Jim Bishop

Jim Bishop is a professional coach at FastLane with a racing and teaching background that spans nearly every corner of the sport. He started behind the wheel as a teenager racing karts, and went on to compete in autocross, rallying, road racing, and stock car racing, collecting a long list of wins, lap records, and championships along the way.

Few instructors bring his depth of teaching experience. Jim has coached drivers for more than thirty years, including over a decade at The Mid-Ohio School, and serves as Chief Instructor for the Cal Club Region of the SCCA. He was also an instructor for the former Long Beach Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity Race, working with professional drivers and Hollywood names alike.

That blend of broad racing experience and decades on the instructing side is exactly what makes Jim such a valuable coach. In private one-on-one sessions at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, he meets each driver where they are and builds the day around real, transferable skill, whether you are chasing your first confident laps or a full competition license.