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Aug 6, 2010
RUM BUM RACING FINISHES IN SECOND PLACE IN GARDEN STATE 250

njmprumbum.jpegMILLVILLE, NJ, 17 July – Rum Bum Racing capped a strong showing throughout the weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a second place finish in the Continental Sports Car Challenge Garden State 250.  Drivers Nick Longhi and Matt Plumb combined to execute a perfect strategy that took advantage of an early full course caution period to make a driver change, leaving them in a position to be flexible with the timing of their second and final pit stop.

At the start of the race, Longhi quickly settled into third place, a position he would hold until the yellow flags flew some 25 minutes into the race.

“At the start I went into turn 1 and had a look at the lead but I was on the outside and thought discretion the better part of valor, so I tucked into third and kept it there.  Early on there was slight misfire, that dropped me away from the leaders for a couple of laps.  It soon cleared itself up and after that I was able to get back up to the top two cars and stay with them quite comfortably.  The second caution period came at the right time for our strategy and we made a really fast driver change to put us in the ideal scenario to dictate our pace and strategy for the rest of the race,” said Longhi.

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Aug 6, 2010
Matt Bell Earns Trueman Award With Sixth Place in Daytona Prototype Debut


Millville, NJ (18 July 2010) –  You never get the second chance to make a first impression, and Matt Bell will pack his bags from New Jersey Motorsports Park with no regrets,  knowing that he made a very good impression this weekend as he made the biggest step up yet of his career with an outstanding performance all weekend long as he was tabbed to race the No. 77 McDonalds, South African Airways, PR Newswire Dallara-Ford with Dion von Moltke for Doran Racing.

Bell’s weekend, which saw him bouncing between the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Chevrolet Camaro that he drives for Stevenson Motorsports and  the the Rolex Series paddock for Daytona Prototype action, generated significant interest in the young Californian as he looked like a natural despite the fact that Friday’s opening practice session was the first time he had ever even sat in a Daytona Prototype.  

The race was run in scorching weather that sent several drivers to the medical center during the course of the race. But besides his talent behind the wheel, the race also revealed his conditioning as he ran the first half of the 2.75-hour race despite not having a fully functioning cooling system.

“The car was fine--it didn’t seem to have as much mid-stint grip as the bigger boys, but of course that could all be down to me and how I managed the tires, I just don’t have the  experience to know yet at this point,” said Bell.

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Aug 6, 2010
Burrows: Winding Down

Adam Burrows latest...From Speedtv.com

As we arrived at New Jersey Motorsports Park, it struck me how quickly this season has gone by. At the checkered flag this weekend, we will have completed eight of ten races . . . and all by mid-July! It shows how a busy schedule and the rapid development of the Forte Koup has really captured our attention. Now, after a short trip to Trois Rivieres in Quebec next month, and the long journey out to Miller Motorsports Park in early September, 2010 will be in the record books. Ironically, it still feels like we’re just getting started with this program.

Both Trev and I had pretty high hopes for NJMP’s tight and twisty Thunderbolt course. Many of you are probably familiar with this new racecourse tucked away in southern New Jersey. Just a few years old, Grand-Am was actually the first series to christen the track in 2008. It’s been cool to see the track evolve and improve since then . . . it is really quite a facility.

In the interim since out Mid-Ohio race, the team had worked hard to improve our engine cooling situation. This was of particular importance since July in southern New Jersey means heat of equatorial proportions outside the car . . . not to mention in the cockpit. And also of personal significance since our manager won’t allow us to wear shorts at the track….Gold Bond, anyone? Fortunately, the team had definitely done their homework because, in all practice sessions, the Koup ran at the correct operating temperatures.

Trev and I were both pretty pleased with the handling of our car. Throughout the year, we’ve been getting closer and closer to its “sweet spot,” which means less time making major adjustments with the suspension between sessions. No doubt aided by the high track temperatures and the slightly dusty conditions, the Koup was moving around nicely and tending more towards oversteer, rather than understeer . . . a definite plus for us. We were still having a little trouble getting off the corners, which we think can be solved with an adjustment to the diff, and our usual horsepower challenges handicapping us down the straight.

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