The class is conducted with Ford products, including an Econoline 10-passenger van (you wouldn't believe what they do with it). Crown Vics serve as instructor cars, and Mustang GTs and Cobra Rs are flogged by the students. Bondurant has over 200 cars in its fleet, and with the boss man's extensive racing background, he chose vehicles that could be modified for increased performance-and stand up to student abuse and the Arizona desert. Bondurant's stable also includes Formula Fords and SuperKarts, and by the time you read this, he'll have added new Corvette C5s and Z06s as well as Caddy CTSs for his instructors. All of these vehicles are modified and maintained in-house by Bondurant's mechanics and are chock full of go-fast goodies from American Racing, B&M, Borla, Eibach, Goodyear and Performance Friction to name a few. Safety is another Bondurant hot button, and all school vehicles are equipped with Recaro driver seats, racing belts, six-point cages, fuel cells and Halon fire-suppression systems.
Bottom line-being able to keep your bumper off the car in front of you does not make you a good or safe driver. Knowing how to find and keep your car on the racing line, driving smoothly, aggressively and consistently fast, is what car control is all about, and that's good driving. The Bondurant School is an excellent place to learn new driving skills as well as identify and eliminate bad driving habits-if you happen to have any. Plus, graduating from a Bondurant course paves the way to competition licenses for SCCA and VARA, so you can blow your settlement racing!
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving(800) 842-7223www.bondurant.com