Brendon Short joined FastLane as a professional coach in 2025. A former competitive racer who grew up around club racing and started driving and racing young, he has built his career helping drivers of every level develop real skill behind the wheel at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.

Early in his time as an instructor, Brendon noticed how many drivers, even the owners of fast and capable cars, were missing the foundational vehicle-control skills that keep a driver safe and in command. That realization shaped his work: he became a nationally recognized teen-safety and defensive-driving instructor, traveling the country to lead clinics and train other instructors in the real-world car-control skills that standard driver education rarely covers.

The fundamentals he is known for translate directly to the track: weight transfer and how braking and acceleration change available grip, maximizing stopping power in an emergency, recovering safely from a wheel drop-off, and staying in control on wet or low-grip surfaces. In private one-on-one coaching at FastLane, that foundation is what makes a driver smoother, more confident, and genuinely faster. When he is not coaching, Brendon shares his love of motorsports and classic racing with a wide following online.

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