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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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Early career

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Todd began racing go-karts at the age of ten. He graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School in 1996.

2007

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Todd won the national championship in Spec Miata with OPM Autosports.[4]
Todd won the 25 Hours of Thunderhill with BiggsB Racing.[5]

2008

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Todd won the national championship in Spec Miata with SafeRacer.[4]
Todd won the American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta with East Street Auto.
Todd won the 13 Hours at Virginia International Raceway with OPM Autosports.

2009

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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]

2010

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As part of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder, Todd is competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge under Grand American Road Racing Association sanction.[7]

For the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series season Todd is driving the Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 in Rolex GT along with Jordan Taylor.[8]

For the 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season Todd is driving the i-MOTO Racing MAZDASPEED3 in ST along with Glenn Bocchino.[9]

2014

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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. 1970-05-30. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. ^ "Powersports | ADVANSTAR". Web.advanstar.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. ^ "Advanstar acquires 2Wheel Tuner". web.advanstar.com (DOC). Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. ^ a b "Mazda USA Official Site | Cars, SUVs & Crossovers".
  5. ^ "The Race Site News". Theraceforum.com. 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  6. ^ "SCCA Pro Racing". Mx-5cup.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  7. ^ PaddockTalk (2010-01-19). "Paddock Talk". Paddock Talk. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  8. ^ "motorsport.com". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  9. ^ "Grand Am". Grand Am. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  10. ^ "ELGINRACING WINS SCCA'S 13-HOUR CHARGE OF THE HEADLIGHT BRIGADE RACE". racing.ford.com. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  11. ^ "Speedtv.com". Auto-racing.speedtv.com. 2010-01-30. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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