Peter Zekert is an accomplished race driver, winning the 2008 SCCA GT-Lite National Championship "Runoffs" at Heartland Park Topeka in a Nissan 200SX. Peter started in racing in the middle 1970s, first as crew and later as a driver. He built his first race car during the late 1970s.
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Peter Zekert - 2008 GT-Lite National Champion Highlights from the 2008 SCCA GT-Lite National Championship Runoffs at Heartland Park |
Coaching
Peter is an experienced driver coach using both "old school" observation techniques and cutting edge data/video techniques. Since the goal of coaching is to communicate with the student to bring out his/her strengths, Peter uses the combination of methods that makes the student most comfortable - and ultimately most effective in learning. For example, some students want to understand the various data plots while others find them confusing. For some students Peter uses the data plots as a learning tool. For others, the data remains behind the scenes.
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Peter Zekert - Godfather of GT-Lite Peter is known as the "Godfather of GTL" in SCCA circles and is willing to help anyone get into GTL/GT5 racing and keep their cars running. Watch this highlight from the 2007 SCCA Runoffs where the announcers just can't find the word "Godfather". |
Racing
- 2008 SCCA GT-Lite National Champion.
- Additional SCCA National Championship Runoffs highlights in GTL & GT-5 include: Front row qualifier in 2006; 3rd place in 2007; 4th place in 1999 and 8th place in 2001.
- Midwest Division GTLite champion in 2005, 2006 & 2007
- SCCA National racing license, 1983 to present
- Skip Barber Formula Dodge RT200 at Mid-Ohio, 2002
- Dodge Stratus Pace Car Driver at Gateway Int’l Raceway, Spring Open House 2000
- SCCA Pace Car Driver at Gateway Int’l Raceway, 2000
- SCCA Competition Board, AdHoc Committee member 1994 to 2004, receiving the 1994 Competition Board Award of Merit.