[h=2]Bertil Roos welcomes experienced Barber School instructors[/h] Friday, 16 February 2018






Bertil Roos Racing School has merged the best assets of the original Skip Barber Racing School with the hiring of top-rated driving instructors and the purchase and meticulous restoration of their fleet of formula cars.

Two of the original Skip Barber Racing program's most accomplished instructors ever, Bruce MacInnes and Divina Galica, now bring their decades of expertise to Bertil Roos Racing School's training programs of high-quality, European-style road racing.
Bruce MacInnes has professionally coached racing drivers for over four decades. As the senior instructor at the original Skip Barber Racing School, he tutored such high-profile drivers as Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, and NASCAR race winners A.J. Allmendinger, Boris Said, Ken Schrader and Jerry Nadeau.
Behind the wheel, MacInnes ranks among the most accomplished Formula Ford drivers ever with two Pro Formula Ford National Championships and twice named Formula Magazine "Driver of the Year." He set over 18 lap records and his victory in the famed Can-Am Challenge at Lime Rock, driving a Lola T-333 Chevrolet in the rain, is legendary in the sports car world.
A veteran of America's two most famous road races, the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, he has successfully competed in a wide variety of production cars, Formula cars, and prototypes.
Recently, he has coached several of America's best vintage racing teams and has seen his students win at the highest levels of American racing.
He and wife Vikki are both private pilots and lifetime members of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Other hobbies include restoring vintage cars, building kit cars and custom motorcycles. Several of his projects and articles he has written can be seen at MacInnesMotorsports.com.
Most importantly, he brings a love of racing, a passion for coaching and a genuine concern for his students. He is committed to helping every student achieve progress and is excited to be a part of the Bertil Roos Racing School.
Divina Galica MBE is a true sporting legend in her native Great Britain. She competed in three Winter Olympic Games as downhill ski racer and captained the British Women's Olympic Ski Team twice. She represented Great Britain at a fourth Olympics in 1992 in the demonstration sport of speed skiing.
In 1973, Galica received the MBE (Member of the Most Excellence Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II for services to sport. She joined such British icons as The Beatles on the list of MBE recipients.
A chance invitation to a celebrity race in 1974 led to a second career in motor racing. Since then, Galica has competed in a variety of race cars and series including Sports 2000, Formula 1, endurance racing and European Truck Racing.
One of five female drivers to have entered a Formula 1 grand prix, she finished 12th in the 1977 Formula 1 Race of Champions, ahead of legendary drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni. She started the 1978 BRDC International Trophy race where she finished ahead of Formula 1 champions Andretti and James Hunt on the legendary Silverstone circuit.
She moved to the United States in 1994 where she raced against drivers like two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Juan Pablo Montoya and started working as an instructor at the original Skip Barber Racing School.
In 2017, she joined the Bertil Roos Racing School. Fueled with a passion for racing, Galica is never happier than when she is instructing drivers or getting behind the wheel of one of the Bertil Roos cars.
To get the high-quality driving instruction offered by MacInnes, Galica and others, and to check out Bertil Roos Racing School programs, visit www.racenow.com or call 1-800-RACE NOW.

 

[h=2]Bertil Roos puts former Barber cars to the test[/h] Tuesday, 13 February 2018




Mechanics and engineers at the Bertil Roos Racing School have spent over four months re-designing, re-engineering and rebuilding the former Skip Barber fleet of open-wheel cars which will only be available at Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR).

The first round of testing and shakedown of those cars began last Wednesday with Bertil Roos Racing School's expert instructors behind the wheel on PBIR's 2.2-mile road course. The cars, which were rebuilt and upgraded to meet the highest performance and safety standards, will become the in-house formula car fleet for the new Palm Beach Performance Driving Education Center, presented by Bertil Roos.
With more than 70 dates and a dozen different driving and racing programs being held at Palm Beach International Raceway, the cars will see a substantial amount of track time during the 2018 season. As a result, a rigorous testing program has been put together toward developing the safest, most durable, and most effective training tools in the industry.
"When the Skip Barber Racing School declared bankruptcy in 2017, we and many others attended the auctions that ensued," Bertil Roos Racing School President Dennis Macchio said. "What stood out as a positive to us was the fleet of formula cars. We saw a great opportunity to rehabilitate those cars and rebuild them to the highest industry standards.
"Our thinking was confirmed by many former Barber employees and we now feature an impressive inventory of top-of-the-line vehicles to best learn the art of high-quality, European-style road racing."
Testing of the cars to make sure each passes Bertil Roos' high standard of excellence, will continue throughout the month of February and into early March. The newly rebuilt cars will make their debut at the Roos 3-Day beginning March 12.
For the complete list of programs available this year Palm Beach International Raceway and for more info on the Bertil Roos Racing School, call 1-800-722-3669, or visit racenow.com.

 

[h=2]BRRS: Turn 9 at Palm Beach provides an unforgettable experience[/h] Monday, 16 April 2018


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What's it like to get behind the wheel of a Formula car at the Bertil Roos Racing School?

For Merrill Quintrell, the three-day course at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla., provided one of the best experiences of his life.
The 62-year-old North Carolina resident paints a vivid description of what it's like to be in the car and to drive through just one single turn of PBIR's state-of-the-art, 2.2-mile road course. It's the challenging Turn 9 which he describes below.
"As you come out of Turn 8 you are full on the power, you let the car go wide to the left and use every inch of track for the exit. Approaching the redline in second, you snap a fast shift to third and then to fourth. Full throttle down the long straight. Winding out in fourth the speed is incredible. The wind buffets your helmet and everything in your peripheral vision becomes a blur."
He continued, "The braking markers are approaching very fast. Number 4, Number 3, you change your line and head straight for the curbing preceding the apex. As you pass Number 2, you are still hard on the throttle. Number 1 is just ahead. NOW, off the throttle and HARD on the brakes, downshift, downshift. You are at a crazy angle for the apex – you've technically turned in way too early. Pointed towards the barrier, you're still carrying way too much speed to make the turn.
"Off the brakes, it's now or never. You crank in some steering and blip the throttle. The car is suddenly loose, and the front end starts rotating around the apex like its nose is tethered to a pole. As the exit swings into center vision, you push the throttle down hard and the rear of the car magically plants. You're back on your line as you rocket toward the exit. Oh yeah! In thrust we trust! You just survived Turn 9, for another lap. Now it's time to pull out the playbook for turn 10 and do it all over again.
"You are all by yourself. It's just you and the car, and you're in heaven."
To see more information about Bertil Roos Racing School and experience your own slice of heaven, visit racenow.com or call 1-800 RACE NOW.

 

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