NAPA VALLEY, CA (November 21, 2011) The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announced today that Steve and Barbara Nix, long time Florida Region Directors and founders of the Performance Drivers Club, will be handing off the region to a new leader for the 2012 season. Steve and Barbara have developed a solid foundation for the new effort that will be led by NASA veteran Jon Felton and backed by the NASA National Office. Felton has over thirteen years of experience with NASA at the regional level in the Mid-Atlantic region and has also been NASA’s National NASA-X Director since the program’s inception.
Chief Divisional Director John Lindsey said that “While I am sad to see Steve and Barbara leaving the ranks, I am pleased to welcome Jon into his new role as the Florida Region Director. We are very grateful to Steve and Barbara for their many years of hard work and we look forward to seeing where we can take the region with Jon at the helm.”
New Florida Region Director Jon Felton added “I am very excited to get working on building up the grids in Florida. This is an amazing opportunity and I can’t wait to get to know all of our Florida drivers in the next few months.”
For more information on the NASA Florida region, please visit www.drivenasafl.com. Jon Felton can be reached at [email protected]
NASA’s Mid-Atlantic Autocross program is retooling for the new year. Most of the season details, and all event related concerns, will be handled by Nichole Smiraldo (Operations Director) and Zach Mickle (Event Director.) Zach and Nichole bring many years of road course and autocross event working and driving experience to the table and have always been a huge asset to our team. Their goal is to make things bigger and better, with a full season planned at several venues and a formal season championship. Please feel free to offer your support and share your suggestions; their contact info is here.
Jon Felton will still be Director but in much more of a “behind the scenes” role. Jon recently started a full-time motorsports project and simply won’t have time to give this autocross program the attention it deserves for the next year- although you will still see him at every NASA-X he can attend, of course. Thanks for your patience as the details get ironed out, and please stay tuned for the 2012 schedule. Here’s to a great new season for all of us!