Mission The mission of the LTA is provide a Safe, Fun, and Fast environment for racers to pursue terminal speed. We will make every effort to give all of our racers, spectators, and volunteers an an experience that is more than they could have wished for and will leave them waiting to return again and again.
The LTA Team
Event Director
Name: Mark Sotomayor
From: Easton Maine
Contact: marksotomayor@gmail.com
Mark came to northern Maine as confirmed "Air Force Brat" and called Loring Air Force
Base home. After leaving the area for some time, he returned and now lives in Easton, Maine with his wife Julie and 3 children. He has been intergral part of the LTA since the begining and is now in charge of the event.
Contact Mark with questions regarding:
Event Sponsorship - Cooperative Ideas - Just about anything else
Race Director
Name: Tim Kelly
From: Presque Isle, Maine
Contact: kelly_tim35@hotmail.com
(207) 227-1693
Tim was born and has lived his entire life in northern Maine. He once again narrowly lost the coveted award for "parent of the year" in 2011 by a mere 3 votes to his lovely wife Linda . He, his wife and their three children live in Presque Isle, Maine where he operates Kelly Lumber and Mooesewood Flooring. As race director, Tim is responsible for making sure the event is SAFE - FUN - FAST for everyone.
Contact Tim with questions regarding:
Private Timing or Track Use - Volunteering - Just about anything else
Vehicle ID - President LTA 2-CLUB
Name: Donna Timney
From: Townsend, Delaware
Contact: donnatimney@yahoo.com
We are also happy to once again have the assistance of Donna Timney. Besides being our 2-Club President and Registration Coordinator, she is also a Lifetime member of the 2-Club. Donna lives in Delaware where she work for Bank of America. Contact Donna with questions regarding:
Vehicle numbers, record certification, 2-Club, record problems.
Motorcycle Technical Director
Name: Joe Daly
From: Long Island, NY
Contact: chevr55@aol.com
(516) 872-9387
Joe Daley serves as the Motorcycle technical director for the LTA. Joe is retired from the NYPD and is a facilities manager for American Airlines. He has decades of drag and LSR racing in the Special Construction Pushrod classes and is one of the best assets our organizatoin has. He is also the only guy we know that can wear a white long sleeved shirt all day teching bikes and not get a spot or crud on it.
Contact Joe with questions regarding:
Motorcycle classes, motorcycle rules and technical questions.
Car Technical Director
Name: Steve Van Blarcom
From: Wallingford, Connecticut
Contact: badcoupe34@sbcglobal.net
203 741 0413 Shop
203-641-3451 Cell
We are happy to have Steve Van Blarcom as our Car Technical Director. As a former fleet manager for UPS, he will bring a wealth of knowledge on standardizing tech procedures to make the process quicker and more thorough so that we can all have a safe event. Steve was raised in Maine and has lived throughout the northeast his entire life. To learn more about his shop and his impressive collection of cars, and his 2-Club car, visit www.streetrodsteve.com
Contact Steve with questions regarding:
Car classes, car rules and technical questions.