Michael Pettiford

Michael Pettiford, President of GO 4 IT Services Inc., holds SCCA and AMA Pro Road Racing Competition licenses. Michael has won 29 Rocky Mountain Division National Championships - the most in SCCA history, and is the first driver in SCCA history to win 3 Divisional National Championships in the same year (3 times). He is a regular competitor on the road racing circuit. His expertise in high performance driving instruction and safety education guarantee a positive and safe learning environment for his students.

Currently:

2011 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T1, T2, & STU Classes, (RMD)
1st Driver to accomplish this in SCCA history.

These three championships makes a total of 29 national championships - tied for the most in SCCA history!

2010 SCCA PRO;  6th in Points,

National Champion, T1, T2, & STU Classes, Rocky Mountain Division (RMD).
1st Driver to accomplish this in SCCA history.Lap Records @ MSR Houston, PPIR, & HPR
World Challenge GTS, Best Finish: 3^rd LBGP CLUB;
MRA; Best Finish 5^th, 06 Ducati 999R.

2009 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion, T1 and T2 Classes, (RMD).  Lap Records @ PIR, PPIR, MMP, & HPR.
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; 4th 1205 Pro MC Class, Buell XB12X.
MRA; Best Finish 6^th, 06 Ducati 999R.

2008 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T1, T2, & SSB Classes, (RMD) 1st Driver to accomplish this in SCCA history.
Finished 2^nd in T2 at the SCCA Runoffs.  Lap Records @ MMP, PMI, La Junta, & PIR.
MRA; Best Finish 2^nd, 06 Ducati 999R.

2007 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T1, T2, & 2^nd SSB, Classes, (RMD).
Lap Record @ PIR, T1 Class.  Lap Records @ Firebird, T2 & SSB Classes.
Lap Record @ Miller & La Junta, T1 Class.
MRA; Best Finish 2^nd, 05 Ducati 999R.

2006 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T1, 2^nd SSB, and 3^rdT2  Classes,(RMD).
MRA;  2^nd Supertwins GTO, 05 Ducati 999R, best finish 2^nd.

2005 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T1, SSB Classes, and 2^nd T2 (RMD) only 1 racing 3 classes at Runoffs.
MRA;  6^th Supertwins GTO, 05 Ducati 999R, best finish 4^th.

2004 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T2, 2^nd SSB, and 3^rd T1, (RMD),only 1 in nation to race 3 classes at Runoffs.
MRA;   4^th Supertwins GTO, 03 Ducati 999S, best finish 2^nd. 

2003 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T2, and 2^nd SSB Classes, National Driver of the Year, (RMD), and 5^th @ the Mid-Ohio Runoffs in SSB.
MRA;  8^th Supertwins GTO, 03 Ducati 999, best finish 5^th.  1^st person to race a Ducati 999 in Colorado.

2002 SCCA CLUB;

National Champion T2, and SSB Classes, (RMD)

2001 SCCA CLUB;

2^nd National Points SSB Class, (RMD)

Previously:

Starting in 1974, Michael has had a steady stream of prominent racing finishes in cars, trucks, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles. From his 1st autocross win in 1974, to Colorado Drag Bike Champion in 1979, to 2nd in Supertwins GTO Class with a Ducati 999R in 2006, and the Open Production Class in 1983 & 1984, and 3 time MRA top ten in 1981, 1983, and 1986, to 2nd in Class at the 24 hrs of Nelson Ledges in1989, and 2nd overall in the Aspen 6 hr in1985, to this year finishing 4^th in the 1205 Pro Class in thePikes Peak International Hill Climb on a Buell motorcycle.  Mike has a very broad background in racing.

In 2010, he is back in SCCA PRO RACING and currently 3^rd in the World Challenge GTS Class Points, after finishing 3^rd  at the Long Beach Grand Prix. His first year in SCCA PRO RACING, Michael was the 1991 Rookie of the Year, finishing 4^th in the Truck Guard/Shellzone Challenge series, with 3 podium finishes. In 1992, a strong competitor in the World Challenge B Class, Michael finished 5^th in overall points, including 2 podium finishes.  He also competed in 97, 98, 2000, and 2010 for 15 starts in World Challenge, with 7 top 5 finishes.

Personal:

Michael has been the President of GO 4 IT Racing Schools since 1985 and the President of Positive Air, Inc., from 1997 - 2000.  GO 4 IT Racing Schools is a high performance safety and racing school specializing in basic through competition techniques for cars and motorcycles. Positive Air, Inc. was a non-profit corporation that promoted self-esteem and a drug-free, high performance lifestyle to motivate youths to succeed in life.