Tim Mayer
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Tim Mayer (Timothy A. Mayer II), (born February 19, 1966) is the Chief Operating Officer of International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), a Vice President of the ACCUS and the United States' alternate delegate to the FIA.
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[edit] Early life
The son of American motor racing identity Teddy Mayer and Sarah Mayer (nee Bryant, now Dean), Mayer was named after his uncle, racing driver Timmy Mayer. Mayer was educated at Wellington College in the UK and Lehigh University in Pennsylvania (BS Management). Mayer enlisted in the US Army from 1986 to 1990, receiving a commission in the Infantry in 1991, before transfering to the US Army Reserve (Civil Affairs).
[edit] Motorsport career
Mayer worked with two time World Formula One Champion Emerson Fittipaldi from 1992-1994, and in 1995 established G3 Communications. Between 1995 and 1998, he served as Executive Producer for all Brazilian telecasts of IndyCar, Indy 500 and CART races. He helped to found, build and operate the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix (Rio 400). He provided logistics for the Australian Grand Prix and also produced many other international telecasts.
In 1998, Mayer went to work for CART as Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. He subsequently held positions as SVP Promoter Relations, and Special Assistant to the Chairman. He operated CART's worldwide operations, logistics and television - running races across the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, the UK and Germany.[1][2]
In 2003, Mayer left CART to work directly on UK and German races for CART. [3]
In 2004, he was hired as the Chief Operating Officer of International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).[4] In 2006, he also added the title of Chief Operating Officer of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS)[5][6] and in 2008 added the title of Race Director for ALMS. During Mayer's tenure as COO, IMSA and the American Le Mans Series have risen significantly in prominence, becoming the world's pre-eminent sportscar racing series, and with IMSA re-gaining its role as an eminent sanctioning body.[citation needed]
Active in the formulation of rules, new business development and the direction of motorsports in the United States, Mayer is a Vice President of the ACCUS and the United States' alternate delegate to the FIA.
[edit] Personal life
Mayer is married to Pattie Hughes Mayer, who comes from a prominent club racing background, and has been a Pace Car / Safety Car driver since the mid-1990s. Tim and Pattie live with their two sons Matthew (born 2002) and Tyler (born 2003) near Atlanta, Georgia.
