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What VICTORY Looks Like
Rum Bum Racing ended the season as they began – in Vicotry lane, notching their third win of the season in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge EMCO Gears Classic presented by Key Bank. Co-drivers Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi tell us how it ... -
Scraping Hard Parts
I scraped hard parts the other day for the first time in my life. I was amazed. The lean angles you can reach on a good motorcycle are astonishing at times, with experienced riders pitched so far over that they scrape their knee along the ground for ... -
Letting it Rip on Track Day
Have you ever wished you could get out on your motorcycle and just let her rip? No worry about speeding tickets. No worry about hitting that pocket of gravel as you carve that turn. No worry about that idiot cager who’s just about to pull out in front of ... -
We’re Back! Rum Bum Racing Scores Thrilling VIR Podium
ALTON, Virginia, 24 April – After a race that had the fans at Virginia International Raceway on their feet, the Rum Bum Racing squad was elated to finish in third place in the Grand-Am Continental Sports Car Challenge Bosch Engineering 200. When the ... -
The Deadliest Race
You know that when Wet Wipes and Zip Ties are two of the most important things in your life, you are somewhere far, far away from normal. When you have willingly paid large sums of money for the privilege of being there, you are even further still. Or, maybe ... -
Collision Ruins Win at Homestead
What looked like Rum Bum Racing’s second round of smooth sailing to the winner’s podium took a hair-pin turn for the worst Saturday at the Homestead Miami Speedway. The team’s qualifying times, practice sessions, and race performance put them in the ... -
Rum Bum Racers Go for Another Win
More than a month after their Daytona win, the Rum Bum racers are set to hit home turf – the Homestead Miami Speedway, for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge's Homestead 200. After shocking their competitors by taking the win in their inaugural ... -
Winners!
Drivers at the Fresh From Florida 200 got a swift kick in the bumper as the Rum Bum Race Team exploded onto the scene and sped away with victory on Friday at Daytona. The event was the inaugural race of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and ... -
And They're Off!
*Update 4:27 p.m.* The Rum Bum Race Team WON the Fresh From Florida 200!!! After completing 66 laps around the track at Daytona, the team fought from behind to lead the pack to the finish. We will have a complete update and all the race details on ... -
Racing that Bites
Staying upright with only two wheels on a zero-friction surface is a recipe for disaster, so motorcyclists generally avoid ice at all costs. But what if you drill about a thousand screws into your tires to give them some bite? Welcome to the world of ... -
On Your Mark, Get Set...
A spectrum of pro racecar drivers convene at the legendary Daytona International Speedway this weekend for a GRAND-AM kick off event commemorating one of the most noted race series on the professional circuit. Of them, Rum Bum Racer Gian Bacardi ... -
The 8th and 14th Best Racers in the World
What a season for our Rum Bum Race Team! The elimination rounds on Sunday at the NHRA Full Throttle World Finals at California's Pomona Raceway were not as strong as Saturday's qualifiers for the Rum Bum Race team, but the team is still ... -
Rum Bum Brings the Heat
Things are heating up at the NHRA World Finals, and Rum Bum is lighting the fire! Both racers achieved career bests Saturday at the Pomona Raceway, and Rum Bum Racer, Shawn Gann, long jumped his way to the front of the pack. At the end of the day, Gann ... -
Rum Bum Slips, But Doesn't Fall
You know you’re more than a decent drag racer if your bike shuts off 300 feet before the finish line and you still rank 8th in the world finals. Rumbum Racer, Shawn Gann, is that racer – and he’s light-years beyond a decent drag ... -
Rum Bum Enters Finals in High Gear
After a successful Day #1 of the NHRA World Finals at California's Pomona Auto Club Raceway, Rum Bum Racer Shawn Gann slurped down a bowl of potato soup. His teammate, Bailey Whitaker bided his time between his scores of fans, autographs, and local family ... -
Rum Bum Gears Up for the Biggest Race of the Season
If Rumbum Racer, Shawn Gann, had any advice for people taking road trips, it's this – don't EVER travel with somebody when there's no food in the vehicle. At least save some rations for yourself, because the ravenous clan will surely devour the ... -
Rum Bum Comes Close in Vegas
They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… but that motto shouldn’t apply to Rum Bum Racer Shawn Gann. In the home stretch of the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals on Sunday, Gann put on a performance worthy of bragging rights. And he ... -
Spirits on the Strip
Devils and ninjas in the Halloween spirit zipped around the Las Vegas Speedway on the crucial day two of the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals. If Rum Bum racer Shawn Gann felt inspired to dress up, his martial arts background would compel him to choose the ... -
Rum Bum Hits the Vegas Strip
Las Vegas is a-rumblin’ this weekend and not just on the Strip. The other strip – the drag strip at the Las Vegas Speedway – sits just 20 minutes northeast of the slots, craps tables, and Circus Circus. Friday, Rum Bum racers Shawn Gann and ... -
Gearing Up for the Big Race
Wednesday afternoon at North Carolina's Mountainside Restaurant, Rum Bum racer, and local celebrity, Shawn Gann, tries to keep his toddler's intent fingers off his daddy-sized pulled pork BBQ. "He's got his own grilled cheese, but whatever he has is never as ...
