Honda Challenge tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010-04-26:/4 2011-05-16T20:43:40Z The Honda Challenge spec racing series website. Movable Type 5.01 BFGoodrich Announces New Contingency Program for NASA Competitors tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.80 2011-05-16T20:41:41Z 2011-05-16T20:43:40Z NAPA VALLEY, CA - The National Auto Sport Association(NASA) is pleased to announce that BFGoodrich® will offer an official contingency program in the growing National Auto Sport Association (NASA) road racing organization, continuing its... ...commitment to improving the motorsports experience.... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ ...commitment to improving the motorsports experience. Retroactive to May 1, 2011, the contingency program will enable the BFGoodrich® g-Force™ R1™ tire to be used in dry conditions with the BFGoodrich® g-Force™ T/A®KDW allowed for wet surfaces.

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"BFGoodrich Tires is proud to be a part of NASA for the remainder of the 2011 race season," said Silvia Mammone, BFGoodrich Tires motorsports and sponsorship manager. "With a series full of driving talent and exciting racing, we look forward to continuing the BFGoodrich tradition of race wins and podiums."

To be eligible for contingencies, racers must use BFGoodrich competition tires on-track and apply a minimum of three decals to their race machines.  Classes eligible for the contingency are AI, AIX, HC1, HC2, HC3, HC4, HC5, 944 Spec, GTSU, GTS1, GTS2, GTS3, GTS4, GTS5, PTA, PTB, PTC, PTD, PTE, PTF, ST1, ST2, STR1, STR2 and SU.

For more information about the BFGoodrich Tires / NASA contingency program, visit www.nasaproracing.com/contingency or call 1-800-RACE-BFG (1-800-722-3234).

Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 40 years, BFGoodrich® Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, sports car, drag, desert, dirt, rally and extreme rock crawling.  BFGoodrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle.  Visit BFGoodrich Tires at www.BFGoodrichTires.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BFGoodrichTires. ]]> Goodyear Racing announces expansion of 2011 NASA contingency program tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.76 2011-05-16T16:57:30Z 2011-05-16T16:58:23Z NAPA VALLEY, CA (April 7, 2011) The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Goodyear Racing has not only renewed their contingency program for 2011, but it will also extend it's generous contingency program to include the... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/
The Goodyear contingency program is open to all open tire class competitors at regional racing events. For complete details on the contingency program, please visit www.nasaproracing.com/contingency
]]> Toyo Modifies NASA Contingency Program tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.75 2011-05-16T16:56:47Z 2011-05-16T16:57:25Z NAPA VALLEY, CA - Toyo Tires is pleased to announce that the Toyo Regional Contingency Program will remain in effect for NASA classes that specified the Toyo brand at the beginning of the 2011 racing season. Due to the devastating... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/
...in Japan, some of the NASA classes were forced to allow additional tire brands due to production limitations at the Toyo plant in Sendai, Japan. Toyo Tires remains supportive to the NASA racer and will reward contingency based on the highest finishing driver on the Toyo brand. This means that if a racer finishes 3rd in a race but is the top finisher using a Toyo, that driver will qualify for the 1st place Toyo contingency reward. Motorsports Manager Stan Chen said, "we are very appreciative of our NASA racers and we want to reward them for continuing to support our brand."

