Team Aruba
Team Aruba Finishes Up Another Successful Season
MEMPHIS, TN – With the IHRA World Finals in the books, Team Aruba puts the cap on another successful year with 
their 2011 Aruba.com Pro Stock Mustang. They finished seventh in national points standings overall, quite an accomplishment in the extremely tough Pro Stock division.
As car counts continue to increase in IHRA Pro Stock, each race qualifying becomes more of a challenge. Team Aruba earned their spot in the World Finals with an impressive 6.358 elapsed time at over 222 miles per hour. “We had the privilege of qualifying and racing with the world’s best Pro Stock racers,” stated Trevor Eman, driver of the Aruba.com Mustang. “IHRA Pro Stock has a nice, diversified group of racers from the U.S. and Canada and also with us from Aruba in there. It means a great deal to us just to be able to compete with such a talented group. The racing competition was very tough this year, but it’s what racers have come to expect from each other. and we couldn’t be happier to do this anywhere other than on the IHRA quarter mile. At times certain races did not go as we would have wanted, but in between we had some races we were very happy with, including our final round appearance in Bradenton, Florida.”
Team Aruba Shakes Off Disappointing Weekend
MARTIN, MI – The IHRA Nitro Jam Northern Nationals started off well for Team Aruba. After a satisfying day of 
testing on Thursday, the Aruba.com Mustang came out ready for action in Friday qualfiying and was sitting number two with a 6.314 pass at the end of the day. Qualifying continued on Saturday. As cloud cover cooled temperatures, the competition picked up their pace, and Team Aruba was bumped back to fourth in qualifying. However, this still put them in the top half of the ladder, earning them lane choice for eliminations.
Trevor Eman and Team Aruba were paired with reigning champion Cary Goforth for round one of eliminations. “In the course of the day the sun started to come back out,” Eman began explaining, “and I must say I think we underestimated how quickly the track will heat up with the sun shining on it. We made what we felt were the necessary adjustments to tune down the car for the hotter weather and heated track. Unfortunately our adjustments weren’t what the track required to get down.
Team Aruba Returns to Historic Maryland International Raceway for IHRA President’s Cup Nationals
Union, SC – Maryland International Raceway has long been a hatching ground for historic races and record setting 
runs, especially among Mountain Motor Pro Stocks. This weekend Pro Stock returns to MDIR for the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals. Pro Stock standout Trevor Eman and Team Aruba have their sights set on making some historic runs of their own down this famed raceway.
“This is a race track we’ve visited often in the past for IHRA races, MMPSA races and testing opportunities,” stated Eman. “Budds Creek is full of history, great stories and incredible racing for the Mountain Motor Pro Stock class. It’s a fast race track where we always enjoy competing.
Team Aruba Hopes to Continue Undefeated Record at Cordova International Raceway
CORDOVA, IL – Two years ago this month was the first time Team Aruba ventured to Cordova International Raceway (CIR). Driver Trevor Eman had just graduated from college and things were moving forward for the team who, at the time, was often considered one of the underdogs of Mountain Motor Pro Stock. That event at CIR would be a turning point, however, as Eman captured the pole and went on to win the race. From that moment on, Team Aruba has consistently been one of top runners in Mountain Motor Pro Stock.
Now, Team Aruba returns to CIR and is hoping to repeat their previous success. “It’s always great to return to a track that you’ve had success at in the past,” told Eman. “We have nothing but great memories here and want to keep it that way! This group of Pro Stock racers is tough, but we know our team has what it takes to win here again.”
Eman Fourth in Points After Palm Beach Nationals
WEST PALM, FL – Fresh off of their final round appearance at the Southern Nationals, Team Aruba was looking 
strong at the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals. Although back-to-back weekends can be tough for a team whose driver resides in another country, it proved to be beneficial to Team Aruba. They carried the momentum from the runner up finish across the state of Florida Palm Beach International Raceway. They qualified third with a 6.343 elapsed time, setting themselves in the top half of the field for eliminations.
