tad laird                      

BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter and Pacific Division Driving Instructor, Trac Quest, Track Masters, Pro Control Driving Academy

Racing Experience:  

BMW CCA Club Racing 1998-2004, Russell Racing Formula Championship 1996-2007, Northern Nevada Kart Club 125 cc shifter kart 1999-2007, numerous track days with BMWCCA, Trac Quest, NASA, Track Masters, Audi club etc.

Porsche Driving Experience Road Atlanta and Barber Motorsports Park

Formal Training:

 Jim Russell 5 day course 1973, (20 year hiatus for college, medical school, and residency training), Russell Techniques of Racing & Advanced Racing Courses 1996, Russell Driver Development Courses 1998-2006

Current Cars:

2007 Audi RS4 420 HP 4 Door Sedan

2007 Prince Praguar SCCA D-Sports Racer

Former Cars: 

Every form of VW Bug, 1965 Pontiac GTO 431 LeMans*, 1967 Shelby GT500 428 SCJ**, 1970 Boss 429 Mustang*, 1970 Cougar Eliminator Boss 302, 1972 BMW

2002 ti**, 1976 Corvette L88, 1985 BMW M635 CSi, 1988 535 iS, 1990 BMW M3 (D-Mod race car), 1991 BMW 325iX, 2005 Audi S4.

(* my brother's cars, ** my best friends cars, but I drove them so much they should have been my cars!)

Fulltime Profession: 

Medical Doctor, Diagnostic Radiologist, Subspecialty Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Musculoskeletal Radiology.