Background
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bentley grew up in a racing household (father was a race mechanic, brother a mechanic and driver).
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bentley grew up in a racing household (father was a race mechanic, brother a mechanic and driver).
His performance coaching spans executive/business coaching to sports (athletes and teams in a variety of sports, with a specialty in motorsports). He became one of only seven Canadian drivers to race in the CART Industry Carolina series in the 1990s. He continued his professional career in endurance racing.
Bentley currently owns a consulting business, Bentley Performance Systems, which focuses on improving the performance of individuals, teams and organizations through coaching, workshops and the development of custom-designed programs.
In the sporting world, Bentley’s coaching specialty is in the mental game. In addition to coaching race car drivers from the amateur ranks up to Industry cars and National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, he’s worked with athletes and teams from lacrosse to racquetball, and motorcycle racing to tennis.
Bentley founded Speed Secrets Driver Development Services in 2002, whose coaches work with race car drivers and motorcycle riders worldwide. In 2004, he co-founded The Driver Training Group in Redmond Washington, focusing on training for new drivers through its SWERVE Driver Training.
In 1998, Bentley published the first in a series of racing technique and strategy books called Speed Secrets.
To date, he has seven Speed Secrets books in the series, including Inner Speed Secrets with Ronn Langford, and The Complete Driver with Bruce Cleland. He also co-wrote Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving. Bentley promotes the concept of high performance, regardless of the setting, being the key to success.
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Indycar Series
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