Mark Donohue reunion @ Road America to include the Sunoco 917/30
07-01-2010, 11:20 AM
#1
Administrator - "Tyson"
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Thread Starter
Mark Donohue reunion @ Road America to include the Sunoco 917/30
Usually the tribude car(s) get a parade lap or two on Sunday.
I say put some modern rubber on the 917, crank up the boost and see what the old girl can do!!
IIRC the 917/30 with Mark behind the wheel was the first car to officially break the 2 minute mark in Elkhart Lake.
http://www.catchfence.com/2010/other...93-july-15-18/
I say put some modern rubber on the 917, crank up the boost and see what the old girl can do!!
IIRC the 917/30 with Mark behind the wheel was the first car to officially break the 2 minute mark in Elkhart Lake.
http://www.catchfence.com/2010/other...93-july-15-18/
Unfair Advantage Racing and Road America, announce the Mark Donohue Reunion 2010, to be held at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on July 15-18 in conjunction with the Koehler International Classic vintage event.
The Reunion will celebrate the cars and career of an American racing legend, with a paddock display of many of the most famous cars raced by Mark Donohue.
Confirmed cars include:
1972 Indy-winning McLaren-Offy
’73 Eagle- Offy Indy car
1972 Can-Am dominating L&M Porsche 917-10
1973 Can-Am champion Sunoco Porsche 917-30
all of the Donohue-driven Penske Racing Camaros and Javelins from the Trans-Am in the 1960s and early 1970s
Ferrari 275 LM that Donohue co-drove with Walter Hansgen in the 1965 Sebring 12 hour
Sunoco Lola T70 coupe that won the 1969 Daytona 24 Hour race driven by Donohue and Chuck Parsons
Lola T70 Spyder which brought Donohue the 1967 United States Road Racing Championship.
Many of Mark’s teammates from Penske Racing will be attending, including Karl Kainhofer, Indy Hall-of-Fame crew chief; John “Woody” Woodard, crew chief on the Porsche 917-10 and 917-30; Ron Fournier, Trans-Am builder; Chuck Cantwell, team manager; Don ***, Penske engineer; and Judy Stropus, Penske timer and scorer.
Another highlight will be a release of a new book from David Bull Publishing, “Mark Donohue: His Life in Photographs,” by Michael Argetsinger. Argetsinger will be Master of Ceremonies at a Mark Donohue Tribute breakfast on Sunday morning, July 18.
The Reunion will celebrate the cars and career of an American racing legend, with a paddock display of many of the most famous cars raced by Mark Donohue.
Confirmed cars include:
1972 Indy-winning McLaren-Offy
’73 Eagle- Offy Indy car
1972 Can-Am dominating L&M Porsche 917-10
1973 Can-Am champion Sunoco Porsche 917-30
all of the Donohue-driven Penske Racing Camaros and Javelins from the Trans-Am in the 1960s and early 1970s
Ferrari 275 LM that Donohue co-drove with Walter Hansgen in the 1965 Sebring 12 hour
Sunoco Lola T70 coupe that won the 1969 Daytona 24 Hour race driven by Donohue and Chuck Parsons
Lola T70 Spyder which brought Donohue the 1967 United States Road Racing Championship.
Many of Mark’s teammates from Penske Racing will be attending, including Karl Kainhofer, Indy Hall-of-Fame crew chief; John “Woody” Woodard, crew chief on the Porsche 917-10 and 917-30; Ron Fournier, Trans-Am builder; Chuck Cantwell, team manager; Don ***, Penske engineer; and Judy Stropus, Penske timer and scorer.
Another highlight will be a release of a new book from David Bull Publishing, “Mark Donohue: His Life in Photographs,” by Michael Argetsinger. Argetsinger will be Master of Ceremonies at a Mark Donohue Tribute breakfast on Sunday morning, July 18.
07-01-2010, 11:50 AM
#2
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 483
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Very cool! At least a couple of Rennlister's are going to be racing at the KIC, including Mark Repka, Ben R, and some guy from Minnesota in an orange car, all in group 8.
I've got my fingers crossed that the 917/30 will do more than a parade lap. A couple of years ago Bruce Canepa brought his 917 to the KIC and it ran pretty hard in the Can AM group.
