\u201cWhen it comes to what cars you like, I think that everyone wants the cars they coveted when they were growing up,\u201d says Skip Barber. \u201cThe 275 Ferrari, I can still see one in Cambridge, a bright yellow one\u2014with a woman with the best pair of blue jeans and heels getting into the car\u2026[So] I got the car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Active in post-Second World War races after earning enough in the Merchant Marine to buy his first race car, Skip Barber quickly made a name for himself as an ace driver, eventually contesting in Formula 1. One of the feats he\u2019s most proud of was beating the legendary Jim Clark in identical cars at the Canadian Mosport track.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a pretty big deal,\u201d Skip says. \u201cPeople would put me in cars they couldn\u2019t sell; the This is what the world\u2019s most influential driving instructor takes for a cruise theory would be that I\u2019d do well and people would buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
As his career as a professional racer started winding down, he decided to set a goal for himself: \u201cTo do absolutely the best job we could,\u201d he says. Graduates of the Skip Barber Racing School have gone on to win championships around the world, but Barber\u2019s heart and soul have gone into protecting and building the legacy of his home track, Lime Rock Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve tried to preserve the feel of it,\u201d Skip says. \u201cI think when you walk in, it\u2019s the same\u2026I hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the car Skip will be driving as he pulls through the gates at Lime Rock? His beloved Ferrari 275 GTB, of course.<\/p>\n