Toyo Tires reports that production is back up to about 70% of the level prior to the earthquake. The plan for the future is to step up the rate of operations in stages while responding flexibly to supply and logistical issues, so that by May, operations may resume at full capacity.
]]> Hoosier Racing Tire Responds to NASA Announcement Expanding Contingency Offerings tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.74 2011-05-16T16:55:34Z 2011-05-16T16:56:14Z Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ The newly announced contingency program expansion which will apply only to competitors competing on the "R" compound tire will award up to 4 free tires per race to class competitors. For complete details on the new Hoosier contingency offerings for the American Iron, Honda Challenge, and 944 Spec classes, please visit www.nasaproracing.com/contingency. ]]> NASA ANNOUNCES RESPONSE TO TOYO TIRE SHORTAGE tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.73 2011-05-16T16:52:53Z 2011-05-16T16:55:07Z NAPA VALLEY, CA (April 5, 2011) The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announced today that it will be changing tire rules in some of its classes as a result of extraordinary circumstances related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/
Difficulties relating to raw material supply, electricity availability, and transport restrictions have greatly impacted the availability of the Toyo Proxes RA-1 tire which is the specified tire for many NASA classes. As such, NASA will be removing the requirement to use the Toyo Proxes RA-1 from the American Iron, Honda Challenge, and Spec 944 classes beginning on May 1, 2011 and will allow any DOT-approved R compound tire. Spec Tire classes will be handled on a case-by-case basis, so please keep informed by visiting the www.nasaproracing.com for any new information if and when it's posted or by visiting your class section on the www.nasaforums.com. NASA will be sure to post any new information when it's available.
]]> HPD Announces 2011 Contingency Program for Honda Challenge Series tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.72 2011-02-24T23:03:33Z 2011-02-24T23:05:30Z NAPA VALLEY, CA -- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) has released details of the expanded 2011 NASA Contingency program for HPD Honda Challenge competitors. The 2011 HPD Contingency program will...... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Thumbnail image for HPD_Logo_Web1.jpgNAPA VALLEY, CA -- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) has released details of the expanded 2011 NASA Contingency program for HPD Honda Challenge competitors. The 2011 HPD Contingency program will... ]]>
HPD will again offer Honda Challenge competitors cash prizes at the NASA Championships with up to $2000 for 1st place, $1500 for 2nd place, and $1000 for 3rd place finishers in each Honda Challenge class. Additionally, each competitor that finishes in the 4th through last place position in the Honda Challenge National Championships race will be awarded $500 cash no matter where they finish.

The Contingency program will also provide awards to finishers in each Honda Challenge class during the first points race of each Regional racing weekend in 2011. The regional program will have payouts in each Honda Challenge class up to $450 of contingency support at each event.

Finally, the enhanced 2011 HPD contingency program will also reward Regional Honda Challenge Champions with a $500 cash bonus if they also participate in the 2011 NASA Championships Honda Challenge race.

To qualify for these generous awards, Honda and Acura NASA competitors must display the required HPD decals and must also be registered members of the Honda Racing Line program. The Honda Racing Line program is designed to make HPD parts and services available to amateur and entry-level professional racers. Honda Racing Line membership is available free of charge to any NASA competitor.

NASA will administer the National Championship and Regional Racing portions of the 2011 HPD contingency program. Competitors will be required to submit contingency claim information within 90 days from when official results are posted for each eligible event.

For complete details on the 2011 HPD Contingency program, please visit the contingency section on the NASA website at http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency]]> HPD Remains Title Sponsor for Honda Challenge Series and Expands Contingency Program tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2011://4.71 2011-02-17T23:09:58Z 2011-02-17T23:15:34Z NAPA VALLEY, CA - February 1, 2011 -- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) will remain the Title Sponsor for NASA's Honda Challenge series in 2011. As part of this sponsorship,... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ HPD_Logo_Web1.jpgNAPA VALLEY, CA - February 1, 2011 -- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) will remain the Title Sponsor for NASA's Honda Challenge series in 2011. As part of this sponsorship, HPD is introducing a new comprehensive contingency program for...


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As part of the Title Sponsorship Program, HPD will also provide additional sponsorship to ensure the Honda Challenge National Championship race from the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on September 10, 2011 will again receive television coverage.

"We are excited that HPD will not only remain the Title Sponsor for the Honda Challenge series for at least the next two seasons, but has also decided to expand the rewards program they are offering to Honda Challenge competitors" said Jeremy Croiset, Sponsorship Manager for NASA. "The Honda Challenge Series has become one of the best classes in the country to race a Honda or Acura vehicle. With the addition of this new contingency program, along with the renewed television coverage for the class from this year's National Championship event, we feel that Honda Challenge is the best option in the country for anyone interested in road racing a Honda or Acura."

