Instructors: Ford Racing High Performance Driving School

Dan McKeever

Director of the Miller Motorsports Park Schools since 2006, Dan has been racing since childhood. From his involvement with virtually every auto manufacturer and his major roles at several other schools, Dan has crafted a curriculum that effectively incorporates the best elements of instructional technique, ultimately making the time you invest in any of our programs more rewarding.

Though busy with his management of Miller Motorsports Park Schools, Dan also manages to find time for the track, winning the 2000 Legends Car National Championship, competing in Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge events and leading the 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill by a two-lap margin.

Cindi Lux

As a factory-supported Dodge Viper team driver in the SPEED World Challenge GT Championship, and as a regular competitor in American Le Mans, Grand-Am, IMSA and other top-tier national series, this 1999 Women's Global GT Series champion has the accumulated experience you'd wish for in a professional driving instructor. Her wealth of racing knowledge and notably pleasant demeanor mean you're guaranteed to enjoy everything you learn from her.

James Burke

At 27 years old, English transplant James Burke is one of our youngest instructors—but certainly not the least experienced. As a past instructor at Silverstone with corporate Ford events, this English transplant has managed to amass 10 years of teaching. And he still races, managing to fit it competition in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill and the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Kenny Johnson

From racing Formula 3000 in Europe to competing in IndyCars here in the U.S., Kenny has maintained a long and busy career in motorsports. A consummate professional whose expertise is often tapped as a private coach to up-and-coming young drivers in the Formula Atlantic series, Kenny is a master of distilling the complex and technical side of racing into easily understood terms.

Melanie Snow

As an equal partner in the only husband-wife team ever to share a class victory in the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring, Melanie is both an incredible driving and teaching talent. She’s excelled in sanctioned series such as American Le Mans Women's Global GT, SCCA Pro World Challenge and IMSA and is the 2009 co-champion in the American Le Mans Series Challenge class and the 2009 Gold Class champion in the Patron GT3 Challenge.

Charles Putman

This gentleman racer didn't begin his driving career until age 41, but he made a fast start. Over the last seven years, Charles has competed strongly in the SPEED World Challenge, Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Panoz Pro GT championships, as well as SCCA and NASA. He's also one of those naturally gifted, athletic people who excel at absolutely all things they attempt. Performance driving instruction is no exception.

Bob Read

A former motorcycle racer and owner of an independent track-day company that specializes in focused driver education, Bob competes mostly on four wheels these days in his Spec Boxter in NASA and club events. An excellent source of performance driving instruction and a quick driver in his own right, Bob can help any student rapidly expand his or her potential.

Joe Foster

Bill Rhinehart

Sean Hedrick

John Jones

Charles Espenlaub