Burke first got involved in racing, as crew member for a sprint car team, during high school, in his home town of Burlington Iowa. Burke began professional work in the automotive industry in 1980 as a mechanical engineer and developed as a test driver in the world wide automobile manufacturing environment. Since 1996, Burke has been a trainer for car control skills, tire and vehicle testing skills, as well as a student of vehicle dynamics. He believes strongly in the value of continuous training, education and improvement.

Thank you for this. We absolutely love B.R.A.K.E.S and truly appreciate what you all are doing. Also, a big thank you to every member of your personnel on site. They were wonderful; kind, courteous, helpful, informative, funny and very generous with their time. As soon as we got home we started ... Click to Read More!
-Jamie E
My oldest daughter went through B.R.A.K.E.S. at 16 (she’s 25 now) and was involved in an accident shortly after. A large pickup towing a landscaping trailer pulled in front of her from an oncoming left turn lane. She had the presence of mind to jam the brakes and control steer into the lighter tr... Click to Read More!
-Derek T