HPD's General Manager, Marc Sours, echoes that sentiment, "We are thrilled to be able to continue to support the Honda Challenge racers again this season.  As our Honda Racing Line membership grows we learn more about the needs of Honda enthusiasts, which will allow us to offer better service, and increased support to our racers.  We are looking forward to another great race season."
]]> NASA So Cal Auto Club Speedway tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010://4.22 2010-08-06T18:03:49Z 2010-08-06T18:48:40Z July 31st and August 1st at auto club speedway in Fontana, Ca. was the final summer stop in the...... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ July 31st and August 1st at auto club speedway in Fontana, Ca. was the final summer stop in the...
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]]> The Honda Challenge class was something to behold. Spectators would be treated to close racing and hard battles all throughout the weekend. In the end, H2 was dominated by Edik Stepanyan, 2nd went to Steph Papadakis, and 3rd Awarded to Greg Neuwirth in the AEM Integra. The H4 battle was even closer with the top 3 cars battling it out for the entire race. In the end, Angel Velasquez would take the win right in front of Miguel Escobar followed by Gus Heredia making up the top 3 spots.
Sunday had a qualifying race resulting in the top 5 H2 cars each qualifying within a few 100ths of a second from each other! The podium would end the same as Saturday in H2 with Stepanyan and Papadakis having a fantastic battle all throughout the race and Neuwirth and Manny coats fighting over the last podium spot which in the end, Neuwirth was able to grab. While in H4, Escobar was able to take the win with Heredia and Velasquez hot on his tale in an exciting battle.
A fantastic season so far and the Nationals look to be one of the best to date with a huge cash purse and lots of new sponsors supporting NASA. Be sure to stay tuned for the next report and all of the Honda Challenge results from Utah.
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]]> NEHC Round 3-4 Pocono tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010://4.21 2010-08-03T18:26:25Z 2010-08-03T18:31:31Z July 18th brings the North East Honda Challenge series to Pocono Raceway. Saturday's race was held on the double infield layout which brings drivers down the famous pocono front straight clockwise. A decreasing radius right hander that...... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ July 18th brings the North East Honda Challenge series to Pocono Raceway. Saturday's race was held on the double infield layout which brings drivers down the famous pocono front straight clockwise. A decreasing radius right hander that...]]> The practice session went smoothly for all the Honda Challenge drivers. Mike Fries was back to keep the H1 class alive with his S2000. Erik Olsen. John Baker, Stephanie Holifield, and Brian Casella would fill out the H2 field for the day.
Qualifying time came and the order was Olsen, Casella, Baker, Holifield. Baker had an off course excursion and bent up his new splitter and had a caliper bolt back out. A quick trip to Phil's Tire Service got his wheel re-balanced. He was able to find a new caliper bolt and no other damage was done. He removed what was left of his mangled splitter and took off his rear wing to even out the aero balance and he would be ready for the race.
The start of the race would be interesting as the front straight is about 7 cars wide and T1 funnels into about 3 car wide. The green flag drops and everyone gets a clean start. A tube chassis SU pick-up spun in T1 and cars scattered all over to miss it. No one was collected but Baker lost some distance on Casella. Olsen chased Fries in his H1 car for a few laps and got by him for a lap. But once fries got settled in he got back by Olsen and put some distance on him. Casella had a solid second place position but Baker was trying to run him down. Bakers started to have some handling problems and wasn't able to catch Casella. Holifield battled with traffic trying to catch back up to the pack but couldn't quite get close enough. The finishing order would be Olsen, Casella, Baker, Holifield and a late entry mystery driver in the 5th place position.
 
