French racer david ferrer has passed away from injuries sustained in a crash at the zandvoort historic grand prix last weekend. Last year, players forsythe driver david empringham rode poletopost to win the first lights race held at the homestead metrodade motorsports complex, then went on to win the lights championship. In 2012, david won the grandam continental tire sports car challenge drivers championship with codriver john farano. April 30, 2005 after watching two other sets of ford mustang codrivers take victories in two out of the first three grandam cup series races, no. David empringham wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Associated with he finished just behind jeff gordon for busch series rookie of year honors in 1991, needing only 12 starts to get his first win. Multimatic motorsports, 85 valleywood drive, markham, on. David empringham born december 28, 1963 is a canadian auto racing driver. David empringham born december 28, 1963 in toronto, ontario, is a canadian auto racing driver. Most recently, empringham won the 2012 grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class drivers title with co driver john farano. Doran nissan 370z lineup confirmed for gs sportscar365.
On the next lap david empringham, who had been chasing down david tennyson for fourteen laps, executed on race day the indycar drivers were treated to a lap around the track in the luxury of a porsche a beautiful pass to seize second place. The rothmansporsche turbo cup monitor october 199o. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. They arrive from every state and several foreign countries, some addressed simply to david pearson, race car driver, spartanburg, s. Prior to that, farano made six starts in grandams rolex sports car series in gt equipment. At the end of the race it was spenard, empringham and tennyson in the top three positions.
David empringham clinched the drivers championship for multimatic. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. Defending indy lights champion david empringham, another in a long line of canadian drivers, will face a strong field of competitors in the 75mile race, part of the official development series. His analysis, his methodical approach, the calm manner he uses, and all the little things he brings from being a champion driver for decades. He began competitive karting at the age of ten and achieved early success, before progressing to openwheel car racing in the canadian formula ford championship in 1991. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Nextel 250, homesteadmiami speedway march 2 last race. David murry track days is a forum for experienced drivers to explore the limits of their skill and equipment at some of the most famous race tracks in the united states. Empringhams experience and knowledge are in high demand as a driver. This brilliant new website is like yelp for finding a driving.
Born in toronto, empringham began his racing career in 1987, competing in the spenarddavid formula. Browse through highres photos of david empringham captured by world class professional motorsports photographers. Most recently, empringham won the 2012 grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class drivers title with co driver john farano born in toronto, ontario, empringham began his racing career in. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He began competitive karting at the age of ten and achieved early success, before progressing to openwheel car racing in the canadian formula ford championship. Grand american communications not many drivers have run more laps at mosport international raceway than david empringham, and the toronto native used all of that experience to his advantage in saturdays grandam cup series mosport 200 as he charged into the lead on lap 49 of the 82lap race and never looked. Multimatic ford mustang cobra to 38th with scott maxwell and david empringham.
Canadian david empringham is favored to succeed moore, his. The pair dominated the race leading 73 of the 82laps with empringham crossing the finish line first. David pearsons legend still dazzles racing community. His accomplishments include alms rookie of the year and lmp2 championship honours, and a podium at the 24 hours of le mans. Multimatic motorsports aston martin racing torontos david empringham is a former top rated open wheel racing star who has enjoyed a series of championship successes. Oct 23, 2017 race car coaches helps you find the right driving coach in your area, whether youre a novice or a pro. Ferrer, 62, crashed his march 701 in the fia masters historic. Grand american communications not many drivers have run more laps at mosport international raceway than david empringham, and the toronto native used all of that experience to his advantage in saturdays grandam cup series mosport 200 as he charged into the lead on lap 49 of the 82lap race and never.
Grand sport championship along with david empringham. A big part of the attraction to the spenarddavid racing school, and especially its own f2000 school racing series, was the pro team. The australian racing driver david brabham is not only the youngest son of the formula one legend sir jack brabham but also the most successful sports car racer from down under. The grand prix issued a statement on its website that said. One such driver was scott maxwell, who was entered in the 24 hours of le mans. Jan 25, 2012 big names have spiced up the 24 hours of daytona. He took moore to the spenard david racing school in shannonville, ontario, in august 1990, where racer david empringham instructed him.
Forsythegreen racing entered the champ car world series in 1994 with the frenchcanadian rookie its driver. Find everything in one place on david empringham including their biography. He won five times as he challenged teammate claude bourbonnais and eventual champion david empringham for the title. Multimatic motorsports, 85 valleywood drive, markham, on 2020.
David empringham cdns cars photo gallery racing sports cars. This is the shocking moment a veteran race car driver was killed in a horror crash after his vehicle span 180 degrees and careered into a wall. David empringham, lee bentham, andrew bordin and david rutledge. Browse through indepth news on david empringham along with latest information, updates, biography, expert analysis and opinions. He is a twotime toyota atlantic, onetime indy lights and twotime. David heinemeier hansson will join the team as their third driver. While driving, he won the 1994 nascar busch series championship. In endurance racing typically 24 drivers share a car throughout a single race, so if a gentleman driver is paired up with a professional, he or she can learn a great deal. In that time, dalziel has raced everything from gt cars to prototypes. David empringham and gunnar jeannette take win at mosport.
