Thursday, May 29, 2008 Watkins Glen International is one of America’s best known and well-loved tracks, what with its F1 history, the NASCAR races and a sports car heritage that’s the envy of circuits the world over. The Eastern/Midwestern combo race weekend was unofficially dedicated to Cameron Argetsinger, the track founder who recently passed … The weather was a bit
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 LIME ROCK PARK, Conn. – Yes, it was a non-championship event, but the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge Classic at Lime Rock Park was an exciting display of excellent racing in front of a big crowd during the traditional Memorial Day Grand-Am GT Sports Car Classic… Practice, qualifying and race results are here A collection of photos
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Five of the top 10 drivers across the finish line in last week’s Indy 500 were Skip Barber-trained. Marco Andretti was the highest finisher, coming home third, with the next three drivers also SBRS alumnus: Helio Castroneves, Ed Carpenter and Ryan Hunter-Reay. (RH-R was also recognized as the Indy 500 Rookie of the
Saturday, May 24, 2008 LIME ROCK PARK, Conn. – A.J. Riley was quickest in the separate qualifying sessions for the two Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge Memorial Day Invitational races at Lime Rock Park – but he’ll start from pole in only one of them. In Q1, Riley, in a backup car, nipped Peter Ludwig by .006 for fastest lap. But
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 The field is set for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500, and once again Skip Barber is well represented. When the field of 33 takes the green flag Memorial Day Sunday, 13 of those drivers will be Skip Barber alumni (that’s 39.3% of the field). In fact, there are seven SBRS-trained drivers inside the first
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 The big Skip Barber ”MAZDASPEED Octoberfest” will be at Carolina Motorsports Park this fall. LAKEVILLE, Conn. – The popularity of this year’s inaugural Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge series tells us you want more, so we’ve added a stand-alone event at a really terrific southern venue: Carolina Motorsports Park, October 24-26. CMP is a bit more than
Lexus IS F caught in a rare pose — stock still. LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Skip Barber Racing’s High Performance Driving School, launched to wide acclaim, is a unique program that combines the skills taught in the Racing School and the Driving School with seat time in a collection of high performance sports cars. Beginning in June, the all-new 5.0-liter V8
Thursday, May 08, 2008 Question: What do formula race cars and offshore powerboats have in common, besides impressive power-to-weight ratios? The answer: Much more than you think… A few weeks ago, offshore powerboat world champions Marc Granet and Scott Begovich attended the three-day Skip Barber Formula and MAZDASPEED Racing schools, respectively, at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Miss GEICO pilots
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 As we all know, VIR is a great track to race on. The 2008 Skip Barber East and Midwest Combo opener was here, where 70+ drivers gathered. The weekend also saw rounds three and four of the 2008 MX-5 MAZDASPEED Challenge series… Photos from the weekend are here Results, time sheets and qualifying are here Here’s