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Press Releases by Amy Ruman
June 8, 2005
Ups
and Downs at Mid-Ohio GT-1 National - Another Pole for Amy
Ruman but Falls Out of Race
Munroe Falls, OH - Another fabulous weather weekend
started off great for the Ruman Racing team at hometown track
Mid-Ohio. Amy Ruman in the #23 McNichols/Cenweld Corvette
was fastest in both qualifying sessions and secured her second
pole position of the 2005 season.
The incredibly competitive nine car GT-1 lineup for the weekend
included Ruman, Trevor Hopwood, Don Soenen, Phil Lasco, Mike
Canney, Csaba Bujdoso, Dick Greer, Don Parish, and Al Gaudio.
Unfortunately, Hopwood broke a motor in qualifying and was
unable to get the car fixed for the race. Soenen got Ruman
on the start of the race, and Ruman tucked into 2nd place
close behind him. On the third lap, something broke in Ruman's
motor heading into the keyhole, taking her out of the race.
Lasco, in his new red mustang, caught up to Soenen, but later
also broke. Soenen led flag to flag, with Canney taking second
and Greer in third.
"I am so disappointed," stated Ruman. "I was
hoping to have back-to-back wins after Nelson's last week.
I won this race last year and I thought I was on my way to
a repeat after qualifying in 1st. We later found out that
a rocker arm broke and that's what did it. I really thought
Soenen and I were going to have a great battle, but that's
racing! Congrats to him and his team on a great win."
The National Northeast points race continues to be tight,
with Canney taking the lead at 31, Ruman in second with 26,
and Hopwood in 3rd with 24. Ruman will be skipping the next
Northeast National at Lime Rock this coming weekend, but is
planning to run the NE National at BeaveRun the following
weekend.
Next Up - June 18-19: SCCA GT-1 National BeaveRun Motorsports
Park, PA
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