Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
Encyclopedia
The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is an American
driving school, specialising in racing and police driving education. It is located in Phoenix
, Arizona
.
Founded by former Formula One
driver Bob Bondurant
, in 1968, it was originally located at Orange County International Raceway
in California, later moving to Ontario Motor Speedway
in 1970, and to Sears Point International Raceway in 1974. In 1990 a purpose-built training facility was opened in Phoenix, Arizona
.
The Bondurant School teaches competition driving
, police pursuit driving, evasive driving for chauffeur
s and bodyguard
s, stunt driving, and other courses. Actor Paul Newman
was trained at the Bondurant school in preparation for filming the 1968 movie Winning
, starting Newman's professional racing career.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
driving school, specialising in racing and police driving education. It is located in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
.
Founded by former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
driver Bob Bondurant
Bob Bondurant
Robert Bondurant is an American former racecar driver who raced for Shelby American, Ferrari and Eagle teams.During his teens, Bondurant raced an Indian motorcycle on dirt ovals...
, in 1968, it was originally located at Orange County International Raceway
Orange County International Raceway
Orange County International Raceway was a combined ¼ mile US dragstrip and 2-mile road course located in Irvine, California adjacent to the Interstate 5 Santa Ana Freeway. Under a lease agreement with the Irvine Company, OCIR - as it was known in racing circles - was in operation from August 5,...
in California, later moving to Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario Motor Speedway
The Ontario Motor Speedway, located in Ontario, California, east of Los Angeles, was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: IndyCar Series and USAC for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a ...
in 1970, and to Sears Point International Raceway in 1974. In 1990 a purpose-built training facility was opened in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
.
The Bondurant School teaches competition driving
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
, police pursuit driving, evasive driving for chauffeur
Chauffeur
A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine.Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies, or individual drivers provide...
s and bodyguard
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
s, stunt driving, and other courses. Actor Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...
was trained at the Bondurant school in preparation for filming the 1968 movie Winning
Winning
Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. A number of racecar drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim, Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup.-Plot summary:The film centers on...
, starting Newman's professional racing career.