Learning to race on a road course can be daunting. Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I remember it well. I had entered a friend’s MGTD at Palm Springs. Those of us who were novices were lined up on the grid. We were told to follow the course car for three laps and then have at it. That was the extent of my formal training. From then on it was up to me. I progressed by talking with…

Ken Miles (left) conducts an RRTA school class session at Willow Springs. Among his students were Scooter Patrick and a young Disney TV star Tim Considine (front, center).
Photo: Jim Wray