Tony Ave Puts Corvette on Pole for Road America Trans Am
06-19-2010, 04:06 PM
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Tony Ave Puts Corvette on Pole for Road America Trans Am
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - Starting lineup for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Round 4 race at Road America, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.
1. (4) Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:05.066, 116.520.
2. (81) Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:05.610, 116.016.
3. (5) Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 2:06.134, 115.534.
4. (6) RJ Lopez, Santa Domingo Dominican Republic, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:06.758, 114.965.
5. (36) Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 2:07.683, 114.132.
6. (23) Amy Ruman, Kent, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:07.812, 114.017.
7. (59) Simon Gregg, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:08.778, 113.162.
8. (24) Rick Dittman, Evanston, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:09.135, 112.849.
9. (8) Daniel Ramoutarsingh, East Lansing, Mich., Jaguar XKR, 2:09.222, 112.773.
10. (85) Terry Giles, Loxahatchee, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:11.151, 111.114.
11. (95) Rich Kevin, Round Rock, Texas, Ford Mustang, 2:11.957, 110.436.
12. (05) David Fersthand, Fort Worth, Texas, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 2:12.399, 110.067.
13. (01) Jim Bradley, Gaston, Ind., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:12.656, 109.854.
14. (00) Doug Harrington, Kemah, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:13.246, 109.367.
15. (66) Denny Lamers, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 2:13.531, 109.134.
16. (08) John Schaller, Fort Myers, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:13.862, 108.864.
17. (96) Daniel Parr, Muskego, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:18.086, 105.534.
18. (75) Buddy Cisar, Bellevue, Neb., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:28.551, 98.099.
19. (3) Kyle Kelley, Signal Hill, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 3:07.807, 77.594.
1. (4) Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:05.066, 116.520.
2. (81) Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:05.610, 116.016.
3. (5) Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 2:06.134, 115.534.
4. (6) RJ Lopez, Santa Domingo Dominican Republic, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:06.758, 114.965.
5. (36) Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 2:07.683, 114.132.
6. (23) Amy Ruman, Kent, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:07.812, 114.017.
7. (59) Simon Gregg, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:08.778, 113.162.
8. (24) Rick Dittman, Evanston, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:09.135, 112.849.
9. (8) Daniel Ramoutarsingh, East Lansing, Mich., Jaguar XKR, 2:09.222, 112.773.
10. (85) Terry Giles, Loxahatchee, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:11.151, 111.114.
11. (95) Rich Kevin, Round Rock, Texas, Ford Mustang, 2:11.957, 110.436.
12. (05) David Fersthand, Fort Worth, Texas, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 2:12.399, 110.067.
13. (01) Jim Bradley, Gaston, Ind., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:12.656, 109.854.
14. (00) Doug Harrington, Kemah, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:13.246, 109.367.
15. (66) Denny Lamers, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 2:13.531, 109.134.
16. (08) John Schaller, Fort Myers, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:13.862, 108.864.
17. (96) Daniel Parr, Muskego, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:18.086, 105.534.
18. (75) Buddy Cisar, Bellevue, Neb., Chevrolet Corvette, 2:28.551, 98.099.
19. (3) Kyle Kelley, Signal Hill, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 3:07.807, 77.594.
06-19-2010, 09:58 PM
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The TA race is tomorrow.
Carl Edwards won the Nationwide race at Road America with Ron Fellows second.
Ave was running around 7th with 1 to go. Ended up like 20th don't know what happened.
Carl Edwards won the Nationwide race at Road America with Ron Fellows second.
Ave was running around 7th with 1 to go. Ended up like 20th don't know what happened.
06-19-2010, 11:49 PM
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Ave got pushed out wide & spun at Canada Corner, I think. Fellows had a great run. Jacques V was running second before his motor started to go away and he nursed it for the white flag lap.
06-21-2010, 06:11 AM
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In today’s Trans-Am race at Road America, Ave easily avoided any final-lap fireworks and led flag-to-flag en route to his second consecutive victory. The driver who currently hails from Maiden, N.C. but is a native of Hurley, Wis. had to wait 16 years to score his first career Trans-Am win at Miller Motorsports Park, but only two weeks to celebrate win number two.
The No. 4 Tony Ave Racing/Pro Motor Engines Chevrolet Corvette was clearly the class of the field throughout the 23-lap event. After starting from the pole, Ave jumped out to a healthy lead early on and pulled away until a full-course caution to retrieve Terry Giles’ No. 85 Powerhouse Racing/ECR Engines/Goodyear Chevrolet Corvette from the Turn 12 gravel trap came out on Lap 10 and bunched the field.
