During the week Tom Martin works as an aerospace engineer at SpaceX, where he designs rocket systems. ““When we’re going to geo-synchronous orbit, the acceleration forces are pretty amazing and we need to get up to 17,000 mph, so working with speed and pressure is kind of a day-to-day thing,” says Martin. “But honestly, being in a race car is much more exciting. After all, I’m not on the spacecraft and anyway, the flying is done by computers.”
Factoids
· Age: 28
· Residence: Redondo Beach, CA
· From: Austin, TX
· Licenses: SCCA Pro, NASA, SVRA, PCA
· Day Job: Mechanical Engineer, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Selected Competition History
· 9/120, Formula SAE World Championships, 2010
· First Place (M5), Targa Newfoundland, 2012
· First Place (E0), 25 Hours Of Thunderhill, 2013
· First Place (MP4), The Hawk With Brian Redman, 2014
· First Place (GT3A), The Hawk With Brian Redman, 2015
Meet The Driver (next event or special events)
· Battery Tender MX-5 Cup, Round 1
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
April 29-May 1, 2016
Current Racing Challenge:
· Finish in top 10 of Global MX-5 Cup in 2016
Videos
Gallery of Racecars Driven
Published Articles
Favorite Tracks
· Le Mans
· COTA
· Road America
Favorite Drivers
· Allan McNish
Favorite Cars
· Spec Miata
· Wolf GB08
· Porsche 356
· Porsche GT3 Cup
Equipment Used
When I’m Not Racing
· French cooking
My Garage
Racing Services Offered