Bondurant Launches Championship Race Series

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, a leader in advanced driver training for more than four decades, is proud to announce the new Bondurant Championship Race Series.

BOB BONDURANT NAMED ARIZONA TOURISM ALLIANCE 2009 ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

CHANDLER, Ariz. – The Arizona Tourism Alliance recently honored Bob Bondurant as a 2009 Advocate of the Year during its 5th Annual Arizona Tourism Unity Dinner on April 15, 2009.

‘SuperCars Exposed’ Episode Filmed At Bondurant

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving recently hosted the crew of the SPEED™ program "SuperCars Exposed" to film an upcoming episode that features local Arizona performance company Evolution MotorSports at the world-class driver training facility.

Bondurant Grand Prix Racing School

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by François de Pouqueville
 
Who is Bob Bondurant? A world famous driver, a legend – actually, in my view the Frenchiest American race car driver ever. He was on the Shelby team, racing the Cobra Daytona coupe, and on the Ferrari team among other teams. At the 24 Hours of LeMans he drove the winning Cobra, and I remember when his name was announced on the airwaves; many French people thought that a French driver driving for the Americans had won! We have loved him ever since.

BONDURANT SCHOOL TO AWARD STARS OF KARTING DRIVERS THROUGHOUT 2009

CHANDLER, AZ – (March 4, 2009) – The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and Bondurant SuperKart School are pleased to announce their support and sponsorship of the 2009 Snap-On Stars of Karting Series. As the “Official High Performance Driving School” for the Stars of Karting Series, the Bondurant Schools will offer several awards throughout the 2009 racing season.

JR KARTING CLASS

The Bondurant SuperKart School recently added to it's course menu a Jr Karting class.  Designed specifically for aspiring young kart racers, this course will rapidly elevate their skill level to compete with the front of the pack.  Utilizing our newly acquired 80cc Jr1 karts, they will learn all the same skills adults learn in our Advanced Karting courses.

Bondurant Named Official Driving School of World Challenge

TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 6, 2009)  - WC Vision announced today that The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has been named the Official Driving School of the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge season. Bondurant will also sponsor the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in October.

Michael McDowell Joins The 2009 Nationwide Series

MICHAEL MCDOWELL JOINS JTG DAUGHERTY RACING
FOR THE 2009 NATIONWIDE SERIES
15 Races planned for McDowell and JTG Daugherty Team

February 5, 2009 (Chandler, Arizona) - Former Bob Bondurant instructor and NASCAR driver Michael McDowell made the announcement that he has signed with a new team, JTG Daugherty Racing. Michael will be racing the #47 Toyota Camry during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series. This team is owned by Tad and Jodi Geschickter and Brad Daugherty, a former NBA all-star for the Cleveland Cavaliers and current ESPN commentator. McDowell is scheduled to compete in the season opener at Daytona on February 14, and the next 15 races that follow. The future of the team's remaining schedule will depend on their sponsorship support.

"I know that I'm climbing into a competitive program based on JTG's on-track performance," said McDowell, a 24-year-old native of Phoenix, Arizona. "Tad has a great reputation in the garage and has done an excellent job delivering a return to his sponsors."

Rolex 24 at Daytona Champion Comes Home to Bondurant

DAYTONA CHAMPION COMES HOME TO BONDURANT Former Bondurant School driving instructor Darren Law, this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona winner, returns home to celebrate. February 2, 2009 (Chandler, AZ) It was a big day for former Bob Bondurant School driving instructor Darren Law when he came home to Phoenix and the School to share his win with former co-workers and friends. Law, with a permanent grin, was still high from his Rolex 24 at Daytona victory when he walked into the school on Friday afternoon. To share his great moment with so many people who care about him was very special. He even took off his new Rolex Daytona watch, which he received as champion, and passed it around so all could share in his glory.

Monday, January 5, from David MacNeil:

1.21.09 BONDURANT RECEIVES RRDC'S PHIL HILL AWARD IN DAYTONA

Daytona Beach, Fla. – Bob Boundurant quickly advanced from the ranks of a Morgan +4 driver in California Sports Car Club races on abandoned airport circuits to bringing to fruition Cobra builder Carroll Shelby’s wish to defeat Ferrari.

In 1965, Bondurant’s second season driving for Shelby, he achieved the goal by soundly defeating Ferrari for the FIA’s Manufacturers’ Championship in international GT racing for large-engined sports cars.

1.5.09 BONDURANT VETTE FEATURED AT THE CORVETTE MUSEUM

THE BOB BONDURANT SCHOOL IS HONORED TO HAVE OUR C6 CORVETTE FEATURED AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. 

JANUARY 11, 2009 BOB BONDURANT AT WHEELS OF WELLNESS IN PHOENIX, AZ

JOIN BOB BONDURANT AT AN EXCLUSIVE VINTAGE RACE CAR SHOWCASE.  DETAILS ON THE EVENT ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.THEWELLNESSCOMMUNITYAZ.ORG 

JANUARY 11-18, 2009 THE BOB BONDURANT SCHOOL AT BARRETT-JACKSON, SCOTTSDALE

COME VISIT US ON LOCATION AT OUR BOOTH AT BARRETT-JACKSON IN SCOTTSDALE AT WESTWORLD!  WE ARE OFFERING DISCOUNTS ON COURSES PURCHASED DURING THE SHOW COME BY FOR THE DETAILS.  ONLINE AT http://www.barrett-jackson.com/eventschedule/ 

BONDURANT CLINIC AT PKRA FOR YOUTH RACERS

December 17, 2008 (Chandler, AZ) – Professional instructors from the Bondurant Superkart School will hold a members-only clinic for kids at PKRA in Phoenix on January 4, 2009.

Car Crazy

Go racing with Jim Markel and his Father at the Bondurant Racing School

Are you car crazy? The folks at Red Oxx are. Like most Americans the need for speed is always twitching our throttle. Jim and his Dad decided to fulfill that need and headed south to the Bondurant School of Racing. This is a great story about a Father and Son who bonded with their enthusiasm for cars. As much American as apple pie, bonding this way has been a part of American families as that tasty apple pie. Let’s check in with Jim before we end up eating his dust.  READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE.

12.08.08 BOB BONDURANT JOINS CARROLL SHELBY TO CELEBRATE

(BOULDER, COLORADO) BOB BONDURANT AND HIS GUEST, MARY ELSA TAYLOR JOIN CARROLL SHELBY FOR THE SHELBY AMERICAN COLLECTION 12TH ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY PARTY.

THE BONDURANT SCHOOL TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO NEW CORVETTE ZR1’S

December 1, 2008 (Chandler, AZ) - The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving took delivery of two new ZR1’s from General Motors today.  The new hot rod from Chevrolet will be used exclusively to train ZR1 owners.  The custom-designed course is included with the purchase of the vehicle from General Motors.

#48 NASCAR Team Karting at PKRA in Phoenix, AZ

11.6.08 Chad Knaus (Jimmie Johnson's Crew Chief) and the #48 NASCAR team doing some karting at PKRA in Phoenix, AZ.

SuperKart Racing

Alan Rudolph talks about Boundarant SuperKart school