Skip Barber

Skip Barber, Owner & President of Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT Born in the Philadelphia area, Skip Barber, always a “car guy,” managed to race while a senior at Harvard in the late 1950s. He won the very first race he entered. In his first professional race, Skip led world champion Jim Clark in an identical Lotus 23 for 190 miles; it was the car, not the driver, which couldn’t manage the final 10 miles. Very talented, he eventually became one of just a handful of Americans to reach Formula 1. He placed seventh in his first Grand Prix, but his other six starts, the insufficiently funded car failed. Without a ride for 1975, he temporarily left the cockpit to open up the Skip Barber Racing School, which went on to huge success and continues today under new ownership. It was in the mid-1980s that Skip first acquired a financial interest in the historic race track Lime Rock Park and in 1999, after selling the racing school, he claimed full ownership of Lime Rock Park. And, his creation of the Lime Rock Drivers Club in 2008 continues to provide the finest members-only driving facility in North America. In 2018, Skip launched the podcast Driven with Skip Barber.

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Golf Fore the Kids was inspired by a wish to give back, if only in a small way, and help others facing a cancer diagnosis in a child. It began with the compassion and kindness that we witnessed as our son Jacob was undergoing his treatment. It was exhibited with empathy for Jacob’s battle and the impact it would have on our family and continued with donations of gift cards, movies and games from people we never even met. It was charity in its most pure sense and helped us endure during a very difficult time.

As a result of this experience, Golf Fore the Kids began in 2003 to help kids battling cancer. As we move on to our 17th year, we continue to be overwhelmed by both the number of children diagnosed with cancer each year (over 13,000) and the endless support needed to help these kids get better and back to the business of just being kids.

We understand that finding a cure for childhood cancer is a monumental task but together we can do the little things that build the momentum needed to find a cure. So we focus on practical things like establishing a charity golf event, trail run and mini-golf event. Your support of these events through either participation or donating will help make a difference and improve the life of a child battling cancer.

100% of the proceeds all Golf Fore the Kids event are donated to help kids with cancer and 100% of your donation is tax deductible. We sincerely hope that you will support our continued efforts in the battle against childhood cancer.