Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Sebring International Raceway was the setting for the 2005 opener of the Skip Barber Master’s National Championship. The over-40-but-fast crowd got down and dirty and then some under clear blue skies and the perfect temperatures of wintertime Florida. Special note: The crew and mechanics did an especially tremendous job this weekend, getting race cars back onto
Monday, February 21, 2005 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ask Barry Waddell, lead instructor at the Road America SBRS three-day in 1990 that 19-year-old Jeff Gordon enrolled in, if he saw the huge talent that was ready to blossom. Well, in that school’s “dirt,” Waddell wrote: ”Get this guy into our pro series a.s.a.p.!” (Barry almost never uses exclamation points.) Gordon,
Friday, February 18, 2005 Of the 43 starters for Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 Presented by Skip Barber Racing, 13 (30%) are Skippy grads. I’ve taken the liberty of “asterisk-ing” those guys… Enjoy the race! Daytona 500 starting lineup: 1) Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 47.793sec/188.312mph 2) * Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 47.829/188.170 3) Michael Waltrip, No. 15
Monday, February 14, 2005 … F1 someday? The February 10 issue of Autosport features a story (screenshot below) on John Edwards, a standard bearer for the proven system that all of us — especially you, the racer — are proud to be part of. Below the screenshot is the text of the article (much thanks to Dr. Michael Edwards, whom
Friday, February 11, 2005 LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Skip Barber Racing will again award the champion of its Skip Barber National Championship Presented by RACER a cash prize of $100,000, a dollar amount designed to significantly assist the driver on his/her next career step, as 2004 Skip Barber National champion Marco Andretti has done. ”We are really pleased to continue the
Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Over the 30 years that we’ve held our racing series, we learned that there are lots of very good race car drivers who do not have hard-core professional aspirations — in other words, they’re not trying to get themselves into an IRL, Champ Car or F1 seat as a career — but still want the experience
Tuesday, February 08, 2005 We’re ready to accept pre-pays for the upcoming Eastern, Midwestern, National and Masters National championships. In return, you’ll get a hefty — as much as a 15 percent — discount. The details are below. The discounts apply to all Practice and Race Weekend track sessions (Friday/Saturday/Sunday). Remember: You can also “mix-n-match” (e.g., apply the payment for
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 BRASELTON, Ga. – NASCAR Busch Series driver Ashton Lewis, Jr., drove his #25 Marines Ford Taurus to a fifth- and a third-place finish in the Skip Barber Southern Race Series event at Road Atlanta January 14-16. Okay, it wasn’t his Busch car, it was a Formula Dodge R/T 2000, but he’s confident that by going back
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 The combined Southern & Western Race Series weekend at Road Atlanta enjoyed Chamber of Commerce weather, a good mix of drivers, a special appearance by a NASCAR driver, a first-time winner, and the debut of the BFGoodrich g-Sport tire. Here’s what happened… Western Series driver Jeff Kaiser went wheel-to-wheel with NASCAR’s Ashton Lewis, Jr. in Sunday’s
Sunday, January 16, 2005 BRASELTON, Ga. (Jan. 16) – Lucas McConnell decisively made up for the small miscue that cost him a big win on Saturday by taking the honors Sunday at Road Atlanta. Tim Traver finished second and Ashton Lewis, Jr., third. In the other groups, Matt Varsha came up from mid-pack to win again, over John Mayes and
Saturday, January 15, 2005 Matt Varsha, getting some feedback from Race Series Director Todd Snyder, a few hours later started last in G1R1 but came up through the field to win decisively. Chris Hill and David Libby snagged P2 and P3, respectively. Michael Gomez posted a fine victory in the day’s second race after duking it out with Carlos Llano
Saturday, January 15, 2005 Sure, it’s a bit chilly in the morning, but by the time the R/T 2000s head out of pitlane for the morning’s first session there’s sun and fun at Road Atlanta, one of the best ”driver’s” tracks in the country. Friday practice was good as the 35 competitors tuned up for today’s races. One of those