Tom LaPointe - author

Tom LaPointe is an author (www.tinyurl.com/tomscarbook) and automotive writer who loves everything about cars, as well as a motivational writer and speaker. The grandson of an automotive factory worker, Tom grew up in Michigan near the Motor City and finished high school in Fernley, Nevada. He spent seven years in the Marine Corps as a writer... more »

Tom LaPointe is an author (www.tinyurl.com/tomscarbook) and automotive writer who loves everything about cars, as well as a motivational writer and speaker. The grandson of an automotive factory worker, Tom grew up in Michigan near the Motor City and finished high school in Fernley, Nevada. He spent seven years in the Marine Corps as a writer and editor, winning many awards for photography, writing and editing.

Motivational and Inspirational column: www.tomlapointe.me
Celebrity Car Column: www.celebritycarwatch.com

What led him to the auto industry is simply this: he loves cars. He has raced stock cars and sports cars and competed in Land Rover off-road competitions in Vermont and Colorado. He has worked as a pit official for the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, and a pit crewman for Indy car and a Hooters Pro Cup stock car races. He has served as a manager of both sales and service for one the largest luxury car groups in the world, and runs a marketing company that provides online services to auto dealers.

He enjoy crawling an off-road vehicle through the most severe obstacles as much as heel-toeing sports cars into hairpin turns, and enjoys performance cars of all genres. « less