Lea Croteau's Page

My Home Track? (tell us who your home track is or where you love to race at?)

My hands down favorite is Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

I am a...? (driver, crew, tech, family, crew, company, track, advertiser, media, photographer)

Driver. Crew. Photographer. Designer. Blogger. Consultant.

My Type/Syle of Racing? (Tell us what type/style of racing you do)

Road Racing. Endurance. Ice. Drift. Rally.

My Horsepower? (Describe your car and specs)

Varies from exploit to exploit. Recently was wheeling a Subaru STi Time Attack with 500+ horsepower at the wheels.

My Team? (tell us about you and your team/crew)

KML Racing, PPG Pace Car Team, Better Late Racing (my own team in '90s).

Sponsored?

Looking

My Bragging Rights... (My stats and wins)

2009: NASA E1 Class Win, 2nd overall 3 hour enduro
2009: SCCA SM 4th in Class, 5th overall 4 hour enduro
2009: Rally America, Rally Colorado, PGT Class Win, 5th overall as Co-Driver
2008: One Lap of America, SVRA Pro, 2nd Place, Econo Class
2007: 24 Hours of Lemons Race Competitior, Tracy, CA
2000-08: Annual Ice Racing Championship, Steamboat, CO
2001: Spec Racer Ford, SCCA Pro Racing, Top Ten Finisher
1997 to 2000: Neon Challenge ProRacing, 5th Place Championship-'99
2001: SCCA National, Northeast Division, 11th Place, Spec Racer Ford
2000: 24 Hour Longest Night Race, 5th in Class, Spec Racer Ford
1999: 24 Hour Longest Night Race, 9th in Class, Spec Racer Ford
1996 to 1998: SCCA National, Northeast Division, 4th Place-'98, SSC
1996 to 1998: SCCA National Valvoline Runoffs Competitor, SSC
1995: SCCA Regional, MARRS, 2nd Place Championship, SSC
1995: NATCS 4 Hour Enduro , Showroom Stock C Pole and Win

Racing Highlights:
2001: SCCAPro Spec Racer Ford
2000: Longest Night 24 Hour Endurance Race at Moroso, West Palm Beach, Florida, 5th in SRF Class
1999: Neon Challenge ProRacing Series, 5th place in Championship
1996-98: SCCA Valvoline Runoffs Competitor, Invitation Only
1997: Lyn St. James Driver Development Program Scholarship
1995: Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series, Washington, DC, 2nd place in Championship

What i am doing now? (tell us what you are currently doing now...next race, project...)

Attending various track events to continue getting seat time, coaching/instructing. Improving my skills in drifting. And, I started a new blog on July 6, 2009: http://365drive.blogspot.com. The goal of the blog is to drive a different car/vehicle everyday for a year!

My Website

http://365drive.blogspot.com

Additional smack about me...

Lea Croteau (aka Bartlett) has been auto racing since 1995 and a driving instructor since 1993. As a rookie racer in 1995, she finished her season as the Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Championship Runner-Up, with 4 podium finishes in six races. Switching to national level competition in 1996, her success continued within the SCCA, resulting in over 20 top five finishes with 10 on the podium over the next three years. As a top ten finisher in the Northeast Division each year, she also competed in the SCCA Valvoline Championship Runoffs. Between 1997 and 2000, Lea also was a regular contender in the Neon Challenge ProRacing Series. In 1999, Lea finished 5th in the championship – her best ever.

In 1999 and 2001, Lea joined the Motion Dynamics and KML Racing to compete in a Spec Racer Ford in the 24 Hours at Moroso Longest Night. The six woman team ran as high as third in class in the 1999 race, while the two woman/two man team finished the 2001 race 5th in class and 13th overall. 2001 continued with Lea racing in the SCCA national series in the SRF Class with the Motion Dynamics/KML team. At season end, her rank was a respectable 11th place of 70 plus drivers competing in the Northeast Division. One highlight of her season was a top ten finish at Watkins Glen in her first SRF ProRacing series event. 2007 saw Lea reunite with KML Racing to compete in the 24 Hours of Lemons as part of a six driver team at Altamont Speedway in California. Their ‘Lemon,’ a ’91 Toyota Camry, was expertly driven for over 350 laps through a number of mechanical handicaps – a delicate clutch, a damaged cooling system, and a loss of front brakes. Lea also joined KML Racing for the 25th One Lap of America and raced with Mike Roberts in his Honda Civic Si in the Econo Class. They finished 2nd!

During her racing career, Lea was also a select member of the CART Champ Car PPG Pace Car Team for three years. The team consisted of top women racers driving highly modified performance cars to pace a variety of racing series: CART, Indy Lights, Toyota Atlantic, Trans Am and USAC in the United States and abroad. In addition to being a Pace Car Driver, Lea continues to be among the top-ranking female driving instructor and automotive consultant in the country. Most of her time is spent demonstrating new products to consumers, sales professionals and the media. Watch out though, she also is qualified in tactical vehicle interception.