For most, bringing a passion to reality is a mere pipe dream. For Sean Lara, 19, business, it is a way of life. At first glance, Lara comes off as your run-of the-mill Saddleback student with his modded-up Acura, carefully nurtured World of Warcraft account and the obligatory oversized Oakleys. A delve into his personal life reveals that he is anything but standard.
On the weekends, Lara turns his driving skills for profit. He works as a coach at MasterDrive, a company founded as an advanced driving school for teenagers.
“We go way beyond just showing kids how to pass a road test,” said Lara, “and teach them what people need to get out of a crisis situation.”
The training includes everything from classroom theory to slalom courses and skid pad training, to teach students how to handle a car that is out of control. The concept for the company came from founder, Ronn Langford, after his teenage daughter was tragically killed in a car accident.
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