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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...

Thursday, February 02, 2006 The fifth and sixth races of the 2005-2006 Western Series (and the final round of the Triple Crown championship) were at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Other than some damp track conditions Sunday morning, the weather was good – and we had a big field on hand, as 40+ drivers ...

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - There were a total of 36 officially scored drivers in the cars that finished top-10 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Sixteen of those 36 were Skip Barber trained – including those piloting the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place Daytona Prototypes. ...