Bob stayed with the Corvettes until their demise in bankruptcy in 2015, forcing him for the first time to purchase the fleet, without being given prior knowledge that a second Corvette school had been launched the next state over. He also raced the 1967 Stingray at Le Mans, leading the race until the 13th hour, before the wrist pin broke, resulting in a DNF. He immediately turned in the direction of the cars he started his racing heritage with, CORVETTES.īob’s successful history with Corvettes placed him the Corvette Hall of Fame for winning 30 of 32 races, coming in 2nd in the two he didn’t win, and winning the East and West Coast National Championship. Bob continued his relationship with Ford until 2003, where he was given an ultimatum to sell his school to a buyer of their choice, or to lose their sponsorship. In 1990, now famous for his driving school, Bob had successfully designed the only dedicated training facility in the world, proudly located on the Gila River Indian Community in Phoenix, AZ. The school cars were primarily Cobra Mustangs. Ford found it only fitting that since Bob won the Le Mans Gt Class and a year later, the World Manufacturers Sportscar Championship in cars powered by Ford, that the partnership was destined. Bob was courted by Ford Motor Company to go with the Ford lineup of Mustangs. Although, the deal was a dream situation for Bondurant, that was until Bob was able to purchase Sears Point Raceway and move the school in 1973, maintaining the school’s residency there until 1990. In 1971, Bob was lured into bringing his now already famous driving school to the brand-new Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, CA. The World Champion American, Bob Bondurant, took a big risk for the times when he opened the school by specifically choosing the controversial Asian car maker, Datsun 240Z and a small fleet of Porsche 911 and 918s.
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He founded the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving at Orange County Raceway where his 3rd and 4th students were Paul Newman and Robert Wagner for the movie “Winning”. On February 14th, 1968, with one leg still in a cast from his Watkins Glen McLaren Mark II CanAm racing accident, Bob Bondurant beat the odds after being told he would never walk again.
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