NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will bring a pair of new Tennessee-based partners with a dedication and passion for motorsport to the streets of Nashville as the largest TA2® field in history is set for the inaugural Music City Grand Prix Aug. 6-8.
Trans Am drivers and Nashville business owners Scott Borchetta and Ken Thwaits have teamed up as key partners for the 100-mile TA2® street race, bringing the Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers presents the Franklin Road Classic to a near sold-out Nashville crowd.
“We are thrilled to have Trans Am be a part of this first-ever event on the streets of Nashville, it is tremendous to see how the community has engaged with this event, and I think Trans Am will put on a great show,” said John Clagett, Trans Am management/sponsorships. “Scott (Borchetta) has not only developed several tremendous businesses, but he’s also come a long way really quickly as a Trans Am driver. It is awesome to have two of our Nashville drivers team up to make the most of this event.”
Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers are the latest in Big Machine Distillery’s growing line of premium products and have quickly become the go-to cocktail of the summer. Big Machine Distillery is part of the Nashville-based multimedia conglomerate that also includes the Big Machine Label Group and Big Machine Racing which Borchetta owns and races under in the Trans Am TA2® class in the No. 48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet Camaro. Borchetta enters the Nashville weekend 11th in the TA2® championship.
Located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, Franklin Road Apparel Company is a men and women’s fashion boutique that evokes the easy-going lifestyle of the South with the sophisticated styling of city life. Franklin Road Apparel will showcase its apparel at the Music City Grand Prix in a pop-up store located next to the Trans Am pit area in the main paddock.
Thwaits is a privateer in the Trans Am class driving for his Showtime Motorsports team. In Nashville, Thwaits will race as a guest driver in the Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers presents the Franklin Road Classic under the Mike Cope Racing banner wheeling the No. 6 Franklin Road Apparel Chevrolet Camaro.