Grand-Am: Rum Bum ready for the Rolex 24 debut with Audi

Rum Bum Racing will build the team in 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Championship with a first campaign in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, which competes in the GT class of the Rolex Watches Series with the Audi R8 GRAND-AM.

Rum Bum Racing driver and team manager Matt Plumb will be joined by Frank Biela Audi Sport drivers Christopher Haase GT1 World Champion Markus Winkelhock in the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Series Audi R8 GRAND-AM Rolex Replica which opens the 2013 season Sports Car at Daytona International Speedway on January 26. Strengthening efforts Rum Bum Racing, Audi Sport customer racing will provide engineering support and parts needed.

Team owner Luis Bacardi Rum Bum Racing developed as an organization that has been able to succeed at any level of competition. Joe Varde led group has extensive experience in acting at the famous Daytona International Speedway, located just an hour north of the shop race team based in Orlando.

The group burst onto the scene with a win in Grand-Am at Daytona in 2010, his first, and then followed this effort to support the Daytona pole and a repeat victory in 2011. Rum Bum finished fifth in the event last year, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge took place before the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 since the team began the season champion.

"Mr. Bacardi and the rest of the Rum Bum Racing team are excited to enter the Rolex Series GT competition with a winning record as Audi," offered Plumb. "They are world renowned for their excellence on and off the track and know clearly what it takes to win."

After leading the race in his first Daytona Prototype, a seven Plumb Replica Rolex 24 At Daytona starts under his belt, and he is very anxious to eighth. It helps Rum Bum Racing transition to an even bigger, he is quick to credit Audi for your program.

"The career of Audi customer has been a pleasure to deal with and went out of their way to make sure we have everything we need to be competitive," said Plumb. "I got the opportunity to do a few laps in the car, and I was very impressed. Clearly have done considerable work in the development of the Audi R8 GRAND-AM, and I can not wait to drive it again Roar. '

Audi has had a hit last year after winning the Bathurst 12-hour endurance race in Australia, and 24-hour races held at the Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps and Zolder.

2013 GRAND-AM season begins with a three-day trial held at 4-6 in preparation for the 24 hour race at the end of the month. Rum Bum Racing announce 2013 additional facets of the program team race of the new year.