David empringham racing career profile driver database. The teams three wins were joined by an additional two by privateer teams racing ford racing technology fr500c entries, also built at multimatics toronto headquarters. Whether you need a season long driver, need instruction to become a better driver or need at track help, we have you covered at david murry motorsports. Track owner richard spenard was impressed by moores ability and invited him to return later that year to partake in a top gun series. You had david empringham and patrick carpentier and all.
Why everyone is freaking out about driver rankings. He coached me when i was coming up in the sport, and he was beyond invaluable. Multimatic motorsports wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Maybe im over romanticizing it, but i like to think his car is sitting in for david. In a video on the netherlands news site nh, it appears as if the race car was shattered in impact. Ian james is a versatile, accomplished, and highlyrated professional driver. Ford mustang cobra to 38th with scott maxwell and david empringham.
Most recently, empringham won the 2012 grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class drivers title with codriver john farano. One of my former driver coaches was johns old teammate, david empringham. Multimatic motorsports driver david empringham won the drivers championship. You had david empringham and patrick carpentier and all those guys out there too. Click on the number of races to see individual races. Mar 27, 2017 this is the shocking moment a veteran race car driver was killed in a horror crash after his vehicle span 180 degrees and careered into a wall. David empringham the champ car and indy car online stats. Sports car racing photo gallery of david empringham cdns cars photo gallery. Sep 07, 2017 in a video on the netherlands news site nh, it appears as if the race car was shattered in impact.
David murry official website david murry motorsports. He is a twotime toyota atlantic, onetime indy lights and twotime continental tire sports car challenge champion. Outside of the cockpit, empringhams experience and knowledge are in high demand as a driver coach for many young stars including ryan dalziel. He was the guy who put the cars first, well before the drivers. It was a dual education, learning about the mechanics and prepping of modern race cars, plus the racing school and lapping days, with oneonone instruction from guys that were actually race car drivers. Most empringham won the 2012 grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class drivers title with codriver john farano. This more than 25 years after he last drove a majorleague. Burrowes racing career comes full circle toronto sun. To do that he hired torontos david empringham as a driver coach. Oct 23, 2017 david empringham is the perfect example. David steele was competing in an openwheel sprint ca. Feb 01, 2015 they arrive from every state and several foreign countries, some addressed simply to david pearson, race car driver, spartanburg, s.
He is a twotime toyota atlantic, onetime indy lights and twotime continental. Virginia international raceway june 28 grand sport i driver standings pos totalpoints driver. Filling the seat vacated by maxwell was gunnar jeannette. David is a twotime toyota atlantic, onetime indy lights and twotime continental tire sports car challenge champion. Gregory william moore april 22, 1975 october 31, 1999 was a canadian race car driver who competed in the indy lights and championship auto racing teams cart from 1993 to 1999. Green born january 28, 1958 is a former american stock car racing driver, who currently works as a nascar official. David loring racing career profile driver database. Tower motorsports and drivers john farano and david empringham will team up with doran racing to run the tower events nissan 370z for the full season in the grand sport gs class of the 2014 imsa. His two younger brothers, jeff and mark have also competed in the nascar circuit.
Most recently, empringham won the 2012 grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class drivers title with codriver john farano born in toronto, ontario, empringham began his racing career in. The driver points reflect the top20 drivers in each class after the first race of the 10 race season. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. In his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2015, david brabham scored three 24h le mans victories overall win in 2009 and two gt1 class wins in 2007 and 2008 and two american le mans series titles in 2009 and 2010. Hes a twotime toyota atlantic, onetime indy lights, and twotime continental tire sportscar challenge champion. Doran racing hopes for podium finishes in saturdays ctscc race at the glen. Starworks motorsport shifts to lmp2 in 2020 frontstretch. Empringham, of course, has plenty of experience at the track formerly known as mosport, having won there in. After racing production cars in canada, david made his formula atlantic debut in 1991 and went on to finish 5th the following year in the. Apr 05, 2015 it was a dual education, learning about the mechanics and prepping of modern race cars, plus the racing school and lapping days, with oneonone instruction from guys that were actually race car drivers. Sparco players racing suit worn by canadian driver david empringham.
David richert is a professional race car driver from canada who offers an inspiring story combined with unique marketing savvy. Ian is among a small number of drivers who have won in daytona prototype, rolex gt, and both classes of the continental tire sports car challenge. After racing production cars in canada, david made his formula atlantic debut in. Management and staff of circuit zandvoort and organisers of the historic grand prix, received the news that french driver, david ferrer, has passed away in hospital, aged 62.
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