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Bob Bondurant High Performance Driving Expands to Pikes Peak International Raceway

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) today announced a new business venture that will strengthen Colorado’s attraction as a destination for corporate and participant motorsports events. The new partnership, Bondurant Performance Driving at PPIR, combines one of the most versatile motorsports venues with the most respected advanced driver training programs in the country.

The Bondurant School, based in Phoenix, is the largest purpose-built driving school in the world, with courses in high-performance driving, advanced road racing, teen driving, karting, highway safety, military training and executive protection. The school is celebrating its 44^th year under the direction of Bob Bondurant, world champion driver and internationally recognized leader in advanced driver training.

PPIR, in Fountain, CO., just south of Colorado Springs, opened in 1997 as a venue for international motorsports events. Today the famed raceway hosts year-round racing, high performance testing, and participant events that appeal to all level of motorsports enthusiasts.

“After site visits and a meeting with my team, we voted with enthusiastic high-fives that PPIR is the beginning of the Bondurant expansion plan,” Bob Bondurant said. “The five-star facility has all the parallel benefits of our Phoenix home base, including the ability to race year-round, but to add the opportunity of an oval to our programs is absolutely fantastic!” he said.

PPIR CEO and co-owner John Molloy said, “Attracting Bondurant to PPIR puts a crown jewel of the motorsports industry in the heart of Colorado. By working together, we truly offer a one stop shop for corporations, event planners, team building leaders and individuals looking for exhilarating motorsports entertainment and educational programs,” Molloy said.

The addition of Bondurant’s presence at PPIR elevates the motorsports industry within the cluster of impressive international and national sports organizations in the Region. “This partnership represents a collaboration of the best in motorsports and fuels enthusiasm and energy for the entire area,” Greater Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation Board Chairman Doug Quimby said.

Find more about this high-speed experience at www.PPIR.com.

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Richard Petty Driving Experience Offered All Summer

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

The Richard Petty Driving Experience, originally an exclusive event scheduled for a few weeks a year, will now operate all summer long at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) bringing the exhilaration and excitement of stock car racing to the Pikes Peak region. The Richard Petty Driving Experience provides NASCAR-style racing to those looking for an “experience of a lifetime” or to simply add a little adventure.

PPIR now offers opportunities to take part in the ‘Experience’ beginning at 9am everyday on days the track is not already booked. The ‘Experience’ includes a wide variety of driving and ride-along programs lasting between three hours to a full day, which can be tailored to fit the needs of both individuals as well as larger groups.

Meeting space, track hospitality, team building events with members of the Petty team as well as other customized options are also available, making PPIR a great destination for big events as well as corporate groups. For more information and to make reservations visit www.DrivePetty.com or call 1-800-BE-PETTY.

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Need for Speed? Be Richard Petty for a Day

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

For those race-crazy fans who are all ramped up from the Daytona 500 race and aren’t sure what to do next we have the answer, how about playing Richard Petty for a day? That doesn’t mean sporting a feather-adorned cowboy hat or blindingly white chompers but driving like the legend is an option. Pikes Peak International Raceway just south of Colorado Springs, CO is the newest home to the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Anyone interested in a pure adrenaline rush should make the short trip to the raceway. The experience offers a ride-along with a professional driver to take the speedometer to the max (140 miles per hour to be exact). With the engine roaring and the passenger’s body plastered to the side of the car it’s anything but a dull afternoon.

For those looking to take things to the next level, man( or woman) up to the Rookie Driving Experience. The Richard Petty Crew and Pikes Peak International Raceway will make it worth the while. Don’t worry the crew provides extensive training prior to jumping in the driver’s seat. Drivers have a stock car all to themselves with a lead car showing them the way around the track. Drivers have the ability to circle the track eight times to reach their best speed. Upon completion they’ll receive a certificate of completion that includes each lap time. For those who need proof to show their friends should make sure and pick up the in car DVD that leaves no room for skeptics. The 2010 Experience dates are set for May 14-16, and August 6-8.