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David Empringham
Toronto's David Empringham is a former top rated open wheel racing star who has enjoyed a series of championship successes.
After racing saloon cars in Canada, David made his Formula Atlantic debut in 1991 and went on to finish 5th the following year in the championship chase.
For the following two years, Empringham was the man to catch as the Canadian took two successive Formula Atlantic championships. He backed that up in 1996 by winning the Indy Lights title with Forsythe racing. He contested the Indy Lights series the following year, finishing 4th in the championship.
Empringham and Scott Maxwell teamed up in 2002 to win the Grand-Am Cup Championship with a Multimatic Motorsports run Porsche GTS. The duo then took the first ever Daytona Prototype victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with David Brabham joining the line-up.
Outside of the cockpit, Empringham's experience and knowledge are in high demand as a driver coach for many young stars including Ryan Dalziel.
| NAME: |
| David Empringham |
| AGE: |
| 41 |
| BIRTHDATE: |
| December 28,1963 |
| BIRTHPLACE: |
| Toronto, Ontario |
| RESIDENCE: |
| Toronto, Ontario |
| HEIGHT: |
| 5'8" |
| WEIGHT: |
| 158 lbs. |
| MARITAL STATUS: |
| Married |
| FAVORITE FOOD: |
| Meat and Potatoes! |
| FAVORITE DRINK: |
| Beer! |
| ROAD CAR: |
| Honda Mini Van! |
| FIRST RACE: |
| 1988 Players/GM |
| FAVORITE TV SHOW: |
| Seinfeld, CSI Miami |
| FAVORITE BOOK: |
| Into Thin Air |
| FAVORITE MUSIC: |
| All kinds |
| FAVORITE WEB SITE: |
| www.Autoracing1.com |
| FAVORITE OTHER SPORTS: |
| Skiing, Playing with my kids |
| BOYHOOD RACING IDOL: |
| Ayrton Senna |
| BEST HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: |
| Geography |
| MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: |
| Scott Maxwell |
| HOW DO YOU STAY FIT: |
| Running, Weights |
| FAVORITE TRACK: |
| Laguna, Tremblant, Barber |
| FAVORITE CORNER: |
| Turn 1 - Tremblant |
| BEST RACE CONTESTED: |
| Longbeach Indylights 1996 |
| BEST CAR DRIVEN: |
| Champ Car |
| FIRST EVER ROAD CAR: |
| Datsun 510 |
| WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD: |
| My Dad |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY PRE-RACE HABITS THAT YOU USUALLY DO: |
| No |
| WHO DESIGNED YOUR HELMET AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT: |
| Me, Nothing |
| IF YOU WERE NOT A RACING DRIVER, WHAT CAREER WOULD YOU HAVE PURSUED: |
| Personal Small Business |
| BEST MOMENT IN RACING: |
| Too many to list |
| WORST MOMENT IN RACING: |
| Losing 1995 Atlantic Championship by 2 points |
| WORST CRASH: |
| 1996 Indy Lights - Fontana |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS: |
| Not Really |
| HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF BEFORE A RACE: |
| It naturally happens. |
| FAVORITE PRE-RACE MEAL: |
| Pasta |
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