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Monday, February 05, 2007 Of late there have been a lot of stories, particularly on the internet, regarding the recent exploits of Juan Pablo Montoya, Marco Andretti, A.J. Allmendinger, Salvador Duran and John Edwards. We at Skip Barber are very proud of their past – and current, and likely future –...

Monday, January 29, 2007 LAKEVILLE, Conn. (Jan. 29) - How’s this for Rolex 24 at Daytona success? Every single Daytona Prototype finishing first through 10th had at least one Skip Barber graduate behind the wheel. Of the 41 drivers in the top-10 finishing DP teams, 20 are Skip Barber trained. The wi...

Monday, January 29, 2007 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 24) - Skip Barber, founder of the Skip Barber Racing School, was presented with the Road Racing Drivers Club’s annual Phil Hill Award at the RRDC dinner held in Daytona USA. Barber was honored for ‘‘outstanding service to road racing’’ by RRDC Presi...

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

It was chilly but sunny at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for rounds five and six of the 2006-2007 Skip Barber Western Series. The cool weather meant the track record was broken – twice. Thanks to the Skippy mechanics for a job well done…Results, time sheets and qualifying a...

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 SEBRING, Fla. – Sponsorship totaling close to $120,000 was awarded to five young karters at the 10th annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out following three days of on- and off-track assessment at Sebring International Raceway this past weekend. Winning the bigge...