Driver's Ed at 100 Miles per Hour Jun 16, 2008
The track was the road course at the Bob Bondurant School of High-Performance Driving. I was here for a two-day session of Grand Prix driving school with my father, Otto, as a birthday present and a belated thank-you for making me a better driver 20 years ago in a red Volkswagen GTI.. (Slate)
Father's Day dining, events Jun 10, 2008
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving: 8 a.m.-noon June 14. Specialty hands-on driving program for those interested in car racing. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
McDowell's dream soon to come true Mar 4, 2008
If there truly is a storybook ending awaiting NASCAR rookie driver Michael McDowell, the first chapter may have been written four years ago at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. McDowell, a Glendale native, was an instructor, and New Hampshire businessman Rob Finlay was a student. (AZCentral -- Sports)
NASCAR widens hunt for drivers Feb 3, 2008
Alan Rudolph, who heads the karting school at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Racing near Firebird International Raceway, said there is no better training ground. "You can learn more in terms of racing than you can driving anything else," said Rudolph, who at age 37 still hasn't surrendered hope of a NASCAR career. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Gila River breaks ground on new Wild Horse Pass casino Nov 20, 2007
Several employees and owner Bob Bondurant attended Monday's event because the school and the Sheraton Wild Pass Resort ften package the driving school and hotel stays together. The resort is not expected to be affected by moving the casino and the new hotel project. (AZCentral -- Business)
Business leaders exit rat race Oct 16, 2007
A tour of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving ... " Fortunately, one of Hardison's Porsche pals told him about vintage-auto racing, a scene where owners of rare and classic Alfa Romeos, Jaguars, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Bugattis and other high-value marques get to make like Steve McQueen in Le Mans for a few weeks a year during amateur races at such high-end West Coast destinations as California's Monterey, Sonoma and Coronado. "After 10 minutes of watching my first race, I knew... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Gold Canyon Candle convention highlights 10th anniversary Aug 8, 2007
Decked out in a black-and-white racing jumpsuit, President and Chief Executive Curt Waisath used his experience at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Chandler as the basis for his keynote speech to motivate and encourage those in attendance, including how to "stay ahead of the curve.". Gold Canyon is a direct sales firm specializing in candles, body and home products. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
More of this story Jul 28, 2007
Some of the notables who attended a legends dinner at The Breakers on Friday and will be making appearances during the weekend festivities include: Janet Guthrie, David Hobbs, Johnny Rutherford, Richard Attwood, John Barber, Bob Bondurant, Geoff Boss, Luigi Chinetti Jr., Nick Craw, James Gubelmann, William Gubelmann, Michael Keyser, David Piper, J. Mathieu Plumb, Peter Windsor and George Wintersteen. John Justo of East Greenwich, a collector for 30 years, is among the exhibitors this weekend. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Bondurant Named the Official High Performance Driving School of General Motors Jun 29, 2007
PHOENIX, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In an exclusive agreement, General Motors named the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving the "Official High Performance Driving School of GM." The announcement comes as part of a three-year renewal contract between GM and Bondurant ... "GM is proud to continue its partnership as the exclusive automobile sponsor of the 'Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving' and is looking forward to continued strengthening of this relationship," said Sean... (PR Newswire)
Area drivers chase pro dreams May 4, 2007
After three successful seasons in the Rolex Grand American Series, a ride he landed after meeting sports car team owner Rob Finlay while working as an instructor at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, McDowell has a full-time ARCA ride and receives a six-figure salary. "I was strictly an open-wheel guy (in 2003)," said McDowell, whose goal four years ago was the Indy Racing League, CART or Formula One. (AZCentral -- Sports)
At Home Week: Fast lane Mar 16, 2007
Your tour - shepherded by Bob Bondurant's Queensland heeler, Rusty - starts with a right turn. "No one ever uses a living room," said the founder of renowned Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving ... Bob Bondurant's house has a three-car garage - nothing extraordinary for a suburban Valley home - in which he parks a burly, 600-horsepower Cadillac STS-V, courtesy of the driving school's GM deal. (AZCentral -- Home)
