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DRIVING FORCE > SKIP BARBER RACING SCHOOL
TRACK CHIC'S WOMEN BEHIND THE WHEELS > KELLY PATTISON and JULIE SOLTIS Their list of alumni reads like a Who’s Who of Racing Greats!
Since its founding in 1975, Skip Barber Racing School has trained more motorsports winners and champions than any other organization of its kind. Skip Barber alumni race and win in every major event and championship, from NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series to Formula One, the Indy 500, American Le Mans and the Izod IndyCar Series. Since 1983, the Skip Barber Racing School has trained over one-third of all Indy 500 competitors and one-quarter of the NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors. Skip Barber Racing alumni have won every major U.S. auto racing championship. Now headquartered at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, GA, The Skip Barber Racing School programs are held at more than 20 race tracks in North America. They feature a series of autocross, braking & downshifting exercises with special attention on heel-and-toe downshifting, high-speed lapping sessions combined with racing theory & advanced braking techniques and Track drills in drafting, passing & racing in the rain; double-file race starts & single-file restarts. Skip Barber Racng Schools can be found at five base locations: Lime Rock Park, Road Atlanta, Road America, Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca and Sebring International Raceway. Now the Official Racing School of the IZOD IndyCar Series and the MAZDA Road to Indy ladder system, Skip Barber recently announced the Skip Barber IndyCar Academy. Eligibility for the Skip Barber IndyCar Academy is simple: graduate from one Skip Barber 3-Day Racing School (Formula or MX5) in 2012. There is no age-limit to participate in the program, but individuals must have no professional racing or karting experience to be nominated for the Academy. Thirty-three Skip Barber 3 day racing School graduates will be nominated to compete for a fully sponsored drive in the 2013 Skip Barber Race Series. This could be your chance as there are also two additional paths for drivers to enter the MAZDA Road to Indy. More info: The 2012 Skip Barber IndyCar Academy kicked off April 2012. Skip Barber Racing School instructors will be handpicking numerous students per month from the Skip Barber 3-Day Racing School for the Skip Barber IndyCar Academy. The last day of nominations will be on September 28, 2012. The winner will compete in the 2013 season in either the summer or winter Skip Barber Race Series. The Karting Scholarship Shootout will be held on November 13-16, 2012 at sebring International Raceway and is open to karters participating in sanctioned go-kart racing, but with no automobile racing experience. Eligibility includes being between the ages of 13 and 25 at the time of the event as well as completion of a 3 Day racing school prior to the competition. In addition to the Racing Schools, Driving Schools and the Skip Barber IndyCar Academy, the company owns and operates five prestigious open-wheel and Mazda MX-5 Cup, equal-car racing championships – four for amateur drivers, one for professional competitors. Its Corporate Events division creates and conducts customer programs utilizing any or all Skip Barber assets, from Porsche 911s to Formula Skip Barber race cars. The innovative OEM Group serves the automotive industry with a variety of unique, specialized skills. Add to that 150 race cars, 60 street cars, 30 transport and support vehicles and more than 200 dedicated professionals, all working to create thousands of racing and driving, education and entertainment programs. All the more reason to throw life some curves! And guess who’s helping pull all this together? Track Chic’s Women behind the Wheels
Kelly Pattison - Sales and Marketing Manager and graduate of the Day Racing School
Julie Soltis – Business Development Manager
Track Chic meets with Kelly and Julie at the Skip Barber Racing School Corporate Headquarters at Road Atlanta to learn more about their career path in motorsports – not necessarily behind the wheel - but happily behind the scenes exhilarated by the opportunity to introduce others to their passion for speed.
Watch this video interview with Kelly and Julie to learn more about how they got their start in the motorsports industry and be inspired by their experience!
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Here's your chance to play on the AutoX course, skid pad, and of course the full track at any any of Skip Barber locations!
More info: www.skipbarber.com  
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