Jim Russell Racing School:
Tony's passion for instructing is as deep as his
passion for racing. When Tony had gained
enough experience behind the wheel he
wanted to pass on his passion and knowledge
to other up and coming drivers. Tony was
once a student of the Jim Russell Racing
School. By 2004, Tony became a driving and
racing instructor for the very school that taught
him. Tony has taught virtually every class the
school offers. From karting to the schools
new Lola F3's...Tony has shown the range of
experience and leadership necessary to teach
the new breed of drivers. With the new
ownerhip at Jim Russell Racing School, the
latest technology has been a key component to
driver education. Tony now has the capability
to use data acquistion from the F3 Lola's to
pass on key information to the driver.
Audi Sportscar Experience:
New to the Jim Russell Racing School facility
is the Audi Sportscar Experience. The new
Audi school features the highly regarded Audi
R8. Tony has shown great leadership and
in-depth driver feedback to become a lead
instructor for all R8 beginner and advanced
classes.
Private Coaching:
Tony has had the good fortune to work with
well know driver and team owner, Kevin
Buckler and The Racer's Group. Tony was
hired by Kevin to coach his drivers who
campaign there Porsche 911 Cup and RS
racecars in Rolex, Koni, Speed GT and ALMS
competition. An element of this coaching has
been testing and evaluating the student's cars
to detemine what they were working with and
how they could set their cars up better.
Along with top level sportscar teams, Tony
has also worked with various vintage race
groups such as C.S.R.G. and H.M.S.A.
Outside of organized driving events and
organizations Tony has also done many
one-on-one coaching sessions with drivers.
Tony will work with his students until they
achieved quantifiable results. Tony likes to
use in-car camera footage to help educate and
clarify where the students can improve their
techniques.
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