CANCELLED instructor Summit FEB 23-25, 2024

Eric Meyer is the founder of Instructor Summit and strives to bring people in the HPDE community together.  He has been in search of HPDE best practices for over 13 years and enjoys meeting new people within the HPDE and Motorsports space.  Eric serves on the MSF Board of Directors, has several HPDE Instructor Certifications with several organizations and enjoys mentoring at HPDE Instructor Schools.   He currently is the Chief Instructor at the forward thinking NASA Great Lakes region.  eric@instructorsummit.com

Ross Bentley is Mr. SPEED SECRETS.  He has helped more DE drivers than any other motorsports professional in the industry.  His long term commitment to helping drivers, instructors and organizations achieve their best is unparalleled.  Ross is a founding member of Instructor Summit and is an advisor to the Motorsports Safety Foundation (MSF) where he helps coordinate industry Instruction, best practices and supports ongoing, continuous instructor improvement.  Ross is the headlining KeyNote speaker for Instructor Summit.  info@speedsecrets.com

Chuck Tucker has been an HPDE instructor since 2002, instructing for more than 20 different organizations.  He is the lead classroom instructor for Central Indiana PCA, and he assists other organizations with their classroom programs.  He serves on the MSF Board of Directors and is co-editor of The HPDE Curriculum Guide.  Chuck coordinates the program agenda for the Instructor Summit, as well as support activities for classroom instructors.  chuck@InstructorSummit.com

John Santiago is a professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the College of DuPage. He received his PhD in 2004 and specializes in developing program curriculum. He has been the NASA Great Lakes HPDE 1 Group Leader for the last eight years working with the Great Lakes leadership team to develop curriculum for their HPDE system. In his own driving, he has competed in time trail, sprint, and endurance race formats. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Community Garage, a non-profit working to mentor youth through motorsports programming. drjohn@thecommunitygarage.org 

Eric Kaul knows just about everyone.  He is "Mr. Community" and genuinely loves bringing people together.  Eric is the founder of HPDRE (High Performance Driving and Racing Enthusiasts), resides out of Boston Mass and has been an active instructor with several organizations in the N.East corner of the US.  Many of the motorsports community are his cellular phone clients.   Eric serves on the MSF Board of Directors.  Erickaul@verizoncanton.com

  Greg Haas has been involved in motorsports since his racer parents took him to Marlboro Speedway as a child.   His background ranges from successful club racer to manager of various highly developed driver and instructor training programs for Summit Point Motorsports Park.  As a trainer, he has taught equipment operators, snowboarders, and technology professionals to name a few. Greg's professional focus and genuine personality have led to his appointment as Motorsport Programs Manager.  He remains an active right seat coach and classroom presenting professional  g.haas@summitpointmotorsports.com

Cassidy Nolen is a 25 year classroom Veteran, 17 seasons in motorsport. 2014 Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year. MS in Career and Technical Education-VDOE Endorsements in Automotive Technology and Driver Education, MSF Level II Certified Trainer.  Classroom and in-car instructor for Ferrari Club of America, Mercedes Benz, FATT, Aston Martin, NCM.  Former BSR Professional Driving Instructor.  Former CDI Northern Virginia Corvette Club, Co-Creator NVCC Teen Driving School 

Social media Ferrari restoration: @bellarossa2019

April Curtis is a successful club racer, flagger, and motorsports industry contributor.  She is a BMW CCA Chief Instructor for the North Carolina Tarheel Chapter.  April is a motorsports veteran and was an active contributor to the Instructor Summit The HPDE Curriculum Guide: What to teach in high performance driver education.  She is an active participant in the Instructor Summit planning team.

acurtis995@gmail.com

Ken Eviner is the Chief Driving Instructor for HOD (Hooked On Driving), an HPDE organization working out of the North East US.   Ken has attended several non-HOD instructor training programs and runs a top notch ITP Instructor Training School for Hooked On Driving that is Motorsports Safety Foundation (MSF) Level 2 certified.

kene@hookedondriving.com

Mr. Peter Krause is a pioneer in the data acquisition space.  He has all the right stuff from mechanical car knowledge and winning race craft talents to chief instructor, pro coach and top level data acquisition expertise.  Peter is known as a data guru and  ambassador to our sport and has worked with and developed many successful winning pro drivers and data coaches. You can typically find Peter at his office at VIR teaching data or supporting his many racing and DE customers.  peter@peterkrause.net

Dion von Moltke is the founder of Blayze Coaching, former 24 hours of Daytona winner, 2 time Sebring 12 hours winner and professional driving coach for over 10 years.  Dion got his start in karting at a young age and has never looked back.  

Find out more about Blayze here:

https://blayze.io/car-racing?fbclid=IwAR2DOMOGCc0o5040QXDamk0bGW1MnwzTnrOOoLTyzuM4BtwHuhOE6M4OOdA

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Ryan works for Lockton Insurance, is a BMW CCA Chief Instructor and serves on the MSF Council.  He is passionate about supporting the HPDE industry.

Andrew is co-founder of APEX-Pro, has a Pro driving resume and lives in Birmingham, AL.  Andrew is a veteran participant at Instructor Summit events.

David started coaching in 2007 and he is and has been involved with many organizations since.  David’s current focus is with Hooked on Driving as an HPDE Group Leader and MSF mentor  

hpd.instructor@blueskylover.com

Jeff is a life long educator, chief instructor and club racer for over 20 years. He owns or has owned dozens of Ford Mustangs.

Chris is a passionate HPDE instructor who was recently awarded both the Rookie Instructor of the year (in her first year of instructing) and the George Clos Jr. Award for giving back to the HPDE Industry.    christinalosiniecki@yahoo.com

Matt is a math wizard which makes him the perfect data guru.  He is the owner of TRAILBRAKE.COM, a successful AIM dealership.

Gerry is an accomplished HPDE driver and Classroom Teacher.  He is famous for his track walks and outstanding classroom teaching techniques.

Started autox in 2004 while working with Turner Motorsport from 2012 to 2021  Jason has been a leader andcoach in the automotive industry since 2006 and became an instructor in the HPDE world in 2018.   i8ur911@yahoo.com