 
Sunday, July 19th would bring great weather and another layout of the Pocono facility. Single infield long course would be today's layout. Its shorter than the double infield, but much faster as you use the speedway front straight, t1, back straight and tunnel turn before you jump on the binders and head into the infield via 'devils elbow.'
Practice went smoothly for everyone and qualifying showed big improvements in times. Everyone was shooting for the 1:39 H2 track record, but the name of that game is drafting. 1:41 would be the h2 pole sitter Erik Olsen's time. Casella was in the 2 spot followed by john baker & Holifield.  Mike Fries would be our only H1 car for the day. The race started and everyone was clean into T1. but coming into the tunnel turn there was some contact between a 944, Baker's crx and a GTS bmw. The bmw would get the worst of it with a banged up rear bumper and a nose into the outside wall. Baker was able to continue with a banged up crx and the 944 later came in. The specifics and final ruling on the incident are still in the works. The rest of the race was incident free, but with Casella having clutch problems, Bakers alignment now off and his vtec not working Olsen was able to check out and take the win one more time. Casella finished 2nd, Baker finished 3rd and Holifield was closing in fast on Baker in 4th but couldn't quite get close enough. Another mystery driver finished in the 5th spot but only completed ½  the laps before coming in with handling issues in his Integra type-r.
All in all a fun weekend for everyone.
 
]]> NASA So Cal Buttonwillow 1ccw 6-22/23-2010 tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010://4.19 2010-07-15T20:36:20Z 2010-07-15T20:38:02Z Entering the peak of the Summer stretch for the NASA season, the So Cal regional racers stopped at Buttonwillow Raceway park west of...... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Entering the peak of the Summer stretch for the NASA season, the So Cal regional racers stopped at Buttonwillow Raceway park west of...
]]> ]]> NASA North East Honda Challenge tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010://4.18 2010-07-06T22:36:19Z 2010-07-15T20:38:28Z Rounds 3 and 4 of the north east honda challenge series brought us back to New Jerzy Motorsports Park's Lightning track.The name of the game this weekend...... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Rounds 3 and 4 of the north east honda challenge series brought us back to New Jerzy Motorsports Park's Lightning track.
The name of the game this weekend...]]> would be survival over weight. With the new 40 minute race program, alot of drivers were scrambling to find the optimal ammount of fuel and balast to make minimum weight at post-race weigh in.
Spencer Anderson debued his new EG hatch in H2 trim this weekend and Jim Hovey would come back with a new engine in his EK coupe after having one let go at last months race. Erik Olsen returned to defend his wins last month from John Baker and Brian Casella. Stephanie Holifield retuened with a new b18b in her civic as well.
Mike Fries was also in attendance in his H1 S2000 hoping to fine tune his set up even more.
Practice went well. 60+ cars on track was pritty interesting, but everyone made it through without major insidents. Spencer had an axle pop put and a wheel loosen up, so he came in early to work on it. Brian and Stef had some tune issues with their cars but everyone else made it through practice with out issue. Spencer tightned his wheel, put his axle back in the transmission and got ready for qualifying.
Qualifying went smoothly for most of the honda challenge drivers. Spencer had another axle pop out and didnt complete a full lap. So he would start out back for the race. Erik would be on pole, John would be 2nd, Jim had some problems and was in 3rd but way back in the pack. Brian had more issues with his type-r and didnt make it out for the race nor did stef.
The race started and the 1-2 battle up front between erik and john went on for a few laps before erik would stretch his lead out and hold it till the checkard flag. John finished 2nd. Jim blew the new engine but would be the 3rd place finisher since he did make it past 1/2 way. Spencer's axle stayed in and he was chasing jim for the first few lapsuntil his front lower control arm bushings fave up. He kept it foing, although way off pace untill half way and then pulled in. Mike Fries was flying around in H1 until he came past a slower GTS3 car that was hafing some overheating problems. They got together and there was some tire to tire contact sending Mike way up on 2 wheels. He was able to bring it back down on all 4 but wasn't able to continue the race.
Post race weigh in would find both erik and john under weight which would DQ them. putting Jim in 1st and Spencer in 2nd.

