by John Hope Bryant | Mar 21, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
I was super jazzed to learn that my friend and race car owner Dr. Tim George, who also owns the car that today powers Lotus Racing, decided to feature the Operation HOPE ‘financial literacy’ and financial empowerment brand on its...
by John Hope Bryant | Feb 12, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
Paul Newman, known as a major movie actor for most of his life, was about 48 years old when he first stepped into a race car (The same age where I did the same), and more than 80 years old when he won his last and final race. Newman once said...
by John Hope Bryant | Feb 11, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
During the third day at Skip Barber Racing School (SBRS) at Road Atlanta, instructors focused us on building up as much speed as we could, on the run up between turn 7 and turn 9, and then charging deep and fast into the entry into turn 10A. As 10A came quickly into...
by John Hope Bryant | Feb 10, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
This short clip underscores why no driver can ever be overconfident. Basically, a classic mistake of too much driver input heading into a fast corner, resulting in car oversteer. As I moved to correct (counter steering the car), the rear end of the car decided it...
by John Hope Bryant | Feb 10, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
This was the first ‘all drivers’ on track, no instructors, rolling start, full speed session at Road Atlanta, on the third and final day of race training with Skip Barber Racing School. As you will see, the dogfight begins around minute 2:30, I get passed...
by John Hope Bryant | Feb 10, 2016 | Bryant Group Motorsports
The below document, is personally priceless to me. Last month, for my 50th birthday, I quietly went off and dedicated myself to three intense, full days of race car driver training with Skip Barber Racing School at Road Atlanta. The result: earning a Full Competitive...