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Trans Am Names Brooks TA2 Technical Director
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The Trans Am Series has announced the addition of Ricky Brooks as Technical Director for the TA2 class. Brooks brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience with the TA2 class platform, as the series prepares to up its investment in technical compliance and cost containment.
"From the very beginning, Ricky Brooks was our number one target for the position," said John Clagett, President of The Trans Am Race Company. "We did not want someone who could just maintain the status quo or simply handle the work; we wanted a true expert for the class – someone who knows the ins and outs of this racecar platform and is capable of instituting a technical program that upholds the value that TA2 was founded under: cost control and driver competition."
Brooks brings with him a vast array of experience in and out of the race car, primarily in chassis nearly identical to those manufactured by Series' Official Chassis providers Howe Racing Enterprises and Mike Cope Racing Enterprises.
From 1984 to 2013, Brooks manufactured and repaired Late Model and Modified chassis race cars, while taking those very cars to the track – winning two Super Late Model Championships and one Open Wheel Modified Championship.
Since 2005, Brooks has worked as a technical director for a multitude of competitions, including: The Snowball Derby, All American 400, Speedweeks, Winter Showdown, Southern Super Series and Sunoco Challenge Series. Aside from day-to-day technical staff management and inspection, Brooks also wrote and maintained rules and regulations for many of those series while instituting a rigorous technical compliance system.
"I'm thankful and excited that the ownership has given me with an opportunity to take on TA2 and provide a level playing field for all competitors," said Brooks. "In my eyes rules are black and white with no grey area and I'm here to enforce them. I'm excited with the opportunity to crossover into the road racing world from circle track racing. I just hope road racing is ready for rules to be enforced because I'm not going to look the other way for anyone – I'm here to make sure that TA2 competition is the best it can be."
Brooks will be in attendance at NOLA and Daytona as the 2016 Trans Am series winds down, and at all events in the 2017 Trans Am Championship.
"From the very beginning, Ricky Brooks was our number one target for the position," said John Clagett, President of The Trans Am Race Company. "We did not want someone who could just maintain the status quo or simply handle the work; we wanted a true expert for the class – someone who knows the ins and outs of this racecar platform and is capable of instituting a technical program that upholds the value that TA2 was founded under: cost control and driver competition."
Brooks brings with him a vast array of experience in and out of the race car, primarily in chassis nearly identical to those manufactured by Series' Official Chassis providers Howe Racing Enterprises and Mike Cope Racing Enterprises.
From 1984 to 2013, Brooks manufactured and repaired Late Model and Modified chassis race cars, while taking those very cars to the track – winning two Super Late Model Championships and one Open Wheel Modified Championship.
Since 2005, Brooks has worked as a technical director for a multitude of competitions, including: The Snowball Derby, All American 400, Speedweeks, Winter Showdown, Southern Super Series and Sunoco Challenge Series. Aside from day-to-day technical staff management and inspection, Brooks also wrote and maintained rules and regulations for many of those series while instituting a rigorous technical compliance system.
"I'm thankful and excited that the ownership has given me with an opportunity to take on TA2 and provide a level playing field for all competitors," said Brooks. "In my eyes rules are black and white with no grey area and I'm here to enforce them. I'm excited with the opportunity to crossover into the road racing world from circle track racing. I just hope road racing is ready for rules to be enforced because I'm not going to look the other way for anyone – I'm here to make sure that TA2 competition is the best it can be."
Brooks will be in attendance at NOLA and Daytona as the 2016 Trans Am series winds down, and at all events in the 2017 Trans Am Championship.