Sunday morning brought a new day and another race. Sunday also brought lots of drivers scrambling for more ballast. Spencer's car was down for the day with bad bushings, so his 160lbs of ballast was spread between 3 differant cars in 3 differant classes. John had an issue with his rear lca and would borrow a set out of Spencer's car. Brian went on the dyno to try to figure out what was wrong with his integre type-r. a quick blast with the wide band would tell the story. With air fuels i very unsave areas, he made the decision to not run it and risk damaging the engine. Stef got her car running and would get to click off some laps off durring the day.
Practice was combined with qualifying for sunday's schedual, so all the remaning drivers went out. Fries got a few laps in but was having some handling problems following the previous race contact. So he decided not to run the race and preserve the car for the next event. Stef had an ignition issue durring qualifying and wouldn't make it out for the race. So for sunday's race it came down to Erik Olsen and John Baker. Erik put it on pole, but baker would get out in front within the first 2 laps. Unfortunately, a bad axle and a ton of vibration would take him out and Erik would say in it for the win.

]]> HPD Honda Challenge National Championship Race to Air on Television tag:www.hondachallenge.com,2010://4.17 2010-06-07T17:00:52Z 2010-06-07T16:15:43Z Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that the 2010 HPD Honda Challenge National Championship race from Miller Motorsports Park that will take place this September will be broadcast on a national cable television... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that the 2010 HPD Honda Challenge National Championship race from Miller Motorsports Park that will take place this September will be broadcast on a national cable television network.

The television coverage of the HPD Honda Challenge Series National Championship race is sponsored by Honda Performance Development's (HPD), the new title sponsor of NASA's Honda Challenge Series. The television package is yet another benefit of HPD's sponsorship of the series and will add further excitement and exposure to the country's premier Honda/Acura-only road racing series. Specific information regarding broadcast dates and channels will be announced at a later time.

About Honda Performance Development (HPD)

Honda Performance Development (HPD) became the title sponsor of NASA's Honda Challenge series beginning in 2010. HPD is Honda's racing company within North America. Founded in 1993, and located in Santa Clarita, Calif., HPD is the technical operations center for American Honda's high-performance racing cars and engines.  In addition to its grassroots motorsports business, HPD is the single engine supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series and participates in both the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the European-based LeMans Series (LMS) with their engine and chassis lease program.

]]> Honda Performance Development offers over $50,000 at NASA Championships tag:new.hondachallenge.com,2010:/test//4.16 2010-06-04T01:06:06Z 2010-06-04T01:31:59Z Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD) will offer over $50,000 in cash awards to HPD Honda Challenge competitors at the 5th annual NASA Championship event at Miller... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD) will offer over $50,000 in cash awards to HPD Honda Challenge competitors at the 5th annual NASA Championship event at Miller Motorsports Park on September 16th-19th, 2010.

The award program will apply to all Honda Challenge classes (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5) at the NASA National Championship event. The program will award 1st place with $2000, 2nd place with $1500 and 3rd place with $1000 cash, if there are 10 or more cars in a class. In addition to these cash awards, the 4th through last place finisher in each HPD Honda Challenge class will be eligible for a $500 cash award from the HPD contingency program regardless of class count. That means, any Honda Challenge competitor that simply starts the Championship race is eligible for $500 regardless of finishing position! There are specific requirements for the program which must be followed to collect any contingency awards. Complete details on the HPD NASA Championship contingency program can be found here. (http://www.nasaproracing.com/contingency/2010_HPD_Champs_Contingency_Info.pdf).

Honda Performance Development (HPD) became the title sponsor of NASA's Honda Challenge series beginning in 2010. HPD is Honda's racing company within North America. Founded in 1993, and located in Santa Clarita, Calif., HPD is the technical operations center for American Honda's high-performance racing cars and engines.  In addition to its grassroots motorsports business, HPD is the single engine supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series and participates in both the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the European-based LeMans Series (LMS) with their engine and chassis lease program.


]]> HPD becomes Title Sponsor of Honda Challenge Series tag:new.hondachallenge.com,2010:/test//4.15 2010-05-28T20:23:34Z 2010-06-04T01:08:04Z Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) has been named Title Sponsor of NASA's Honda Challenge series. The partnership will introduce NASA members to the HPD brand and the... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Richmond, CA - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Honda Performance Development (HPD) has been named Title Sponsor of NASA's Honda Challenge series. The partnership will introduce NASA members to the HPD brand and the many incentives that come along with being a member of the Honda Racing Line, HPD's racer-support program. The title sponsorship program is a multi-year deal that includes a number of other fantastic additions to the Honda Challenge series, including lucrative contingency programs and a television presence at the NASA National Championships.
 
