Driver Biography

MIKE LAUTERBORN

After a very successful 2 years of drag racing in New York, Mike started racing moto-cross in 1970. Turned professional in 1974, than raced AMA pro moto-cross until 1976. During this time over 100 wins were recorded in the Western New York area. In 1975 he earned National #96 with the AMA.

Mike turned to Speedway racing in 1977 becoming Rookie of the Year that year. Over the next two years Mike recorded over 20 wins at Batavia Raceway, Batavia, NY and Champion Speedway in Owego, NY.

1979 .....1990 Mike turned to AMA Enduro Racing, Trials, and Hare scrambles winning many events in Sr. A Class. In 1985 he was ranked 3rd in the USA, (AMA hare scrambles). The last full season Mike'd raced motorcycles, 1989, he won the Sr. A Enduro class in AMA district 4, western N.Y.

The next step started in 1991 when the first full size sprint car was purchased from John King. The first feature win was recorded with the Empire Super Sprints (ESS) Club at Edelweiss Speedway in Quebec, Canada in 1992.

Mike has found Sprint Car racing the most challenging and difficult of all the Motorsports that he has attempted. His #41 Sprint Car are usually found in the top 10 in any meet, but he is still striving for that championship year.

In the 1997 season Mike and crew brought the #41 Woodpecker to its best season standing of 4th place with the ESS club. We also earned most improved driver of the year, and our crew chief Rob Dietrick, earned mechanic of the year.

As a follow up in the 1998 season Mike and crew brought the Woodpecker to a 6th place finish overall with 4 dash for cash wins, 8 heat wins, yet again proving the consistency of the driver and crew.

1999 Was another good year for the 41 team. even though we traveled to most of the races with only 1 crew person, BILL ALHART, we ended up in 5th place overall with the ESS club.
1999 was our last full season with the ESS club. Hopefully the experience we have gained in the past 9 years with sprint cars will lead to bigger and better things.

FREEDOM SPEEDWAY WIN

2000 Brought a major change to our racing program...we went USAC SILVER BULLET racing and competed in 410 non-wing shows for the first time.
    Experience was gained in 5 types of race cars in 2000...SILVER BULLET asphalt and dirt, 410 wing, 410 non-wing & 360 wing.....what a year!!.
    Mike won the first 410 non-wing heat race he was ever in (LINCOLN PARK, IN.).... than won (2) 360 wing feature races in New York.
    Mike also crewed on the #19 INDY CAR of LOGAN RACING at TEXAS SPEEDWAY with STEVIE REEVES as the driver.

IN 2001 we had hoped to concentrate on the 410 non-wing USAC sprinters, but the lack of a crew that could travel, hampered our effort, we only did 4 non-wing shows.
    Mike raced mainly in the western NY area driving a big block modified for Chuck Hebing, 360 wing sprinters for Bud Burlew and ELS president Rick Dumigan. He also raced Speedway motorcycles at Champion Speedway (won 1 race)

RACING NON WING WITH THE CALIFORNIA SCRA GROUP.

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2002 brought another exciting change to the Lauterborn Electric racing team....We teamed up with the Rochester NY based ESS #13 SPRINTER EXPRESS TEAM of Dwight Roth and driver Billy "The Kid" Coffey for some selected 410 & 360 wing and non- wing shows in the spring and summer.
Mike raced 2  USAC SILVER CROWN dirt races, one at Eldora and Syracuse Fairground, 4 SCRA non-wing races, 3 ESS 360 wing shows, 1 NSA race at Fonda speedway, and a few SOS 360 wing races.

    MIKE  raced in AUSTRALIA  January and February of 2002 in the CLIFFORD EXCAVATIONS #3 Sprint car. A big thanks to  GEOFF CLIFFORD from Terang, Victoria. Our best out of 10 races was a 4th at ADELAIDE SPEEDWAY.  
SPRINTER EXPRESS & LAUTERBORN ELECTRIC were the USA sponsors for the trip down under.

