midwest event

[Rellis]

adies and Gentlemen,

Dust off the tires, put oil and gas in your cars and let's start the
engines.

Newly forming local chapter of the NASA-X (National Auto Sports Assoc. Auto
cross) is off and running.

Test n Tune: March 24, 2007
Open to everyone (members and non members)

First Event: March 25, 2007 (points event)

Info is the same for both days.

Place: Marshalltown Kart Track (Iowa International Raceway)
Time: Registration begins at 8:30AM
Drivers Meeting at 10:30AM (you MUST attend to drive)
First car off 11:00AM
Contact: Mike Slater
m1slater@msn.com
515-992-3184
or
Jon Payne
jonkpayne@mchsi.com

Website: www.nasa-mid-am.org (http://www.nasa-mid-am.org)

Admission: $20 NASA Members (you can join at the event and membership
is $40/yr)
$25 non members
Spectators are free but all need to sign a wavier
release

Pre-registration is HIGHLY recommended and will be available by the end of
today through:
www.MyAutoEvents.com (http://www.MyAutoEvents.com)
It will be under NASA Mid-Am on March 24th and 25th

We have a computerized timing system and we will be using that. With this in
place, we should be able to have results within a few minutes after the last
car has finished.

Feel free to share this info with anyone that is into Auto crossing or might
be interested.
We welcome all and we are here to provide people with more seat time to have
fun with their cars.

[Rellis]

adies and Gentlemen,

Dust off the tires, put oil and gas in your cars and let's start the
engines.

Newly forming local chapter of the NASA-X (National Auto Sports Assoc. Auto
cross) is off and running.

Test n Tune: March 24, 2007
Open to everyone (members and non members)

First Event: March 25, 2007 (points event)

Info is the same for both days.

Place: Marshalltown Kart Track (Iowa International Raceway)
Time: Registration begins at 8:30AM
Drivers Meeting at 10:30AM (you MUST attend to drive)
First car off 11:00AM
Contact: Mike Slater
m1slater@msn.com
515-992-3184
or
Jon Payne
jonkpayne@mchsi.com

Website: www.nasa-mid-am.org (http://www.nasa-mid-am.org)

Admission: $20 NASA Members (you can join at the event and membership
is $40/yr)
$25 non members
Spectators are free but all need to sign a wavier
release

Pre-registration is HIGHLY recommended and will be available by the end of
today through:
www.MyAutoEvents.com (http://www.MyAutoEvents.com)
It will be under NASA Mid-Am on March 24th and 25th

We have a computerized timing system and we will be using that. With this in
place, we should be able to have results within a few minutes after the last
car has finished.

Feel free to share this info with anyone that is into Auto crossing or might
be interested.
We welcome all and we are here to provide people with more seat time to have
fun with their cars.

[Rellis]

http://www.nasa-mid-am.org/

now with pictures of the track

[Mechanicaldan]

We tested there a couple of years ago with our Formula car "Lucky" #13. The track is much faster than a FSAE competition layout, so here are a couple lessons learned from that testing session: 1. Use your harder compound tires. They get up to temperature on this track. 2. Make sure your brake system is in good working condition. Pads and rotors get a good workout having to stop a formula car from 60+ mph. 3. Bring spare parts. An off road incident may brake something. You don't slide on blacktop, you'll be going into the grass and dirt, and that may load your suspension components higher than you designed for.

Have fun! Our formula car was running lap times close to the 125cc shifter karts.