Best Racing/Driving School

Arizona screams Bondurant.

Skippy schools are great too..but they are geared more towards racing. I've taken loads and loads of classes over the years and after my own little bit of research here is how I did it. If I were to do it again..I would choose the exact same route.

- I started with Skip Barber 2 Day school at Lime Rock. No racing. Lots of basic stuff
- SCCA 2 day school. Not much info. just easy going track time.
- Bondurant 4 day school. repeats the first 2 days of skippy..but added 2 more days that included open wheel driving on Firebird.
- Skip Barber 3 day race followed by 4 day race weekend. Think I got an SCCA regional license there.
- 1 year Skip Barber race series.
- Bondurant Expert 2 day class
- 1 more year Skip Barber race series

Hope this helps! (I left out all the open track days I had in between classes..there are lots and lots)

 

I agree with Ron, Skipb is a good start for beginners, and cost/liability is pretty reasonable.

 

you have to take the 3-day racing school before you can take the 2-day advanced racing school... we also have a 2-day driving school (regular or high performance). you will get the most seat time in the 3-day school though. check out the schedule for Lime Rock, since that seems to be the closest track to ya...

www.skipbarber.com

let me know if you have any questions...

robbie montinola
www.montinola.com

 

Chris, in your neck of the woods, the Skippy school is a lock. The only thing you need to decide is whether to do the formula or the MX-5 cars.

Just my two cents.

Dale

 

i've been to 4 different schools and skip barber was clearly the best. different instructors on the east coast, but still i would expect great things from them. panoz is supposed to be pretty good too, i haven't been to that one.

 

Panoz has been purchased by SBRS. Now an even better combination of East Coast instruction and TONS of dates at Road Atlanta.

Come down to VIR in August or October...

-Peter

 

Think so. Skippy has 2 different types of schools and its up to you to decide what suits you best. If you arent sure how to heal/toe then perhaps the high performance driving is better

 

I was looking into schools too and Skip Barber looks like the best. Seems the 3 day school would be the most educational, I was looking at pricing and it appears as one of the tracks is $1k less than the others. I'm assuming b/c it is a brand new track trying to gain some reputation.

 

Why did I see some shady looking dudes at Mosport today wearing "Montiola Racing" shirts?

 

well there should only be one shady dude in that shirt ... that would be me, private coaching a driver in the skippy national series...

come by and say hi!

robbie

 

prices are seasonal too... here's a tip for those looking to sign up! come to a pro event (ALMS, Grand-AM, etc) at one of the Skippy bases (Laguna Seca, Lime Rock, Road America, Sebring, Road Atlanta) and sign up through the Skippy booth at the event. You get an event special which gives you a 10-20% (cant remember which one) discount for ANY school!!!

Just trying to help.... If you have any questions, or want to find out what the next event the skippy booth will be at, PM or email me. Thanks!

Robbie

 

3 days Skip Barber for the racing basics

Then it all depends where you want to go with that:

- If you want to pursue racing, Skippy offers a nice series. Mazda has also a good one.

- If you want to sample different race cars and tracks, there are lots of experiences around (my chosen path, let me know if you need more info).

 

Too late!

 

Chris,

For performance driving basics, skills you can apply to everything you continue to do throughout your career, including racing, the SB High Performance School is best.

The fact that you want it to count towards obtaining a competition license however, means that you need to do the SBRS Three Day Competition course and apply for an SCCA Regional license.

Good luck.

 

next time.. we're you racing??

robbie