David Empringham
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David Empringham is a Canadian
auto racing
driver. David is a two-time Toyota Atlantic and one-time Indy Lights champion. Most recently, Empringham won the 2005 Grand-Am Cup GS division drivers title, competing for Multimatic Motorsports
.
Empringham began his racing career in 1987, competing in the Spenard/David Formula 2000 series. He then competed regularly in the GM Motorsport series (teammate of Canadian racing legend Richard Spenard) for several years, drove a handful of races in the IMSA
Firestone Firehawk series, the Porsche Turbo Cup, and Formula Toyota Atlantic.
In 1992, David began competing full-time in the Toyota Atlantic Championship, where he won back to back championships in 1993 and 1994. 1993 saw David win the Championship with "underdog" CANASKA racing and Canadian Tire sponsorship, based out of Toronto, Ontario. 1994 saw David move to the BDJS racing team, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, taking the Canadian Tire sponsorship with him. 1995 saw David narrowly miss the "threepeat", being beat out by Richie Hearn
for the title.
1996 saw David make the move to Indy Lights, replacing Greg Moore, who had moved up to the team's CART
operation, in the Player's/Forsythe racing Lola. 1996 saw many wins, a thrilling victory in the fastest Indy Lights race ever run on the high banks of Michigan International Speedway during the Inaugural US 500 weekend in May, and ultimately another Championship for "Emp's" mantle. 1997 saw some successes, but no championship.
Despite his success in Atlantics and Indy Lights, amazingly enough Empringham never started a CART
race.
In 2001, after several years out of the spotlight, David began competing Part-time in Grand-Am Cup and Grand Am Motorola series races. During the 2005 season, he managed 2 victories and 8 top-ten finishes on his way to the GS series title.
Now competing in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
in Time Attack
events for the Sierra Sierra Enterprises (USA) team, Empringham is a two-time runner up at the World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney
Australia
(2010, 2011), both times losing out to Tarzan Yamada
, who drives for the Japanese Cyber Evo team in a similar Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
auto racing
Auto racing
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driver. David is a two-time Toyota Atlantic and one-time Indy Lights champion. Most recently, Empringham won the 2005 Grand-Am Cup GS division drivers title, competing for Multimatic Motorsports
Multimatic Motorsports
Multimatic Motorsports is the competition arm of Multimatic's Engineering Services Group. Founded in 1992, the team has competed in the Firestone Firehawk Series, Motorola Cup, IMSA Sports Car Championship, Grand American Road Racing Association, American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Cup, Rolex Sports...
.
Empringham began his racing career in 1987, competing in the Spenard/David Formula 2000 series. He then competed regularly in the GM Motorsport series (teammate of Canadian racing legend Richard Spenard) for several years, drove a handful of races in the IMSA
International Motor Sports Association
The International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
Firestone Firehawk series, the Porsche Turbo Cup, and Formula Toyota Atlantic.
In 1992, David began competing full-time in the Toyota Atlantic Championship, where he won back to back championships in 1993 and 1994. 1993 saw David win the Championship with "underdog" CANASKA racing and Canadian Tire sponsorship, based out of Toronto, Ontario. 1994 saw David move to the BDJS racing team, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, taking the Canadian Tire sponsorship with him. 1995 saw David narrowly miss the "threepeat", being beat out by Richie Hearn
Richie Hearn
Richie Hearn , is an American IndyCar racing driver.Hearn was born in Glendale, California. He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995. In 1996, he began driving for John Della Penna in both the IRL and Champ Car ranks...
for the title.
1996 saw David make the move to Indy Lights, replacing Greg Moore, who had moved up to the team's CART
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
operation, in the Player's/Forsythe racing Lola. 1996 saw many wins, a thrilling victory in the fastest Indy Lights race ever run on the high banks of Michigan International Speedway during the Inaugural US 500 weekend in May, and ultimately another Championship for "Emp's" mantle. 1997 saw some successes, but no championship.
Despite his success in Atlantics and Indy Lights, amazingly enough Empringham never started a CART
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
race.
In 2001, after several years out of the spotlight, David began competing Part-time in Grand-Am Cup and Grand Am Motorola series races. During the 2005 season, he managed 2 victories and 8 top-ten finishes on his way to the GS series title.
Now competing in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...
in Time Attack
Time attack
A time attack is another term for time trial. The term is commonly used in Japan for individual time trial events for motor vehicles that involves a vehicle running around the circuit in lieu of a qualifying lap and the term is widely adopted outside the country for tuner event and...
events for the Sierra Sierra Enterprises (USA) team, Empringham is a two-time runner up at the World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(2010, 2011), both times losing out to Tarzan Yamada
Tarzan Yamada
is a Japanese time attack driver. He is currently a judge at American Formula D events. Yamada has raced in both the JGTC and Japanese Touring Car Championship....
, who drives for the Japanese Cyber Evo team in a similar Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.