Skip Barber
FORMULA RACE SERIES
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Since 1976, the Skip Barber Race Series has taken great drivers and made them champions. Rossi. Newgarden. Andretti. Pigot. Hunter-Reay. We’ve trained more IndyCar drivers than any other program, and we’re proud to welcome the next generation of winners to the 2022 Skip Barber Race Series.
Expert race coaching from Skip Barber Instructors, new Skip Barber Formula Race Cars, true arrive-and-drive format, and the amenities of a professional race weekend. The only thing you need to do is get the checkered flag.
The highly structured and competitive environment of the Skip Barber Race Series is the perfect platform for both the budding racer to hone his skills and the race enthusiast to fulfill their dream. Equalized race cars and a focus on driver development allow a driver’s true talent to determine the race outcome!
The Skip Barber Formula Race Series provides competitors with a holistic training environment that covers the key elements to ensure a successful career in motorsports.
The Skip Barber Advantage
Race Coaching
Skip Barber Racing School Instructors bring 150+ years of racing experience and unique perspectives and training, with the Skip Barber Formula Race Series, all competitors have equal access to:
- One-on-one engagement with Skip Barber Race Coaches ensures personalized skills progression regardless of previous experience
- Video and Data analysis
- Formula Race Series formats are designed around driver development priorities for all competitors
Industry Professional Training
Becoming a successful racer does not end on the podium. How a driver navigates their race team, sponsors, and marketing opportunities is equally important as their skill behind the wheel. With the Skip Barber Formula Race Series, we expose drivers to pro-racing through the SRO World Challenge paddock, with training that includes:
- Sponsorship strategies, planning, and materials preparation
- Marketing strategies
- Race operations and team dynamics
Human Performance Coaching
The path to the podium starts well before a driver gets behind the wheel. The top drivers in the world are some of the top athletes and need to train their minds and bodies to perform under extreme stress. Our human performance coaching includes:
- Individual assessments and interventions to develop specific strength, cardiovascular capacity, diet, hydration, sleep, reactions, and recovery strategies
- Race weekend check-ins and education with human performance staff
- Race weekend physical and mental prep sessions
- Individual follow-ups before and between race weekends
Unrivaled Track Access
Access to season-long training and lapping opportunities through the Skip Barber Racing School including:
- Race weekends within a professional paddock, at North America’s most iconic race tracks
- Additional testing and training at Lapping Days and 2-Day Advanced Racing Schools are available
2022 Schedule
- Lime Rock Park // May 27 – 30th
- VIRginia International Raceway // June 17 – 19th
- Watkins Glen International // July 22 – 24th
- NJMP Thunderbolt // August 2 – 4th
- Road America // August 19 – 21st
- Sebring International Raceway // September 23 – 25th
- Circuit of the Americas// November 29th – 30th
The Race Car
- Mygale F4 FIA Homologated Carbon Fiber Monocoque
- 160HP Turbo Charged 4-Cylinder Engine
- SADEV Paddle Shifted 6-Speed Transmission
- Goodyear Eagle Racing Tires
- Adjustable Front and Rear Wings
- AIM Smarty-Cam Data/Video Acquisition
Race Weekend Format
- Two Practice Sessions
- Race 1 Qualifying
- Race 1
- Race 2 Qualifying
- Race 2
- *Schedule subject to change depending on sanctioning event availability.
What’s Included
- Race Entry Fees
- Arrive-and-Drive Race Weekend includes equalized Mygale F4 race car
- Expert Skip Barber Racing School Instruction
- Video and Data Analysis with Race Coaches
- Season-long Human Performance Coaching
- All Hospitality Amenities
