Driver: Phil Mather
Age: 30
Hometown: Hockessin, Delaware
Current Residence: Adrian, Michigan
Education: Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001, BS Mechanical Engineering
Experience: OEM Automotive R&D Engineering (Ride and Handling) and Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Software Engineer
1989-1996: Mather got the competition bug early by competing in BMX racing. He had over 20 victories and a state championship.
2001: After college graduation Mather built his first racecar, a 1990 Mazda Miata. He used his five years of experience in the Formula SAE at RIT to build a fast and reliable car to learn how to race in.
2002: Earned SCCA Regional License in the Southern Pacific Division of the SCCA with CalClub. Finished third in his third race ever. Top ten in the regional championship points standings.
2003: Raced a second season with CalClub. Finished in the top ten in points.
2004: Mather moved from California to Michigan and began racing with the Central Division. Finished 7th in the regional points standings.
2005: Mather was consistantly finishing in the top five in fields of over 20 cars. He finished 6th in the regional points.
2006: This was Mather's break out year. He had three class wins, including two overall wins, and became the Great Lakes Division Regional Champion in SpecMiata.
2007: Mather moved up to the SCCA National Level. A new racecar was constructed from the ground up. Several sponsors helped get Mather a seventh place in the Great Lakes Division points, earning him an invitation to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs where he finished 25th in the nation for SpecMiata.
2008: Mather is again competing at the SCCA National Level. This racing season is dedicated to his Mother, who lost her life to a brain tumor at the beginning of 2008.