We know you have various groups to choose from. So here is some of what makes NASA stand out as Florida’s premier sports car racing and high performance driving organization:

 

 

Experience
NASA Florida Region’s management has many decades of combined experience operating events at racetracks all over the country. Your safety and enjoyment are our top priorities. Without your participation, there would be no more events and much less fun for all of us. If you are not satisfied with your experience we will make it right, guaranteed.

Weekend Events
All our events are on premium weekends. We don’t run weekday events, so you don’t have to take days off of work. And we offer single-day entries in most groups if being away all weekend doesn’t suit your schedule.

Ladder System
We offer the full spectrum of four HPDE levels, a Time Trial group, and wheel-to-wheel roadracing at every event – this is affectionately referred to as the “NASA Ladder of Speed.” Since driver admittance at each step is based on skill and experience, every group builds upon the prior one and leads directly to the next one. With no prior experience you start in HPDE1 driving your street car, get signed off by your instructor for HPDE2, graduate up the ladder through HPDE3 and HPDE4 with fewer restrictions, then either enter our Time Trial group, enter one of our Competition Licensing weekends and go racing (assuming you’ve got a racecar and safety gear), or perhaps even become a HPDE instructor yourself. This all takes place during alternating track sessions on the same weekends for everyone to see, and any step on our ladder provides tons of fun whether you want to climb any further or not. We have also graduated many racers into professional series over the years as a result of our comprehensive system.

Efficiency
We know your time is valuable so we do not waste it. This starts with your first message to our regional staff, which is usually responded to within minutes or hours – not days or weeks. Once your questions have been answered and you are ready to sign up, our clean and simple event registration system was built and is maintained entirely in-house just like our websites, which means if you have any problems the solution is just one quick email or call away anytime.
As an event gets closer, any questions you may have are probably answered on the web page about that event. Entry lists, tentative schedules, and confirmation/details emails (including recommended hotels, how to reach our vinyl guy to get numbers made, and much more) are posted there for all to see, usually weeks if not months beforehand.
Once at the track there is usually no check-in, most participants will get their wristbands from group leaders after the drivers meeting. Many don’t need to go through early tech inspection either, thanks to our streamlined process. This all means shorter lines and less wasted time on the usually quite busy first morning of an event. Then as each weekend progresses we don’t hold unnecessary group meetings, we deal with issues individually. Again this is to make it so you have more time for fun – and relaxation in between!

Safety
Putting on safe events is the cornerstone of our organization – almost all our rules and procedures are in place for safety reasons. At the track we staff all appropriate corner stations with specially trained flagging & communications workers and don’t cut corners on this or any other area of safety. We have dedicated, fully equipped safety / rescue trucks and ambulances and tow trucks on full-time standby should the need arise. These advantages can make the difference between life and death in a serious accident. Please click here to read more about our safety procedures.

Track Time
We offer as much track time as possible for your dollar spent, not to mention your weekend spent away from home. In 2021 our HPDE groups will each tentatively get at least 100 minutes on track a day and our race groups will each tentatively get at least 80 minutes on track a day (not counting any scheduled enduros or bonus/fun races.) Best of all you can enter two groups for a significant discount, as a “Double Down” or “Supersize” entry, and get twice as much track time if that’s what you are after! We also put a lot of time and energy into making sure the track time we offer is high quality and that you get everything you paid for whenever possible, so our “dollars per minute of seat time” ratio is among the best in the business as a result, please click here for a detailed breakdown and click here to read more about how we make it happen.

 

 

Specials & Discounts
We realize that motorsports are expensive and do everything we can to make entry fees as low as possible. We offer a wide variety of specials and deals including, but not limited to:
–significantly discounted season pass entries (save more than $100 off each entry)
–$100 off first weekend entry fee for new participants (limited availability)
–$25 off for anyone who registers at least a month in advance
–double your track time (“Supersize” and “Double Down”) for much less than twice the entry fee
–“Hyperdrive” single novice session, get on track at speed with an instructor in your car for just $75 (suspended for 2020/2021 season due to Covid-19)
–various discounts for all NASA members with businesses 

Winnings in Competition Groups
In addition to beautiful trophies and other prizes, our competition groups have great contingency programs thanks to supporting partners like Toyo Tires, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hawk Performance Brakes, BFGoodrich Tires, Ford Racing, and more. This means that yes, absolutely, in Time Trial and racing you can win free tires and brakes which definitely lowers your running costs each season. Please click here for contingency program details.

National Organization
Although we primarily serve residents in the state of Florida, anyone is welcome at our events and it is common for drivers to come from all over the world to run with us. Since we are part of a much larger organization with many different regions and full time staff at the national office in California, there is an excellent support system in place that is available nearly 24/7. Our highly competent Officials and staff are trained to provide a high level of “professionalism and fun” both regionally and nationally – including SFI Certification for our tech inspectors as of 2020. Even better, with your membership and/or license you can participate in many other NASA events across the country that will all be very similar… have you ever wanted to take a long weekend and run a “bucket list” track like VIR? And best of all, when you enter the world of NASA competition groups you get the chance to test your skills against the best of the best. In 2021 we will offer National Championships at Daytona. Champions from this championship events earn an invitation to attend the Mazda Race of NASA Champions which will use identically prepared MX-5 race cars and be a featured series on a professional race weekend. The winner of that race will be crowned the NASA Grand Champion. This program is unique and demonstrates the highest levels of our “ladder of speed” for sure!

Insurance
Most drivers don’t even consider this until they realize it’s an issue and they find out the event organizer is carrying the minimum amount required. NASA offers by far the most protection in the business. We have $1M in excess medical coverage. That means if you need to be airlifted to a hospital and the bill comes to $30k which is not covered by your own insurance you pay nothing as our insurance steps in. Most other groups only carry $25k in medical coverage so this is a vital benefit nearly unparalleled in the industry. We also cover you for third party liability insurance in case someone not participating in the event sues you for an accident such as a loose wheel injuring a spectator.

Instructors
We have the most experienced & highest quality instructors that most other groups use as their standard. We offer mandatory instruction for HPDE1 drivers to help make the track environment more controlled, and all later graduating to higher HPDE levels is done via check rides or lead/follow sessions with instructors. Unlike with many other groups, having an instructor doesn’t cost you more money.

Saturday Night Social & Awards
After the track goes cold it’s much more fun to hang out with your fellow participants and swap stories than it is to disappear to the trailer or hotel until the next morning! So we have a party, then we have after-parties. Food and Beverages and fun are plentiful. All are welcome and you’re free to enjoy all you like.  Covid-19 protocals may restrict parties until further advised.

We ask that you please consider all these great things about NASA Florida when choosing your events!