Ruhlman/Trois Riv/ Trans-Am final practice notes

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PRESS NOTES:                   FINAL PRACTICE         TRANS-AM  TROIS
RIVIERES

 

RUHLMAN PRACTICES IS FOURTH IN FINAL SESSION BEFORE RACE

 

            Driver Randy Ruhlman returned to the fourth position in the
final practice before the 100-mile, 66-lap race on the streets of Trois
Rivieres, Quebec Canada.

Ruhlman was testing his race set up with full gas tanks and was able to
improve his time by over 0.3 seconds, giving him a final time of 1:04.822.

 

            Ruhlman finished second here last year after qualifying eighth.
This year he will be starting in the seventh position.  The race will be
shown live on SPEED Channel and is set to begin at 1PM EDT.

 

            Randy Ruhlman of Greensboro, NC was the winner of the 2002 BBS
Wheels ³Most Improved Driver of the Year².  This is his 133rd start in
Trans-Am. Highlights of the 2002 season include a second at Trois-Rivieres
and a 3rd at Miami.  Ruhlman finished seventh in overall points in 2002, and
is currently seventh in points at the halfway point in the 2003 Trans-Am
season after a slow start.  He drives the #49 blue and white Chevrolet
Corvette for Preformed Line Products/Coyote Closure. His 2003 team is
Derhaag Motorsports out of Minneapolis, MN.

 

Driver Randy Ruhlman Quotes:

 

            ŠŠŠ²We made a few changes after qualifying to make the car more
stable.  The conditions were a little cooler for this practice, but the car
felt great. It was a little loose, but when it is warmer later, we will be
able to move up.  The car felt good yesterday with low gas for qualifying
and good with full tanks today, so we should be fine at the start and end of
the race.²

 

            ŠŠŠ..²I would much prefer to be a bit higher on the grid.
History here favors the big wreak at Turn One, so I am going to need to
watch out.  I hope everyone realizes that this is a long race, hard on
brakes and drivers, and hard on equipment.  If you mess up at the start, it
is a long race to watch from the trailer.²

 

            ŠŠŠŠ²This is always such a great track and race. It takes a lot
of thinking and is a real driver¹s track.  I do think it suits my driving
style, I love these Œsuper tight, skill test tracks¹.  They definitely are
challenging and that is what I like.²

 

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