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The Skip Barber Racing School is an American racing and driving school. 
Skip Barber Racing Official Website
{{Authority control Racing schools 1975 establishments in the United States American auto racing teams Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017
Skip Barber
John "Skip" Barber III (born November 16, 1936) is an American retired racecar driver who is most famous for previously owning and founding the Skip Barber Racing Schools.
Driving career
Barber started racing in 1958 while studying at Harvard ...
founded the school in 1975.
History
In 1975,Skip Barber
John "Skip" Barber III (born November 16, 1936) is an American retired racecar driver who is most famous for previously owning and founding the Skip Barber Racing Schools.
Driving career
Barber started racing in 1958 while studying at Harvard ...
started the Skip Barber School of High Performance Driving at Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riversid ...
. 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
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's thi ...
.
On May 22, 2017, the school filed for Chapter 11
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code ( Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, w ...
bankruptcy.
On December 19, 2017, the school was acquired by DeMonte Motorsports.
On March 22, 2024, the school announced that it has acquired the Superstar Racing Experience
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), officially known as the Camping World SRX Series, was an American stock car racing series founded by Tony Stewart, Ray Evernham, Sandy Montag and George Pyne (business executive), George Pyne. The formation of t ...
and is forming plans for a 2024 season.
In popular culture
A Skip Barber Racing School magnet appears on Jerry's refrigerator in the sitcom ''Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...
''. The comedian attended the school and competed in several races.
See also
*Barber Pro Series
The Barber Dodge Pro Series was an American open-wheel auto racing series promoted by the Skip Barber Racing School from 1986 to 2003. It was one of the first professional spec series for open-wheel racecars in North America. The races were pri ...
* ''Skip Barber Racing'' (video game)
References
External links
Skip Barber Racing Official Website
{{Authority control Racing schools 1975 establishments in the United States American auto racing teams Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017