However, Ave managed to again build a healthy advantage on the ensuing restart. It appeared that Ave was conserving his equipment as the laps wound down, which allowed second place RJ Lopez to close up, but Ave’s lead was never in jeopardy. He went on to win by 1.474 seconds. With the victory, Ave extended his lead in the championship to 52 points, 496-444, over Lopez after four of 10 rounds in the 2010 Trans-Am Series.
“It was really good,” Ave said. “It shows that we’ve got our car sorted out. I can always qualify good, but we didn’t have a great racecar. We seemed to have sorted that out. I ran it as hard as I could, just so I could see what our tire wear was like. I think we have a little bit to go yet. We need to work on the rear suspension a little bit. It’s good. It’s always good to have the points lead. It gives you a cushion, and the prize money doesn’t hurt. For everybody that is helping us, it keeps them pumped up too.”
Lopez, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, scored his fourth consecutive podium result with a second-place ride in the No. 6 Disco 106/ECR Engines/Goodyear Chevrolet Corvette. He is the only driver in the series to have finished inside the top three in every race thus far in 2010, and this runner-up result came following a race-long battle with defending series champion Tomy Drissi.
“That was just wild,” said Lopez. “It was just so cool. Usually, when I’m driving, I’m thinking about not sliding the tires, being easy on my brakes, whatever, but I finally got into one of those battles that went on for laps and laps, where you’re not even thinking about the car and conserving or whatever. You’re just like, ‘I’m going to go for him here. I’m going to go for him there.’ You just forget about everything else that’s going on within the car. It was just a blast.”
At the conclusion of an eventful final lap, Amy Ruman, of Kent Ohio, took the final spot on the podium with a third-place result in the No. 23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette. Her third-place trophy was a just reward for Ruman, who dropped all the way to the rear of field with a spin in Turn 14 on the third lap in the race.
Despite the setback, Ruman stayed in the fight and by Lap 15, she had worked her way back to fifth in the running order. On the final lap, she battled past Rick Dittman’s No. 24 RDE Chevrolet Corvette for fourth and then took third when Drissi’s No. 5 Knight and Day Jaguar XKR took ill and failed to make it up the hill from Turn 5 to Turn 6. It was her second career Trans-Am podium and her first since finishing third at Road Atlanta last year.
“It feels great,” Ruman said. “First of all, Happy Father’s Day to my dad and thanks to my parents. I couldn’t do it without them. It was a crazy race. I was upset that I spun. The car got light on me coming out of that last turn and I almost reeled it in, but it just got a little loose, a little light. I was surprised early on that it got light. I was kind of bummed but I just kept my head down, stayed focus, and tried to pick them off one by one.
“I was really happy when the double yellow came out, because that gave me a chance to catch up to everybody. I couldn’t be happier with the McNichols/Cenweld/Goodyear Racing Corvette. It was a crazy last lap. My whole goal today was to stay patient and let the race come to me. I just didn’t know I was going to have to go from 16th to third, but I’m real happy to be on the podium.”
Dittman, of Evanston, Ill., wound up with a fourth-place result from the 93rd start of his Trans-Am career. It was Dittman’s first Trans-Am appearance since 1999. Filling out the top five was John Schaller, of Fort Myers, Fla., in the No. 08 JRS Motorsports/Central Power Chevrolet Camaro. It was Schaller’s second career top-five result in Trans-Am competition and his first since a fourth-place performance at Road Atlanta last year.
Drissi, of Hollywood, Calif., entered the weekend second in the championship standings, but slipped to third with an eighth-place performance. He now trails Ave by 79 points and Lopez by 27 markers. Simon Gregg, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., moved to fourth in points with a sixth-place run today in the No. 59 Derhaag Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette.
Daniel Ramoutarsingh, of La Romain, Trinidad, is now fifth in the championship following a ninth-place performance in the No. 8 Trinrico Steel & Wire Products Jaguar XKR. Ramoutarsingh encountered a mechanical problem on the final lap of the race.
Next up for the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series is a visit to the historic Lime Rock Park circuit in Lakeville, Conn. on July 3.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - Results from Sunday's 23-lap, 93.104-mile SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Round 4 race at Road America, with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and reason out (if any).
1. (1) Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 23.
2. (4) RJ Lopez, Santa Domingo Dominican Republic, Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -1.474.
3. (6) Amy Ruman, Kent, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -18.232.
4. (8) Rick Dittman, Evanston, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -18.431.
5. (16) John Schaller, Fort Myers, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 23, -31.925.
6. (7) Simon Gregg, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -39.432.
7. (15) Denny Lamers, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 23, -42.849.
8. (3) Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 22, Mech.
9. (9) Daniel Ramoutarsingh, La Romain, Trinidad, Jaguar XKR, 22, Mech.
10. (13) Jim Bradley, Gaston, Ind., Chevrolet Corvette, 22, -1 lap.
