Ep. #5 - Michael Pettiford - Go 4 It Racing School

African American Racers Association was established to recognize and promote African American’s contributions in motorsports and exemplify equality. 

It's a continuation of our mission to showcase the real and untold stories of the many people unrecognized but gave life to motorsport. So you can be inspired on your journey to never give up.

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Chris and Sinclair take you on a special Q and A with Micheal Pettiford. He won over 49 Rocky Mountain Division (RMD) Nationals and Mid-State Conference Championships than anyone in SCCA history.

He has an awesome school called Go 4 It Racing School in Louisville, Colorado. Speaking of Michael’s school, we have something special for our AARASSOC members. Members can participate in a free raffle and the winner will have the chance to get training by Michael himself at his school. Be on the lookout for it.

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In this interview Michael shares a lot of interesting things, we didn’t even know:

1:58 - The untold story of hyperdrive

8:22 - The love for racing

9:42 - “I did a lot of stupid stuff”

10:15 - How a buddy introduced me to racing

11:48 - Motorcycle racing before cars

14:43 - The chevy that beat everyone in autocross

17:15 - The passion for racing and competing

18:11 - Compete against the best in the world

19:01 - Do your best and reflect on it

23:59 - Work on the things you don’t know

25:25 - The racing formula to get fast

27:21 - The Go 4 It Racing School

34:48 - You don’t create champions by lying to them

...and so much more.

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If you are in the Colorado area and interested in learning how to drive visit https://www.go4itservices.com 

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...more to come on our next episode.