Mid-Ohio Awards Top 20 Finish for Abbate

Michele Abbate in the #30 GHOST Energy x Lucas Oil Chevrolet Camaro at Mid-Ohio in Trans Am By: Chris Green | ChrisGreenPhoto.com

The weather throughout the weekend was nothing less than unpredictable for the Trans Am series as it headed to Mid-Ohio for the next event on the 2023 schedule.  The test day offered just one short session and it was raining during it.  Since Michele had never been to Mid-Ohio in the rain the team found… Continue reading Mid-Ohio Awards Top 20 Finish for Abbate

Top 20 Finish at the Detroit Grand Prix for Abbate

Abbate in the Lucas Oil TA2 Camaro at the Detroit Grand Prix By: Chris Green

The Detroit Grand Prix was on of the most anticipated events of the 2023 schedule. The 9 turn course provided high speeds, narrow corners, and an unforgiving surface that resulted in a very exciting double header weekend with the Trans Am series. “I actually like the track layout, but the bumps are really gnarly pretty… Continue reading Top 20 Finish at the Detroit Grand Prix for Abbate

Bad Luck Continues for Abbate at Lime Rock

Abbate in the #30 GHOST Energy Lucas Oil TA2 Camaro |Photo by: Chris Green | ChrisGreenPhoto.com

  After the 6 week break in the Trans Am schedule, driver Michele Abbate was looking forward to regaining some valuable championship points as the Showtime Motorsports team headed to Lime Rock Park for the 4th round of the 2023 series. “We have spent this time away from the track working towards setting ourselves up… Continue reading Bad Luck Continues for Abbate at Lime Rock

Abbate Faces Bad Luck at Road Atlanta

Michele Abbate at Road Atlanta Raceway in Trans Am TA2 #30 Ghost Energy Lucas Oil Camaro

Abbate Faces Bad Luck at Road Atlanta As the Trans Am series turned to its third event of the 2023 season, they took to the hills of the ever famous Road Atlanta track in Braselton, GA.  Showtime Motorsports driver Michele Abbate was really looking forward to the weekend as it is one of her favorite tracks… Continue reading Abbate Faces Bad Luck at Road Atlanta

Season Premiere of “Road to Glory’ on MAVTV March 16 at 10pm EST

Road to Glory to premiere on MAVTV March 16, 2023 showcasing Trans Am team Showtime Motorsports

On Thursday, March 16th at 10pm EST you can catch the season premiere of “Road to Glory” following the  Trans Am NOLA race weekend highlights, also on MAVTV. If you’re wondering how to get access to MAVTV you can find your options at https://mavtv.com/nationwide-providers/ and be sure to choose from the “MAVTV Motorsports Network” section -this will… Continue reading Season Premiere of “Road to Glory’ on MAVTV March 16 at 10pm EST

Hard Charge for Abbate at NOLA Motorsports Park

Michele Abbate in the #30 Ghost Energy x Lucas Oil TA2 Camaro Photo by: Chris Green | ChrisGreenPhoto.com

Hard Charge for Abbate at NOLA Motorsports Park Spirits were high for Michele Abbate as the Showtime Motorsports team headed to NOLA Motorsports Park for the 2nd round of the 2023 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli.  The team had visited the facility about a month ago to shake down the cars in preparation for… Continue reading Hard Charge for Abbate at NOLA Motorsports Park

Top 25 for Abbate at Trans Am Sebring Season Opener

Abbate finishes 23rd out of 45 in the Trans Am season opener at Sebring

Top 25 for Abbate at Sebring Season Opener The Trans Am season always kicks off at the challenging Sebring International Raceway circuit and this year was no different. Joining the new Showtime Motorsports team and leaving off with a few great off season test days, Michele Abbate was feeling good about kicking the season off… Continue reading Top 25 for Abbate at Trans Am Sebring Season Opener

Michele Abbate Announces 2023 Partners & TA2 Livery

Michele Abbate's #30 GHOST Energy x Lucas Oil Showtime Motorsports Camaro

  Trans Am TA2 Driver Michele Abbate is back in a bowtie and set to compete full-time in her second year of the National Tour Schedule with Showtime Motorsports.  She has announced her 2023 Co-Title Sponsors are Ghost Energy (www.ghostenergy.com) and Lucas Oil (www.lucasoil.com) with a brand new eye-catching livery on the #30 TA2 Chevy… Continue reading Michele Abbate Announces 2023 Partners & TA2 Livery

Michele Abbate Signs with Showtime Motorsports for Full 2023 TA2 Season Effort

Showtime Motorsports & Franklin Road Apparel Owner Ken Thwaits and TA2 Driver Michele Abbate Photo: Chris Clark

  Las Vegas, NEVADA (December, 12, 2022) –  As she completed her first year running the full Trans Am TA2 National Tour Schedule in 2022, driver Michele Abbate finished 21st out of 76 entrants for the championship season.  Learning nine new tracks and gaining the most experience she has in her career, she also came… Continue reading Michele Abbate Signs with Showtime Motorsports for Full 2023 TA2 Season Effort

Closing the 2022 Season at COTA

Michele Abbate takes on COTA in the #130 GHOST Energy Gen 5 Camaro

The final round of the 2022 Trans Am National Tour Championships presented by Pirelli was held at the iconic Circuit of the America’s track in Austin, TX. Boasting the largest TA2 field in Trans Am history, the 53 cars would take the green flag on Sunday and the TA2 championship was still up for grabs.… Continue reading Closing the 2022 Season at COTA