11. (11) Rich Kevin, Round Rock, Texas, Ford Mustang, 21, Mech.
12. (17) Daniel Parr, Muskego, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette, 21, -2 laps.
13. (18) Buddy Cisar, Bellevue, Neb., Chevrolet Camaro, 20, -3 laps.
14. (14) Doug Harrington, Kemah, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 16, Mech.
15. (10) Terry Giles, Loxahatchee, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 9, Mech.
16. (2) Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 7, Mech.
17. (12) David Fersthand, Fort Worth, Texas, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 7, Mech.
18. (5) Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 5, Mech.
19. (19) Kyle Kelley, Signal Hill, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 0, DNS.
Time of race: 54 minutes, 37.352 seconds.
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The No. 4 Tony Ave Racing/Pro Motor Engines Chevrolet Corvette was clearly the class of the field throughout the 23-lap event. After starting from the pole, Ave jumped out to a healthy lead early on and pulled away until a full-course caution to retrieve Terry Giles’ No. 85 Powerhouse Racing/ECR Engines/Goodyear Chevrolet Corvette from the Turn 12 gravel trap came out on Lap 10 and bunched the field.
However, Ave managed to again build a healthy advantage on the ensuing restart. It appeared that Ave was conserving his equipment as the laps wound down, which allowed second place RJ Lopez to close up, but Ave’s lead was never in jeopardy. He went on to win by 1.474 seconds. With the victory, Ave extended his lead in the championship to 52 points, 496-444, over Lopez after four of 10 rounds in the 2010 Trans-Am Series.
“It was really good,” Ave said. “It shows that we’ve got our car sorted out. I can always qualify good, but we didn’t have a great racecar. We seemed to have sorted that out. I ran it as hard as I could, just so I could see what our tire wear was like. I think we have a little bit to go yet. We need to work on the rear suspension a little bit. It’s good. It’s always good to have the points lead. It gives you a cushion, and the prize money doesn’t hurt. For everybody that is helping us, it keeps them pumped up too.”
Lopez, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, scored his fourth consecutive podium result with a second-place ride in the No. 6 Disco 106/ECR Engines/Goodyear Chevrolet Corvette. He is the only driver in the series to have finished inside the top three in every race thus far in 2010, and this runner-up result came following a race-long battle with defending series champion Tomy Drissi.
“That was just wild,” said Lopez. “It was just so cool. Usually, when I’m driving, I’m thinking about not sliding the tires, being easy on my brakes, whatever, but I finally got into one of those battles that went on for laps and laps, where you’re not even thinking about the car and conserving or whatever. You’re just like, ‘I’m going to go for him here. I’m going to go for him there.’ You just forget about everything else that’s going on within the car. It was just a blast.”
At the conclusion of an eventful final lap, Amy Ruman, of Kent Ohio, took the final spot on the podium with a third-place result in the No. 23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette. Her third-place trophy was a just reward for Ruman, who dropped all the way to the rear of field with a spin in Turn 14 on the third lap in the race.
Despite the setback, Ruman stayed in the fight and by Lap 15, she had worked her way back to fifth in the running order. On the final lap, she battled past Rick Dittman’s No. 24 RDE Chevrolet Corvette for fourth and then took third when Drissi’s No. 5 Knight and Day Jaguar XKR took ill and failed to make it up the hill from Turn 5 to Turn 6. It was her second career Trans-Am podium and her first since finishing third at Road Atlanta last year.
“It feels great,” Ruman said. “First of all, Happy Father’s Day to my dad and thanks to my parents. I couldn’t do it without them. It was a crazy race. I was upset that I spun. The car got light on me coming out of that last turn and I almost reeled it in, but it just got a little loose, a little light. I was surprised early on that it got light. I was kind of bummed but I just kept my head down, stayed focus, and tried to pick them off one by one.
“I was really happy when the double yellow came out, because that gave me a chance to catch up to everybody. I couldn’t be happier with the McNichols/Cenweld/Goodyear Racing Corvette. It was a crazy last lap. My whole goal today was to stay patient and let the race come to me. I just didn’t know I was going to have to go from 16th to third, but I’m real happy to be on the podium.”
Dittman, of Evanston, Ill., wound up with a fourth-place result from the 93rd start of his Trans-Am career. It was Dittman’s first Trans-Am appearance since 1999. Filling out the top five was John Schaller, of Fort Myers, Fla., in the No. 08 JRS Motorsports/Central Power Chevrolet Camaro. It was Schaller’s second career top-five result in Trans-Am competition and his first since a fourth-place performance at Road Atlanta last year.
Drissi, of Hollywood, Calif., entered the weekend second in the championship standings, but slipped to third with an eighth-place performance. He now trails Ave by 79 points and Lopez by 27 markers. Simon Gregg, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., moved to fourth in points with a sixth-place run today in the No. 59 Derhaag Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette.
