For those who might not know and be interested NASA has stepped up big time with a National Championship, sponsors,etc..
So if your a instructor, HPDE 3 or 4 driver, or current race licensed or solo1 driver this is a way to get 3 hours of track time a weekend and win a nice array of awards, items, etc..


Classes are all based on points (mods) so it's pretty fairly setup.

Here is the one page flyer.

NASA SOUTHEAST TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

7 Weekends (14 point events) at some of the best tracks in the Southeast

Road Atlanta – March 18/19 and August 12/13 Roebling Road – May 20/21 and Sept. 30/ Oct 1

Carolina Motorsports Park – July 8/9 Rockingham – June 17/18 and Oct. 21/22

National Championship at Mid-Ohio Sept. 11-17th

Awards/Track Records
 Regional Season Champions in 10 Classes (any car - Stock Miata to Viper Comp Coupe).
 Top Gun Award
 Corner Worker Award – every event.
 Class Awards every event.
 Regional Champions receive a discount for 2007 events.
 Track records will be kept and established starting in March at Road Atlanta.


Major Sponsors

Top 12 Reasons why you want to run Time Trials in the Southeast with NASA

1. NO ROLLBAR OR CAGE REQUIRED. JUST YOUR M95 or HIGHER HELMET
2. OPEN PASSING
3. Frequent staging (pre-grid) by prior session times maximizes your clear track time
4. 3 Hours of track time a weekend
5. Season logbook and license means tech once a season for low hassle check-in
6. Award Ceremony, Beer, and food party every Saturday
7. Time posted after each session just like race groups
8. Run with experienced and skilled drivers for fun and competition
9. Separate run group for time trial series
10. QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT MID-OHIO
11. WIN A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
12. SET A TRACK RECORD

A ton of track time, watch the race groups, and have a lot of fun with a great group of folks.

Requirements: Advanced HPDE, instructors, and race licensed drivers only. TT License

For more details go to http://www.nasa-southeast.com also http://www.nasaproracing.com and pull up time trials if you live elsewhere.
They are all over the country.

 

For the record the mid-atlantic region of NASA will do these also:

April 1-2 at Summit-Shenandoah
May 6-7 at CMP
August 26-27 at Summit-Main

...and more TBA.

Plus these events qualify you for the first annual NASA TT Championship at Mid-Ohio in September.

Good times!!!

Jon
'98 M3, TTD (for now)

 

I plan to be in ATL. I think I'll sign up for this.

Jon, got your M3 finally, huh? Nice....

 

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I'd be all over this if we wouldn't be at vir that same weekend. Would love to check out the event and maybe take out the ITR on some S05s in the TT. Even have a set of 15x7 wheels for it.

At a track like this even for the experienced, the minimum requirement of only needing a helmet + open passing + an official stop watch could make for a risky combination, however. Hopefully everyone will have a clear head so nobody will get hurt.

 

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At a track like this even for the experienced, the minimum requirement of only needing a helmet + open passing + an official stop watch could make for a risky combination, however. Hopefully everyone will have a clear head so nobody will get hurt.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was just thinking the same thing.
No thanks.

 

Ill be attending the time trail at RA. But unfortunately, Ill only be running in the HPDE1. I have that slow black CRX.

 

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I am REALLY surprised that NASA would want to take on the risk/liability of allowing open passing with very little safety gear... have fun with that.

Christian

 

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At least they aren't letting novices do it.

Matt&lt;--have safety equiptment, will travel....

 

Which run group are they going to be doing the Time Trial in? But then on Sunday they usually combine advanced and instructors. I just hope the TTers don't get the "get the hell out of my way" at all costs attitude. I have some reservations about it. I am signed up to instruct.

Barry H.

 

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And most likely those eligible also have been doing it for a while in a car with at least some safety equipment. I'm sure it will be ok.

 

Hmmmm .... TT in the wifey's G35??!?!?! Must resit .......

 

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I've run at the same time and in TT a few times. Open passing at Road America, in a rental neon, was awesome. No incidents all weekend in any group. People in TT aren't idiots, they know their best chance at a fast lap is a clean lap. They only need one lap.

Even with open passing, most everyone was pointing and waiting for points.

In my experience, the TT guys are just like HPDE3, except a little faster, and more worried about getting a few clean laps than as much track time as possible.

-Chris

 

This is Std procedure on the West Coast for the past couple years.... no issues thus far...

 

did they run TT at Road Altanta last march? If so I was there and could tell a difference in anyone's on track behavior in the instructors group or when they combined group 3 with group 4 on sunday.

barry

 

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Barry H. </TD></TR></TABLE>


ima have that attitude.... and if ur in my way.. ima put u in the wall!!!

 

like marcus said, out here we have been doing it for at least 2 years.

I have run TT, and ran with them. Everyone is very respectfull, and at least out here i wouldn't call it "open passing".

And out here in TT starting this year, you can't just sign up for TT you have to be evaluated to run it. Most of the time the number of TT'ers is close to or more then that of the HPDE4'ers, i'd say by the end of this year TT'ers will be in there own run group for all runs.