A proven track record and more than $2 million in scholarships separate Skip Barber from the pack
When karters take to the track this December for the 14th edition of theSkip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, they will join a list thatincludes a who’s who of karting as well as some of the best young professional racers to come out ofNorth America.
Since Ryan Hunter-Reay, Phil Giebler and Michael Valiante were among the winners of the first KartingShoot-out in 1998, Skip Barber Racing School has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships tokarters making their transition into race cars. The list of winners includes some of professional racing’sbiggest names: Hunter-Reay, Valiante, Patrick Long, A.J. Allmendinger, Alexander Rossi, Ricky andJordan Taylor and Gabby Chaves. Three of the more recent champions of the BFGoodrich/Skip BarberNational Presented by Mazda – Jonathan Goring in 2006, Joel Miller in 2007 and Connor De Phillippi in2009 – won scholarships at the Shoot-out. Spencer Pigot, the point leader after ten of 14 rounds in thisyear’s championship was one of the big winners at the most recent Shoot-out.
A quick scan of the list of participants over the years is as impressive: Joey Hand, Jonathan Bomarito,James Gue, Jonathan Summerton, Scott Speed, Parker Kligerman, Josef Newgarden, Conor Daly andSage Karam, to name just a few.
The Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca December 3-6.Drivers will compete for $300,000 in scholarships, including two top prizes of fully funded rides in the2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda, courtesy MAZDASPEED MotorsportsDevelopment and a grant from the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability. Registration isnow underway for this year’s event. Any karter intending to enter the Shoot-out must submit anapplication by September 30. The application can be found by visiting
www.skipbarber.com/kartingshootout.
Please note that submission of the application does not guarantee aseat in the Shoot-out.
Submit 2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Shoot-out applications to Chris Kretzmer, Karting RelationsManager, at ckretzmer@skipbarber.com, or fax to (860) 248-4554. You may also call Chris at (860) 435-4138 for more information.About Skip Barber Racing SchoolFor 35 years, Skip Barber Racing School LLC has operated a fully integrated system of racing schools,driving schools, racing championships, corporate events and OEM events across North America. TheSkip Barber Racing School is offered at more than 20 of the most prestigious race tracks in NorthAmerica, while the Skip Barber Driving School, utilizing Mazda's performance sedans and sports cars,operates at five world-famous tracks in destination locations.
The Skip Barber Race Series is collectively six separate, arrive and drive equalized-car racingchampionships – the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge; two regional race series featuring raceprepared Mazda MX-5 Cup race cars, three regional open-wheel amateur series in Formula Skip Barbercars, and the first rung on the Mazda open-wheel ladder system; the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber NationalPresented by Mazda. All the series are part of Mazda's unique MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development
