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Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman got the redemption she was hoping for in Round 3, the South Florida Sportscar Challenge of the Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli – a solid 3rd place podium finish. The first two races of the season netted less then optimal results for Ruman and team, so a podium finish was exactly what they needed to change course for the season. The Florida weather proved to be magnificent, albeit hot for the drivers, as the sun shined for the three-day weekend. Ruman started from 6th place on the grid after a tight TA qualifying session on Saturday afternoon at the 2.27 mile “roval” style circuit. The race went green on Sunday morning and the top six of the field had a great race. Several swapped positions until a full course caution came out on lap 25, Ruman was in 5th. She settled in and kept pace in the No. 23 McNichols Chevrolet Corvette, eventually slotting into third place on lap 28 after some contact between second and third place runner’s Chris Dyson and RJ Lopez. Ruman was within reach and pressuring second place runner Lawrence Loshak. She tried for a pass off the exit Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After a slow start to the 2018 season, Ruman is hoping for redemption at Round 3, the South Florida Sportscar Challenge, of the Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli. Poor finishes in the opening rounds at Sebring and Road Atlanta see Ruman determined to change course and navigate back to the front of the field. Ruman saw victory at Homestead, winning there in 2015 in her No. 23 McNichols Chevrolet Corvette. Drivers will be running the “roval” style configuration of the circuit, making it a 2.27 mile/102.15-mile, 45-lap race on the joint road course/oval formation. “We are taking it one race at a time and this weekend we are looking for improvements. We just need a race where all aspects come together, hopefully this is the weekend that happens. It’s very early in the season, but we are definitely behind the eight ball now but it’s a challenge we are willing to accept,” stated Ruman. There are 39 competitors entered for this weekend’s races across the four classes. Ruman’s TA class, at 13 entries, will run the multi-class format featuring a joint race with the TA/TA3/TA4 classes for a total of 18 race entries.  The Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Road Atlanta Georgia Speedfest weekend started out as a promising outing for Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team but ended up as another unsatisfactory weekend. The good fortune Ruman in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette were hoping for this weekend at Road Atlanta did not come to pass. After a frustrating start to the season at Sebring a few weeks ago, she was looking to rebound with a good finish at Road Atlanta, but mechanical issues forced Ruman to park it after entering pit lane mid-way through the race. After qualifying 5th on the grid for the Easter weekend race, Ruman had a nice start and kept pace with the top five TA pack. It was about halfway through the race when she started experiencing some mechanical issues. “What can I say, this is definitely not the result we had hoped for here at Road Atlanta. We had a decent start and I was keeping pace with the lead group, running a bit conservatively trying to stay out of any trouble and save the car for the end of the race. I developed a massive vibration that felt like a drivetrain issue. I Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team are heading south again to the Georgia Speedfest for Round 2 of the Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli. The Series is heading to Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA alongside the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) and International GT, Trans Am’s tenth consecutive appearance at the iconic circuit. Ruman is set to pilot the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette and is hoping for good fortune this weekend at Road Atlanta. After a frustrating start to the season at Sebring (15th) a few weeks ago, she is looking to rebound with a good finish at Road Atlanta. Ruman is fond of the iconic 12-turn, 2.54-mile circuit, capturing her first TA win here in 2011, also marking the first time a female had won a race in the 45-year history of the Trans Am Series. She continued to have much success here, capturing two more victories in 2015 and 2016, and a second-place finish in 2017. “Road Atlanta has been a very good track for us throughout the years and I’m thrilled to be back here. I’m confident that we will run up front this weekend, we have good set-ups Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and team headed south for Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli 2018 season opener at Sebring International Raceway in Florida this past weekend, however the outcome was not what they had anticipated. After some minor mechanical struggles in the practice and qualifying sessions, Ruman was hoping to have a solid race finish in Round 1 of the 2018 Championship, but that was not to be. Ruman qualified the No. 23 McNichols Co. Chevrolet Corvette in 7th on the grid on lap 2 before she was forced to pit lane with a header pipe issue. The sunshine state of Florida provided a glorious weather weekend for the drivers and teams, and race day was near perfect. Ruman was confident to have a good start, keep pace, and let the race come to her, but contact from behind on lap one, turn one caused a left rear flat tire by turn two. She limped the car back to pit lane trying to keep the body damage to a minimum. The crew swiftly changed the tire and she returned to the race until additional body damage from the first lap incident presented itself, forcing her back to pit Read more →