Monday, March 14, 2011 Skip Barber National Season Set to Begin at Sebring International Raceway Lakeville, Conn. (Mar. 14). After a long winter season, the 2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda is set to begin Wednesday, March 16, at Sebring International Raceway in conjunction with the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring. The weekend will be host to the first
Friday, March 04, 2011 29 Brook Street Lakeville, CT 06039 Phone (860) 435-1300 Fax (860) 248-4621 Press Release Contact: Kyle Morhom Phone: (860) 435-4118 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. EDT, March 4, 2011 SKIP BARBER RACING SCHOOL CLOSES SUPERBIKE SCHOOL SALINAS, CA, February 24, 2011: Skip Barber Racing School, the world leader in auto racing education and entertainment, has discontinued
Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Anderson Closes Championship Gap at Chuckwalla Lakeville, Conn. (Mar. 1). After the demand for more a new track in the Skip Barber Formula Western Series, Skip Barber Racing School staff and drivers packed up and headed to brave the California wilderness at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway in Desert Center, CA. Scott Anderson took home both race wins,
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 By Kelly Brouillet; As seen in RACER Magazine, March 2011 Skipping Ahead With and Without Fenders Skip Barber and MAZDASPEED ensure that the Mazda Motorsports Ladder isn’t just for open-wheelers. While the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development system is instrumental to providing the starting steps to help young and dedicated open-wheel racers, it also offers significant boots to
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 Sencer Pigot Completes Indy Lights Test A year ago, Skip Barber Racing School and Bryan Herta Autosport announced a partnership dedicated to identifying and developing talented and young race car drivers. On February 23-24 2011, Bryan Herta Autosport conducted a Firestone Indy Lights test with Spencer Pigot, the winner of the 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented
Monday, February 28, 2011 Skip Barber Racing School Announces the 2011 Karting Scholarship Shootout In December 2010, forty-four aspiring race car drivers competed in Formula Skip Barber Race cars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for racing scholarships for the 2011 season. This winter, Skip Barber Racing School will offer this opportunity once again to karters hoping to work their way
Friday, February 18, 2011 Mazda pioneer Walt Bohren, 1980 IMSA GTU champion and 1981 12 hours of Sebring class winner, dies at the age of 63 in the British Virgin Islands. Article credit to Marshall Pruett on SpeedTV.com, read the original article here Posted February 09, 2011 Fremont, CA Former IMSA racer Walt Bohren was found dead on Tuesday after
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Miller Completes First Rolex 24 Weekend With the festivities of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway complete, race car driver and Skip Barber Racing School Instructor and Alumus Mikel Miller is proud of his team’s performance with his first run at the legendary race event last month. Participating in the Continental Tire Challenge as well
Thursday, February 03, 2011 Announcing the 14th Running of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda Lakeville, Conn. (Feb. 3). Heading in to the 2011 race season, the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda announces a revised schedule and series operation changes. Dedicated to the development of aspiring race car drivers, the Skip Barber National is an open wheel, entry-level,
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Skip Barber Racing School Completes Financing Lakeville, CT – Tuesday, February 01, 2011 – Skip Barber Racing School announces that the company has competed a multi-million dollar financing. On January 27th Skip Barber Racing School closed on new funding consisting of a working capital line of credit, mezzanine financing and common equity from individual investors. The
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Lakeville, Conn. (Jan. 26). The third race weekend of the Skip Barber Formula Southern Series and the Skip Barber Southern MAZDASPEED Challenge was another record breaking weekend as the series reached its halfway point at Homestead-Maimi Speedway. New track records were set in the Skip Barber Formula Series by Ashley Freiberg (1.33.012) and then Zach Silver
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Lakeville, Conn. (Jan. 26). On January 15 and 16th, the racers of the Formula Skip Barber Western Race Series kicked off the first race of the New Year at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, now marking the halfway point in the 2011 winter race season. Thomas McGregor started the event off with a bang, capturing both Group