Scott Atchison

Scott Atchison is one of the most accomplished and versatile racers on the FastLane staff, and he has been an instructor with the school since 1995. A Bakersfield native, he has won at the highest levels on two wheels and four, in the dirt and on the pavement, across a career spanning more than four decades.

Scott started young, racing motorcycles in the Mojave desert at age twelve. By seventeen he had earned his first motorcycle championship and run his first Baja 1000, and in 1981 he took a silver medal at the International Six Days Enduro. He turned to road racing in 1983, and the results came fast: 1985 Formula Ford National Champion, 1987 US Formula Super Vee National Champion, and a step up to the CART IndyCar World Series, where he raced in 1988 and 1989 with a best finish of ninth place. He went on to IMSA endurance racing before stepping back from professional road racing in 1992.

Off-road never left his blood. Scott has kept racing the desert for decades, piling up wins that include the Baja 1000, often alongside fellow FastLane coach Mike Alsup. Away from competition he owned Consumer Automotive Research, running vehicle testing and manufacturer training programs, and he has worked as a stunt driver in television commercials and films.

That rare combination, a champion on dirt bikes, formula cars, Indy cars, and in the desert, plus decades of professional testing and teaching, is exactly what Scott brings to FastLane. In private one-on-one coaching at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, he meets each driver where they are and turns hard-won experience into real, lasting skill.