For Immediate Release: August 29, 2011
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell
Munroe Falls, OH – Amy Ruman and the team headed west to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI August 18th-20th for Round 6 of the 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series at Road America, WI and the weekend did not go according to plan for Amy Ruman and the team.
Unfortunately the team was plagued with mechanical gremlins from the start of the event, not giving Ruman any track time before she qualified the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette 3rd on the grid for Saturday’s race.
Rain was threatening for Saturday’s race, but it luckily held off for the 8:00 am start. Ruman battled most of the race with Daniel Ramoutarsingh trading positions a few times while running in third and fourth positions. With five laps to go while running in third position, Ruman exited turn 6 when suddenly the rear end broke on the #23. Ruman tried to gather the car and get off the race course, but the car slid on the wet grass into the turn 7 concrete wall adding insult to injury. Ruman walked away from the incident but was very disappointed.
“This was a very tough weekend on our team. Nothing seemed to go right from the first practice. I thought once we made it halfway through the race, our mechanical woes were gone and we were looking at another podium, but without warning the rear end let go,” said Ruman. “It has been a difficult year for us, but that’s racing. We have 3 more races to turn it around.”
With this 11th finish, Ruman has now moved into the fifth slot of the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Championship driver standings. The team is scheduled to run the double header Trans-Am races Labor Day weekend at Brainerd, MN.
Sponsors: McNichols Co., headquartered in Tampa, FL, is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website,www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor for Pro Spec Racer. Cenweld Corp., a well-established manufacturer and distributor of truck bodies and equipment throughout Ohio, is also long-time Ruman Racing sponsor.
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UPCOMING RACES:
Sept. 2-4 – Amy Ruman in Rounds 7 & 8 SCCA Pro-Racing Trans-Am Series at Brainerd International Raceway, MN