In round one the Aruba.com Mustang took on JR Carr. Eman had over five hundredths of an advantage on reaction time alone, but wouldn’t need it as he bested Carr on both ends of the track with a 6.38 elapsed time to Carr’s 6.45. The semi final round would be a repeat of the Southern Nationals final round, in which Eman had to run competitor and good friend John Montecalvo. Unfortunately, the result would also be the same with Montecalvo getting the win and then going on to capture his second victory in as many weeks. Still, Team Aruba’s showing at the last two events was enough to move them to fourth in Pro Stock points.
Team Aruba Goes to Final Round at Southern Nationals
BRADENTON, FL – Trevor Eman and Team Aruba took the Aruba.com Mustang to its first final of the 2015 IHRA 
season at this past weekend’s Nitro Jam Southern Nationals. The team proved that they are a force to be reckoned with on the quarter-mile, qualifying third in the eight car field with a time of 6.338 at 221.02 MPH, just five hundredths behind top qualifier, John Montecalvo.
In eliminations, Team Aruba was focused on staying consistent through each round and did just that. Eman took out Matt Bertsch in round one on a hole shot advantage. In round two, Eman faced number two qualifier, J.R. Carr. Despite Carr having the advantage on paper it was Team Aruba who would take the win and progress to their first final round of the season.
Team Aruba Heads to Bradenton With New Look
UNION, SS – At the end of the 2014 season, Team Aruba took possession of a brand new T&E Hauler. The new rig 
allowed the race team to operate more effectively at the track, increasing the productivity of their time in the pits. Just in time for the IHRA Southern Nationals the rig has been transformed into a beautiful rolling billboard.
One of the main objectives for Team Aruba is to promote their island paradise home. Their pit is always colorful and inviting with vacation literature available to fans. The Aruba.com Mustang is a beautiful picture of palm trees and clear ocean water. Now their hauler equally eye-catching, depicting an Aruban scene as it covers the thousands of miles to and from each IHRA event.
Trevor Eman and Team Aruba Gear Up for the Mardi Gras Nationals
UNION, SC – The Aruba.com Drag Race Team from the ‘One Happy Island’ has headed back north to kick off their 
2015 race season. This year the team will be back contesting their fast Ford Mustang with the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). IHRA will venture to Baton Rouge, La. March 13-14 for the Mardi Gras Nationals. Driver Trevor Eman and his crew will join the increasing number of Mountain Motor Pro Stocks who are returning to the organization that gave birth to the class.
To gear up for their season opener, Team Aruba recently tested at Union Dragway, a facility located just a few miles from their Union, SC based shop. “We flew into Union, SC last Thursday,” told Eman. “On Saturday we went to our home track for a little ‘shakedown’. It’s very nice to have a track so close to our shop. In a very short period of time we can load the race car, drive out to Union County Dragway, make a couple of runs and be back home to unload the race car.”
Team Aruba Comes Back for 11th Racing Season in the US
UNION, SC – Team Aruba is back for another US Drag Racing tour in their Aruba.com Ford Mustang. This season they return to the birthplace of Mountain Motor Pro Stock, the International Hot Rod Association. The 2015 IHRA season will kick off at Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson, Az. February 6-7.
“IHRA has shown they have set up a great deal for the Mountain Motor Pro Stock class for 2015 with great class sponsors,” stated Team Aruba driver, Trevor Eman. “We certainly look forward to seeing what this season has in store. We’re excited to be racing quarter mile again and returning to the home for Mountain Motor Pro Stocks.
RAIN HALTS ADRL FINAL’S, EMAN AND TEAM ARUBA FOCUS ON FUTURE
Courtesy of Team Aruba
ENNIS, TEXAS – Mother Nature put a damper on much of the racing season this year, including day two of the ADRL 
LenMar Motorsports World Finals at Texas Motorplex. Team Aruba tackled the track in 15 races this season, five in the MMPSA and ten in the ADRL, traveling over 25,000 miles donning the brilliant Aruba colors.
Early in the season in Valdosta, Georgia, Eman and the crew was awarded “Best Appearing Crew”, thanks to the amazing uniforms made possible by Greg Ozubo at Vandergriff Apparell. With a good team in place, Team Aruba gained substantial recognition and couldn’t have had the season that they did without the support of Bobby Hicks and Tommy Coon. Ven Eman, Trevor’s Father, kept the team on the track, lining up sponsorships and keeping the dream alive in a tough financial season.
