It is exciting to see SP1 cars in the Utah region.  I have been trying to get local track enthusiasts to join the class of the past year and half.
The class is poised to take off over the next year or so.  Especially with NASA Nationals at Miller next year.  We now have five 944 racers with at least one race license in Utah and we have a 6th car for sale local which only needs a cage.  

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NASA Nationals 2008 was as much of an adventure as it was a series of races! Monsoon rains, near-tornado force winds, downed tree-limbs on track - you name it, we experienced it!

September is an odd time in Arizona.  Summer is still here, but for some reason once it gets into this month is it OK to go racing again even if temps are over 100F. Maybe it is just because it 75F in morning when we get to the track, or just that we are all sick of not racing over the hot part of the summer.  Either way September is back to racing.

The weather was hot as well as the on track action for our cash race at Thunderhill Raceway Park August 23-24. Five racers as well as four HPDE drivers braved the near triple digit heat to test their mettle against the newly paved track.

With the growth of 944 spec around the country you may wonder as what does it take to win?  Do you need some amazing car towed by a 40 ft motorhome and 5 man pit crew.   Well while a 40 ft motorhome certainly makes the experience nice, driver skill not the size of the tow rig is what works in 944 spec.

Case in point Mr Norman Hamden.   Norm hails from Sedona Arizona and is known as one of the fastest 944 spec drivers in the country.  The biggest race of the 2008 season for many west coast racers was held at Miler Motorsport Park just outside Salt Lake City Utah this June.  So in an era of $4 a gallon regulay unleaded and $5 a gallon diesel how does a grassroots racer make the biggest race of the year on a budget?

Well simply DRIVE THE RACE CAR!  The 20 mpg tow vehicle.

Norm drove his race car some 600+ miles each way to Miller from his Sedona home.  As for how this impacts on track performance.  Norm had 1 win, 1 track record and 1 second place finish vs 25 of the best 944 spec racers in the country.  Not too bad I guess.