There's no feeling like putting the pedal to the floor, but crank it up on today's crowded roads and you're likely to end up in trouble with the law while endangering yourself and others. So, if you've got a burning need for speed, it's best to keep the commuter car at a legal speed and head for a racing school. Besides blazing around the track, you'll get to hang out with some top-notch racecar drivers. Our research team strapped on their helmets and climbed into their 3LUXE jump suits to find the three "Best Of" racing schools where the fastest cars and coolest dudes await you. Just take an extra pair of underwear. These guys drive fast. Really fast.
Even if you’re itching to go a couple hundred miles per hour in a race car, you certainly don’t want some guys who just got in the business teaching you. Better to put your life in the capable hands of a “Best Of” racing school like the Skip Barber Racing School. Skip and the gang have been teaching people to race since 1975, and their track record is stellar. Barber alumni have won every major U.S. auto racing championship, from NASCAR’s Nextel Cup to the Indy 500. In addition to the pe... FULL REVIEW
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Ask serious NASCAR fans where you should go to learn how their heroes drive and they’ll likely tell you the Buck Baker Racing School. This “Best Of” was founded in 1980 by NASCAR racing legend Buck Baker, making it the oldest and best-known NASCAR-type racing school in America. Located in Charlotte where the new NASCAR Hall of Fame is opening in 2009, the Buck Baker Racing School has trained some of racing’s top drivers, including four-time Nextel Cup Champion Jeff Gordon and 2002 Nextel Cup... FULL REVIEW
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You want to impress your friends? Tell them you attended Ivor Wigham’s European Rally & Performance Driving School. Sounds sexy, eh? Every one of this “Best Of” racing school’s instructors has over 22 years of experience. Hailing from around the globe, they will teach you to be a pro driver of anything you want, from top-line rally cars to ATVs, SUVs, zip carts and Enduro bikes. The European Rally School’s sprawling 430-acre, Florida complex includes classrooms, track, dining room and e... FULL REVIEW
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Posted by BillAugust 01, 2008 11:33
If you're looking to get your own street legal race car, check out Road & Track's 4-Track Free-for-All. They took 10 top super cars and put them to the test on 4 unique tracks, each with its own challenges. The results after all the times were combined (scored out of a possible 100 points): 1. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, 98.97. 2. Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, 98.79. 3. Nissan GT-R, 98.63. 4. Porsche 911 GT2, 98.16.
