About Philip Brill

I grew up in Maitland, Florida. From a young age, my initial desires were to become a pilot, and a racecar driver. I loved planes, cars, actually, anything mechanical. After graduating from high school, I went to University of Florida. In pursuit of my childhood goal of becoming a pilot, I joined the Navy ROTC, and as soon as I received my B.S. degree in 1986, I entered Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida. I was awarded my wings in 1987. During my 11 years in the Navy, I flew the Anti-Submarine and Special Warfare variants of the Sikorsky H-60 Helicopter.

In 1995, I began my pursuit of becoming a racecar driver by attending a 3-day road racing school at Road Atlanta. I found driving the Nissan 300Z around the "old" Road Atlanta course to be very challenging and very exciting. I caught the "racing bug". In 1999, I joined the SCCA and began working as a Flagman/Corner Worker. I felt it was important to see what the "on track" competition was like from their point of view. While I was working as a Race Official, I took the opportunity to research the different SCCA classes, and speak to the drivers. I made my decision in 2000 to join the Spec RX-7 class. The Spec RX-7 class consistently had 35 to 50 cars entered for each race. My choice to join this class was based on the fact that Spec RX-7 was a very competitive group made up of very good, friendly drivers; all driving similarly (Spec) prepared 1981-1985 RX-7s. I purchased my RX-7 in 2000 and attended the October 2000 and March 2001 Driver's Schools at Summit Point, West Virginia.

I am currently in my third year of racing and am having a great time as I work my way to the front of the field.

E-Mail: PBrill@mindspring.com