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Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving Launches Championship Race Series

Posted on: Monday, 22 June 2009, 14:00 CDT

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

The Bondurant Championship Race Series begins this September for the 2009-2010 race season and includes 18 races over nine weekends utilizing three different tracks at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix, Ariz.

Drivers will be competing in one of Bondurant's newly acquired, purpose-built Formula Mazda race cars each weekend, participating in Friday testing rounds followed by qualifying and racing on Saturday and Sunday. The race cars are powered by 13B Mazda rotary engines and equipped with proper Goodyear racing slicks and 4-speed Hewland gearboxes.

Bondurant's Formula Mazdas offer a true racecar experience in a race series open to anyone 15 years or older that is a driver of "good standing" with the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.

"The Bondurant Championship Race Series is designed for anyone from the young aspiring driver who wants to take it to the next level to graduates of the Bondurant School who are looking for the next life-changing opportunity," said Bob Bondurant, CEO of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. "Participants can simply 'arrive and drive' at our facility and secure a good deal of track time - eight or nine driving sessions each weekend! Our new race series is a great, inexpensive way to race and earn points toward a championship."

If you have what it takes to race at the best high performance driving school in the country, be the first to join the Bondurant Championship Race Series.

Cost to participate in the Championship Race Series is $3,495 per event, which includes car rental, instruction and maintenance of the vehicle. Participants bring their own safety equipment including suits, gloves, head and neck restraints.

Click here to view a photo of the Bondurant Championship Race Series.

For more information, visit www.bondurant.com or call 800.842.RACE (7223).

About Bondurant

Bondurant Enterprises consists of The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving - one of the largest driving schools in North America - featuring a 15-turn, 1.6 mile road course, an 8-acre asphalt pad for advanced training, and more than 200 race-prepared vehicles, sedans and open-wheel cars. Located on the Gila River Indian Community outside of Phoenix, Ariz., it is recognized as the "Fastest 60 acres in America." The purpose-built facility is adjacent to Firebird International Raceway with access to three additional race tracks, a lake and three skid pads. Bob Bondurant, an internationally recognized leader in advanced driving training, opened the school in 1968. Bondurant SuperKart School, located on the facility, offers two karting tracks with state-of-the-art equipment and training. Bondurant Trackside is the premier leader in OEM events, showcasing manufacturer's vehicles. For more information or to book an event, call 800.842.RACE (7223) or visit www.bondurant.com. Write to Bondurant at P.O. Box 51980, Phoenix, AZ 85076.

SOURCE Bondurant Enterprises

Source: PR Newswire

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