Skip Barber Alumni Year In Review 2009 – 2009 was another strong year for Skip Barber Racing School trained drivers and Race Series veterans. Our alum went out and proved once again that Skip Barber Racing School trains the best drivers in the world. Here are just some of the highlights…
iRacing Interview – It’s a long way from Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to Brands Hatch and Silverstone; further still to Woking, Surrey. Thanks to the efforts of Brett Smrz, England seems a little closer to the Potato State these days. Together with California’s Conor DePhillippi, Smrz recently flew the red, white and blue colors of the Team USA Scholarship program at two of England’s most prestigious events for young racers; the Formula Ford Festival and the Walter Hayes trophy. After Smrz carved his way from last to third in the FFF at Brands Hatch, Dephillippi garnered all the hardware at Silverstone, collecting the Hayes trophy for the second year running for Team USA…
Car Talk Podcast Interview – With many dozens of stunt driving credits, an uncomfortable amount of track records and trophies likely providing structural support on his house, Brett Smrz is the real deal behind the wheel. Oh and he has 1.5 legs, so what’s your excuse buddy? On this Car Talk, Rob and Brett cover mental focus on the track, having one shot in stunt car driving, BMW M cars, investing in cars, sims, and what is a Porsche 911. See Brett’s stunts next in Six Underground, directed by Michael Bay and starring Ryan Reynolds and Dave Franco…
Gaiscioch Magazine Interview – At the age of twenty three, Brett Smrz has dealt with more than his fair share of adversity. He got his start on the track racing Formula 3, and has become a well known stunt driver in major film. At the age of 16, tragedy struck and he lost his left leg below the knee in a freak accident. Today, I had the chance to sit down with Brett and discuss his hobbies, career, and the accident that changed his life…
The Spokesman Review Interview – When Coeur d’ Alene resident Brett Smrz picked up a book written by race car driver Alex Zanardi, he had no idea that it would come to mean so much to him. Zanardi, who lost both of his legs in a race car accident, wrote the book “My Sweetest Victory” documenting his challenges. Just months later Brett, then 16, competed in his first pro car race of his career in April 2007. But just days after that Brett too suffered a devastating blow to his young career…