Mark Jager

Mark Jager has been a FastLane instructor for many years, and ran FastLane Track Days for over a year, putting drivers on track in a relaxed, well-run environment. He is a West Coast time attack champion, the founder and host of the Perfect Lap Podcast, and one of the most recognizable names in Southern California time attack.

Mark’s path started young. As a teenager it was a 1991 Honda and the drag strip; after high school he bought a Subaru STI and stuck mostly to drag racing, until his wife surprised him with a day at a driving school. Half a day on a road course and he was hooked. Following in the footsteps of fellow FastLane coach JC Meynet, he transformed that Subaru from near-stock into a championship car.

What followed was a rapid climb from enthusiast to record-setting competitor. Mark won Redline Time Attack and Global Time Attack Street Class championships and set a long list of class and overall records at premier West Coast circuits including Buttonwillow, Auto Club Speedway, Chuckwalla Valley, and Road Atlanta, with his cars built alongside tuner and fabricator Paul Leung.

After retiring the STI, Mark now pilots a Ford Mustang with a bit more practicality to it, a car that is just as happy on the street as it is fast on track. When he is not chasing a perfect lap of his own, you can often find him behind the mic on Global Time Attack’s live stream or wandering the pits looking for someone to interview. That mix of championship seat time and a genuine love of the sport is what he brings to private one-on-one coaching at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.