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When the green flag drops on the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26, thirty- three drivers will stand on the accelerator and focus their racing best for the next dizzying 500 miles. Fifteen of those drivers will have something very much in common. They are all Skip Barber Racing School alumni. Inclu...

It was like a homecoming weekend as Skip Barber Racing School graduates swept across all of the classes at the IMSA weekend at Mid-Ohio.  From Juan Pablo Montoya, Tristan Nunez, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Jonathan Bomarito domineering the DPi race to Bryan Herta Autosport ushering in Hyundai’s first-...

The Skip Barber Racing School Ford Mustang took the TA2 title at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this past weekend, piloted by racing school instructor Thomas Merrill. After being third fastest in practice, Merrill didn’t qualify due to a mechanical issue and the No. 81 Ford Mustang was forced ...

It’s hard to imagine, but over 10,000,000 Ford Mustangs have rolled off the production lines since that fateful day — April 17th, 1964 — when Lee Iacocca and his entire team stood proudly in the New York World’s Fair Pavilion and unveiled the car that would change the industry. Brought to an eager m...

It was quite a year. 1964. Ali beat Sonny Liston.  UCLA’s men’s basketball team went 30-0. The Celtics won their 6th straight NBA title. The Yankees lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. And, an automobile that took an amazingly short 18 months to go from concept to public i...