For Immediate Release: July 12, 2011
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell
Munroe Falls, OH – The Ruman Racing team returned home after a very busy weekend, with Amy Ruman hitting the podium again and sister Niki having two tough races. The two competed in the SCCA Double National at Watkins Glen International Raceway, NY. With a big turnout in both classes, the competition was stiff. The GT-1 class had 12 entries and the Spec Racer class had a 43 car class this weekend.
GT-1 Amy battled for top spot with fellow Trans-Am Series competitors Carlos de Quesada, Doug Peterson, and Simon Gregg. Ruman qualified 3rd for race 1 on Saturday and 2nd for race 2 on Sunday. Peterson did not make either race after suffering a mechanical problem on Friday, so that moved Ruman to the front row for race 1. In Saturday’s race, Ruman and de Quesada were neck in neck into turn one and de Quesada took the lead. The two sprinted out from the field. de Quesada lead Ruman flag to flag taking the win, with Ruman second, and Gregg third. Sunday’s qualifying battle was tight with de Quesada (1:49.446) inching out Ruman (1:49.529) by 8 hundredths of a second for the pole. The drag race was on at the start, and the two went deep into one. Ruman won over de Quesada, but both washed out wide allowing Jack Busch to sprint out in front of turn 1. Busch, Ruman, de Quesada, and Gregg headed up the esses nose to tail. Ruman and de Quesada both passed Busch coming out of turn 8 heading three abreast down the hill into 9. de Quesada came out in front of Ruman, and the two ran a very fast paced race running 1:50 and 1:51 lap times most of the race, smoking Ruman’s previous track record of 1:52.460. The top 3 finishers were the same as Saturday’s race, de Quesada (1:50.209 new TR), Ruman (1:50.848), and Gregg (1:54.237).
“The #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette was fast this weekend, but unfortunately Carlos was faster than us,” remarked Ruman. “It was like two mini TA races this weekend, we had fun battling it out!”
Spec Racer The Spec Racer field was tight, with the top 27 of the 43 car field within 3.4 seconds of each other in qualifying. Niki Ruman Skinner qualified 27th for Saturday’s race and was running solid until a mechanical failure forced her to into the pit lane one lap before the checkered flag. For Sunday’s race, she started 27th again, moved up to 20th by lap three, when she spun while avoiding another car that had spun in the downhill right-hander after the “bus stop.” She then fought her way back through the pack to finish 25th. “I love racing at the Glen, but I did come away a bit disappointed with this weekend’s finishes. Still, Sunday’s race was particularly fun, with close running with a lot of cars. I am looking forward now to street racing at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, in August,” said Ruman Skinner.
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UPCOMING RACES:
August 5-7 –
Amy Ruman in Round 5 SCCA Pro-Racing Trans-Am Series, Trois Rivieres, Canada
Niki Ruman in SCCA Pro-Racing Pro Spec Racer Series Doubleheader, Trois Rivieres, Canada
