Hey folks thought that if some of you have no plans you might be up for a road trip for what should be an event to remember.

Two of your local shops have been invited to compete in the annual Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout, this year being held at Firebird International Raceway. If your up for it join both ourselves and LIC Motorsports either in our caravan to the event or at the actual event.



The event features quite the line up of spectator fun including the following,

Super Street Magazine Super Lap Battle Qualifier :: For the last few years, Super Street magazine has held one of their qualifying rounds for their annual Super Lap Battle here in Phoenix with NASA Pro Racing Arizona Region. The Super Lap Battle final will be held on November 12th at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, CA. Local racer Tage Evanson will be defending his 2007 championship this year along with his track record in the Limited FF class.

UMS Tuning Time Attack :: Created by Tage Evanson for the local road racers, the UMS Tuning sponsored Time Attack has proven to be very popular in the local scene and continues to grow every month.

US Drift by Trial By Fire :: Trial By Fire was one of the first organizations to start its own drifting events for drivers of all skill levels here in Arizona. Hosting their own parking lot style events in Tucson and Phoenix, they have continuously teamed up with NASA Pro Racing to create some of the biggest experiences in drifting that Arizona has to offer. This portion of the event will feature over 30 drivers of all skill levels. A great place for beginners to come out and see what they can do. A great place for professional drivers to come out and have some fun and show the new guys the tricks that made them pros.

Centerforce Clutch Hyper Drive :: The hyper drive program gives an opportunity for normal people to get 15 minutes on track to experience what our drivers experience at a very very low price compared to normal registration costs. We thank Centerforce Clutch for making this possible for those who decide to participate.

NASA Race Groups :: NASA race groups are filled with amazing competition which features several classes. This years 100 minute Enduro should be as exciting as last years with several local Honda Challenge and Spec 944 racers coming to battle it out and prove who is better. Along with them will be the Performance Touring and Super Touring classes which include BMW's, Porsche's, Dodge Viper's, Nissan 240sx's and more.

NASA Time Trial :: NASA TT is all about your fastest times and not about position on track.

NASA HPDE Groups :: High Performance Drivers Education. HPDE1 through HPDE3, these groups are the stepping stone into NASA Time Trials and NASA Race Groups. HPDE1 is designed for the new driver who may not know about braking zones and track etiquette. HPDE2 is for those who are ready to drive with a larger group of cars and learn the proper ways to drive side by side, make passes, and other vital procedures when driving on a race track.

AZAWD.ORG Meet :: Annually, the AZAWD.org meet brings out about 30 Evo's and Suby's. This year will be no different as the popularity of the two cars continue to rise.

NICOfest Phoenix :: NICOclub.com serves as one of the largest Nissan/Infiniti online forums there is. Arizona serves as the home to NICO's founder. After several years of colaboration between NOPI and NICO, Arizona was removed from the tour by NOPI. This appeared to bring the Phoenix Nicofest to a stop for the time being, but officials from Club Racing Arizona thought there was no better way to continue the NICO event than to invite them out with us for what we consider our largest event of the year. That being said, we welcome NICO and hope that they enjoy this event as much as we do.

Evolution Motorsports/Scottsdale Exotic Car Club Vehicle Display :: Another new portion of the event, we welcome these two groups who will be displaying some of the most expensive cars on the planet.

The proposed event schedule is as follows,

Friday Schedule (Come Watch at UMS Tuning)
01 12:00 PM 9:00PM 9:00 Modified Shooutout Dyno Competition


Saturday

00 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 0:30 Drive Check in at FIR Main Gate 3
00 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 Vendor Setup and Car Set up on Lot A/B
00 10:00 PM 2:00 4:00 Gates Open for Vendor Set Up (LOT A/B)
00 12:00 PM 2:00 2:00 22FT or Large Trailer Parking Set up (LOT A/B)
00 1:30 AM 3:00 1:30 Open Trailer (LOT A/B)
00 3:15 PM 3:25 PM 0:10 Mandatory Drivers Meeting at the NASA Trailer
00 2:15 PM 3:20 PM 1:10 Tech all Cars

