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Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli are heading into the final three rounds of the 2018 Championship schedule which kicks off the southern swing at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Danville, VA, this weekend. Currently sitting in fifth place in the points standings, the former two-time Trans Am Champ is looking to strengthen her points position with strong results. She has finished the last few rounds just out of podium contention, landing two forth place finishes at Road America and Watkins Glen. Ruman has been on the podium at VIR but has not landed a win at the circuit yet. “We’ve had good runs the last few races, so hopefully this weekend it all comes together for us. I love VIR, it’s a great track with unique challenges. We are hoping for sunny skies, so we can put the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette to work this weekend. We are just a few points behind and closing in on forth place in the standings, so we are looking to gain more valuable points this weekend,” exclaimed Ruman. The Series is running in conjunction with SVRA’s Heacock Classic Gold Cup event. Drivers will Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and the team had their eyes on the prize this past weekend at Watkins Glen International, but an unforeseen circumstance cost her a podium spot as she took home another 4th place finish this season. Ruman was fairly quick right out of the trailer, but a slight mishap at the beginning of qualifying cost her a bit of time during her run. Ruman started the 30-lap race in eighth position but set her sights on moving up through the field as fast as possible. She worked her way up and all the while in a heated battle with Loshak, eventually climbing as high as third when a mid-race caution came out. Ruman had a great restart when suddenly the ignition cut out as she started up the esses. Scrambling in the cockpit, Ruman messed with switches and switched to the back up ignition box eventually getting the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette to re-fire. Meanwhile, most of the field freight trained by her, but she went back to work picking them off one at a time. She closed over a 12 second gap down to about 4 seconds on third place finisher Gregg but ran Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli travels to the renowned Watkins Glen International road course this weekend. This track is a fan favorite will be Series’ 30th appearance at the prominent New York circuit. Trans Am will be running again in conjunction with SVRA’s wildly popular U.S. Vintage Grand Prix event, and 56 competitors across all classes are entered, with 17 running in Ruman’s premier TA class. Drivers will be running the 3.4-mile “long course” configuration which includes “the boot” section of the course. After capturing a win in 2016 and a second-place finish in 2017, Ruman is looking to grace the podium again with another win in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. “Out of all the awesome circuits we race, Watkins Glen is my favorite. There are so many facets to this track, it’s a drivers dream come true. From the uphill esses, to the “bus stop”, to the “boot”, the entire track is invigorating! We had a solid finish at Road America, so I’m looking to take that momentum into this weekend,” remarked Ruman. Testing, practices, and qualifying will take place Wednesday through Saturday. The TA/3/4 race will be Saturday, September 8th Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and the team rounded out the busy month of competition at the iconic Road America, WI, circuit this past weekend, where the Series completed Round 7 on the road to the 2018 Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli. The team was looking for a comeback after the rough outcome at Mid-Ohio, and Ruman proved that with a solid 4th place finish in Saturday’s race. With essentially no clean laps during the qualifying session on Friday, Ruman qualified the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette 7th on the grid in a crowded field. After three years of rain racing at Road America, mother nature finally stayed dry for the 850hp beasts. The race heated up quickly – and Ruman was entrenched with race long battles which included awesome side-by-side competition with fellow racers Greg Pickett, Tomy Drissi, and Dave Ruehlow. Ruman ran comfortably in sixth and seventh positions, and had some great late race passes to secure a fourth place finish. “I am pretty pleased with our outcome here at Road America. It’s the best finish we have had here in a long time. I was really running strong at the end of the race but ran Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After the tough round for Ruman and the team at Mid-Ohio just over a week ago, the busy month of August continues to Road America, WI, this weekend for the Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli. The hometown race at Mid-Ohio on August 11th did not go according to plan. The team struggled to find proper handling and speed throughout the weekend, which resulted in an 11th place qualifying slot for the start of the race. Ruman was determined to move up quickly after a decent start for the race. After advancing to sixth position during the opening laps, she suffered a mechanical failure that ended her race very early on lap 10. “What can I say, another huge disappointment in front of our hometown crowd again. For some reason we just haven’t yet had the best luck here at Mid-Ohio lately; it’s a real shame. Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting us – it really does mean the world to us!” stated Ruman. The Series is once again running in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the legendary road racing circuit. The No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette is ready to Read more →