Eugene O’Brien

Eugene is an ex-BTCC works driver and multiple British Champion in Single- Seaters and Sports Cars. BRDC member Eugene started his career in Formula Ford and Formula Vauxhall-Lotus where he raced against and beat several Grand Prix names to be, including Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert and Mika Hakkinen. He then went on to race in the televised BTCC for the factory Peugeot team before a highly successful foray into sports cars winning in Sports 2000 and Pro-Sport 3000 and set the GT2 Class lap record in the Le Mans 24 hours.

Not wanting to lose touch with grass-roots racing Eugene has recently competed in categories as diverse as MX5s, Citroen 2CVs, Radicals and Britcar. In 2007 he and two of his students became the first team to win three consecutive races in the Uniroyal Cup Endurance Series.

A qualified engineer Eugene has also become a renowned test driver and has been used by several teams to develop their cars and optimise set-up.

Before starting his own coaching business Eugene was employed as Chief Instructor at Silverstone Racing School. Having worked successfully with drivers ranging from complete beginners to professional champions (See Testimonials Page) Eugene is the ideal coach to hone your driving skills.