The Skip Barber School is based in Lakeville Connecticut, near Lime Rock Park , with a west coast headquarters based at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Skip Barber offers a number of programs, some oriented towards Race Driving, and some oriented towards Street and Highway driving. Among the professional racing schools, Barber is unique in that they travel to many racing venues throughout the United States and Canada during the course of a year. For their high performance driving classes, Barber uses a variety of current model Dodge vehicles.
Barber primarily places the instructors in other cars on course, and on corners, observing students.
Instructors ride in some sessions, including skid pad sessions, to provide some direct feedback on student driving practices. There is extensive classroom instruction. The Skip Barber Racing School offers a 1 day introduction to racing and 3 day and 5 day competition schools. Completion of the 3 or 5 day Skip Barber competition course qualifies a successful student for an SCCA Regional License. The Driving School is offered in 1 and 2 day versions.