For Immediate Release: June 24, 2009
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – Amy Ruman’s second appearance at the Road America SCCA June Sprints National race this past weekend did not exactly go according to plan. The good news was qualifying, where Ruman, piloting the #23 McNichols Co/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette, qualified on the front row in second position with a 2:08.58, just 4-tenths off the pole time set by Cliff Ebben at a 2:08.16.

In the second largest SCCA National event, 22 GT-1 entrants took to the track for this 15-lap race on the 4-mile Road America circuit. Ebben, Ruman, Gray, Mohrhauser, and Lagod rounded out the top 5 slots for the start of the race. Right out of the box, Ruman, Gray and Mohrhauser were in a three-way battle for second position. For a few laps, Ruman dropped to 4th pressuring Mohrhauser for 3rd. On lap 5 of the race, something let go on the car coming out of turn 3 as she headed down the second straightaway. The car filled with smoke and Ruman could not see anything but was able to bring the car to rest in the runoff area of turn 5.

“I was heading into the second fastest part of the track, when all of the sudden I couldn’t see a thing,” explained Ruman. “I was just doing my best not to hit a wall because I had no idea where I was. I thought we blew a motor big time, but it turns out that just an oil line blew off a fitting. I was fortunate that the car didn’t catch fire and I was able to get the car stopped near the Road America safety crew in turn 5.”

“I am so disappointed for my sponsors, crew, and fans that were cheering for us. It was just one of those mechanical things, we had a fast car all weekend and I really thought I would be on the podium at the end of the day. The good news is we got good practice time in for the Trans-Am race and the Runoffs that will be held here in September.”

Ruman posted the second fastest lap during the race, just 1-tenth off the fastest race lap set by Ebben. Video coverage for the June Sprints will be available on the www.GoRacingTV.com website next week. Check out the website and look for Amy’s personal interview by the GoRacingTV staff.

**NEW** – For all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing.

Next up: 
July 4-5 – Amy Ruman in SCCA National at Nelson Ledges, OH
July 12 – Amy Ruman in Round 6 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series and Niki Ruman in SRF SCCA National at Watkins Glen Intl Raceway, NY

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For Immediate Release: Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Elkhart Lake, WI – Amy Ruman will be interviewed on Chicago based WLS News Radio’s “Drive Chicago” program Saturday morning, June 20, hosted by Paul Brian. The program will be on-air from 8-9am CT (9-10am ET) Saturday morning and you can listen live online at www.wlsam.com.

Ruman is racing the #23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette at Road America’s SCCA June Sprints National this weekend. After practice today, she is in the 5th position in a field of 21 GT-1s. This is Ruman’s second time in the driver’s seat at Road America’s 4-mile track.

Ruman will qualify on Saturday at 12:50 and Sunday at 10:20. The race will be late Sunday afternoon.

Note: all times are Central Time.

For more about Road America and the June Sprints event, please visit www.junesprints.com and www.roadamerica.com.

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For Immediate Release: June 17, 2009
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – The Ruman Racing team is heading west to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI for the 54th running of the famed SCCA June Sprints National. This will be Amy Ruman’s second appearance at the June Sprints and second time driving the Road America circuit. Last year Ruman, piloting the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette, was running in 3rd position when she suffered a front suspension failure with 3 laps to go. She held on and finished the race in 8th with a broken car.

There are more than 500 entrants expected for this race, the second largest SCCA event following the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. There are expected to be more than 20 GT-1 entrants for this 15-lap race on the 4-mile Road America track. One of the reasons drivers compete in this race is to earn the “first jewel” in winning the Triple Crown title. To earn the SCCA Triple Crown Award a driver must win each of the following challenges: the June Sprints National, their home Division’s National Points Championship, and the SCCA National Championship at the Runoffs.

“I am looking forward to racing at Road America again and I think I have a good shot at winning this year. I was running really well here last year, until we encountered that mechanical problem,” stated Ruman. “The crew has been giving be a really good car this year, so I think we should be fast.”

The June Sprints schedule runs from June 18-21 with a test day on Thursday, practice on Friday, and qualifying on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The GT-1 race will take place late Sunday afternoon.

SCCA will have live timing and scoring for the event, beginning with practice Friday morning. For live timing during the June Sprints weekend, log onto http://www.livetiming.net/SCCA/club/livetiming.asp.Video coverage for the Sprints will also be available on the www.GoRacingTV.com website. “This is going to be a monumental event not only due to the significance of what the June Sprints means to SCCA competitors as part of the Triple Crown, but also because this is the first time the Sprints will be videoed and rebroadcasted for the world to view,” said Errol Tucker, producer of GoRacingTV.com. “We will bring the action directly to the viewers’ monitors from cameras strategically placed around the track, along with video from in-car cameras, as well as car data overlaid on to the video.” Viewers will also have the ability to view the scrolling running order display to track driver position. GoRacingTV.com will also conduct interviews with participants throughout the weekend. For all other event information, please visit www.junesprints.com.

