THE COACH
Jon-Eric Fountain
Complete novice to Time Trial Season Champion in 18 months. I don’t hand you a system — I learn how you drive, find what’s holding you back, and build the fix around you.
THE STORY
I built this because I wanted to get better — and got obsessed with what actually makes a driver fast.
For twenty years I developed athletes by learning the person first — their tendencies, their strengths, the way they processed information, and the patterns that appeared when performance began to break down. When I began coaching drivers, I realized I wasn’t starting over.
Instead of asking an athlete to conform to a system, I learned to build the system around the athlete. I coach drivers the same way today: I observe first, identify the limitation, change as little as possible, and let the response tell us what comes next.
Strong driving results don’t automatically equate to great coaching, but there are many areas where the two intersect. The ability to feel the car, use soft and subtle inputs, understand the value of vision, and adapt in real time to changing conditions all translate directly into how I teach.
To date, my coaching has helped advanced and time trial drivers achieve personal best lap times in remarkably few sessions. I’ve also been able to rapidly accelerate lap times for novice and intermediate drivers — achieving in a single day what most experience in six months to a year of driving.
BEFORE THE TRACK
Two decades developing athletes.
Before entering the world of performance driving, my professional background was in strength and conditioning, physical therapy, and massage therapy. I worked with athletes at every level — from high school competitors to professionals, and dedicated “weekend warriors.”
That career taught me how to truly develop an individual: how to assess where someone is, how they learn, how to communicate effectively, and how to meet them exactly where they are in their journey.
THE PHILOSOPHY
What coaching means here.
- 01
We accelerate understanding.
- 02
We shorten the gap between experience and awareness.
- 03
We help people recognize what reality has been trying to teach them all along.
WHAT I BRING
The track record.
- NASA-certified HPDE instructor (National Auto Sport Association)
- Over 20 years training elite athletes
- SCCA Time Trial Season Champion
- Advanced drivers to personal bests in remarkably few sessions
- Background in strength & conditioning, physical therapy, massage therapy
Coaching is my passion and my calling. I live to empower and inspire others — to help them build confidence, develop skill, and believe in what they’re capable of achieving, both on and off the track.
Want to talk about your driving?
Tell me where you are, where you want to go, and what’s in your way. I read every message personally.
Free — both of these
The prep checklist — and Jon’s read on your driving
The Prep Checklist + Jon’s Driver Assessment.Every tire, fluid and torque check he runs before he grids up — plus his read on what’s costing you time. He replies personally.
