
A new year, a new track, and a new state, but a familiar result as Nick Longhi wheeled the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche to third on the GRAND-AM of the Americas grid on Friday at the Circuit of the Americas. Continue reading ‘Longhi puts Rum Bum Racing Porsche third on COTA grid’

In a season where everything seems to be going right for Rum Bum Racing, co-drivers Nick Longhi and Matt Plumb picked up their series-leading fourth victory of the 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the Continental Tire 150 at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.
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A post-qualifying penalty took away a pole position from Nick Longhi and co-driver Matt Plumb on Friday but the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche Carrera driving duo would not be denied again in Saturday’s GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Kia 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Continue reading ‘Kia 200: Two in a row for Matt Plumb, Nick Longhi, Rum Bum Racing’

Despite opening the weekend with a brand new car and a nearly empty notebook, Rum Bum Racing still returned to its winning ways at Barber Motorsports Park in Round 2 of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship.
Drivers Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi combined to run strongly from start to finish and bring the team to victory lane in its Porsche debut.
Longhi opened the event from the fifth position and that strong starting position played a significant role in avoiding the attrition as the 80-car combined class grid staged several multi-car incidents behind the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche 911. Longhi had a great start to the 2.5-hour race moving into third on the first lap. Continue reading ‘Rum Bum Racing wins Barber 200 with Porsche 911′

It was a planned move, but for Rum Bum Racing it is a similar challenge this weekend as the team has moved from a proven race winning platform to focus on unlocking the potential in a brand new car and the Porsche 911.
Despite the Barber Motorsports Park race being the debut event for the new machine, Rum Bum Racing made it look easy as Nick Longhi qualified the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche fifth on the grid for Saturday’s Barber 200 and Round 2 of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship. Continue reading ‘Rum Bum Racing Porsche fifth for Barber 200 start’

After taking seven top-five finishes on the way to placing third in the 2011 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship, Rum Bum Racing kicked off the 2012 season with another stout start and a fifth place finish with drivers Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading ‘Rum Bum Racing hoping for points and podium with Porsche’