The Northern California office announced today that there will be significant television coverage for the 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill.   Airtime will be purchased on the Versus Channel (formerly Outdoor Life), to air sometime in early 2010.  The show will be at least a one-hour production and focus on the action in the race, as well as feature select race teams.

"The plan is to spread coverage around so that each team will get something," said Event Director, Jerry Kunzman.  "However, we will have interviews and stories with several feature teams.  This will give the production some life to it, and make it more like reality TV."

Check http://www.versus.com/schedule for providers in your local area with the Versus channel.  Chances are you already have it.

There are currently two slots still open to become a featured team.  NASA is looking for interesting stories to cover, as well as for a team that is willing to help with a little funding to offset production costs.  "If no teams come forward with offers to help fund the production costs, the show will be subsidized from the event's budget," said Kunzman.  "This gives assurances to all the teams, the production and airing will go on as planned, no matter what.  With this in mind, private teams should be able to more easily obtain sponsorship for the 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill."

Teams interested in being a featured team on the TV show, should send their team information to jerry@drivenasa.com.  Incomplete and/ or informal proposals will be accepted at this point.

For more information email Jerry Kunzman at jerry@drivenasa.com or call 510-232-6272

Nitto Tire and Team Achilles Motorsports recently competed in the world's longest endurance race: the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. The race requires teams to drive throughout the night for 25 hours straight. At the end of 25 hours the team with the most laps is declared the winner. The team campaigned a BMW M3 in the second fastest class overall and the fastest class requiring D.O.T.-compliant tires. The team ran on Nitto's NT01 road race tires. Nitto created a new website that documents the race as it unfolded. 

Despite a shaky start, the race was one of the closest on record. Early in the race the team was forced to pit and make needed repairs, which put them four laps down. Then, as they tried to regain their track position, a dense fog settled over the track, making it difficult to see more than a few car lengths ahead. The fog forced officials to stop the race for over 11 hours. After the restart, the team starts to catch up to the first-place team. But is it enough time?
 
After weeks of preparation and hours of racing, the race came down to a few crucial seconds. The team finished first in their class, with 477 laps completed and a 9-second lead over second place. In fact, the team's laps and times were comparable to faster classes, which have the competitive advantage of using race slicks. When compared to these classes, the team finished second overall, fewer than 15 seconds behind the winner of the fastest class. This is Nitto's second consecutive win at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Nitto is the only tire manufacturer to hold back-to-back wins.
 
See how history was made at http://Thunderhill.NittoTire.com.
 
Nitto Tire develops performance tires for all uses, including racing, off-road and street. Using state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities in Japan and the United States, the company strives to provide innovative and high-quality performance tires for the most demanding enthusiasts. For more information about Nitto or its products, visit the company's web site or contact the company directly. Nitto and Fueled by Enthusiasts are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., located at 6021 Katella Ave., Ste 250, Cypress, CA 90630. 
 

Team Castrol-Speed Trapp Racing successfully completed the longest race in North America, the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by the U.S. Air Force. Team owners Navid Kahangi and Tony Zwain were joined by the Filipino trio of Gaby Dela Merced, Robbie Montinola and Angelo Barretto, who co-drove the Team Castrol-Speed Trapp Racing BMW M3 to a 6th place finish in class and a 12th place finish overall, out of a large field of 68 racecars

Nitto Tire teamed up with Achilles Motorsports from Fresno, Calif., for the world's longest endurance race: the 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill. The race requires teams to drive throughout the night for 25 hours straight. At the end of 25 hours the team with the most laps is declared the winner. The team campaigned a BMW M3 in the second fastest class overall and the fastest class requiring D.O.T.-compliant tires. The team ran on Nitto's NT01 road race tires. After an extremely close race, the team finished first in their class, with 477 laps completed and a 9-second lead over second place. In fact, the team's laps and times were comparable to faster classes, which have the competitive advantage of using race slicks. When compared to these classes, the team finished second overall, fewer than 15 seconds behind the winner of the fastest class. This is Nitto's second consecutive win at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Nitto is the only tire company to hold consecutive wins.

For the third year in a row Nitto Tire attended the 25 Hours of Thunderhill race, presented by the United States Air force at Thunderhill race way in Willows, California. On December 6th Nitto Tire made history by becoming the first Tire Manufacturer to win this prestigious race two years in a row. Nitto sponsored team Achilles Motorsport from Fresno, California. Equipped with a BMW M3, Nitto's D.O.T approved road race radial NT01 tires and ROTORA brakes Achilles Motorsport won their class and finished 2nd over all 14 seconds behind the overall winning team on the lead lap. The team also takes home the over two liter trophy. Achilles Motorsport competed in E0 class, which is the fastest class that requires D.O.T. tires.

TC Motorsports finished in the top ten at the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill, Presented by the U.S. Air Force, on December 6-7 at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA.
 
With support from Ford Racing, TC Motorsports started the Friday test day with a well sorted car, well prepared team, and lap times competitive with the rest of the ES class and overall entries.  TC Motorsports was the team to beat and was poised to have a great finishing result for the overnight race event.  Unfortunately, the race did not go entirely to plan.  During the pace lap prior to the start of the race, a problem occurred with Ford Racing development power plant on the #8 FR500S and the team was forced to make a pit stop for repairs on the first green flag lap.

They went into the race weekend hoping for a solid finish and came out of it with a tale to tell for the rest of their lives.
 
It should have been the end of the weekend for the Team MPME/Scion/GST Motorsports Scion tC. Late Thursday - at 4:30 pm, the sole entry from Marshall Pruett Motorsports Engineering had the wildest and most frightening ride of its short life. (Watch Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H48cXV35gw)
 
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