Home » Home » Florida Tech Alumna Loghan Ashline Named Development Driver for Larsen Motorsports

Florida Tech Alumna Loghan Ashline Named Development Driver for Larsen Motorsports

By  //  March 3, 2022

11th development driver in larsen motorsports history

ABOVE VIDEO: Check out the all-new Generation 6 Florida Tech Jet Dragster.

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Florida Tech Alumni Loghan Ashline is the newest development driver for Larsen Motorsports.

Ashline, 22, graduated in December with her bachelor’s degree in business administration and took a full-time position at Palm Bay-based LMS. On Feb. 28, the company announced that it was the 11th development driver in its history.

As such, she will undergo training and education with the goal of becoming a licensed jet dragster driver.

Loghan Ashline, far right, at the Larsen Motorsports facility. Both of Ashline’s parents worked in motorsports during her childhood, and her father still works as a safety engineer in motorsports. Attending races and car shows quickly became her favorite pastime, especially with her father and grandfather. (Florida Tech image)

Ashline’s hometown and upbringing suggest she was destined for this.

She was born in Mooresville, North Carolina, a town of about 38,000 known as Race City, USA, for its deep ties to NASCAR.

Both of her parents worked in motorsports during her childhood, and her father still works as a safety engineer in motorsports. Attending races and car shows quickly became her favorite pastime, especially with her father and grandfather.

Ashline met LMS co-founders Chris and Elaine Larsen in 2017.

She visited Florida Tech, toured the Larsen Motorsports facility, and attended her first jet dragster race. Needless to say, she fell in love with everything that the company and the university had to offer. She started her undergraduate degree in the fall of 2018.

Loghan Ashline, 22, graduated in December with her bachelor’s degree in business administration and took a full-time position at Palm Bay-based LMS. On Feb. 28, the company announced that it was the 11th development driver in its history. As such, she will undergo training and education with the goal of becoming a licensed jet dragster driver. (Florida Tech image)

Starting as an intern, Ashline was able to learn the ins and outs of the business and marketing side of LMS.

She was promoted to a paid position at the company in early 2019, which included traveling to races for the full season to assist with marketing and specifically photography.

From 2019 to 2021, she was the traveling photographer for the race team, among other jobs. In 2020 she started learning the crewing process for a jet dragster. By 2021, Loghan was the newest crew chief for then development driver Josette Roach.

While she plans to go back to Florida Tech for her MBA, Ashline decided it was important to pursue her jet dragster license.

“Being a part of the development driver program at LMS is beyond a dream come true. This is my opportunity to try something entirely new and hopefully get licensed to learn,” Ashline said.

“God has been so gracious to put me on this path with the Larsens and the rest of the team.”

Ashline is well prepared for this next step, added Elaine Larsen, co-founder, and president of LMS.

“She has literally touched every aspect of on-track race operations, first as a photographer, then as a crew chief, and now as a development driver. These elements amount to the perfect formula for Loghan’s success at LMS.”

Larsen Motorsports is located within the heart of Florida’s Space Coast manufacturing and technology corridor.

Its 30,000-square-foot facility reflects the ultimate blend of traditional manufacturing and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing technology. LMS is a leading research and development company with the full concept, design, engineering, and operational capabilities in-house.

While she plans to go back to Florida Tech for her MBA, Loghan Ashline decided it was important to pursue her jet dragster license. “Being a part of the development driver program at LMS is beyond a dream come true. This is my opportunity to try something entirely new and hopefully get licensed to learn,” Ashline said. (Florida Tech image)
WATCH: Florida Tech, Larsen Motorsports Build Next-Generation Jet Dragster Using Digital Twin SoftwareRelated Story:
WATCH: Florida Tech, Larsen Motorsports Build Next-Generation Jet Dragster Using Digital Twin Software

CLICK HERE FOR BREVARD COUNTY NEWS