The official NASA Rocky Mountain 2010 schedule will be announced soon.

The final event of the 2009 season has been postponed after a heavy fall snowstorm came through CO.  The event has been moved to Nov 7-8 at PPIR.  However, due to various reason Snyder Motorsports will probably not be able to make this event.

Snyder Motorsports driver Rick Snyder is starting the process of turning his 1997 BMW M3 Sedan into a NASA GTS3 racecar.  Follow all the progress in the Build Log.

Photos from the Sept 27th NASA RM Enduo have been added to the 2009 Photos page.

Snyder Motorsports entered two teams/cars into the High Plains Raceway NASA Enduro today.  The enduro is an endurance race, this one scheduled for 3 hours, that includes things like fuel stops and driver changes.  Compared to the normal 25 minute sprint race, this is a race of attrition and consistency.

The first team, Team Snymo, included Rick Snyder and John Clark who were driving John's GTS3 BMW M3.  This car was classified into the E0 class (endurance races group the 30+ NASA classes into one of seven enduro classes).  We started out the day in 13th position of 19 cars total and 4th of 4 cars in our E0 class.  The starting order was based on time of event registration which made the start really interesting.  During the race we got as high as 5th place and as low as 18th overall using a two stop strategy.  Rick started the race and drove for 45 minutes, then handed the car over to John for 90 minutes and then Rick took the car to the finish over the final 45 minutes.  At the end of the race, we finished in 7th place overall and 1st in the E0 class!!! 

The second team, Team SoLow, was a single driver effort by Ashley Burt who drove his Spec-944 for the entire race.  This car was classified in the E2 class.  Ashley started in 15th position overall and 4th of 6 cars in the E2 class.  During the race, Ashley got as high as 12th and as low as 19th overall using a two stop strategy.  Ashley came in at the first and second hour marks for fuel, drink and oil.  At the end of the race, Ashley finished in 13th place overall and 4th in the E2 class.

Congratulations to John and Rick on the class win and to Ashley on his solo driving effort.  Also, thanks to all the help we had in the pitlane.  Gary Miller, Nancy Clark, Joy Snyder, Sam Burt, Stacey Snyder and Zak McMahan all played a big part in the success of both teams today.

Complete enduro results can be found on Mylaps.com (click here)

The 2009 NASA Championships at Miller Motorsports Park are over and Snyder Motorsports did pretty well.  This year we had two drivers competing for national titles: John Clark in GTS3 and Gary Miller in 944-Spec.  

In the Saturday 944-Spec championship race, Gary Miller started 27th in a field of 34 cars.  On lap 13, Gary was battling for 28th position when a missed shift heading into turn-1 damaged the motor.  Gary was forced to retire and finished in 29th position.  Complete 944-Spec results can be seen here: click here (PDF file).

In the Sunday GTS championship race, John Clark started 11th in a GTS3 class of 11 cars.  Unfortunately, on the warm up lap John's window net came loose forcing a quick but costly pit stop to fix the issue.  By the time he returned to the race the field over half a lap ahead and even running times 3-4 seconds per lap faster then his qualifying time he could not catch the field.  John finished in 11th position in the GTS3 class.  Complete GTS results can be seen here: click here (PDF file).

As this was the first National Championship event for both John and Gary, it was both a learning experience and chance to compete against some of the nation's best drivers at one of the best facilities in the country.  Plans are already in place to make each driver faster for next year.  Congratulations to both on a great first Nationals.

Snyder Motorsports is off to the 2009 NASA Championships (Sept 10-13).  Held this year at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT the NASA Championships is pinnacle of the 2009 NASA racing season.  This year, Snyder Motorsports drivers John Clark (GTS3 #95) and Gary Miller (944-Spec #10) will be fighting for the National Championship in their classes.  Please wish them the best of luck!  In addition, Rick Snyder will be driving the Mazda pace car for the championship weekend.

For more information on the 2009 NASA Championship, please click here.

For a schedule of events, please click here (PDF document).

For live timing and scoring during the event, please click here.

Another great weekend of racing at Pikes Peak International Raceway with lots to report on.  

First, John Clark completed his Rookie requirements and was granted his full Competition License.  John had another strong showing this weekend.  He finished 2nd on Saturday and 1st on Sunday.  He's currently 2nd in the points race, 110 points out of 1st.  John's results this weekend qualified for the NASA National Championships at Miller Motorsports Park next month where he will compete for the GTS3 National Championship.

Gary Miller is still recovering from his knee injury but was at PPIR competing in Time Trials to record his final two starts to qualify for the National Championships next month.  Gary is working hard to get back in shape and the team will get his car sorted so Gary can make a run at the 944-Spec National Championship.

