Mike Alsup

Mike Alsup is a veteran off-road and desert racer based in Bakersfield, California, and a FastLane coach of more than a decade. He came up racing motocross before turning his focus to four wheels and the desert, and has spent years in SCORE International competition, taking on legendary events like the Baja 1000 and Baja 500.

Racing runs in the family. Mike works alongside his son, Mitchell Alsup, at Alsup Racing Development, the Bakersfield off-road race shop Mitchell founded and a genuine force in SCORE and UTV competition, where Mitchell is a class champion and Can-Am factory driver. Mitchell has also coached at FastLane, and Mike still races dirt and desert events alongside fellow FastLane coach Scott Atchison.

On a road course, Mike’s off-road background gives him a deep feel for grip, weight transfer, and car control in conditions where the surface is always changing. In private one-on-one coaching at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, he turns that hard-earned instinct into clear, transferable technique for drivers at every level, from first-timers to aspiring racers.