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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Founder | Skip Barber |
| Owner | Anthony DeMonte |
The Skip Barber Racing School is an American racing and driving school. Skip Barber founded the school in 1975.
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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Founder | Skip Barber |
| Owner | Anthony DeMonte |
The Skip Barber Racing School is an American racing and driving school. Skip Barber founded the school in 1975.
In 1975, Skip Barber started the Skip Barber School of High Performance Driving at Riverside International Raceway. [1] In 1976, it was renamed the Skip Barber Racing School. Despite selling the school in 1999, Barber remains active in motorsports today as the owner of Lime Rock Park. [2]
On May 22, 2017, the school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [3] [4]
On December 19, 2017, the school was acquired by DeMonte Motorsports. [5]
On March 22, 2024, the school announced that it has acquired the Superstar Racing Experience and is forming plans for a 2024 season. [6]
Divina Mary Galica MBE is a British sportswoman. She competed in four Winter Olympics as a skier, captaining the British Women's Olympic Ski Team in 1968 and 1972. She also pursued a career in motorsport, entering three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
John "Skip" Barber III is an American retired racecar driver who is most famous for previously owning and founding the Skip Barber Racing Schools.
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's third oldest continuously operating road racing venue, behind Road America (1955) and Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (1953). The track was owned by Skip Barber from 1984 to April 2021, a former race car driver who started the Skip Barber Racing School in 1975. Now, it is owned by Lime Rock Group, LLC. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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Ryan A. Eversley is an American professional auto racing driver. He currently races the No. 07 Toyota GR GT4 Supra Evo for Precision Racing L.A. in the Pirelli GT4 America series as well as serving as Head of Driver and Racing Business Development for them and their sister team L.A. Honda World Racing. He is affectionately referred to as "The People's Champ," due to his fan interactions. From 2015 to 2023, Eversley was a Honda factory driver who primarily raced in sports car racing championships such as the Michelin Pilot Challenge and Pirelli World Challenge. He won the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge TCR championship.
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The 1998 Barber Dodge Pro Series season was the thirteenth season of the series. For this season the Dodge powered Reynard 98E was introduced. Michelin had become the sole tyre supplier.
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Jade Marcus Buford is an American professional racing driver with experience in open-wheel, sports car, and stock car racing. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing.
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), officially known as the Camping World SRX Series, is an American stock car racing series founded by Tony Stewart, Ray Evernham, Sandy Montag and George Pyne. The formation of the series was announced on July 13, 2020, and debuted on June 12, 2021, televised on CBS on Saturday nights.
Robby Foley is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
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