01 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 2:00 Modified Shootout Autocross on West Skid Pad
02 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 Modified Shootout Drag Racing on FIR MAIN
03 3:30 PM 3:50 PM 0:20 NASA Race Group Open Practice
04 3:50 PM 4:05 PM 0:15 HPDE2
05 4:05 PM 4:20 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group A (Super Street Magazina Lap Battle)
06 4:20 PM 4:35 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group B (Super Street Magazina Lap Battle)
07 4:35 PM 4:50 PM 0:15 HPDE3
08 4:50 PM 5:10 PM 0:20 HPDE1
09 5:10 PM 5:30 PM 0:20 HPDE2
10 5:30 PM 5:50 PM 0:20 NASA Race Small Bore Group Practice
11 5:50 PM 6:10 PM 0:20 NASA Race Big Bore Group Practice
12 6:10 PM 6:30 PM 0:20 HPDE3
13 6:30 PM 6:50 PM 0:20 Modified Shootout Time Attack Practice Session
14 6:50 PM 7:05 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group A (Super Street Magazine Lap Battle)
15 7:05 PM 7:20 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group B (Super Street Magazine Lap Battle)
16 7:20 PM 7:40 PM 0:20 HPDE2
17 7:40 PM 8:00 PM 0:20 HPDE1
18 8:00 PM 8:20 PM 0:20 HPDE3
19 8:20 PM 8:30 PM 0:10 Parade Laps - Time Correction - Light Refueling
20 8:30 PM 8:50 PM 0:20 NASA Small Bore Race Group Race to Quailify
21 8:50 PM 9:10 PM 0:20 NASA Big Bore Race Group Race to Quailify
22 9:10 PM 9:35 PM 0:25 Modified Shooutout Time Attack Competition
23 9:35 PM 9:55 PM 0:20 HPDE1
24 9:55 PM 10:20 PM 0:25 UMS Tuning Time Attack (Super Street Magazine Lap Battle)
25 10:20 PM 10:40 PM 0:20 HPDE2
26 10:40 PM 10:50 PM 0:10 Track Inspection and Light Refueling
27 10:50 PM 11:05 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group A (Super Street Magazine Lap Battle)
28 11:05 PM 11:20 PM 0:15 NASA Time Trial Group B (Super Street Magazine Lap Battle)
29 11:20 PM 11:40 PM 0:20 HPDE3
30 11:40 PM 11:45 PM 0:05 Track Inspection and Light Refueling
31 11:45 PM 1:00 AM 1:15 NASA Race Group Enduro (No Mandatory Stops)

WEST TRACK SCHEDULE

00 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 Paddock Open For Set up
00 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 0:15 Drivers Meeting at TBF Tent
01 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 3:00 Trial By Fire Drifting on West Skid Pad
02 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 0:30 Hyper Drive Set up on West Track
03 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 0:15 Hyper Drive Group A
04 7:15 PM 7:30 PM 0:15 Hyper Drive Group B
05 7:30 PM 7:45 PM 0:15 Hyper Drive Group C
06 7:45 PM 8:00 PM 0:15 Hyper Drive Group D
07 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 0:30 Trial By Fire Drifting on West Track Oval
08 8:30 PM 8:45 PM 0:15 Reset up of Drifting West Skid Pad
09 8:45 PM 12:00 AM 3:15 Trial By Fire Drifting on West Skid Pad

Should be a weekend of fun!

Mike

 

Hey are you guys doing the GRM Ultimate Track car challenge? It's on the left coast this year...

 

Hadn't even heard anything about it, got any details?

Mike

 

Hey Mike, you guys got an extra spot or two? What day will you guys be back? I might be down to head out

 

MIke,

Check out http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/utcc/ . I'm sure you guys could win it!

 

I am SO going to see you guys whoop the "record" holder Crawfish!

 

I'll be heading down with you guys.

 

I am sure there will be room in one of the vehicles, we plan to leave early on Thursday morning returning on Sunday night late.

Mike

 

No Lap seating? I am going to try and head out early enough to caravan with you guys. That way I can look cool like I am "with" the *cough* winning *cough* race team.

 

Damn...just might have to go to this one...are we gonna have the parts car I mean ESX car with us?

 

Sweet, I'll be in Phoenix visiting my brothers that weekend. Might have to head out and support you guys.

 

Fo Real?

 

Yea, Saturday we are doing a Blessing for my brother's new baby. I'll have to talk my brother's into wanting to head out afterwards.