**NEW** – For all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing.

Next up: July 12 – Amy Ruman in Round 6 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series and Niki Ruman in SRF SCCA National at Watkins Glen Intl Raceway, NY

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For Immediate Release: June 2, 2009
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – Amy Ruman was back in action for Round 4 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am 40 lap race that ran at the 2.258 mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington Ohio this past weekend. Mid-Ohio is one of Ruman’s home tracks, and it showed with a good number of hometown fans in the crowd cheering her on.

After a great qualifying round Saturday afternoon, Ruman put the #23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld/Cleveland Hard Facing Chevrolet Corvette on the second row of the grid in 4th place behind Tony Ave (1st), Jorge Diaz (2nd), and Tommy Drissi (3rd).

Ruman had a good start, falling in behind Drissi, when Daniel Ramoutarsingh (5th) forced a pass on her through turn 1, with the two making contact. Ruman settled into 5th and set a pace to maintain her position. The train formed from fourth on, with Ramoutarsingh in front, Ruman, RJ Lopez, and Simon Gregg on the tail end. On lap 2, Ramoutarsingh spun in the carousel, and Ruman passed him, putting her back in 4th position. Ruman maintained fourth position until laps 8 and 9, when Lopez and Gregg got by her. She had started to develop a front-end handling problem, and was trying her best to control the car in the hard breaking zones. Ruman stayed with them until lap 13, when something broke on the front suspension entering the keyhole turn, sending Ruman into the gravel trap. She was able to get out of the trap and continue to pit lane, only to find out her day was over. The tie rod to the right front upper control arm had failed, taking her out of the race.

“This was so unfortunate to happen at this hometown race for us. My sponsors from McNichols Co., Goodyear, Cenweld, and Cleveland Hard Facing were here to attend this race, as were many other friends and family. It was such a disappointment to have a mechanical failure ruin our chances at the podium, but that’s racing for you,” stated Ruman. “My crew gave me such a good car – even better than in qualifying, and I know we would have been right there at the end of the race.”

It was defiantly a race of attrition, with only 3 cars finishing on the lead lap out of the 15 that started the race. The Ruman Racing team will head to the famed SCCA June Sprints National at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI, next month. This will only be Ruman’s second time at Road America, where they have moved the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs to in September.

**NEW** – For all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing

To view entry lists, schedules, results, and info about the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series visit: http://www.sccatrans-am.com/.

On Deck: June 20-21 – Amy Ruman in SCCA June Sprints National, Elkhart Lake, WI

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For Immediate Release: May 28, 2009
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Four Regional Sponsors on Board –
McNichols Co., Goodyear Tires, Cenweld Corp., and Cleveland Hard Facing

Munroe Falls, OH – After running two SCCA National events the last two weekends and garnering a win and a 2nd place finish, Amy Ruman will be back in action for Round 4 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am series slated to run at this Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington Ohio. She missed Round 3 of the series in Mosport, Canada to run a SCCA National race at Summit Point, WV. Ruman is working to qualify the #23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette for the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs and needs four National races to do it. Ruman is currently 8th in the Trans-Am points standings, with a 3rd at Atlanta and a 6th at VIRginia International Raceway. She is trailing fifth position by only two points.

Ruman will take to the track starting Friday evening for a twilight test session. The Saturday morning session will be practice, followed by one qualifying session on Saturday afternoon at 3:45. The Trans-Am race will start approximately at 2:45 pm Sunday, the last race of the day.

“The month of May has really been busy for us, racing back to back three weekends in a row. I’m glad to be back running with the Trans-Am series again. We will be in front of our home town crowd so I am aiming for another podium finish,” commented Ruman.

Ruman arrives at Mid-Ohio with an additional associate sponsor, one that has been on board with her at Ohio races in the past – Cleveland Hard Facing, Inc. Cleveland Hard Facing is a leader in the development and application of high temperature metal alloys and ceramics as overlays on custom fabricated parts.

“I am extremely pleased to be running at my home track and have my Northeast Ohio sponsors on board for the Mid-Ohio race. McNichols Co. is a national distributor of steel products based in Tampa, Florida with service centers around the country, including Cleveland. Cenweld Corp. is a well-established manufacturer and distributor of truck bodies and equipment throughout Ohio and is based in Cuyahoga Falls. I am also very happy to be reunited with Cleveland Hard Facing, Inc. for this event,” exclaimed Ruman.

**NEW** – For all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing

To view entry lists, schedules, results, and info about the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series visit: http://www.sccatrans-am.com/.

On Deck: June 20-21 – Amy Ruman in SCCA June Sprints National, Elkhart Lake, WI

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