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He bought a one-way ticket their BMWs, Porsches and MINIs
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to Florida, and on the advice at PBIR during Club Braman
of some friends of the family Performance Driving Events.
who go by “Andretti,” promptly
purchased a Formula Ford open- It was during this time that the
wheel race car using the money seeds for what would become
meant for his down payment. Club Braman’s highly popular
The rest, as they say, is history. track days were planted. A
colleague suggested Freddy
Success came quickly. Freddy help coach an autocross event
earned eight pole positions en for their customers at PBIR. The
route to the SCCA championship event was a success, and before
in only his second year as a long, Braman was hosting high
professional. Now fully committed, performance driving events on a
he made the jump to what was monthly basis.
known at the time as Formula
Atlantic—a derivative of Formula Today, Freddy relishes the
2. The cars featured full aero, opportunity to teach others
larger tires, and more power; and what his years of experience
the competition proved infinitely at some of the highest levels of
tougher, as he regularly competed motorsport have taught him.
against the likes of Bobby Rahal He’s witnessed many a pair of
and Jimmy Vasser. eyes open both figuratively and
literally when the capabilities
Freddy’s pursuits were of today’s modern cars are
supported mostly by his explored. Vehicles continue
family’s dealerships, and he to grow more powerful and
maintained his responsibilities dynamic, even as drivers become
between travel and races. less engaged, and Freddy
These obligations limited strongly believes that proper
his ability to participate on education and preparation are
necessities. After all, some of the
the professional circuit, and
he began to transition away vehicles he now sells are every
from a full-time racing career bit as capable as the full-blown
to instead work with various race cars that once helped him
teams, tire manufacturers, and win a championship.
schools throughout the country.
The time eventually came to While there have been
put down more stable roots for extraordinary advances in crash
himself and his wife. avoidance technology, better
drivers are still an essential
He found a home with the requirement for safer roads.
Braman Motorcars group, and Studying under the tutelage of
settled into a slower-paced an accomplished racing driver
lifestyle, albeit helping Braman like Freddy is a rare opportunity
customers purchase and learn that cannot be taken for granted.
how to squeeze the most out of
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