About High Performance Driving Techniques
High Performance Driving Techniques is a Denver, Colorado area driving school which focuses on exposing students to a higher level of performance than most similar types of schools. Depending on the program of instruction the student has enrolled in, we use a combination of classroom and hands-on driving exercises in a ratio that is most conducive to maximize learning potential and retention of the essential driving techniques that we teach. In all cases, our schools strive to produce the highest quality experience in the safest environment possible.
We focus on two main areas:
- On-Track Coaching for motorsports enthusiasts
- Street Safety Clinics for new and experienced drivers
On-Track Coaching Venues
Our On-Track Coaching program is designed to help current or aspiring racers and High Performance Driver Education event participants get the most out of their driving experience. The recent opening of High Plains Raceway near Byers in 2009 has facilitated this effort with their program of regular open-lapping days held on alternating Fridays during the driving season. High Plains is arguably Colorado's first elite-level road-racing racetrack and incorporates a wide variety of challenging types of turns into its 2.5 mile layout. As such, it provides an ideal environment for students to cultivate and refine the essential techniques needed to get the most out of their driving abilities!
Alternative New Driver Safety Instruction
The relative lack of options available in the Colorado region for training new drivers in the area of Street Safety and Automotive Emergency situations has prompted us to make this kind of high performance instruction available in the coming months. These clinics will strive to expose each student to a variety of hazards that they might expect to encounter on today's roadways and allow them to learn how to manage them in order to minimize risk in a safe and controlled environment. Students will learn about the hazards of distracted driving and practice these safety techniques with a maximal amount of seat-time.
Who We Are
High Performance Driving Techniques was founded by Bruce McPherson, an experienced sports car racer and instructor for numerous national and regional car clubs. An Information Technology consultant and software developer by trade, 
Bruce has been passionately involved in motorsports since the early 1990's and saw a need for affordable, high-quality driving instruction in the Denver-metro area, both on and off the racetrack. A short list of his experience includes:
- Chief Driving Instructor, NSX Club of America (1999 - current)
- GT3S Class Porsche Club of America racer (2003 - current)
- Certified Porsche Club instructor (current)
- SCCA Formula Ford racer (1995-1998)
We have a number of similarly-qualified instructors that we call upon as needed, depending on group size.
Call 303.444.1860 for High Performance Driving!
