Racing Experience

1998-2011  Professional Driver


2010  Long Beach Grand Prix, American LeMans Series, LMPC Courage prototype, Performance Tech, teamed with Kyle Marcelli.


2009  Rolex 24 at Daytona, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Gotham Competition, teamed with Randy Pobst, Shane Lewis, Joe Jacalone, and Jerome Jacalone.


2008  American LeMans Series with B-K Motorsports / BP Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R LMP2 (Yokohama) teamed with Ben Devlin of England.


2007  IMSA Lites Series overall Champion - B-K Motorsports, Elan DP02 sports prototype.


2006  Star Mazda Championship - Expert Champion, 6th Overall with Andersen Racing Team.


2005  Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Champion

2004  Skip Barber Formula Dodge National 2nd Overall

2004  Formula BMW at Lime Rock Park

2003  Skip Barber Formula Dodge National 7th Overall

2000-2003  Formula Dodge Regional/National Events

2002-2004  SKUSA and RotaxMax regional kart competition

2002-2003  Barber Dodge Pro Series testing

2001-2002  Formula SAE testing

1999-2007  Test Driver for Skip Barber Racing School

1998-2007  Autocross competition


1989-1997  Amateur Driver

1994-1995  Formula 2000 driver search competitions

1989-1997  2-stroke and 4-stroke karting at select events

1989-1997  Autocross competition, 2 overall, 6 class titles



Instructing Experience

1998-2011  Professional Instructor

  1. Driver Mentor for 2010 USF2000 Series, part of Road To Indy ladder system

  2. Team coach for Performance Tech Prototype Lites team in 2010

  3. Education Director for 2007-2008 Skip Barber National Series

  4. Senior Instructor / test driver at Skip Barber Racing School

  5. Data Analysis (Pi Toolbox, MoTeC, AiM)

  6. Video Analysis

  7. Private Coaching

  8. Team Coaching

  9. Mental Preparation and Focus


1994-1997  Volunteer Instructor

  1. Central Florida Autocross events



Other Items of Interest


•Family and Friends are the most important people I know. Many of the people I work with have become life long friends.

•Once held job as Monorail Pilot at Walt Disney World.

•Took first piano lesson during 3rd grade.

•Took first band class for trombone in the 6th grade.

•Performed with Cadets of Bergen County in 1993. Won World Championship that year. The Drum Corps International experience taught me I could accomplish anything with hard work, training, desire, and perseverance.

•I enjoy many varieties of music, from 80’s, 90’s, 00‘s, Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Broadway, Heavy Metal, Alternative, and more. Well-written music is what matters.

•I have a knack for hearing soft sounds and remembering their pitch.

•My closest friends understand that I will want to eat no later than four hours after my last meal.  I can’t explain it.

•I stretch my body every day. I can do splits, touch my toes with my wrists, that sort of thing. I've been stretching daily for over 17 years.

•Growing up and growing older are two completely different things.

•I appreciate the value of a dimmer switch. If you have never installed one in your bathroom, your morning eyes have no idea what they are missing.

•I love to watch movies, but my Mom is the real movie specialist in our family.

•I am a self-described computer geek. I used an Apple IIe in very early grade school.  After many years of IBM PC XT, PC Jr, 386, 486, and Pentium class Windows computers, I finally migrating back to Apple and the Mac platform in 2004, and currently use a 2007 Macbook Pro 17-inch, the best computer I’ve ever owned.  For data analysis I run a virtual Windows machine or boot into Windows using Boot Camp.  This entire website was designed and published using the aforementioned MacBook Pro at my home office. 

Biography

Name: Gerardo Bonilla

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Birthplace: San Juan, PR

Birthday: April 6th

College: University of Central Florida

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Book: Harry Potter

Favorite Movie: Courage Under Fire (1996)

Favorite Food: Puerto Rican or Cuban

Favorite Quote: “Hard work will always be rewarded.  Maybe not right away, but it will be rewarded.”  --Ray Evernham

Favorite non-racing Sport: Football (American)

Favorite Car: McLaren F1

Favorite Car under $100k: Acura NSX

Favorite Car under $50k: Mazda Miata (2nd Gen)

Favorite Race Car: 1988-1989 IMSA GTP class Nissan GTP-ZX Turbo Prototype

Favorite Race Car Driven:

Tie: LMP2 Lola Mazda

Tie: Star Mazda (carbon)




Places I’ve Lived

  1. San Juan, PR

  2. Knoxville, TN

  3. Miami, FL

  4. College Station, TX

  5. DeLand, FL

  6. Orlando, FL


My favorite links

  1. www.skippyforums.com

  2. www.skipbarber.com

  3. www.starmazda.com

  4. www.wsj.com

  5. www.speedtv.com

  6. www.apple.com






 
John Thawley