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Todd Lamb (racing driver)

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Todd Lamb (born May 30, 1970) is a professional American race car driver, engineer, and entrepreneur. He previously lived in Royal Oak, Michigan and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Engineering

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Todd graduated from GMI Engineering & Management Institute in 1993 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked for 10 years in the Detroit area as an automotive engineer, designing safety components for cars and light trucks.

Entrepreneur

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In 2002, Todd became founder and publisher of the car magazine, Speed, Style, & Sound. In 2004, Todd became founder and publisher of the custom sportbike magazine 2Wheel Tuner. He sold his publishing company in 2007.[2][3]

Racing

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Todd began racing go-karts at the age of ten[when?], and later in 1996, he graduated from Skip Barber Racing School.[citation needed] In 2007, Todd won the national championship in Spec Miata with OPM Autosports[4] and the 25 Hours of Thunderhill with BiggsB Racing.[5] In 2008, Todd won the national championship in Spec Miata with SafeRacer,[4] the American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta with East Street Auto,[citation needed] and the 13 Hours at Virginia International Raceway with OPM Autosports.[citation needed] In 2009, competing in the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup series, Todd set series records for number of poles (7), wins (8), and consecutive poles (5) on the way to winning the championship with Atlanta Motorsports Group.[6] In 2010, as part of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder, Todd competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge under Grand American Road Racing Association sanction,[7] drove the Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 in Roxel GT with Jordan Taylor during the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series season,[8] and drove the i-MOTO MAZDASPEED3 in ST with Glenn Bocchino during the 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season.[9] In 2014, Todd won the 13 Hours at Virginia International Raceway with Elgin Racing.[10]

Todd is writing articles about his racing experience at SPEEDtv.com.[11]

Motorsports career results

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
2009 Road America Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 4 4 Running

American open-wheel racing results

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Barber Dodge Pro Series

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Barber Dodge Pro Series results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1998 SEB LRP DET WGI CLE GRA MDO ROA LS1 ATL HMS LS2
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40

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Am". Grand Am. May 30, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Powersports | ADVANSTAR". Web.advanstar.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Advanstar acquires 2Wheel Tuner". web.advanstar.com (DOC). Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mazda USA Official Site | Cars, SUVs & Crossovers".
  5. ^ "The Race Site News". Theraceforum.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "SCCA Pro Racing". Mx-5cup.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  7. ^ PaddockTalk (January 19, 2010). "Paddock Talk". Paddock Talk. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  8. ^ "motorsport.com". motorsport.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  9. ^ "Grand Am". Grand Am. February 17, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  10. ^ "ELGINRACING WINS SCCA'S 13-HOUR CHARGE OF THE HEADLIGHT BRIGADE RACE". racing.ford.com. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Speedtv.com". Auto-racing.speedtv.com. January 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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