The racing schools and coaches you need to go faster | Buyer's Guide
There is a wealth of options when it comes to racing schools and coaches. The disciplines they cover run the entire gamut of motorsport and their presence ranges from coast to coast. Here’s an extensive list of some of the more popular options.
Allen Berg Racing Schools Nothing but formula cars at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Audi Club North America Driver instruction and high-performance driving programs nationwide.
BMW Car Club of America Nationwide car control clinics and high performance driving schools available.
BMW Performance Center Learn how to drive at BMW’s South Carolina plant, Indy or Thermal, California.
Brainerd International Raceway Performance Driving School A variety of courses geared toward racing novices at the Minnesota facility.
Bridgestone Winter Driving School Master car control in snowy, icy conditions on a course in Colorado.
Chin Track Days Track days from the Midwest to the East for drivers of all levels.
DafanZ Track Time 4 Cars Coaching for track rentals plus a school at Pocono Raceway.
David Murry Track Days Experienced drivers receive coaching at central U.S. and East Coast tracks.
DirtFish Rally School From beginning to advanced, learn rally racing in Washington.
DK Racing School Coaching, schools and licensing offered at California’s Willow Springs Raceway.
The Driving Club Become a member and get one-on-one coaching at Road Atlanta.
Eastern Motor Racing Association Instruction offered at the group’s own East Coast track events.
Evolution Performance Driving School Nationwide autocross instruction with your car from top drivers.
FastLane Racing School A range of programs at two tracks within the Los Angeles area.
Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park (The FIRM) Rally, road and off-road instruction available at the northern Florida track.
Ford Performance Racing School Learn performance driving in Fords at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Go 4 It Racing Schools The Colorado-based school welcomes novices to experts.
Grandsport Speedway High-performance instruction offered just south of Houston.
Gridlife East Coast and Midwest track days with instructors for beginners.
High Performance Academy Online Track Day package teaches driving techniques and setup.
Hooked On Driving Coast-to-coast track events with coaching offered for beginners.
Jzilla Track Days Track days at Southeast courses and car control clinics at Barber.
Kaizen Autosport Pro simulators, skidpad, autocross and on-track driving at VIR.
LevelUp Racing School Two-day programs at tracks in Georgia and in Wisconsin.
Lexus Performance Driving School Led by Scott Pruett and hitting several famous American tracks.
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Lucas Oil School of Racing Basic-to-advanced instruction in formula cars in Florida.
Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs Track events with instruction and racing schools offered in the Midwest.
MSR Houston Bring your own car or learn with a Spec Racer Ford or Spec Miata.
National Auto Sport Association (NASA) HPDE events nationwide with certified instructors available.
Performance Driving Experience Instruction for first-timers available at five tracks in the Southeast.
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Performance Driving Group Offers HPDEs in Florida at Daytona, Homestead and Sebring.
Porsche Club of America (PCA) High Performance Driver Education events with instruction offered.
Porsche Owners Club California group offering instruction for its Performance Driving Series.
Porsche Track Experience Earn a competition license in a Porsche at Barber in Alabama.
Primal Racing School Two- and three-day offerings at Atlanta Motorsports Park.
Pro Drive Racing School Improve your skills steering a Spec Racer Ford at Portland.
ProFormance Racing School Based at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington; rental cars available.
Radford Racing School New owners and a new name for the old Bondurant facility; still in Arizona.
Siegel Racing Learn driving techniques and setup at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway.
Skip Barber Racing School The nationwide program welcomes the full range of skill levels.
Speed Club Track days, with coaching, held at MotorSport Ranch in Texas.
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Nationwide comp schools, Track Days and Track Night in America.
Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club Corvette, Radical SR3 and SCCA licensing programs in Nevada.
Team O’Neil Rally School Learn two different disciplines–rally and drift–in New Hampshire.
TrackDaze Head to Summit Point or VIR for track days with instructor guidance.
TrackMasters Racing Northern California track events with instruction.
Vortex Motorsport Provides coaching and other race-day prep services.
Waterford Hills Competition Driving School For more than 50 years, this school has trained drivers in Michigan.
CoachesRoss Bentley Coaching, individualized or by group, in-person or remotely.
Blayze Learn from professionals Spencer Pigot, Ricky Taylor or Dion von Moltke.
James Burke Offers one-to-one packages and more than 30 years of experience.
Guy Cosmo Multi-time champion in several disciplines provides coaching.
Pippa Mann The seven-time Indy 500 competitor now coaches sports car drivers.
David Murry Seasoned driver of several marques personalizes his instruction.
Jim Kearney Shares 32 years of experience that came in Formula Vees.
Peter Krause Provides remote data/video review and in-person instruction at VIR.
Tom O’Gorman Trackside, remote or private coaching from the road racing and autocross champ.
Johan Schwartz The Guinness World drift record holder offers car control lessons.
David Tuaty The 25-year racing veteran and teammates provide coaching.
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On the east coast, consider a track day with the Sport Car Driving Association, in business since 1995 and owned and operated by SCCA national champ Elivan Goulart and family. Elivan's son, Ethan, is the current SCCA Spec Miata National Champion, the youngest ever at just 15 years old. The instructors are clearly up to the task. Spec Miatas are available to rent. https://scda1.com/ is the URL.
I've done a number of track days and autocross events to enjoy my cars and a day with fellow enthusiasts but I'd really like to do an instructed car control course near me in South Florida. Anyone have a suggestion?
And don't forget Summit Point's Friday At The Track HPDE program with beginner and intermediate level instruction. It's one of the first and longest running HPDE programs in the country located just west of Washington, DC in the WV panhandle.
If you're in the Great Lakes region, www.autointerests.com is who got me going! Great group of people without anyone who isn't.
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