Amy Ruman
Pro Spec Racer Driver
 
Amy Ruman, along with sister
and teammate Niki Ruman, have been invited to
join the inaugural season of the Women's Global
GT Series, an invitation-only world showcase of
top female racing drivers. Amy competed in the
inaugural feature WGGT race and finished 10th.
She also had the pole in her qualifying race that
weekend.
In January, Amy and Niki were on the only all
female team to compete in the 24 Hours of Moroso
in a Spec Racer Ford; their Spec Racer Ford was
involved in a crash in the 20th hour while
running 3rd in class. The team placed 9th in
class and 41st overall.
Amy raced nine National and Regional SCCA Spec
Racer Ford races in 1998. She had three top-ten
finishes, including a podium 3rd place finish.
That was only her second full season racing the
#23 SRF. That year, she also competed in her
first endurance race at the 24 Hours of Moroso in
January and finished 12th overall and 5th in
class, on a family based team with sister Niki
Ruman and father Bob Ruman, along with two other
drivers.
Amy raced Spec Racer Ford regionally in 1997.
Started competing in SCCA wheel-to-wheel events
in 1995 in ITA and ITB classes. She began her
racing career in 1992 in Corvette autocross/solo
competitions.
Amy currently resides in Kent, OH and works at
Cenweld Corp. in accounting and marketing. Amy is
also a Field Hockey coach at a local high school.
She enjoys being involved with the teens in her
community and loves to teach the competition that
drives her, always striving to involve young
women in competitive sports. Amy is a 1996
graduate of Kent State University, earning her
B.B.A. degree in Business Management with a
Marketing minor. She also enjoys recreational
softball, biking, skiing and rollerblading.
Amy and sister Niki grew up surrounded by racing,
watching mom and dad autocross race-prepared
Corvettes. Her father, Bob, is currently a team
owner and driver in the SCCA Trans-Am Series in
the #23 Cenweld Camaro. Amy and Niki are
co-managers for the Trans-Am team. Mother, Barb,
is a well-known former top-ranked Corvette solo
driver, although she rarely has the opportunity
these days for her own racing, since she is the
Trans-Am team's coordinator. The Ruman Racing
team is based in Munroe Falls, OH, where Niki and
Amy's Spec Racer Ford is maintained.
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