who came in 2^nd and Robert Smithson in 3^rd.

                TA-A drivers decided to change things up from the usual. Always progressing Stenos Wijaya took his first win in the series running a quick 2:08.884. 2^nd was taken by Justin Markiewicz, who is new to TA-A but not the series. 3^rd place was David Lutter.

                With a tight point’s race in both TA-A and TA-C, this season is going to come right down to the last event of the year. Be sure to check out the UMS Tuning Time Attack at the next event and any HPDE3 drivers and above, come join the fun!

Next Event

Be sure to sign up for the next NASA-AZ Event at Firebird West on November 5-6.

Enduro Race (Saturday only)
Race Groups (Both days)
Time Trial (Points events both days)
Time Attack (Sunday only)
HPDE1-4

Registration is open click here to sign up!!

Videos from IMR

Matt McIntyre’s in-car video from Sunday’s race

Steve Marlow’s in-car video of the first 10 minutes of Sunday Race till his camera died

NASA-AZ Info

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Credits

Written By: Taylor “Dr. Koby D” Wilson

Editing and Pictures By: Travis Barnes

Some Pictures Provided By: Photography by Selina

Wedding Photo Provided By: Adina Evanson

Full Name: Leroy Moore
 
Where is your Hometown? Phoenix

Favorite Food: Everything that is bad for me.

Favorite Music: Anything with a good beat that I can understand.

Occupation: Owner of Flatout Motorsports

 NASA Run Group: PTC Race Group

          Leroy grew up around fast cars, motorcycles and having a dad that was a big time hot rodder. With all this in his life he couldn’t resist the urge to go fast. He stared out racing motorcycles as a kid and continued to race them into his 30’s. In 1987 Leroy wanted to try his luck at the dirt track so he took out his 1977 Monte Carlo, which sparked his interest to get into track racing. After running a few dirt track events, Leroy went back to racing bikes where he competed in the Whiplash Off-Road Motorcycle Race in 2001. From 2001-2004 he competed in several flat track racing events as well as motorcycle trial events. In 2005 Leroy opened up Flatout Motorsports after working for a local glass company that did glass work for different BMW dealerships. Working for the glass company is how Leroy met a salesman by the name of Karl Muick, who was in need of having a roll cage installed in his E46. Leroy took the job on and also started attending local track events with Karl. This is where Leroy found more people in need of having work done to their cars, which in turn, how Flatout Motorsports was started. After building up several race cars and working track side support for many satisfied customers, Leroy wanted to get back into the racing game. Leroy picked a BMW E30 to build for his track star. After going through the car and getting it race prepped for PTC Race Group, he debuted the car May of this year at a NASA AZ event with a new mean green paint job. Leroy chooses to run with NASA because of the ability to run with different nationwide NASA Regions and also the chance to compete in NASA Nationals Championship events.

           Leroy also has a dedicated pit crew: his loving family. They are his wife of 20 years Shirette, 3 children Andrew-23, Audra-22, Adrian-21, a son-in-law Adam, and a beautiful granddaughter Alexus-11mon. Leroy’s family has been very involved and supportive of his racing. They have attended several events with him, even when he was not racing, they were there as track support for customers. Leroy said, “I could not have done it without them! It has brought me a lot of joy having them by my side.” When Leroy isn’t on track he enjoys spending time with his family or hitting up the slopes for a little snow skiing. So, if you guys see the little mean green E30 in the pits stop by and say “hi” to Leroy and his family at the track or if your ever in Tempe stop by the shop. Flatout Motorsports, 2141 S. Industrial Ave. Ste 102, Tempe, AZ 85282 you can also checkout their website at www.602flatout.com

Photo by Doug Hughes from www.waypast210.com

Article Written by Travis Barnes

This time around we ventured to Firebird International Raceway—East Track for a full schedule of racing, Time Trials, HPDE and Time Attack. Track temperatures start out “tolerable” but tend to climb rather quickly, introducing all sorts of challenges as participants make their way around the track.

