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Munroe Falls, Ohio – A solid weekend showing for Amy Ruman and the team last weekend in Rounds 8 & 9 of the Trans Am by Pirelli SpeedTour at Watkins Glen International (WGI), NY. The weekend featured a double race format combining all classes together to run in both races. With sunny skies and perfect racing temperatures prevailing all weekend, testing started out on the tough side for Ruman. Mechanical issues arose during the second session, consequentially missing the only official practice session Friday morning before evening qualifying. The crew worked on fixing the issue just in time to make the 5:35pm qualifying session. With limited track time, Ruman qualified the No. 23 McNichols/Cornertech Chevrolet Corvette in ninth place for race one Saturday afternoon. Race one started out with lots of action throughout the field, with Ruman making advances throughout the race. She ultimately took the checkered flag in fourth, but some post-race penalty assessments moved her up to third in the final results. “We were really happy with our results today in race one after having some mechanical issues in testing and missing practice,” said Ruman. “The crew worked diligently to get the No. 23 back in action just Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After nearly a two-month break, the Trans Am by Pirelli SpeedTour heads to Watkins Glen International (WGI), NY. Teams were supposed to compete at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, ON over the past Labor Day weekend, but when that race was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions at the border, Watkins Glen became a double race feature for all classes. In Round 7 at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) held in July, Ruman and in the team battled multiple drive shaft issues, missed qualifying and started in the back, yet managed to take home a 5th place finish. The Series returns to WGI this weekend for its 33rd appearance at the historic road course for Round 8 on the TA schedule. In 2020, COVID-19 restrictions in the state of New York forced the event to be cancelled, so teams are excited to be back for the first time since 2019. Trans Am is running in conjunction with SVRA’s U.S. Vintage Grand Prix event, with many activities for fans to enjoy throughout the long weekend. “Obviously I’m ecstatic to be back at the Glen, everyone knows it’s my favorite track on the schedule! It’s always a great weekend here Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After another short turnaround in between races, the busy month of July continues with a Round 7 SpeedTour stop at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), the Ryan Companies US presents the Jed Copham Tribute Weekend. This will be the Series 30th appearance at the northern circuit, and the 2nd annual memorial race honoring the track’s late owner and part-time Trans Am driver, Jed Copham. Ruman was running a solid race at Road America, WI over the 4th of July holiday weekend, until a part failure took her out of the race. She wrapped up the weekend with a disappointing 14th place finish after a front suspension part broke and sent her into the wall with 7-laps to go. Ruman has had much success at BIR, including a second-place finish in 2020 and victories in 2015, 2012 (race 2). Running in conjunction with the SVRA and the F4 US Championship, Trans Am will feature one race this weekend, with TA and TA2 running a combined race format. “It is always a special race to honor and pay tribute to our friend and former competitor Jed (Copham),” remarked Ruman. “I had a great race at BIR last year capturing a Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and team will be celebrating the 4th of July festivities over the holiday weekend during Round 6 of the 2021 Trans Am Championship at Road America, WI. The teams are heading north for back-to-back races after a quick turnaround from the race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course last week. Ruman heads into the weekend fifth in the Championship points race after a respectable fourth place finish at Mid-Ohio moved her up in the standings. She qualified the No. 23 McNichols/Cornertech Chevrolet Corvette seventh for the start of the TA race. Sunny skies and hot temperatures prevailed on Sunday, and Ruman had a great start moving up three spots in the first turn. She had some great battles throughout the race, but a late race caution prevented a shootout in the closing laps and Ruman finished fourth under a caution/checkered. “I couldn’t be happier with our finish today,” said Ruman, who resides in Stow, OH. “I wish we had a chance for a restart at the end but we had a really good start at the beginning of the race. I passed three cars at the start, fell right in and I was with the Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH, this weekend. Running in conjunction with the SVRA Vintage Grand Prix as part of the 2021 SpeedTour, Trans Am will feature two races this weekend, TA2 and TA/XGT/SGT/GT. Ruman only lives about an hour away from the track she calls home and is looking forward to having a great race this weekend in No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette in front of her hometown crowd. She will be looking for her first Trans Am victory at the Mid-Ohio circuit. The Trans Am PR team caught up with Ruman and asked how the two-time Trans Am champion felt coming into the weekend with the home track advantage – “I have spent a lot of time at Mid-Ohio, from spectating as a kid, to racing consistently here over the years. Mid-Ohio is a particularly challenging, unique course. Track conditions can change at any given moment and that’s part of its uniqueness. There is no time for rest either, it’s remarkably busy. I am determined to have a good finish this weekend, preferably a win, and would love to move up in the standings – we Read more →