The East Coast Honda Challenge is sanctioned by NASA. In order to compete in Honda Challenge, drivers must posses a NASA Competition License. The following is a list of ways to obtain a NASA racing license or transfer a current license from other recognized sanctioning bodies.

All the necessary paperwork can be found in the forms section of this web site.

NASA Licensing Requirements:

1. FIA Driver's License issued by ACCUS-FIA.

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA driver school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

2. SCCA Pro Driver's License or SCCA Pro/Club Dual Driver's License or SCCA Vintage Driver's License.

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA driver school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

3. SCCA National Competition Driver's License or SCCA Regional Competition Driver's License (not Solo 1, Solo 2, or Rally).

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA driver school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

4. SCCA Novice Permit with COMPLETED school requirements.

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA driver school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

5. SCCA Novice Permit with a least one satisfactory rating and no unsatisfactory ratings. At least one SCCA driver school successfully completed. Private schools may not count as some schools can be successfully completed without ever completing a pass under race conditions.

   You may request observation at any NASA-VA HPDE event in the Advanced Group. Observation may be as simple as one completed successful session. You may then request a NASA Regional Provisional Race license.

6. Canadian drivers with a FIA National Driver's License issued by ASN.

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA driver school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

7. Eastern Motorsports Racing Association (EMRA) RACE License (not time-trial).

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

8. Porsche Club of America (PCA) Driver's License or Porsche Owners Club (POC) Driver's License (not time trial).

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

9. BMW Club Driver's License

   This satisfies ALL of the NASA school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

10. NASCAR Driver's License

    This satisfies ALL of the NASA school requirements. You may submit paperwork for a NASA National License.

11. Certified NASA Instructor.

    You may request observation at any NASA-VA HPDE event in the Advanced or Instructor Group. Observation may be as simple as one completed successful session. You may then request a NASA Regional Provisional Race license.

12. Completion of one SUCCESSFUL NASA Advanced event (6 sessions over two days is considered as an event).

    You may request observation at any NASA-VA HPDE event in the Advanced Group. Observation may be as simple as three successful observed sessions. You may then request a NASA Regional Provisional Race license.

13. If you have any other wheel-to-wheel racing experience, submit it to the NASA-VA Race Director and it will be considered.

Provisional Race License Application Procedure:

• A fully completed NASA medical form must be on file for ALL NASA licensed competition drivers.

• The provisional license application must be submitted in advance. The license application can be sent along with the normal registration forms for any NASA-VA event.

• NASA-VA will be providing at no charge competition vehicle inspections for both new cars and those needing annual inspections. This will be available at all NASA-VA events.

• Competition Vehicle logbooks will be issued upon inspection of the vehicle by a NASA approved inspector. There is currently no fee for a log book.

• There is a fee collected by NASA-VA to cover the costs of evaluating you at the track. This fee is in addition to the normal fees for track time in HPDE. You will be evaluated during an Advanced session and will be given additional racing instruction as part of the evaluation. The fee is currently $50.00.

• NASA National requires a $50.00 fee to process your competition license application. This fee goes to NASA HQ. It must be submitted in advance of getting your provisional license for all new applicants.