Daniel Ramoutarsingh, of La Romain, Trinidad, is now fifth in the championship following a ninth-place performance in the No. 8 Trinrico Steel & Wire Products Jaguar XKR. Ramoutarsingh encountered a mechanical problem on the final lap of the race.
Next up for the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series is a visit to the historic Lime Rock Park circuit in Lakeville, Conn. on July 3.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - Results from Sunday's 23-lap, 93.104-mile SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Round 4 race at Road America, with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and reason out (if any).
1. (1) Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 23.
2. (4) RJ Lopez, Santa Domingo Dominican Republic, Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -1.474.
3. (6) Amy Ruman, Kent, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -18.232.
4. (8) Rick Dittman, Evanston, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -18.431.
5. (16) John Schaller, Fort Myers, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 23, -31.925.
6. (7) Simon Gregg, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 23, -39.432.
7. (15) Denny Lamers, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 23, -42.849.
8. (3) Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 22, Mech.
9. (9) Daniel Ramoutarsingh, La Romain, Trinidad, Jaguar XKR, 22, Mech.
10. (13) Jim Bradley, Gaston, Ind., Chevrolet Corvette, 22, -1 lap.
11. (11) Rich Kevin, Round Rock, Texas, Ford Mustang, 21, Mech.
12. (17) Daniel Parr, Muskego, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette, 21, -2 laps.
13. (18) Buddy Cisar, Bellevue, Neb., Chevrolet Camaro, 20, -3 laps.
14. (14) Doug Harrington, Kemah, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 16, Mech.
15. (10) Terry Giles, Loxahatchee, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 9, Mech.
16. (2) Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 7, Mech.
17. (12) David Fersthand, Fort Worth, Texas, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 7, Mech.
18. (5) Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., Ford Mustang, 5, Mech.
19. (19) Kyle Kelley, Signal Hill, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 0, DNS.
Time of race: 54 minutes, 37.352 seconds.
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06-21-2010, 07:03 PM
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If your on Facebook, they're asking about the TV coverage.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SCCA-P...s/202146020988
I asked if we could get it on YouTube or Hulu.
Also, they're running LimeRock w/o the chicanes!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SCCA-P...s/202146020988
I asked if we could get it on YouTube or Hulu.
Also, they're running LimeRock w/o the chicanes!
SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Who's coming to Lime Rock????
We're running the "classic" course.. Yes... the "Classic" course, including the jumps and with no chicanes!!! Whhoooooeeeeeee!
Come on out and watch these fire breathing monsters tear up this historic and beautiful road course!!!
Susan Green
Why can't I find the Trans-Am races televised?
SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series
Putting a TV deal together is complicated and takes time, but rest assured Trans Am fans we are working on it.
Brian Cunningham
Any chance of getting them posted up on YouTube or Hulu?
We're running the "classic" course.. Yes... the "Classic" course, including the jumps and with no chicanes!!! Whhoooooeeeeeee!
Come on out and watch these fire breathing monsters tear up this historic and beautiful road course!!!
Susan Green
Why can't I find the Trans-Am races televised?
SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series
Putting a TV deal together is complicated and takes time, but rest assured Trans Am fans we are working on it.
Brian Cunningham
Any chance of getting them posted up on YouTube or Hulu?
06-22-2010, 10:05 AM
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Road America is my home track and I've been following TA my whole life and 2:05 IS FLYING!!!!! That is flat out just fast!!
Looking forward to see who is going to show up for the Sprints!! Anyone have an entry list for it??
Looking forward to see who is going to show up for the Sprints!! Anyone have an entry list for it??
06-22-2010, 01:44 PM
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It's a real shame that this series is getting so little coverage. It's easier to find all the Euro Series FIA races live on TV than this long time popular series. Don't they have a title sponsor ??
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06-22-2010, 02:29 PM
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What I've been noticing on these road courses is that the Qualifying times aren't any closer together than say a NASA race or SCCA T1 National
06-22-2010, 04:13 PM
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(if and) when the factories get involved you might see more coverage, currently Nascar is the sucking up most of the TV coverage....personally I think for the series to be a success they need to go back to their roots...real cars, no more tube frame silhouettes and say goodbye to the Corvette....they need to race Camaro, Mustang & Challenger.
06-22-2010, 04:30 PM
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Congrats to Amy!! Coming from the back after a spin. She is definitely one to look out for. 
She is definitely one to look out for.
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(if and) when the factories get involved you might see more coverage, currently Nascar is the sucking up most of the TV coverage....personally I think for the series to be a success they need to go back to their roots...real cars, no more tube frame silhouettes and say goodbye to the Corvette....they need to race Camaro, Mustang & Challenger.
of course they, the SCCA, manage to mess it up.
