Jim Russell Takes Performance Driving Program ''On the Road'' to Top Tracks Across the U.S.; Chris Morgan Joins Jim Russell to Launch Track Days.Business Editors/Automotive Writers SONOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004 Jim Russell Racing Drivers School is launching a series of Performance Track Days at top road racing Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. As contemplated in this article, the term will be treated as it relates to motorsport, specifically, automobile racing and motorcycle racing. tracks across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Now, sports car enthusiasts can learn from Jim Russell's experts how to catapult their precision driving and road-racing skills to a new level, and do it at their favorite race track. Jim Russell created the racecar race·car n. Sports An automobile used for racing. driving school industry more than 45 years ago and still leads that industry in racing instruction and on-track precision driving programs. Performance Track Days are designed for the novice and seasoned racer alike, with elements of the program designed for each student based on experience level, skill set and desire. During the one-day course, students learn advanced driving and racing skills in their own performance automobiles. Each student receives one-on-one in-car instruction on how to improve driving style, with instructors showing him or her the racing line In motorsport, the racing line is the fastest path a vehicle can take through a specific corner, series of corners, or track. It is an accepted fact that the shortest difference between two points is a straight line. , braking zones, the way to get comfortable in the car and how to take seconds off timed laps. Performance Track Days are designed so that each student spends the maximum amount of time possible on the track, where the real learning happens, not in the classroom. Each Track Day will be held on some the most challenging and renowned road-race tracks in the U.S. The presenting sponsors of the program are Yokohama Tires, The Tire Rack and Sparco. Classes kick-off March 18 at Infineon Raceway Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills. in Sonoma, Calif., and continue through 2004 at tracks including Watkins Glen Watkins Glen (wŏt`kĭnz), resort village (1990 pop. 2,207), seat of Schuyler co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes region, at the southern end of Seneca Lake; inc. 1842. It is in a grape and wine area and has extensive saltworks. , Mid Ohio, Moroso Motorsports Park, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. , California Speedway, Virginia International Raceway The Virginia International Raceway (commonly known as just "VIR") is a road course located near Danville, Virginia. It is found less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina on the banks of the Dan River. , Pikes Peak and Willow Springs, to mention a few. Other venues will be added throughout the year. For the most current track and course date schedule, please visit www.jimrussellusa.com or call 800-733-0345. "For years we have been asked to bring our style of professional driving instruction to other racetracks," said Mark Wolocatiuk, chief instructor for Jim Russell. "Now we're giving people of all skill levels the chance to push the envelope in their performance cars under the guidance of some of the top racecar driving instructors in the country." Chris Morgan joined Jim Russell to develop the performance driving business. Before joining Russell, Morgan was director of competition and operations at Irwindale Speedway near Los Angeles and also worked for NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. . He will oversee all Jim Russell's driving programs outside of the school's home base at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. "One of the biggest complaints people have when they buy a performance car is that they never have the chance to really open it up and find out what it can do," said Morgan. "Performance Track Days provide a safe, fun and challenging driving experience -- and best of all -- no speed limits." Each Performance Track Day course ranges between $525 and $595. Jim Russell instructors have trained numerous stand-out professional drivers, including Tony Stewart, Bill Elliot, Danny Sullivan, Jacques Villeneuve, Jimmy Vassar and Emerson Fittipaldi, among many others. About Jim Russell Racing Drivers School For more than four decades, the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School has been dedicated to teaching true racing techniques to professional drivers and people looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the experience of a lifetime. The school offers professional auto racing instruction, more seat time and the most powerful, well-maintained race cars of any driving school. The school, based in Sonoma, Calif., is located at Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway), known as the best teaching track in the country. www.jimrussellusa.com |
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