Despite how uncomfortable the summer can be, NASA-AZ drivers certainly have continued to show their commitment to our region by braving the heat and making every effort to enter the track gates for a very early morning start.
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Race Group

With a condensed schedule, the racing lineup of sessions had a slight twist to the usual. As we began with qualifying, lap times sorted the field for a qualifying race later in the morning. The heat played games with grip on the track and the Small Bore field found themselves in reversed order more than once, with some great battles amongst drivers. In qualifying, Norm Hamden turned our fastest overall lap but a landscaping venture brought him a consequential DQ, introducing Darren Griffith as our pole sitter, followed by Joe Paluch and Dave Hauck.

With a qualifying race underway, a battle for position began to unfold. The finishing order was established with Jeff Wojnar up at the front of the 944 pack, followed by Dave Hauck and Steve Marlow as our top three. With a bit of drama having taken place during this session, several drivers found themselves with penalties and were consequently sent to the back of the pack.

Sunday’s race would be the time and place to sort out unfinished business from Saturday’s results. It was bound to be an exciting start as the fastest qualifiers from Saturday were all in the back. Once the green was revealed, Hamden took every opportunity at the start. Taking the inside of the field, and creating a giant dust cloud in the process, Hamden passed nearly the entire field and with 2 tires off the entire way.

With the session over, the dust settled and the checkered flag in the air, Norm Hamden took the lead and finished first, followed by Darren Griffith and Dave Hauck finishing second and third respectively. Our lone PTF driver Paul Seiferth, kept his race clean and turned quality laps throughout the weekend.

The Big Bore race was host to a lot of action on this small track. Qualifying sorted the field in several respects; not only in terms of lap times but also how those times were effected by continuous changes in grip on the track as the heat began to increase. That did not seem to stop Rich Marziale (in SU) who ran a sub-minute lap placing him as our Big Bore pole sitter, followed by Mark Alger who ran a minute-flat, positioning himself for second in SU.  Next up is CV Wells, who qualified first in his class (ST-2) running a minute-flat. PT-B was led by Matt McIntyre, while PT-A and PT-C were led by John Dowling and Leroy Moore.

With the qualifying race next on the agenda, the field was turned loose with the green flag and drivers sorted themselves into their positions—all while trying their best to turn clean laps–despite the grime and dust. With Alger absent missing from the field, Marziale was sure to lead the pack and continued to do so with a 0:57 as his best in the session. Next to cross the finish line were McCormick and Wells in ST-2, followed by Dalgarn. In PT-B, it was a dual between McIntyre and Renshaw who finished first and second. While Dowling and Moore were the only cars in the PT-A and PT-C classes, they did mingle amongst the PT-B field.

Sunday brought us some very fast and very good racing. Ricky (Boo-Boo) Johnson (ST-1), Dan Maloney (ST-2), and Mark Alger (SU) started the race in the back of the pack—as a result of not running the qualifying race the day before. Mixing it up amongst the PT field, the start immediately presented the higher-powered cars with some traffic to contend with. Johnson was on new slicks, which certainly brought out the best in the car as he navigated through the entire field finishing only second to Alger, who was our overall winner. It was an interesting battle between Alger and Johnson, both turning quick laps during the race — :59.3 and :59.7!

PT-B brought our regular trio of racers to the field, with a battle between McIntyre and Renshaw who maintained their first and second positions, followed by Marty Saltzman in third. In PT-A, John Dowling had the company of Brian Turner. However, Dowling maintained a fair lead from the start, helping him to secure a class win for the day. Last but certainly not least was Leroy Moore in PT-C who mingled yet again with PT-A and PT-B cars and finished a respectable 10th overall.
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Top Racers from Saturday (Big Bore Qualifying Race)
SU
- Ritch Marziale

ST-2
- Bryan McCormick
- CV Wells
- Greg Dalgarn

PT-B
- Matt McIntyre
- Jeremy Renshaw

PT-A
- John Dowling

PT-C
- Leroy Moore
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Top Racers from Saturday (Small Bore Qualifying Race)

944 Spec
- Jeff Wojnar
- Dave Hauck
- Steve Marlow

PT-F
- Paul Seiferth
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Top Racers from Sunday (Big Bore Main Race)

SU
- Mark Alger

ST-1
- Ricky Johnson

ST-2
- Bryan McCormick
- CV Wells
- Dan Maloney

PT-B
-  Matt McIntyre
- Jeremy Renshaw
- Marty Saltzman

PT-A
- John Dowling
- Brian Turner

PT-C
- Leroy Moore
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Top Racers from Saturday (Small Bore Main Race)
944 Spec
- Norm Hamden
- Darren Griffith
- Dave Hauck

PT-F
- Paul Seiferth.

