Speed News Vol. 1 Issue 3 : Page 54

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT cutting and coring business Allan headed to his local kart track for a late-afternoon session. With his newfound love of four-wheel racing Allan had a choice to make: Invest in a shifter kart or consider another four-wheel racing opportunity. And thus entered NASA into his life. Allan investigated a variety of racing schools, clubs and organizations before settling on NASA SoCal and their HPDE program. “NASA’s HPDE made it easy,” he says. “Karts are a great training ground and nothing can compare to their handling, but the education and fun of learning to race my daily driver and now race car on the track was fantastic.” Every NASA Racer knows the challenges of competi-tion, but Allan battles another challenge every day as he deals with Type I diabetes. First diagnosed 13 years ago, Allan recounts that the choice was simple: learn to manage the disease as best he could or die. Part of that management include running with some 10k events on the menu. If he can run for over an hour, he can also race his car in a sprint for less than 45 minutes. To assist him in the safe monitoring of his blood sugar levels, Allan uses a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor system mounted to his steering wheel that al-lows him to see if his blood sugar levels are increasing or decreasing. “It is great. I now positive-ly know what direction my blood sugar is going before I get into a racecar. During a race I can watch my glu-cose levels in real time. If there is a problem, I can take appropriate action. I encourage any diabetic, especially athletes, to use one,” he explains. Allan’s wife Wendy gets the credit for buying Allan his E30 and encouraging him to race. Allan says that without her constant support and encouragement, he would not enjoy the success he has had. Allan’s dad, Allan Sr., is also a major support in his racing effort, acting as crew, providing his motor home for trackside support and making sure Allan is set up properly at every race. Allan says one of his favor-ite things about NASA, even though the on-track HPDE experience was fantastic and the racing action is now ﬁrst rate, the after-race fellow-ship with his fellow drivers is one of the best-kept secrets of the many NASA beneﬁts he receives. He plans to continue to race his Spec E30 this year in SoCal and possi-ALLAN HAUSER Owner/Driver: Allan Hauser Race Series: Spec E30 Day Job: Budget Cuts Concrete cutting owner/operator Favorite Food: Rib eye steak Personal Motto: Work hard and play harder For NASA member and 2011 SoCal Region Spec E30 Champion Allan Hauser, mo-torsports is in the blood. His dad was a ﬂ at track motorcy-cle racer and Allan followed his dad’s two wheel pursuits by racing in motocross. After his teen years passed, Allan switched to four wheels. With several tracks near him in Southern California, racing shifter karts became a weekend passion. Often when he ﬁ nished early at his concrete 54

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Allan Hauser Owner/Driver: Allan Hauser Race Series: Spec E30 Day Job: Budget Cuts Concrete cutting owner/operator Favorite Food: Rib eye steak Personal Motto: Work hard and play harder For NASA member and 2011 SoCal Region Spec E30 Champion Allan Hauser, motorsports is in the blood. His dad was a flat track motorcycle racer and Allan followed his dad’s two wheel pursuits by racing in motocross. After his teen years passed, Allan switched to four wheels. With several tracks near him in Southern California, racing shifter karts became a weekend passion. Often when he finished early at his concrete cutting and coring business Allan headed to his local kart track for a late-afternoon session. With his newfound love of four-wheel racing Allan had a choice to make: Invest in a shifter kart or consider another four-wheel racing opportunity. And thus entered NASA into his life. Allan investigated a variety of racing schools, clubs and organizations before settling on NASA SoCal and their HPDE program. “NASA’s HPDE made it easy,” he says. “Karts are a great training ground and nothing can compare to their handling, but the education and fun of learning to race my daily driver and now race car on the track was fantastic.” Every NASA Racer knows the challenges of competition, but Allan battles another challenge every day as he deals with Type I diabetes. First diagnosed 13 years ago, Allan recounts that the choice was simple: learn to manage the disease as best he could or die. Part of that management include running with some 10k events on the menu. If he can run for over an hour, he can also race his car in a sprint for less than 45 minutes. To assist him in the safe monitoring of his blood sugar levels, Allan uses a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor system mounted to his steering wheel that allows him to see if his blood sugar levels are increasing or decreasing. “It is great. I now positively know what direction my blood sugar is going before I get into a racecar. During a race I can watch my glucose levels in real time. If there is a problem, I can take appropriate action. I encourage any diabetic, especially athletes, to use one,” he explains. Allan’s wife Wendy gets the credit for buying Allan his E30 and encouraging him to race. Allan says that without her constant support and encouragement, he would not enjoy the success he has had. Allan’s dad, Allan Sr., is also a major support in his racing effort, acting as crew, providing his motor home for trackside support and making sure Allan is set up properly at every race. Allan says one of his favorite things about NASA, even though the on-track HPDE experience was fantastic and the racing action is now ﬁrst rate, the after-race fellowship with his fellow drivers is one of the best-kept secrets of the many NASA beneﬁts he receives. He plans to continue to race his Spec E30 this year in SoCal and possibly compete in a few NorCal Region events as well. He notes that his BMW has been remarkably reliable and that the bottom end of the engine has close to 170,000 miles on it. For him racing in a NASA Spec series has allowed him a competitive racing experience at an affordable entry and operating level. He gives much of the credit to Shawn Meze, the SoCal Spec E30 series director, and Midnight Oil Motors in San Diego for the growth and success of the class. Allan has had his share of success in racing, but says he will not be satisfied until he has won a National Championship and hopes to compete in the 2013 NASA Nationals. However, his four-year-old daughter, Lily, has given him his longest-term goal. She has informed her dad that she will drive a pink-and-black racecar and her dad will watch. It sounds as if the fourth generation of Hauser racers is gearing up now. SN

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