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Thursday, February 09, 2006 LAKEVILLE, Conn. – The Skip Barber National Presented by RACER will award $150,000 in prize money for the upcoming 2006 season, which begins March 10-12 supporting the inaugural A1GP race weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The $100,000 bonus for the series champion rem...

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Skip Barber Racing alumnus Scott Speed, 22, will become the first American since the early 1990s to compete in F1 when the 2006 Grand Prix season begins in March. The new Red Bull-owned Scuderia Toro Rosso – formerly Minardi F1 – has Speed partner ed with Vitantonio Liuz...

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Skip Barber Racing School, LLC, has appointed Art Michalik general manager, western region. Michalik comes to Skip Barber from Yokohama Tire Corp., where he most recently served as director of marketing communications. Michalik has also held positions at Bridgestone/Fire...

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 LAKEVILLE, Conn. - Three of the five drivers who passed their Jan. 30 rookie test for the IRL’s Indy Pro Series at Texas Motor Speedway -- Steve Ablondi, Jonathan Klein and Brett Van Blankers -- are Skip Barber-trained. Also at the test day (Andretti Green Racing, Brian St...

Monday, February 06, 2006 UPDATE: We have rooms available at Sebring, arrival 3/13, departure 3/19 (Inn on the Lakes), with a four-night minimum. CALL your Series Advisor and we can hook you up! The Skip Barber Race Series will run its second annual Open Invitational at one of the world's largest, m...