Press Releases
NOSHOK VP CHRISTIAN COLE TASTES VICTORY IN DEBUT SEASON
WITH MCCANN RACING TEAM
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Cleveland, Ohio (June 11, 2019) NOSHOK Vice President Christian Cole kicked off his debut season with the McCann Racing Team in the newly formed SRO TC America Series with impressive results.
With the first six races under their belt, the two rookie hard chargers of the McCann Racing Team are proving to be worthy competition on the track. Driving the #27 Audi Sport RS3 alongside his team mate Michael McCann Jr. sporting #3, the team has earned podium placements out of the gate.
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In the TC America TC Cup, Cole earned a third place finish, and the Streets of St. Petersburg race was a podium finish for both team mates McCann Jr. (P3 and P2) and Cole (P4 and P3).
Michael McCann Jr. took his first victory of the season with a thrilling finish in Race 1 at the Virginia International Raceway. Christian Cole, who started second on the overall grid, went on to take a top-five finish overall plus a maiden career category win. Cole earned his first trip to TC America victory lane with a stoic defense from series points leader Bryan Putt in the similar #15 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing Audi.
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Looking forward to more excitement and victory for the McCann Racing Team as the season continues!
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McCann Racing has over 30 years of motorsports experience. They have participated in many seasons in the TC America Series in variety of classes, previously known SCCA World Challenge and Pirelli World challenge with Dodge Vipers Comp Coupes, Cadillac CTS-V’s, a Dodge Viper GT3, and an Audi R8 GT3 LMS.
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TCR SERIES UPDATE FEATURING NOSHOK VP CHRISTIAN COLE
AND THE MCCANN RACING TEAM
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Cleveland, Ohio (August 1, 2019) The action-packed TC America TCR/TCA race at Portland International Raceway was held on July 13-14, part of the 59th Annual Rose Cup Races presented by Fastlife.TV
Machines from 10 of the world’s leading OEM manufacturers gathered for the challenge, piloted by a healthy mix of both up-and-coming racers and proven series champions. The race consisted of two 40-minute TC contests and two identically timed TCR/TCA races at the 12-turn 1.945-mile road course.
In TCR Cup, pole sitter Putt, driving the #15 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing Audi Sport RS3 LMS (DSG) seized the lead over Stephen Vajda in the #18 EXR Team by Premat Audi Sport RS3 LMS (DSG) and Christian Cole in the #27 McCann Racing Audi Sport RS3 LMS (DSG). In TCR Cup, Putt led Vajda and Cole initially with Cole soon taking second.
At the end of the battle, Putt, Cole and Vajda took the TCR Cup podium.
The teams now head to Watkins Glen International Raceway Aug. 30 - Sept. 1. CBS Sports Network coverage for TC America races at Portland airs July 24 starting at 7 p.m. EDT. Check your local listings for broadcast time and channel information.
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