| Whether you want to fly around the track in a | | | | slides, and practice threshold or panic braking and |
| Formula One race car or just know what to do if | | | | lane toss exercises. Students who choose the |
| your car skids on a rain-slicked road on the way | | | | Two Day Class learn additional skills including |
| home from the grocery store, the Skip Barber | | | | heel-toe down shifting and have extra practice |
| Racing School is the place for you. | | | | time on the track. |
| The school was founded by John Skip Barber in | | | | But beyond these driving classes, the Skip Barber |
| 1975. Barber is famous for being one of the few | | | | Racing School also offers as the name suggests |
| Americans who have competed in the Formula | | | | classes in racing. The school offers classes that |
| One World Championship, among other honors. In | | | | are designed for drivers who want the experience |
| fact, it took only 10 years for the Skip Barber | | | | of driving in a race car, for those who want to |
| Racing School to become the largest racing and | | | | become professional racers, or for professional |
| driving school in the world a feat that can be | | | | racers who want to advance their skills. The |
| attributed, in no small part, to success in the | | | | racing schools are divided into Mazda racing |
| racing world. The school has the distinction of | | | | schools and Formula One racing schools. Both |
| having trained winners of every major automobile | | | | offer an Introduction to Racing, which combines |
| racing championship, including the Indy 500, the | | | | classroom instruction and track time. The One |
| IndyCar Series, NASCAR's Sprint Cup, the | | | | Day Racing School allows students to take a spin |
| Nationwide Series, the American Le Mans and | | | | behind the Skip Barber Formula One car or the |
| many Formula One races. | | | | Skip Barber Mazda MX-5 Cup car. |
| But where to begin? First, the New Driver | | | | Other programs at the school include an |
| Program at the Skip Barber Racing School is | | | | Advanced Two Day Racing School, the Three |
| designed to teach true defensive driving. | | | | Day Racing School and a Lapping and Lead/Follow |
| Participants learn about road etiquette, as well as | | | | course all of which include individual instruction and |
| enhanced street awareness. Parallel parking is | | | | additional racing practice. |
| practiced, along with emergency lane changing and | | | | Of course, all of this race instruction would leave |
| emergency braking. Students also get the chance | | | | you somewhat unsatisfied if you didn't get a |
| to learn to control their cars in additional | | | | chance to put your skills to the test. Enter the |
| emergency situations on the school's built in skid | | | | Skip Barber Race Series, where some of the |
| pad. | | | | most famous names in racing got their start and |
| In addition, drivers who want to improve their | | | | where those who will be famous in years to |
| skills might choose the One Day Mazda Driving | | | | come might be in the car next to you. If you're |
| School. In this class, professional instructors teach | | | | interested in putting your new skills to work on |
| students about vehicle behavior and dynamics. | | | | the racetrack, be sure to contact the school |
| They learn to avoid accidents, recover from | | | | about this opportunity. |