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Time Trials

Even with the Summer heat, our many dedicated Time Trialers hit the track, bringing some close in-class competition.  From TTR to TTE, drivers had their chance to turn some quick times and continue to collect much needed season points.

Starting with our Big Bore Time Trialers, we have Ritch Marziale; who not only turned our fastest laps in Race Group but turned the quickest overall lap in TT with a :57.287—a new TTR track record.  In TTU Mark Alger took center stage with his Saturday win as he turned the quickest lap in his class with a :59.551, followed by Travis Barnes who ran a 1:01.948, and Gary Felton who turned a 1:03.366.

TTS was led by some NASA-AZ regulars, including Pete Creek, Bryan McCormick, and CV Wells—all turning 1-minute flat laps with only a tenth or so apart. Creek led TTS with a 1:00.2, McCormick turned a 1:00.747, and CV Wells an equally quick lap with a 1:00.784!

TTA was a 5-car lineup, led by ITR driver Paul Bloomberg who ran 1:04.093, followed by Justin Markiewicz with a 1:04.539, and in third was Doug Evans who turned a 1:04.759. Matt McIntyre definitely kept the pace despite the summer heat, keeping the lead in TTB by over a second with 1:03.086 as his best for Saturday, followed by Mervin Tan who turned a 1:04.516, then a 1:05.288 by Jeremy Renshaw.

TTC was led by the bright orange Camaro piloted by Dave Schotz, who turned a 1:04.506, securing the win for Saturday. Next up was Phil Robles, who ran a quick 1:04.688, and Eric Dayton with a 1:06.740. In TTD, Robert Rose turned a quick lap his second session of the day, but the 1:06.404 was not to be counted. However, despite the DQ Robert secured his 1st position with his original fastest lap of 1:07.022, followed by Dave McCombs who ran a 1:08.841.

Last but certainly not least was our TTE lineup. Now becoming a TTE regular, Tage Evanson’s white Honda Accord had been recently revamped with the intention to break some E-class track records. Indeed it did—with Evanson turning a very quick 1:06.915, a new track record. TTE’s second place finisher was Marc McCombs who ran a 1:08.264, followed by Eric Jacobsen who turned a 1:11.744.

On Sunday our fastest overall Time Trialer was Mark Alger in TTU, who brought out some quick laps with a :58.566 as his best. Not far behind was Rick Johnson who turned a 59.962 securing second in class, followed by Travis Barnes, who seems to be getting quicker all the time—with a 1:01.097. Bryan McCormick was next up, our third fastest TT driver of the day, who turned a 1:00.471, followed by Pete Creek (less than a tenth away) with a 1:00.532, and then CV Wells who ran a 1:00.749. The TTS field was slightly larger than usual, with our newest car #66 driven by Tage Evanson—while not in our top-three in-class, he managed to turn quality laps despite some mechanical challenges with the car. Brian Turner secured a TTA class win on Sunday, turning a 1:03.581, followed by Doug Evans in second who ran a 1:04.066, and in third place we have Justin Markiewicz who turned a 1:04.769. In the meantime, Matt McIntyre was enjoying his second win of the weekend running a 1:03.015, followed by Chris Wilson who ran a 1:04.273, and in third was Jeremy Renshaw with a 1:04.428.

Dave Schotz was our only new track-record setter on Sunday, changing the par for TTC by turning a 1:03.632, followed by Phil Robles with a 1:04.694, and Eric Dayton who ran a 1:05.911. Another competitor, Joe Catteneo, entered the mix in TTD on Sunday. He was close but not quite quick enough to catch Robert Rose. Turning a 1:06.226, Robert took the TTD win, with Catteneo running a 1:07.746. In third place was Dave McCombs, only a few tenths from Catteneo, turned a 1:07.923. Our TTE trio kept the pace from Saturday. While no new track records were set, Evanson still maintained his class lead—turning a 1:06.981. Marc McCombs picked up the pace, turning a second faster than Saturday, running a 1:07.923, followed by a 1:11.930 turned in by Eric Jacobsen.

