Skip Barber Racing School
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The Skip Barber Racing School is an American racing and driving school. Skip Barber founded the school in 1975.
A Mazda RX8 on the Skidpad at Skip Barber Driving School
History[]
In 1975, Skip Barber started the Skip Barber School of High Performance Driving.[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]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Skip Barber Racing School history. "About-Skip Barber". skipbarber.com. Skip Barber. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Lime Rock Park. "Staff Directory". limerock.com. Lime Rock Park. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Say it ain't so: Skip Barber Racing School files for bankruptcy, aims for an 'expedited' sale". Autoweek. May 23, 2017.
- ^ "The renowned Skip Barber Racing School LLC has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District Of New York". Motorsport.com. May 23, 2017.
- ^ http://www.performanceracing.com/news/skip-barber-racing-school-acquired-demonte-motorsports
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Categories:
- Racing schools
- 1975 establishments in the United States