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Skip Barber Driving Schools teach the survival skills needed to safely handle today’s challenging road conditions. Everyone in the family can benefit, from the teenage driver to the more experienced enthusiast. Courses combine classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction in an exciting variety of Mazda passenger vehicles. Participants have the time of their lives – and learn the skills that could save them.
Curriculum And Requirements
Skip Barber Driving Schools provide a fun, fast-paced learning environment relevant to any driver, regardless of experience. The driving school is offered at the infield facilities of Lime Rock Park, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta and Sebring International Raceway. A valid driver’s permit with at least 20 hours of experience is required (drivers under 18 must have parental consent).
1 Day Mazda Driving School
This program features a classroom session on vehicle dynamics, manual transmission instruction, and identifying why cars behave the way they do. In the ONE DAY DRIVING SCHOOL students learn and practice slides and recoveries on a skid pad, threshold braking, lane-toss exercises and accident avoidance techniques in Mazda RX-8 sportscars, Mazda MX-5 roadsters, and MAZDA3 sedans. Of course, everyone gets out of the cars smiling!
2 Day Mazda Driving School
Pick up where the ONE DAY DRIVING SCHOOL leaves off, with more seat time to practice and more smiles. The programs add heel-and-toe downshifting and more accidentavoidance techniques. Additional classroom sessions address street awareness and road manners.
1 Day Safety & Survival School
The Safety & Survival School is for drivers who have at least a permit and 20 hours of experience. It conveys the same vehicle dynamics message made clear in the Driving School but emphasizes greater "street awareness" and a thorough review of road etiquette. Important fundamental skills, including how to operate a manual transmission, parallel parking and reversing exercises are included in the curriculum. Driving the Mazda MX-5, the Mazda RX-8 and MAZDA3 sedan, students benefit from core Driving School exercises such as braking, emergency lane change and slide recovery on the skidpad.
Advanced Car Control
This is where you safely learn how to "rotate" a car – critical to a fast lap, as you point to the apex and make mid-corner adjustments. Getting comfortable with balancing a vehicle in a "drift" is important. You drive a mix of Skip Barber Racing vehicles: Formula Skip Barber, Mazda RX-8 and MAZDA3. Unlock your potential in a safe, controlled environment.
