Teddy Yip Jr, () born in

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on 30 May 1982. Yip is the son of Macau-based

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businessman Teddy Yip Sr. He has six half-siblings. His mother, Beverly Clark, is from

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. He grew up in

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and is the team principal of SJM Theodore Racing Team. Teddy Yip Sr. was attending the

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when Teddy Yip Jr. was born. As a child Teddy was being groomed to be a lawyer or a doctor. He did some karting at 10 but he was never all that fast. In 2001, he visited friends in

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, loved the city and decided to base himself in

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. Yip ran a fitness studio, a spa and dabbled in real estate in both Victoria and

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. Then in 2008, he received a call from one of his dad’s old racing buddies, asking him to get involved at

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. Yip, Jr. has served as Team Principal of Status Grand Prix which competed in A1GP, GP2 and GP3. In October 2014, He bought GP2 outfit

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from Malaysian aviation entrepreneur

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and relocated it to

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to merge with Status Grand Prix. In 2013, he revived the

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name at the

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, this idea came from Dr. Philip Newsome, the author of the biography of "Teddy Yip- From Macau to the World and back, for the 30th anniversary of

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's triumph at the former Portuguese enclave.

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and

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's cars were entered under the ''Theodore Racing by

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'' banner. "Macau is an extremely important part of the Yip family history, and my father always wanted to play his part in helping out young drivers on the way to the top," said Yip. After Alex Lynn won the race, Teddy Yip Jr said, "This was a fairy tale way for the Theodore name to return to the great Macau Grand Prix in its anniversary year. To be with SJM ( Sociedade de Jogos de Macau) to witness Alex's victory is an emotional day, and a fitting tribute to my father's contribution to this great Macau event." In 2016, Theodore Racing made another big step by heralding their return to the IndyCar Series, partnered with

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, another one of Teddy Yip Sr.’s passions.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yip, Teddy Jr. 1983 births Living people A1 Grand Prix team owners People from La Jolla, San Diego