Shift Up Now Athlete and Foundation Grantee Michele Abbate brought home a second-place finish in first race of the Sonoma SpeedTour doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway on April 18-21, 2024. Driving the No. 30 Ghost Energy car for Nitro Motorsports in the TA2 class of the Trans Am West Coast Championship among an 19-car field, Abbate… Continue reading Abbate Returns to TA2 Podium at Sonoma
Podium Finish for Abbate at Road Atlanta Honoring Her Brother It has been a very challenging off-season for driver Michele Abbate, affecting her both on and off the track.Ā Due to lack of funding, she was forced to opt out of the Trans Am TA2 season opener at Sebring, but thanks to her partners… Continue reading Podium Finish for Abbate at Road Atlanta Honoring Her Brother
The 11th round of the 2024 Trans Am National Championships took place at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA last weekend.Ā This historic track has been one of the favorites on the schedule for both racers and spectators.Ā As the final rounds of the year come to bring the season to an end, stakes… Continue reading Abbate Drives to Top 20 Finish at VIR; Heading to Spring Mountain Next Weekend
Round 10 of the Trans Am 2023 Championships headed to World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis last weekend. A new track for the schedule which brought on mixed emotions for many of the TA2 competitors. The weekend provided adequate testing time to get acclimated to the new track, and Michele found herself against some… Continue reading Another Great Finish for Abbate at WWT
Shift Up Now Athlete Michele Abbate earned her best result of the season so far, finishing 12th in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelliās Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Series at Watkins Glen International Raceway on September 8-10, 2023. After nearly eight weeks of being unable to compete, Abbateās return to racing… Continue reading Abbate Earns Her Best TA2 finish at Watkins Glen
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.Ā The test day offered just one short session and it was raining during it.Ā Since Michele had never been to Mid-Ohio in the rain the team found… Continue reading Mid-Ohio Awards Top 20 Finish for Abbate
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 As the Trans Am series turned to its third event of the 2023 season, they took to the hills of theĀ ever famous Road Atlanta track in Braselton, GA.Ā 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
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.Ā 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
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
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