Skip Barber Championship Shootout Continues on to Day 2

The 2014 Skip Barber Championship Shootout continues on its second day at Road Atlanta. Today will be the first day of races for the group. Yesterday allowed the competitors to get acclimated to Road Atlanta with two practice sessions and one qualifying session. There will be a total of 3 races for the day.

Breaks between the racing will consist of media interviews and seminars from motorsports communications professional Barbara Burns and veteran motorsports announcer Bob Varsha. 

Burns has more than 25 years of experience in sports management and promotions. She currently coaches motorsports clients and other athletes. Varsha is known for being an on-air personality on the Speed Channel’s Formula 1 coverage. In addition to Formula 1, Varsha has hosted coverage for other motorsport divisions such as Champ Car and the World Rally Championship. Varsha has also hosted motorsports coverage for NBC Sports Network, ESPN, and various radio outlets.

Burns and Varsha will be providing Championship Shootout racers with knowledge about building their brand and media relations in the motorsport industry.

The Championship Shootout schedule:

Day 1 (November 10)

• 9:45 a.m. Kelly Jones Racecraft 1 Seminar

  

• 1:00 p.m. Practice 1

• 2:15 p.m. Practice 2

• 3:45 p.m. Qualifying 12 minutes

Day 2 (November 11)

• 9:00 a.m. Race 1, 12 laps

• 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Driver interviews with Bob Varsha and Barbara Burns

• 1:00 p.m. Race 2, 12 laps

• 2:30 p.m. Bob Varsha and Barbara Burns Seminar

• 4:00 p.m. Race 3, 12 laps

Day 3 (November 12)

• 9:00 a.m. Race 4, 12 laps

• 10:30 a.m. Dave Despain Seminar

• 12:50 p.m. Race 5, 12 laps

• 2:00 p.m. Award presentation

If you’d like to be part of next year’s championship shootout, now is the perfect time to hop in Skip Barber Racing in the 2014-2015 Winter Series, where the top 5 racers will gain free entry in the 2015 Championship Shootout!