Skip Barber Racing School offers lifetime access for $295,000

The Skip Barber Racing School is offering a lifetime pass to its various driver-training and racing programs. The cost: $295,000.

Barber's Fast Pass for Life allows drivers to fill available seats at any of the school's programs--its racing schools, high-performance driving schools, Mazda driving schools and race-series activities.

Fast Pass Holders can register for an entire season in advance or show up on an event-to-event basis, said Jim Altemus, the school's marketing manager. But Barber won't bump out another student for a Fast Pass holder.

The Barber schools provide vehicles and hold classes or races at more than 10 tracks around the country.

The lifetime pass is an addition to a group of all-in-one passes that Barber launched earlier. Those programs are a Regional pass for $75,000, a National pass for $100,000 and an Unlimited pass for $150,000.

In comparison, Barber's Intro to Racing class costs $699; the two-day High-Performance Driving School costs $3,199, and the three-day National Championship Race Weekend costs $6,999.

Altemus said that the school is waiting to see how many people want to buy a lifetime pass. If there's an overwhelming response, it may put a cap on the number of available passes.

You can find more information about the Fast Pass program at www.skipbarber.com.

By Izzi Bendall