BFGOODRICH/SKIP BARBER NATIONAL PRESENTED BY MAZDA - SEASON 2011 - 2012




What was first organized in 1999 as a one-off championship race for the “best of the best” of Skip Barber’s four Regional Race Series – a race run at Lime Rock Park and won by Indy Car driver Ryan Hunter-Reay – is now the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda; a 14-race entry-level professional championship positioned as the primary stepping stone for young drivers transitioning from karting and club racing into the upper reaches of professional motorsports.

The BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is part of the comprehensive MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder, with its champion earning a fully-funded season in the following year’s Cooper Tires Presents the USF 2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. The ladder continues to include the Star Mazda Championship and the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. Skip Barber National drivers are also eligible to participate in the newly announced “Road to Indy” driver development system that includes USF 2000 and Star Mazda followed by Firestone Indy Lights and ultimately the IZOD Indy Car Series.

The BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda races in support of professional open-wheel and sports car championships. The National is contested with the same Formula Skip Barber race car driven in the Skip Barber Race Series, but fitted with BFGoodrich g-Force R1 racing slicks. To ensure a level playing field, the cars are tested then tuned prior to each race weekend to perform within a specific performance window then weight-equalized to account for the size and build of each driver in the field.

The BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is the series that launched the auto racing careers of IndyCar drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay (1999 National Champion), Raphael Matos (2003 National Champion) and Marco Andretti (2004 National Champion), NASCAR Sprint Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger and Scott Speed, and Walter Hayes Trophy winners Conor Daly (2008 National Champion) and Connor DePhillippi (2009 National Champion). Prior to the inception of the National, Skip Barber’s system was the starting point for the careers of drivers like Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Simmons, Townsend Bell and Bryan Herta.


Programs :

2011 Star Mazda Schedule/ Calendrier courses 2011

March 26-27
GP of St. Petersburg : Street Circuit Indy Car April TBA

May 27-28
O'Reilly Raceway Park : Oval circuit USAC

June 18-19
The Milwaukee Mile : Oval circuit Indy Car

June 24-25
Iowa Speedway : Oval circuit Indy Car

July 22-23
Mosport : Road Course ALMS

Aug. 6
Trois-Rivieres : Street Circuit Co-Feature

Aug. 7
Trois-Rivieres : Street Circuit Co-Feature

Aug. 26-27
Infineon Raceway : Road Course Indy Car

Sept. 3-4
Baltimore Grand Prix : Street Circuit Indy Car

Sept. 16-17
Mazda Raceway : Road Course ALMS


2011 USF2000 Schedule* Calendrier Courses 2011

March 17
Race 1 : Sebring Intl Raceway w/ALMS

March 18
Race 2 : Sebring, Fla. (12 Hours of Sebring) 3.7-mile road course

March 26
Race 3 : Streets of St. Petersburg w/Indy Car

March 27
Race 4 : St Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg Grand Prix) 1.8-mile street course

May 28
Race 5 : O Reilly Raceway Park w/USAC Midgets Indianapolis, Ind. (Night before the 500) 0.686-mile ovals

June 18
Race 6 : The Milwaukee Mile w/Indy Car Milwaukee, Wis. 1-mile oval

Aug. 5
Race 7 : Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course w/Indy Car/ALMS

Aug. 6
Race 8 : Lexington, Ohio 2.258-mile road course

Aug. 19
Race 9 : Road America w/ALMS

Aug. 20
Race 10 : Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Time Warner Showcase) 4.048-mile road course

Sept. 4
Race 11 : Streets of Baltimore w/Indy Car/ALMS

Sept. 4
Race 12 : Baltimore, Md. (Baltimore Grand Prix) 2-mile street course


Budget :

1. A season "Skip Barber" cost between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 depending on the number of test day, insurance is to define the season with the team.
-> The winner receives a championship season 2000 FF

2. Championship FF 2000 : Cost around $ 200K idem conditions Skip Barber
-> The champion receives a season in Star Mazda

3. Championship Star Mazda : Costs around $400K
-> The champion should receive a season of Indy Lights in 2012

4. Championship Indy Lights : Costs between $650K et $1 Million
-> The champion will receive a budget (has decided) to participate in the Indy Car Championship

Races "Indy Car" are very popular in the United States, for example the race in Indianapolis each year attracts "five hundred thousand" motor sports fans, what motivates sponsors to support the pilots who score at outposts and make the show, the media impact is enormous in a country that has over three hundred million people.