The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is an American

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organization promoting

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and high-performance driver education. Founded in 1991, NASA hosts High Performance Driving Events (

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), automotive rallies, Time Trial,

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and amateur, club-level automotive racing, divided amongst regionally based chapters within the

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. In September 2006, NASA held its first-ever National Championships at

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. The NASA National Championships are open to any driver who earns points in a minimum of five regional races (in any NASA region or combination of regions). Since 2021, the NASA National Championships have been held at

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Time trial

Racing in the

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classes allows drivers to compete against each other for the fastest lap. It is currently NASA's mid-level offering, fitting between the HPDE and road racing series.

Competitive racing

NASA currently offers the following Road Racing series: * 944 Spec * American Iron Racing * American Iron Extreme * Camaro Mustang Challenge * Endurance Racing * German Touring Series * Honda Challenge * NASA Prototype * NASA Rally Sport * Spec3 *

Spec E30 Spec E30 is a class of racing cars used in National Auto Sport Association (NASA) road racing events. Concept The goal for Spec E30 is to create high levels of competition among similarly prepared BMW E30 3 Series cars at a reasonable cost. It ...

* Spec E46 * Spec Iron *

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* Spec Z * Super Touring/Super Unlimited * Thunder Roadster * Team Racing Endurance Challenge (TREC)

Other sanctioned competition series

* 25 Hours of Thunderhill * HyperFest: The Automotive Amusement Park * One Lap of America * NASA Rally Sport * Teen Mazda Challenge * United States Touring Car Championship

NASA regions

* Arizona * NorCal * SoCal * Central * Florida * Great Lakes * Hawaii * Mid-Atlantic * Mid South * NOLA * Northeast * Rally Sport * Rocky Mountain * Southeast * Texas Region * Utah

References

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External links

Official WebsiteNational Championships WebsiteOfficial Discussion ForumsNASA Time-TrialNASA Rally SportHow to Build a Mustang Race Car for NASA American Iron
Auto racing organizations in the United States Sports car racing Auto racing series in the United States