Driving Schools
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A new Mustang Experience Center opens in 2025 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Ford Ranger Raptor gets its own driving school program
The new Ford Ranger Raptor Assault School program will be offered exclusively to Ranger Raptor owners.
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Ford launches driving school for Mustang Dark Horse
Ford wants Mustang Dark Horse owners to be able to extract the most out of their steeds.
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Ford offers off-road driving experience for Bronco Raptor buyers
Bronco Raptor buyers can experience conditions similar to the King of the Hammers race at Ford's off-road driving school.
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Bondurant High Performance Driving School renamed Radford Racing School
The driving school will be retained by its current owners with a focus on expanding its reach.
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First-in-nation F4 open-wheel racing courses announced by Bondurant school
The U.S. is about to get its first Formula 4 race school thanks to Bondurant.
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A new Camaro Driving Academy at British Columbia's Area 27 racetrack helps Camaro owners improve their driving technique.
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Ford Performance Racing School splitting into pavement and off-road programs, leaving Utah Motorsports Campus
The Ford Performance Racing School is splitting its operations between new facilities in North Carolina and Utah beginning in 2020.
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Dodge to remain exclusive Bondurant performance driving school partner
New Dodge performance car buyers will keep the same home to push their cars to the limit after the famed driving school found new owners.
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Bondurant driving school looks ahead under new ownership
Bob Bondurant's high performance driving school has a new owner with big plans that include more classes, more instructors, and better management.
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Bondurant school seeking investors, buyers as Chapter 11 process nears end
The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is accepting investment and purchase inquiries as its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing process nears completion, the facility said Monday in a news release. “This is an incredible opportunity and the chance to be a part of the future of one of...
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Officials say future of Bondurant school is bright despite bankruptcy
The future of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is bright despite its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, according to an official working to stabilize the facility’s financial problems. “I think the future of the company is actually really pretty bright,”...
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The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has reopened and hired a restructuring specialist to help the facility navigate Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it was announced Tuesday. “Pat and Bob Bondurant are equally committed to helping the school get back on track,” Timothy Shaffer, the school’s restructuring officer, said in a news release. “We’ve already begun working on restructuring initiatives that will help stabilize the school’s financial position. Our collective goal is to return the company to normal operations and ensure the school is a part of...
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Bob Bondurant driving school files for bankruptcy protection
The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday afternoon. “In a difficult yet important step towards becoming a stronger company, Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Inc. filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 in the United...
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New website connects professional racing coaches with enthusiasts
Want to rent a house in Michigan for the weekend? No problem, go to AirBnB and in a few clicks can have you in a lovely cottage on a lake. Looking to find a professional racing coach to sit right-seat during a track day or to help with launch timing at the dragstrip? A new website called...
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Maserati launches track experience programs
Maserati wants its customers to be better drivers and the Italian luxury marque has introduced a set of track experience programs to do just that: the Master Maserati series. The brand announced Wednesday that the Master Maserati track experiences, to be held in Parma, Italy, will be divided into...
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Subaru's created the Goldilocks of winter driving schools
There’s no shortage of winter driving schools hosted by automakers these days. Each of these schools is the same basic concept with various twists on the details. Subaru, the brand known for all-weather capability, now offers its own. With Flatout Sweden and DirtFish Rally school...
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Mercedes-AMG's Winter Driving Academy highlights differences in brand's performance drivetrains
Mercedes-AMGs are known for big, brutish power that loves to go sideways. But what’s power without control? To highlight the difference in how various AMG powertrains maintain—or lose—control, Mercedes-AMG offers a winter driving academy dubbed the AMG Winter Sporting event. Chief...
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Pierre Des Marais’ voice cracked over the radio as he screamed, “Yo-el! Why do I hear throttle and see brake lights multiple times?” “Turn. Brake. Accelerate,” he said loudly into the radio. In most track situations you are told to brake hard, turn, then accelerate out of the corner. At Porsche’s winter Camp4 driving school, you are told to do the unnatural, the uncomfortable, and it makes you question your confidence. You are instructed to turn first, then brake, and finally accelerate. Porsche’s French Canadian instructors dub it TBA. As a Minnesota...
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Team O'Neil explains racing brakes
If you want to go fast, you'll need to upgrade your engine. If you want to go even faster, you'd better upgrade your brakes.The ability to drive a race vehicle to its appropriate limits is helped or hampered by the stopping hardware behind the wheels and tires. There are many different types of...
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This is the proper way to pull off a perfect handbrake turn
When you're a youngster just learning how to drive a car, you might be inclined to initiate a bit of vehicular shenanigans. The handbrake is a good place to start for such antics. Little did you know that the building blocks for rally racing were forming in your brain. The handbrake is a powerful...
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Learn to drive a new Audi R8 on a Formula One track
Then learn to fly in an F-22 while you're at it? Audi announced Thursday that it would offer to the public a driving program at Circuit of The Americas to whomp an Audi TT RS, RS 3, Q7*, or R8 V10 Plus around the famed circuit for an afternoon—or for two days. The racetrack in Austin, Texas...
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Ford has an experience for Ford Performance Vehicle buyers like no other
Most performance vehicle buyers don't use their vehicles as intended, or don't even know how. For that very reason many automakers now offer their own schools to teach buyers to take advantage of the capabilities of their vehicles. Then there's Ford Performance Racing School, and while it's similar...
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Driver, instructor die in crash at Las Vegas performance driving experience
A driver and an instructor died Sunday afternoon in a Lamborghini at the SpeedVegas performance driving experience. According to a report on LasVegasNow.com, the driver, in his 30s, lost control and hit a wall. The car erupted into flames and both the driver and the instructor, a man only described...
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