Finally, I'm happy to announce that Ashley Burt has joined Snyder Motorsports.  Ashley purchased Micah Thompson's 944 last year and has been racing in the 944-Spec series this season as a Rookie.  However, his results tell a different tale with three top five finishes in the last four races (including a 3rd and 5th this weekend).  With his start on Saturday, Ashley completed his Rookie requirements and was granted his full Competition License.  We're very happy to have Ashley on board for the future.

Sometimes you are lucky and sometimes you aren't...  Snyder Motorsports was in Pueblo, CO over the July 11-12 weekend for the NASA Beach Party race weekend.  It was a very hot weekend with temps hitting 105 degrees at times.  The lucky part is that John Clark dealt with an overheating engine problem in Sunday's main race and registered a 5th place finish in GTS3, but avoided any lasting damage.  John also finished a solid 3rd in the main race on Saturday.

The unlucky part is that driver Gary Miller was sidelined for the weekend after a "freak" accident which took out Gary's left knee in the week leading up to the race.  After several trips to the doctor we are hoping Gary can return for the August event at PPIR, but we won't know for a couple more weeks.  Get well soon Gary!

In other news, Joy Snyder (wife of Rick) enjoyed her first full weekend of HPDE Group2 in her brand new (to her) track car, a 2001 VW Beetle turbo.  Her Beetle has a rather "unique" paint scheme that only added to the fun!  Photos have been added to the 2009 Photos page.

Schedule change notice!  The August 8/9 event at Motorsports Park Hastings has been moved to Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR).  The September 5/6/7 event at PPIR has been cancelled.  Also, NASA has added a single day at High Plains Raceway on Sept 27th and cancelled the final event at Genoa Motorsports Park.

NASA journeyed out of state for the "Texas Grand Prix of Texoma 4" event held at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, located just east of Tulsa, OK.  With all three Snyder Motorsports drivers in action, it proved to be a very busy and good weekend.

In 944-Spec, Gary Miller (944-Spec #10) had some very close racing all weekend with the one and only other 944-Spec car in attendance.  That lack of cars didn't stop these two from battling nose-to-tail for every second they were on track together.  On Saturday, Gary qualified 2nd and finished 2nd in the first race but came back to win the second race, this first of his career!  On Sunday, Gary qualified on pole for the class and went on to win the 40-minute main race, his second win of the weekend!

In GTS, John Clark (GTS3 #95) had some very stiff competition with cars from multiple NASA regions in attendance.  John qualified and finished 7th (of 7) on Race #1.  In Race #2, he started 7th and finished in 6th place (of 7) in class.  Also, Rick Snyder ended his extended absence from racing and returned to action on Sunday driving John's GTS #95 BMW M3.  In a wet qualifying session, Rick qualified 2nd (of 5) in class.  However, the sun came out and dried the track and Rick finished 5th in Race #3 and Race #4.

All in all a fantastic weekend of racing and what is a very interesting and fun track.  Pictures and video have been posted so check out the 2009 Photos page and the Movies page.

Congratulations to John Clark (GTS3 #95) for his first victory and Pole Position at last weekends NASA "Duck & Cover" event at Pueblo Motorsports Park.  On Saturday, John qualified and finished 4th (of 4) in the GTS3 Main Race.  That put John in the first position for Sunday's Chase Race.  The Chase Race started 17 cars from all five GTS classes (1-5) in decreasing order of lap times from Saturday's races.  All cars were started on a theoretical finishing time for an 9 lap race.  John held off the field by a mere 0.153 seconds to claim the first overall and class victories of his career.  That win put him on Pole for the final race of the weekend.  John finished 5th (of 5) in class to complete a very good weekend of racing.

NASA was at the new High Plains Raceway this past weekend for the "HPR Season Opener" event, but Mother Nature had other ideas.  A massive snowstorm tore through Colorado on Friday dumping a massive amount of snow.  For those that made it to the track on Saturday, it proved to be a very interesting day of racing.  Both Gary Miller (Spec-944 #10) and John Clark (GTS3 #95) sat out the Saturday races since this was their first time at the track and the conditions were just horrendous.  On Sunday, Gary finished 18th (of 21) in the first race and 19th (of 23) in the second race.  John started 6th (of 6) and finished 6th in both the first and second races of the day.

New pictures of the newly completed Snyder Motorsports GTS3 BMW #95 have been posted in the CARS section, click here.

Congratulations to John Clark for successful completion of the 2009 NASA RM Competition School held today at Pikes Peak International Raceway.  John now holds a provisional NASA racing license and will compete in his first race at the new High Plains Raceway on April 18-19.

Snymo.com receives a complete makeover for the 2009 season.  Almost everything has changed, so please check out all the new stuff.