What is the difference between the Driving School and the Racing School?
The fundamentals of auto racing — the racing line, and specific braking, downshifting, accelerating and cornering techniques, rules, etc. — are taught in the Racing School. Your “classroom” is the 2.0-liter open-wheel Formula Skip Barber racecar. A Racing School graduate will, as a natural result, also become a better street driver… … which is the focus of the Skip Barber Driving School powered by Mazda– teaching the fundamentals of safe, enjoyable street driving. How you specifically use your eyes, hands and feet to truly control your car in all the situations you might experience in your driving “career” is what you learn, in a fast, fun environment. The vehicles utilized in the Driving School are the Mazda RX-8s, MX-5s and MAZDA3s. The Skip Barber Driving School powered by Mazda is not just for the driving enthusiast. All drivers — teens to seniors — who desire to be better, safer, more proficient drivers on the road benefit immensely from this school. The emphasis is on enhanc