The old adage is that practice makes perfect, but NASA Championships competitors know better. Any of them will tell you that only perfect practice makes perfect, and that’s what Thursday at the 2023 National Auto Sport Association Championships is all about.
As crews prepped cars and competitors took to the track for the first time before three days of heated competition, they had a lot of things to accomplish. Drivers had to get a feel for the track and find the marks they’re going to use and get the car set up to their liking. Of course, the final days of summer in western Pennsylvania can bring fickle weather, and wet conditions Thursday morning and afternoon presented additional challenges for NASA drivers.
We walked the paddock and spoke to a cross section of NASA drivers in some of the more popular racing and Time Trial classes. Here’s what they were trying to accomplish on Thursday.
