MUSCLE MILK SCCA SERIES - Daniel Ramoutarsingh

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Tomy Drissi and Daniel Ramoutarsingh rounded out the top six for Rocketsports Racing in the 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series season opener this past weekend at Road Atlanta.

Ramoutarsingh also made an impressive debut this weekend in Braselton, Georgia. It was a whole new experience for him, being not only a rookie to the series, but also a rookie to American road courses. He had to adjust to longer, more demanding race courses in terms of higher speeds and cornering forces. He made vast improvements in each on-track session by working on his driving and car setup with the RSR engineers. Driving the #8 Trinrico Steel & Wire Products Jaguar XKR, the Trinidad native recorded a qualifying time of 1:26.039 (106.277 mph) placing him 11th on the grid.

Making his first Trans-Am Series start, Ramoutarsingh was able to drive a clean race and gain five spots to finish 6th overall. Completing 35 laps, he posted his quickest race lap of 1:25.772 (106.608 mph) and earned his first top-ten series’ finish. He also earned 20 championship points and sits seventh in the Trans-Am Series standings after Round One.

“The weekend went very well, it was a real learning process trying to figure out the track in the time that we had,” said Ramoutarsingh. “I am so grateful for the team I have, they did an excellent job and it was a pleasure working with them and with engineer John Mills. Tomy Drissi was a great teammate; he helped me out a lot. We were able to cut down the lap times gradually; again I wish I had more time on track. But I am very happy that I was able to contribute and finish the race. I had no issues during the race. It was very unfortunate what happen to Tomy – he deserved to be up in front and drove a great race. I was very impressed with the level of competition and the organizers; it was a really great event.”

Here's alittle about Daniel:-



Car: #8 Jaguar XKR
Sponsor: Trinrico Steel and Wire Products, Cassiel Property Development
Birthdate: May 8, 1975
Birthplace: Trinidad and Tobago
Residence: Trinidad and Tobago
Occupation: Marketing Director for Trinrico Steel and Wire Products, Director of Cassiel Property Development Company, Director of JR Motorsport
Marital Status: Single

Career Highlights

2000 ‘Carib' Stock Car Series: Most Improved Driver, 2000 - Winner Group B (Mirage Debut)
2001 Mitsubishi Mirage: TTASA Most Improved Driver

2002 Mitsubishi Mirage: TTASA Group 2B Champion, TTASA Sportsman of the Year, TTASA Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Services to Motor Sport.

2003 Mitsubishi Mirage: 3rd place Heroes of Speed Invitational (Category IP 2) Jamaica. TTASA Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Services to Motor Sport. TTASA Sportsman of the Year.

2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5 TME: TTASA Champion Driver of the Year. TTASA Champion Driver Group 2A. TTASA First Citizens Sports Foundation ‘Sportsman of the Year' Nominee. TTASA Fastest Lap Time. TTASA National Record Holder Group 2A March 6th (44.6), New Record set May 1st (Regional Invitational with Barbados participation) 44.2. TTASA Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Services to Motor Sport.

2006 Regional FIA NACAM: April 29th, 2006: Central American Championship, Costa Rica. Finished 2nd in Category: GT-2. Would start races in Pole Position and set the fastest time in the class. Reliability problems resulted in a discontinuation of GT-2 participation, but the GT-1 category would be revealed and would leave a lasting impact on Daniel.

2007 Encouraged by his father, Jack Paul Ramoutarsingh, Daniel acquired the Rocketsports' RS 28 Jaguar XKR. The four (4) time Trans Am Championship winning Jaguar is also the winner of the 2002 24 Hrs of Daytona. The most successful Jaguar ever built by Rocketsports was formerly piloted by world champions such as Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall and Scott Pruett. Daniel became the first pilot of the English speaking Caribbean to participate in GT-1. His team were a force even from their first year participating, as Daniel claimed a second place podium in the opening event of the Central American Championship in Guatemala his first time out, from a grid of twenty participants. He remained in the top three podiums until a racing incident resulted in his DNF in the final two heats of the championship. With only four out of the six heats completed, Daniel finished fifth overall out of the twenty participants in the region. Daniel was awarded by the FIA ASN for representing Trinidad and Tobago on a regional level in 2007.

2008 Returned to Central America to contend the Costa Rican National Championship, which was held in conjunction with the Central American Championship. They continued to have great success while achieving 2nd and 3rd place podium finishes and setting the second fastest lap time of the race. Scheduling conflicts interrupted their participation, but in the finale of both championships, Daniel showed up and drove from 7th position to 2nd in rain conditions and placing him 3rd on the podium. Was awarded ‘Sportsman of the Year' by the Trinidad and Tobago FIA ASN by being awarded the Castrol Lubricants sponsored ‘Tom Miller Challenge Trophy'.

2009 Participating in the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series, driving the #8 Trinrico Steel and Wire Products Jaguar XKR with Rocketsports Racing.


Personal Biography
Born the first son of Jack Paul Ramoutarsingh, a founding member of the ‘Flying Tigers", the first Trinidad & Tobago Motorsport Club. Daniel had a passion for Motocross and Power Boats, which were later abandoned to pursue Road Racing as stipulated by his late father. Ironically, his father Jack was given a choice to give up motor sport or marry Daniel's mother, Beatriz. Father and son always had a passion for the machine and Daniel worked against all odds to compete. He spent seven years on the management of the FIA ASN of Trinidad and Tobago, most of which as Secretary General and FIA sanctioned Chief Steward. His first love is Road Racing, of which he continues to sacrifice to make this dream a reality. Jack Paul Ramoutarsingh passed away shortly after they purchased the Rocketsports RS 28 Jaguar XKR, and it his in his honour that Daniel took the competition number 18, belonging to his father throughout his life.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

First Race Car: It was a Nissan B13 One Make Series when I competed in the Carib Beer Stock Car Series in 2000. I finished 5th in my first race at Wallerfield: Trinidad & Tobago

Daily Driver: 2008 JDM Honda Civic Type R
Favorite Race Track: Road Atlanta (so far)
Best Memory in Racing (Most Memorable Victory):
Greatest Influence on Racing Career: My parents, especially my Dad
Athletic Interests Outside of Racing:
[b]Favorite Food: I am no longer allowed to eat
Favorite TV Show: What every is on at that time of night
First Job: Working for his father in his Steel Mill
Racing Heroes: Gary Gregg, Tommy Kendall, Paul Gentilozzi[/img]

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Taken from an article in the Trinidad Guardian June 3rd, 2009

Rocketsports Racing drivers duo of Trinidad and Tobago's Daniel Ramoutarsingh and Tomy Drissi were outstanding over the weekend at the 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series in Ohio, USA.
Ramoutarsingh, a Trans-Am rook¬ie, earned his best finish of the season when he placed fourth and in the process claimed the top rookie spot in addition to holding a top three overall spot. .
This was a welcome performance by Ramoutarsingh who had to recov¬er from a spin, which allowed the whole grid to pass him.
Drissi on the other hand, took second, which put him at the top of the Championship points standings.
This was Drissi's third time on the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio course. It was Ramoutarsingh's first, however. "I was told that Mid-Ohio was going to be a technical track, but I didn't think it would be as technical as it was," said the rookie. "The track was a lot more of a challenge than I expected, but I am very grateful to the track because it treated me well."
Ramoutarsingh finished in a time of 1:25.527 (95.043 mph) while Drissi who started the grid in third position, posted a time of 1:23.879 (96.911 mph).
The 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series will return to the track in two weeks at Portland International Raceway for Round Five—the Fluge Global Adventures Rose Cup Classic, June 14.