Wilwood Disc Brakes and Trans Am announce TA2 contingency program
February 26, 2015
TA2 Rookie of the Year and Rookie of the Race honors now in place
MIAMI, Fla. [February 23, 2015] – The Trans Am Race Company has announced an additional contingency program for the 2015 Trans Am Championship, the result of a partnership with Wilwood Disc Brakes. The program sees Wilwood as an Official Contingency and TA2 Rookie of the Year Sponsor.
“Wilwood is a name known throughout the motorsports and automotive community for quality,” said John Clagett, President of the Trans Am Race Company. “We’re very excited to have them here contributing to the TA2 class and what we are continuing to build in the Trans Am Series.”
The contingency program includes the Wilwood TA2 Rookie of the Year and Wilwood TA2 Rookie of the Race. Each race the highest finishing TA2 rookie driver will receive a $500 dollar product certificate for Wilwood products, and come the season finale the highest finishing TA2 rookie in the 2015 Trans Am Championship point standings will receive a complete brake system from Wilwood—a value of over $3,000—as well as a custom Wilwood TA2 Rookie of the Year trophy.
“All of us at Wilwood have been intrigued by TA2,” said Steve Cornelius, Director of Sales and Marketing. “From the performance of the platform, to the cost constraints and the growth and momentum of the TA2 class going forward—it’s the perfect arena to showcase our product and something we wanted to help support and grow.”
Round One of the 2015 Trans Am Championship, the FOAMETIX® Trans Am 100, will have a strong contingency of drivers vying for the Wilwood Rookie of the Race honor, with 17 rookies set to partake in the TA2 class.
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About:
Wilwood:
Wilwood Engineering designs and manufactures high-performance disc brake systems. Since the company’s inception in 1977 by Bill Wood, we have developed a substantial matrix of brake components and engineering techniques that allow us to quickly and reliably create brake systems for almost any application. Our core ability is the rapid development of custom engineered brake systems using a combination of off-the-shelf and custom components. In addition to designing and manufacturing brakes for all types of competitive motor sports, Wilwood also manufactures brake systems and components for agricultural equipment, industrial applications, utility vehicles, snowmobiles, quads, motorcycles and military vehicles.
About The Trans Am Series:
The Trans Am Series, America’s Road Racing Series, began igniting the passion of motorsports fans across the world in 1966 and has been home to some of the greatest names in road racing. Today, Trans Am continues to honor its legacy, while challenging the status quo in racing, through meaningful racing platforms and a driver-oriented focus. The Trans Am Series is operated by The Trans Am Race Company, LLC (TARC), through a five-year agreement in which TARC oversees the management and marketing of the Trans Am Series. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides operations services to the Series.
Defending Champions include: Doug Peterson (TA), Cameron Lawrence (TA2), Ernie Francis, Jr., (TA3 American Muscle) and Jason Berkeley (TA3 International).
For more on the Trans Am Series visit www.gotransam.com, “like” Trans Am on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gotransam, or follow Trans Am on Twitter at @gotransam.
