The first annual Race Series Champion Shootout and the 15th Annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca are less than a week away. Nov. 3-6, eight racers and 22 karters will compete in Formula Skip Barber 2000 racecars for over $245,200 in scholarships for the upcoming Skip Barber presents the Mazda Winter and Summer Series. The winners will be added to an esteemed list of past Skip Barber Racing School scholarship winners including Ryan Hunter Reay, Michael Valiante, Bryan Sellars, AJ Allmendinger, Alexander Rossi, Spencer Pigot and many more.

Through a series of on- and off-track training modules, contestants will be judged on performance, presentation, improvement and much more.

Guest speakers include past and current racers Townsend Bell, Gerardo Bonilla, Derek Daly and Communications Officer of MAZDASPEED Motorsports, Dean Case. Celebrity judges include SPEED broadcaster Bob Varsha and long-time auto racing writer and broadcaster Jeremy Shaw.

Get the inside scoop on the action all week long on twitter at twitter.com/skipbarbernatl.

Schedule for the 2011 Skip Barber Race Series Champion Shootout and Karting Scholarship Shootout*

Day 1, Nov. 3 – Karters Only
8:00-8:30am       Drivers Meeting
9:00-11:50am     Autocross activities, skidpad activities and Highway Safety Talk
12:00-12:45pm  Lunch
1:00-2:00pm       Seminar by Derek Daly
2:10-5:00pm       On track orientation, super cross activities, mock interviews
5:15pm                 Drivers Meeting

Day 2, Nov. 4
8:00-8:30am       Drivers Meeting
9:45-10:30am     Media training with Bob Varsha and Jeremy Shaw
10:45am-12:00pm Seminar by Gerardo Bonilla
12:00-1:00pm     Lunch
1:00-1:15pm       Drivers Meeting
1:30pm-4:50pm All groups rotating on track sessions and feedback, interviews
5:00pm                 Drivers Meeting

Day 3, Nov. 5
8:15-8:45am       Drivers Meeting
9:00am-12:00pm All groups rotating on track sessions and feedback
12:00-1:00pm     Lunch
1:00-4:10pm       All groups rotating on track sessions and feedback
4:20-4:50p           Drivers Meeting

Day 4, Nov. 6
8:00-8:45              Drivers Meeting
9:00am-12:00pm All groups rotating on track sessions and feedback
12:00-1:00pm     Lunch
1:30pm                 Drivers Meeting – Announce winners or Finalist Group (if necessary)
1:45-2:15pm       Finalist Group (if necessary)
2:15-3:00pm       Final Deliberation (if necessary)
*Seminar by Townsend Bell time slot TBA

Race Series Champion Shootout prizes are courtesy of Skip Barber Racing School and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development. Karting Scholarship Shootout prizes are courtesy of the FIA Motorsports Safety and Development Fund, Skip Barber Racing School and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development.