Top Drivers from Saturday
TTR - Ritch Marziale #56 Dodge Viper - 0:57.287 (New Track Record)
TTU - Mark Alger #4 Viper CC - 0:59.551
TTS - Pete Creek #727 BMW E46 M3 - 1:00.227
TTA - Paul Bloomberg #51 Acura Integra - 1:04.093
TTB - Matt McIntyre #31 BMW E36 M3 - 1:03.086
TTC - Dave Schotz #175 Camaro - 1:04.506
TTD - Robert Rose #3 Mazda Miata - 1:07.022
TTE - Tage Evanson #7 Honda Accord - 1:06.915 (New Track Record)

Top Drivers from Sunday
TTU - Mark Alger #4 Viper CC -0:58.566
TTS - Byan McCormick #727 E46 M3 - 1:00.471
TTA - Brian Turner #524 Porsche 911 - 1:03.581
TTB - Matt McIntyre #31 BME E36 M3 - 1:03.015
TTC - Dave Schotz #175 Camaro - 1:03.632 (New Track Record)
TTD - Robert Rose #3 Mazda Miata - 1:06.226
TTE - Tage Evanson #7 Honda Accord - 1:06.981

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HPDE

Share some shade with a stranger and make a new friend–how many times has this happened to you during a NASA weekend? Remember that first “epic chase” on the track? Or the time you boiled your brake fluid and found yourself surrounded by fellow drivers eager to help you with your car? Stories like these bring to light a slew of small yet positive experiences between drivers. This event was no exception. As drivers continue to look out for one another, there were no major incidents this event, and half-dozen drivers graduated from DE2 to DE3. It’s always great to see positive, safe drivers continue to run with us. This is the kind of environment NASA-AZ strives to achieve.

This positive environment not only comes from our fellow drivers but also our group leaders and officials. Without them, the HPDE ladder system could not exist, and NASA-AZ’s safety standards could not be upheld. With many familiar faces within our HPDE program, I think it’s safe to say that we’re definitely doing something right!

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UMS Tuning Time Attack

One thing is for certain, the UMS Tuning Time Attack series is growing–now with a consistent field of nearly 30 cars, it’s the largest turn-out of the series all year. What I like about these sessions is that it not only affords HPDE drivers the opportunity to compete, but also helps set benchmarks for drivers in the same class. As we have seen from previous results, drivers have continued to make strides in their lap times and overall level of competitiveness!

Starting with our fastest class in the UMS Tuning Time Attack series is our TA-C class, with Paul Lynch as our fastest overall driver who ran a 1:01.24. Second in class was Jerome Silvers who ran a 1:01.77, followed by Taylor Wilson in third with a 1:02.154.

Next in TA-B is Phil Robles, who took first in his class with a 1:04.590, a noted success for our underpowered FWD TA-B competitor. Second in class was Justin Markiewicz–only a few tenths behind running a 1:04.803. Chris Wilson took third in TA-B, who ran a 1:05.064.

Next up is our winner for TA-A, Robert Rose, who ran a 1:06.370. Leland Forbes took second in class and, after noticeably shaving off time throughout his efforts in DE4, he turned a very respectable 1:07.286, beating Dave McCombs who was only two-tenths slower running a 1:07.458.

Congratulations to all of our TA participants!

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Next Event Preview

We have a little bit of a break between now and the next event, which takes us to FIR West August 20-21. Following a similar format to our event at East, our August venue will include a full line up of HPDE, Time Trial, Time Attack, along with practice and qualifying sessions for Race Group on Saturday, with a race on Sunday. For now, get your cars prepared and your calendars marked for this next event, which will be the last of the NASA-AZ Summer series.

Draft Schedule –> http://forums.nasaaz.com/showthread.php?t=4961
Register here –> https://nasaproracing.com/event/1284

Article written by Geri Amani
Photography by Doug Hughes (http://www.waypast210.com) and Tage Evanson