Ep8. Teaching Future Stars at Jim Russell Racing School with John Kirkpatrick

Mentored by Jim Clark, John Kirkpatrick ran the Jim Russell racing school and has spent a lifetime teaching racing drivers to improve. He joins us on the show to share his advice to help you improve your driving together with a little bit of history mixed in along the way.

Episode Notes

Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Derek Bell ... the list of champion racing drivers who passed through the Jim Russell racing school goes on.

A former F3 driver who was mentored by Jim Clark, John Kirkpatrick ran this incredibly successful racing driver school. Still active mentoring and coaching the next generation of future F1 stars, JK joins us to share his thoughts and insights so you can improve your own racing.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• Jim Russell Racing School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Russell_(racing_driver)#Racing_driver_school
• Motorsports Industry Association https://the-mia.com/

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