2003:  WHAT A GOOD YEAR.........

DATE	GROUP	TRACK	HEAT	B-MAIN OR DASH	FINISH
MAY 3RD	PSG	STATELINE, PA.	7 (9)		11TH    (15)
MAY 18TH	SOS	GASPORT, ONT	1 (5)	1- DASH	3RD    (6)
JUNE 22ND	PSG	GASPORT, ONT.	1 (3)		6TH    (12)
JUNE 27TH.	SOS	OHSWEKEN, ONT	4 (5)		1st     (12)
JUNE 28TH	SOS	MERRITTVILLE, ONT.	1 (6)		4TH    (8)
JUNE 29TH	PSG	WEEDSPORT, NY.	3 (5)		3RD    (5)
JULY 2ND	PSG	ROLLING WHEELS	7 (5)	1-B MAIN	2ND   (19)
JULY 4TH	PSG	FREEDOM SPEEDWAY	2 (3)	1- DASH	5TH     (7)
JULY 5TH	PSG	CANANDAIGUA, NY	5 (10)		(MOTOR) 20TH (15)
JULY 6TH	SOS	GASPORT, ONT.	1 (6)	2- DASH	2ND  (8)
JULY 11TH	PSG	RANSOMVILLE	1 (2)		5TH (5)
JULY 25TH	PSG	THE NEW AFTON SPEEDWAY	2 (3)	2-DASH	SPUN 17TH (3)
JULY 26TH	PSG	FULTON, NY.	8 (8)	4-B MAIN	6TH    (22)
AUG 8TH	SOS	OHSWEKEN, ONT.	1 (6)		1st    (10)
AUG 16TH	PSG	CAN AM	2 (5)	4-DASH	(CRASH) 23RD (6)
AUG 22ND	SOS	OHSWEKEN, ONT.	3 (6)		4 (9)
AUG 23RD	PSG	CANANDAIGUA SPEEDWAY	1 (2)		4TH (7)
AUG 30TH	PSG	5 MILE POINT.....(MOTOR BROKE)	7 (4)	IN #90 SPRINTER	12TH  (23)
SEPT 5TH.	OPEN	BULLYHILL,  SWEET 16, FEATURE 2			9TH (10)
SEPT 6TH.	OPEN	.BULLYHILL  BLACKROCK SPEEDWAY		10TH  B-MAIN	NC
SEPT 12TH	SOS	OHSWEKEN ONT.	3 (6)		5TH  (12)
SEPT. 27TH	.SOS	OHSWEKEN, ONT....CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP	1 (4)		4TH   (3)
OVER-ALL	SOS & PSG	4TH IN PATRIOT POINTS  PSG MOST IMPROVED DRIVER 13TH IN SOS POINTS SOS MEDIA AWARD	8 HEAT WINS	1- B-MAIN WINS  2- DASH WINS	2 FEATURE WINS

2004: AFTER A HAND FULL OF RACES AT THE START OF THE SEASON, MIKE HAS STARTED THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW RACE SHOP IN THE VILLAGE OF SPENCERPORT NY......RACING IS PUT ON HOLD TILL THE NEW RACE SHOP IS COMPLETE.

2005.....STILL IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING THE NEW HOUSE AND RACE SHOP......DROVE A FEW RACES FOR DAN DEMING AND BUD BURLEW...DID NOT RACE THE 41 CAR THIS SEASON.

2006......THE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK NATIVE HEADED ACROSS THE BORDER TO CANADA THIS SEASON TO RACE WITH THE SOS GANG....A FEW PSG RACES WERE ALSO PLANNED ....BUT, AFTER A LOUSY SEASON, MIKE DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

2007.....WILL BRING ANOTHER BIG CAREER CHANGE. MIKE WILL BE THE NEW PROMOTER OF GENESEE SPEEDWAY IN BATAVIA NY. HIS RACING WILL BE PUT ON THE BACK BURNER.

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