October 03, 2002 – RUMAN READY TO RACE AT TRANS-AM’S NEWEST STREET COURSE IN MIAMI
Munroe Falls, OH – Veteran Trans-Am competitor Bob Ruman is eager to get back to racing after the September break in the schedule at the inaugural Grand Prix Americas in the streets of downtown Miami. This weekend will be round ten of twelve in the 2002 Trans-Am season. Ruman, in the #23 Cenweld/McNichols Corvette, is 12th in the Trans-Am Championship points standings coming into Sunday’s race.
“We’ve been able to work on a number of things during the past month and we should be in good shape for the race. As I’ve said before, I love street races and I’m sure the Miami course will be as great as if not better than the Denver and Washington, D.C. temporary courses we were on earlier this year. Street races take even more precision from all the drivers than any other type of racing.”
The Grand Prix Americas will be held on a 1.54 mile temporary street course with 16 turns. The 65 lap race (100 miles) will be at 4:00pm on Sunday.
Ruman Racing will welcome a large group of sponsors to the track at Miami. “We’re happy to have a group of employees and customers from our sponsor, McNichols Co., at the Miami race,” said Ruman. McNichols Co. is based in Tampa, FL, and services the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican steel products market.”
Television – Trans-Am round ten, Grand Prix of the Americas, Miami, FL, broadcast same day tape delay on Sunday, October 6 on Speed Channel 5:30pm (ET).
On Deck – Trans-Am round eleven, Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Friday October 11, broadcast same day tape delay on Speed Channel 8:00pm (ET).
