01 Built for the next lap
I’m Todd Lamb—mechanical engineer, championship-winning driver, coach, publisher, and founder of Atlanta Speedwerks. Every chapter starts with the same question: how can this work better?
WATKINS GLEN · 2021
IMSA VICTORY
02 / THE THROUGH LINE
“Understand the system. Find the limit. Build the better version.”
From Detroit engineering rooms to race-control timing stands, magazine mastheads, and a 20,000-square-foot shop, the job has always been the same: turn curiosity into something that performs.
03 / ONE OPERATING SYSTEM
A mechanical-engineering education and a decade in Detroit safety systems trained me to see the whole machine—not just the symptom.
SYSTEMS · DATA · DIAGNOSISKarting became club racing, endurance racing, national championships, Grand-Am, World Challenge, MX-5 Cup, and IMSA.
RACECRAFT · DEVELOPMENT · RESULTSI build platforms for people to perform: cars, teams, driver ladders, media companies, and a shop with racing standards.
TEAMS · PRODUCTS · BUSINESSESCoaching is mental tuning: turning data, video, setup, traffic, tire management, and race strategy into repeatable performance.
FOCUS · FEEDBACK · GROWTH04 / DRIVER FILM
Racecraft is movement, judgment, and commitment. This driver highlight film puts the sound and speed back into the story.
05 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
KARTING · THE FOUNDATION
RACING × PUBLISHING
SPEC MIATA
2009 · CHAMPION
2010 · GRAND-AM GT
TOURING CAR
2012 · PODIUM
COACHING
2021 · IMSA VICTORY
ENDURANCE · STRATEGY
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA06 / THE SHOP
Atlanta Speedwerks began as the shop I wanted as a driver and coach: accountable, deeply technical, and prepared to solve the hard problem.
What started in 2014 with one mechanic and 5,000 square feet grew into a nationally competitive race team and a 20,000-square-foot European automotive facility. Today, the same habits that decide races—preparation, clear data, precise execution, honest debriefs—shape every customer experience.
07 / THE BUILD LOG
Not a straight line. A connected one—each chapter creating the tools, judgment, and relationships for the next.
Started racing karts at age 10, built my own motors, and competed in WKA regional and national sprint races, ovals, and street races. Karting became the first workshop for racecraft, setup, preparation, and self-reliance.
From Todd’s published archiveGraduated from GMI Engineering & Management Institute with a mechanical-engineering degree, then spent the next decade in Detroit-area automotive engineering focused on safety components.
SourceSkip Barber Racing School opened the door to open-wheel and sports-car racing. The progression led from formal training and race-series experience to a Barber Dodge Pro Series start at Laguna Seca.
From Todd’s published archiveFounded and published Speed, Style & Sound, followed by the custom-sportbike title 2Wheel Tuner. Built the company at the intersection of machines, culture, and storytelling, then sold it in 2007.
SourceWon consecutive Spec Miata National Championships, then captured the 2009 professional Mazda MX-5 Cup championship with eight victories, seven poles, and an eight-race winning streak.
SourceAdvanced through the MAZDASPEED ladder into Grand-Am GT and Continental Tire competition. The 2012 World Challenge season brought two St. Petersburg podiums, a three-race Utah podium sweep, victories at Laguna Seca and rain-soaked Mid-Ohio, four wins overall, and championship runner-up.
SourceWon the 13-hour endurance race at VIR, then founded Atlanta Speedwerks with one mechanic and roughly 5,000 square feet. The original mission: professional preparation, coaching, and track support.
SourceReturned to MX-5 Cup and won at Watkins Glen while growing Atlanta Speedwerks into a multi-car program. Then helped launch Spec MX-5 Challenge as a cost-controlled bridge from club racing to the professional ranks.
SourceLaunched a two-car Honda Civic Type R TCR effort, won an MX-5 Cup race at Indianapolis from ninth on the grid at age 50, and earned Atlanta Speedwerks’ first IMSA victory at Watkins Glen with Ryan Eversley.
SourceExpanded Atlanta Speedwerks into a 20,000-square-foot European-service and performance facility, won the 2023 ChampCar National Championship, and used the shop’s own BMW i3 to develop a high-capacity EV battery upgrade.
Source08 / SELECTED RECORD
Many karting wins and championships↗Spec Miata National Champion↗
25 Hours of Thunderhill — Class Winner↗
Spec Miata National Champion↗Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion↗World Challenge Championship Runner-up — Many race wins↗
June Sprints Spec Miata Winner; Devil in the Dark and VIR 13-Hour Overall Winner↗
Devil in the Dark Overall Winner; Watkins Glen Spec Miata Weekend Sweep↗
MX-5 Cup Winner↗
MX-5 Cup Winner↗IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Winner↗
ChampCar National Champion — Team and Driver↗
ChampCar National Champion — Driver↗09 / BEYOND THE PADDOCK
Machines are the thread, not the whole fabric. The best ideas often arrive away from the timing stand—with an open road, a quiet lake, or a loyal dog nearby.
Some collections tell a life story. Mine happens to have wheels—and usually a reason to look under the hood.
RESETTime on the water creates a different kind of focus: fewer clocks, longer sightlines, and room to reset.
THE QUIET LAPSWater, open sky, and enough distance to let the next idea arrive on its own schedule.
OPEN WATERNot every good route has an apex. Some are measured in wakes, weather, and one more pass across the lake.
THE HOME TEAMNot every trusted companion needs data, a debrief, or a headset. Some just need to know where you are.
SIGNIFICANT OTHERA partner for the life between races—the trips, the laughs, and the stories that have nothing to do with lap times.
11 / KEEP UP