Jared Thompson was born and raised in Novato, CA. He developed a passion for motorsports at a young age and started his career in the industry with the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in 2001. Now with over 17 years of racing and high-performance driving experience Thompson has honed his craft. Thompson has a Bachelors of Science from the University of California at Davis in Managerial Economics. He was the student commencement speaker at U.C. Davis in 2012 for the graduating class of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and is a lifetime inducted member of The National Society of Leadership and Success.
Thompson has played the tenor saxophone and guitar since his early teens. He has performed countless live shows with bands throughout California and Colorado. Thompson also dabbles in graphic design, photography and web development and has created artwork for businesses, personal vehicles, bands, and race cars. He currently resides in the small town of Manitou Springs, CO with his wife Alea and son Asher.
Thompson is a competitive trail runner and has completed the Pikes Peak Ascent twice (#1 most difficult rated half marathon in the United States with nearly 8,000 feet of elevation gain, finishing at the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,100 feet elevation). In 2021 Thompson finished 9th place in his age group and 60th overall out of 1,400 competitors. In 2021 Thompson finished 3rd place in his age group in the Garden to Peak running series (Southern Colorado's premier running series). Thompson trains regularly and runs well over 1,000 miles per year with over 250,000 feet of total elevation gain.
For more information regarding Thompson's graphic design, website development, and other creative services please visit:
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Blog
- ROK The Rockies 2019 – Race Director
- Pikes Peak International Raceway – Track Manager
- Fuji Speedway – Toyota World Conference with The Driving Connection
- Richard Petty Driving Experience at PPIR
- Apex Speed Kart Racing School
- Bosch Driver Training Program with SPDC
- IndyCar Weekend Hot Laps at Sonoma 2014
- Breaking in the Thunderhill West Road Course
- Instructing at Autoweek Fantasy Camp 2014
- Three-Sixty Drifts with Jared Thompson in V8 Nissan 240sx
- Hot Laps for Sonoma Raceway Blood Drive 5/5/14
- Save Mart Event at Sonoma Raceway 4/15/14
- Working with the Simraceway Performance Driving Center and Audi Sportscar Experience
- Drifting on the Road Course at Sonoma Raceway
- Drift Testing at Thunderhill and training racer Tazio Otis to slide.
- Testing Spec Mustang with AD3RACING at Thunderhill Raceway in the wet.
- Infinity Karting takes 1st in class and 3rd overall at 4 Hour Enduro!
- GoPro sponsors Drift Team Animal Style for 2014!
- Laps for Charity at Sonoma Raceway January 18th 2014
- A look back at 2013
- 12/21/13 Sonoma Drift Winter Jam
- Thompson will be directing the 2013 Winter Jam Drift Competition at Sonoma Raceway.
- Drift Test at Sonoma Raceway
- S2000 Hot Laps at Sonoma Raceway
- NASCAR weekend hot laps at Sonoma Raceway with the Simraceway PDC
- 11/14/ 2012 Sonoma Drift Finale
- Lead Instructor for Distracted Driver Media Event
- Testing in Spec Miata at Sonoma
- Thompson spots for AD3RACING driver Tony D’Alessandro TOP 5 Finish
- Hot Laps in new CTS-V at Summit For Accelerating Sustainable Performance at Sonoma
- Pebble Beach Audi Driving Experience