Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
Founded 1968
Headquarters Phoenix, Arizona
Key people Bob Bondurant (founder)
Website Bondurant.com

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is an American driving school, specialising in racing and police driving education. It is located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Founded by former Formula One driver Bob Bondurant,[1] in 1968, it was originally located at Orange County International Raceway in California, later moving to Ontario Motor Speedway in 1970, and to Sears Point International Raceway in 1974.[2] In 1990 a purpose-built training facility was opened in Phoenix, Arizona.[3][4]

The Bondurant School teaches competition driving, police pursuit driving, evasive driving for chauffeurs and bodyguards, stunt driving, and other courses.[5][6] Actor Paul Newman was trained at the Bondurant school in preparation for filming the 1968 movie Winning, starting Newman's professional racing career.[7]

References

  1. ^ "America at 100 Miles per Hour". Best Life (Emmaus, PA: Rodale) V (1): 91. February 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=ecYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=%22Bondurant+School%22&hl=en&ei=uOSyTqWWMsKatwe6o7z4Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CGMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Bondurant%20School%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  2. ^ Witzenburg, Gary (December 1979). "A Bondurant biography". Popular Mechanics (New York: The Hearst Corporation) 152 (6): 140. http://books.google.com/books?id=dM8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA140&dq=%22Bondurant+School%22&hl=en&ei=k-ayTtmKG8SftgeAhZT0Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22Bondurant%20School%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  3. ^ "About Bob Bondurant". Bob Bondurant Driving School. http://www.bondurant.com/high_performance_driving_school/about_bob_bondurant.php. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  4. ^ Obele, Linda (October 14, 2011). "Successful successions: Business owners plan for smooth retirement transition". Phoenix Business Journal (Phoenix, Arizona). http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2011/10/14/successful-successions-business.html. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  5. ^ Solheim, Mark L. (October 2003). "My Need for Speed". Kiplinger's Personal Finance (Washington, DC: Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc) 57 (10). ISSN 1528-9729. http://books.google.com/books?id=O_4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91&dq=%22Bondurant+School%22&hl=en&ei=Z-iyTrebH8y3twf-maHAAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=%22Bondurant%20School%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  6. ^ Mello, Tara Baukus (2007). Stunt Driving. Race Car Legends. New York: Chelsea House. pp. 21–25. ISBN 978-1-4381-2282-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=AsrLvqdJhX8C&pg=PA21&dq=%22Bondurant+School%22&hl=en&ei=Z-iyTrebH8y3twf-maHAAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  7. ^ Stone, Matt; Preston Lerner, Mario Andretti (2009). Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International. p. 13. ISBN 978-0760337066. http://books.google.com/books?id=PbA7-J3k_owC&pg=PA13&dq=%22Bondurant+School%22&hl=en&ei=Z-iyTrebH8y3twf-maHAAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=%22Bondurant%20School%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 

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