"We are thrilled that HPD has come on board as the title sponsor of the Honda Challenge series," said Jeremy Croiset, NASA Sponsorship Manager. "The Honda Racing Line program has been a valued asset for any Honda Challenge competitor. The easy and super-quick shipping of any Honda part ordered, and the recently added ServiceExpress function, which is an internet-based library where HPD Honda Racing Line members can see exploded-view diagrams, are both exceptionally helpful to any Honda or Acura racer. We are looking forward to the exciting additions this new sponsorship program will bring to the Honda Challenge series in NASA.
 
"We are excited about the title sponsorship of NASA's Honda Challenge series" said Marc Sours, HPD Production Division Manager. "NASA has proven to have a successful and growing program and this entitlement should provide us a wonderful opportunity to reach out to those racers with an affinity for the Honda brand and help them in their racing endeavors. The Honda Racing Line program offers a number of benefits which any Honda/Acura racer can take free advantage of, and we look forward to working with NASA to further develop the program."
 
About Honda Performance Development (HPD)

Honda Performance Development (HPD) is Honda's racing company within North America. Founded in 1993, and located in Santa Clarita, Calif., HPD is the technical operations center for American Honda's high-performance racing cars and engines.  In addition to its grassroots motorsports business, HPD is the single engine supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series and participates in both the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the European-based LeMans Series (LMS) with their engine and chassis lease program.
 
About NASA

The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) was formed in 1991 to deliver high-quality motorsports events to enthusiasts at major racing venues throughout the nation. NASA is a 12,000-member motorsports organization dedicated to organizing and promoting racing activities for both the aspiring and accomplished racer.  NASA programs allow owners of both high-performance street-driven vehicles and racecars to enjoy the full performance capabilities of their cars in a controlled environment.  NASA presents many different programs that allow drivers to enjoy motorsports on a number of different levels, including High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), Time Trial, NASA-X, Rally Sport and Competition Racing programs
 ]]> Socal HC, Willow Springs, May 22-23 2010 tag:new.hondachallenge.com,2010:/test//4.14 2010-05-28T17:13:31Z 2010-05-28T17:19:20Z Reaching the halfway point of the NASA Honda Challenge season, the So Cal region stopped in Rosamond CA at Willow Springs raceway May 22-23rd. There is a large range in temperatures in the high desert,....... Jeremy http://www.nasaproracing.com/ Reaching the halfway point of the NASA Honda Challenge season, the So Cal region stopped in Rosamond CA at Willow Springs raceway May 22-23rd. There is a large range in temperatures in the high desert,.... ]]> it is known for heat and sometimes known for snow in the winter and this race was a taste of the latter. Extreme winds, showers and very cool temps were in the area reminding us more of January than May, but the track remained dry for all the So Cal Race Groups during the weekend.
Saturday's race was fantastic in the H2 category with many chasing Renan Bayer. Ryan Flaherty, Ken Adelberg, Greg Neuwirth and Benoit Pecqueur were all swapping the honor of second place each lap. It was a terrific battle to behold, but alas, there were a number of retirements and even a surprise post race tech inspection which found one car out of compliance. In the end, Bayer retained 1st with series newcomer Mark Maksimow claiming 2nd and Ryan Flaherty finishing 3rd a few laps down. Sunday's race featured a slightly thinner field, but still close racing with an exciting reversed grid decided by a coin flip after qualifying. In H2 a hard fought battle left Edik Stepanyan showing his experience nabbing a victory, with Renan Bayer nursing a hurt gearbox into 2nd and Manny Coats rounding out the podium for the weekend. It was another great weekend in the books for the SoCal HC field. The warm summer stretch is here with Buttonwillow and AAA Speedway the next two stops on the So Cal NASA calender before the Nationals at Miller Motorsports park in Utah.
See you next month at Buttonwillow!

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