From the driver’s seat

Race car driver.
Instructor.
Car lover.

Mike’s automotive experience extends to the circuit as a race car driver and instructor. It’s another side of Pytstop’s hands-on connection to cars—and the people who love driving them.

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Today’s forecast

100% chance
of sideways.

Wet track. Hot laps. One Pytstop.

Mike drifting through the rain, sliding into frame and disappearing just as quickly. A quick hit of car control from the Pytstop track archive.

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There’s always
a story behind the car.

A few scenes from the archive.
Garages, track days, and everything in between.

A red classic Ferrari with its keys in the foreground
01 / Beyond the ordinary

Some keys open a whole new chapter.

A Nissan GT-R leading a group of sports cars around a circuit
02 / At the track

Made to be driven.

Ferraris and other classic Italian cars in a workshop
03 / In the workshop

Keep the story going.

A little more detail

Driving instruction and track-day inquiries

Mike Pytlar is a race car driver and instructor with a hands-on connection to the cars he helps clients buy, maintain and enjoy. The driving reel and wet-weather drifting clip on this page show that part of the Pytstop story.

If you would like to discuss driving instruction or a track-day project, share your experience, vehicle, goals and the venue or event you have in mind. That gives us a starting point to discuss a suitable format, availability and the requirements of the organizer.

Instruction arrangements depend on the driver, car, venue and event rules. Contact Mike before making plans so the scope and next steps are clear. For drivers building a racing program, Pytstop also helps with driver websites, sponsor decks and sponsor research.

Discuss driving instruction
01 /

Your starting point

Experience level, the car you will drive and what you want to work on.

02 /

The setting

The venue, event, dates and any organizer requirements.

03 /

The next conversation

Discuss a suitable arrangement and availability with Mike.

Your automotive concierge

Let’s talk driving.

Track days, instruction, or a car you can’t stop thinking about. Mike’s always up for a conversation.

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