Matt Treglia
Matt Treglia is FastLane’s Chief Instructor, and he is the rare coach who has truly done it all: raced it, tested it, taught it, and built racing schools around it. Originally from East Providence, Rhode Island, Matt has spent over 30 years in motorsport as a professional racer, driver coach, and test driver, and that lifetime of seat time is exactly what every FastLane driver gets to draw on.
His racing résumé spans the open-wheel ladder and beyond. In 1999 he was a finalist in the Elf Winfield World Driving Challenge in France, finishing 4th and earning fastest American driver, then ran the French Formula Renault 2.0 series. He went on to win races in the Formula Russell and Formula Mazda series, drove Ferrari Challenge and Formula Renault V6 for R3 Motorsport from 2003 to 2008, tested an Indy car in 2007, raced a sprint car, and has competed in SCCA and NASA road racing. As a karter from 1996 to 2016 he started more than 85 races across the 100cc, 125cc shifter, and 250cc superkart classes, collecting 41 wins.
That competition pedigree is matched by a deep professional career. Matt has driven for Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, Jaguar, Infiniti, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Subaru, and worked as a driver coach and test driver for R3 Motorsport. He spent years as an onsite instructor at Willow Springs Raceway, then co-owned and served as chief instructor of Willow Springs Racing School, and delivered advanced driver training before bringing it all to FastLane, the SCCA-accredited racing school at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
What makes Matt a complete coach is everything he understands beyond the driver’s seat. He loves digging into the data and understanding car setup, and he pairs that with a natural feel that lets him climb into virtually any car and immediately find its limits. To Matt, a fast lap is never a mystery; it is a series of things you can see, measure, and repeat, and he can show you each one.
In the car, that turns into real progress. Matt rides right-seat to show you exactly what is possible, sits down with you afterward to review the video and the data, and has a gift for reading a driver and meeting you precisely where you are. He draws out what you truly want from the day, whether that is to push past your own limits, to finally understand what the car is telling you, or to wring every last bit of performance and joy out of your time on track. He shows you what you are capable of, and then he brings you there.
And the experience does not end when the helmet comes off. Matt’s excitement for this sport is infectious, and it shines through every lap, every debrief, and every story he tells. Work with him once and you will have a racing friend for life, someone who is always happy to help and never shy with honest, no-nonsense advice. Away from the track, Matt loves the outdoors, the beach, mountain biking, and racing RC cars, where he both competes and leads his local RC car league’s Sunday races. He lives in Ventura with his wife. Every FastLane day with Matt is 100% private and one-on-one at Buttonwillow, built entirely around you, and led by someone who genuinely loves making you faster.
