RICHMOND, CA - October 13, 2008. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to present the first of the 2008 NASA Championship video productions created by Speedcast Productions. The first feature will chronicle the exciting action that took place in the Spec Miata National Championship race at the 2008 NASA Championship presented by Toyo Tires.

The Spec Miata video production was sponsored by Mothers Car Care Products, Toyo Tires, and Mazda. The Spec Miata race was also presented by Mothers Car Care Products.

The Spec Miata Class race video production is now available on the NASA Championships website at http://nasachampionships.com/2008media.html. Please watch this website for further video production releases in the coming weeks.

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 10, 2008) - After a disappointing DNF in the 2007 Spec Miata National Championship race, Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, redeemed himself at the 45th SCCA National Championship Runoffs, holding off Steven Gorriaran, of Providence, R.I., to take the Spec Miata title. Sammy Valafar, of Las Vegas, Nev., completed the podium at Heartland Park Topeka.

MAZDASPEED MOTORSPORTS is pleased to announce we will be providing parts support this year at the 2008 NASA Championships.

The toughest competition in NASA's season this year will take place September 11-14, 2008 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

MAZDASPEED MOTORSPORTS will be there with a supply of emergency parts for sale to help make sure that you're able to complete your weekend. We will be there on September 11th and stay throughout the weekend. In addition, we will be able to place emergency parts orders on Thursday 9-11, and possible Friday 9-12, for any item that we don't have.

Look for Brian Burrow, working out of Robert Davis' trailer.

MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development will offer more than $90,000 in cash contingency rewards to the top finishers at the 3rd annual NASA National Championship event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on September 11-14th, 2008.

The contingency program will apply to all competitors racing Mazda's and Mazda-powered race vehicle in the following classes:

Spec Miata, ST1, ST2, SU, All PT Classes, All TT Classes

All above Classes (except TT)
1st Place $4,500
2nd Place $2,000
3rd Place $1,000
4th Place $750
5th Place $500

All TT Classes
1st Place $500

See our Contingency Info for more details.

NASA Championship contingency award money is only available for drivers that compete in the same class in which they earned points throughout the season in their respective region. In the event the competitor did not earn regional points in the class they are competing in at the championship event, no MAZDASPEED award will be available.

Payout amounts listed above require a minimum number of competitors in the class. To be eligible for the following Mazda contingency award payouts, the competitor is required to finish ahead of at least two (2) competitors in their class. If the Mazda competitor finishes ahead of only one (1) driver in their class, the payout amount is reduced by 25%. The Mazda competitor must finish ahead of at least one other driver in class to be eligible for an award amount.

MAZDASPEED also has another added bonus for NASA Championship competitors competing in a Mazda or Mazda powered vehicle. If you finish 1st thru 3rd in your Regional Championship in the same class you competed in at the NASA Championships, you'll receive a $200 bonus in addition to your Regional Championship award.

Competitors must be enrolled in the MAZDASPEED Team Support program prior to competing at the National Championship event.

To enroll in the program, please visit www.mazdaspeeddevelopment.com and register for membership. Make sure to follow all instructions to get approved before competing.

In addition, competitors will be required to run both Mazda and MAZDASPEED decals on the car and Mazda patch on their driver's suit while competing at the NASA National Championship event. Details on decal placement and how to order them can be found here.

The Teen Mazda Challenge series, sanctioned by the National Auto Sports Association (N.A.S.A.) is a program designed to place up and coming teen race drivers firmly on MAZDASPEED's motorsports ladder.  

Teens between the ages of 13 and 19 are invited to join in regularly scheduled, multiple N.A.S.A. sanctioned Spec Miata race events held throught the United States on any given weekend for a chance to win the Teen Mazda Challenger series championship.  The Teen Mazda Challenge champion is then invited to join a multitude of diverse Mazda powered champions from various race sanctioning groups and car classes to a year-end Mazda Driver Shootout.  Thus allowing the Teen Champion an opportunity of a lifetime to compete against fellow champions for the ultimate prize of a full year sponsorship by Mazda in the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup series.