Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Southern swing continues for Amy Ruman and her team as they round out the 2015 season at the famous Formula 1 track, Circuit of the America’s (COTA), and then head over to Daytona International Speedway the following weekend for the Trans Am Series season finale.
The Trans Am Series will be competing for the first time at the COTA circuit, which is located in Austin, Texas and will be joining the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) for a weekend full of “Texas sized” fun and excitement. COTA is an impressive 1,500 acre purpose built grand prix race complex. The world-class track is 3.4 miles long, consists of 20 challenging turns, includes several dramatic natural elevation changes, and features a 133-foot climb up to an extremely tight turn 1.
Ruman is heading into Round 11 at COTA after capturing her sixth win of the 2015 season in New Orleans just a few short weeks ago. Ruman, in her No. 23 McNichols/Don Sitts Auto Chevrolet Corvette, holds the Trans Am Championship lead by a narrow 11 point margin. Ruman received a 3-point penalty deduction after the NOLA race for passing a lapped TA3 car under yellow flag conditions. The post-race penalty effort was brought on by a competitor who stood to gain from a Ruman penalty.
“The victory at NOLA was solid one. I’d raced hard with Tony Ave for most of the race and even though he’s not in points contention, it was tough, clean racing. While there was an unintentional minor infraction, it had nothing to do with the outcome of that race,” stated Ruman. “I’m excited to move forward to the next two weekends and hopefully clinch this Championship once and for all. COTA is going to be a very challenging track since I have never raced there before, so we will be working on car setup the entire weekend. The following week, we hope to repeat our win last season at the Daytona finale.”
The TA class field is set at 17 with a total of 52 entries for the event. The week starts early for teams as the track is hosting a test day on Wednesday November 4th. The first official Trans Am practice will be at 11:15am on Thursday, then “Fast Five” qualifying for the TA class at 3:00pm, followed by TA2 and TA3. Friday will be the second official practice session at 10:50am. After a morning warmup at 10:30am, the combined field will see the green flag on Saturday November 7th at 4:00pm for the 30-lap, 102.81-mile race. All times listed are CDT. Visit gotransam.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.
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