I've got my fingers crossed that the 917/30 will do more than a parade lap. A couple of years ago Bruce Canepa brought his 917 to the KIC and it ran pretty hard in the Can AM group.
07-01-2010, 11:53 AM
#3
I was hoping they would be bringing the 917s. Too bad I don't see them on the entry list for the races. I remember when Bruce Canepa had the car there a few years ago and it was pretty cool seeing it on track.
07-01-2010, 11:57 AM
#4
Administrator - "Tyson"
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Thread Starter
They should bring the entire fleet into Elkhart Lake in the front of the Friday night parade.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
07-01-2010, 01:56 PM
#5
Instructor
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Stoughton, WI
Posts: 125
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
They should bring the entire fleet into Elkhart Lake in the front of the Friday night parade.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
07-01-2010, 02:26 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I remember them running in anger as a kid at Mid-Ohio. We saw several of the 917 can am cars run at Monterey in '98. It was the event at which my wife finally understood why I love Porsche racing and why I had been hooked since these cars were new.
Wow, I didn't realize how long ago that was until I just typed the numbers.
Wow, I didn't realize how long ago that was until I just typed the numbers.
07-01-2010, 02:48 PM
#7
Administrator - "Tyson"
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Thread Starter
Same here, it's an outstanding event well run and well attended by both the general public and race participants. If you're a gearhead at all and have the time, I would encourage you make a trip, it's well worth the effort. And as Bruce pointed out, there are a number of Rennlisters participating, if you do go stop by and say "hey"
If anyone want to sign me up as a crew member so I can score a "hot pits" wrist band, I'd be glad to take some photos from the good areas for you
Trending Topics
07-01-2010, 02:51 PM
#8
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mooresville, IN (Life Long Cheesehead)
Posts: 5,815
Likes: 0
Received 54 Likes
on
35 Posts
They should bring the entire fleet into Elkhart Lake in the front of the Friday night parade.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
I haven't missed this event since 1986 when it was called The Como Inn Chicago Historics. This is possibly the single greatest gathering I can remember coming to Elkhart Lake.
07-01-2010, 03:08 PM
#9
Instructor
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Stoughton, WI
Posts: 125
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Most of us would fall into group 8 "Historic/Post-Historic Medium Displacement Production Cars & Sedans (thru 1989)"
07-01-2010, 05:48 PM
#11
I'll be running in group 8. Orange 914-6 #29. I'm usually the slower of the 2 orange 914s in my race group.
It is my favorite event of the year. As others noted, the race car parade into town is the coolest. Every couple years I enter our 356 race car in the concours and it's such a blast driving it into town with all the people crowding the streets.
It is my favorite event of the year. As others noted, the race car parade into town is the coolest. Every couple years I enter our 356 race car in the concours and it's such a blast driving it into town with all the people crowding the streets.
07-01-2010, 08:22 PM
#12
Administrator - "Tyson"
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Thread Starter
I'll try to find all you guys, I'm usually in town Tuesday / Wednesday so plenty of time to roam around.
What number / color? I have photos from every friday parade for the past 15+ years and video of a few.
Check this out - for sale:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collec...C-Javelin/5725
Check this out - for sale:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collec...C-Javelin/5725
07-01-2010, 09:36 PM
#13
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mooresville, IN (Life Long Cheesehead)
Posts: 5,815
Likes: 0
Received 54 Likes
on
35 Posts
I'm there for a DE Monday and Tuesday and staying the week. We have a hotel in Chilton. Send me an email petepasson@aol.com and maybe we can run into each other.
07-02-2010, 12:32 AM
#14
Rennlist Member
Sneaky Pete introduced this event to me a couple years ago. I will be there all week for the Nord Stern DE and the KIC.
Wuhooo. Seeing all of Donohue's cars will be VERY cool.
Wuhooo. Seeing all of Donohue's cars will be VERY cool.
07-02-2010, 11:51 AM
#15
I'll try to find all you guys, I'm usually in town Tuesday / Wednesday so plenty of time to roam around.
What number / color? I have photos from every friday parade for the past 15+ years and video of a few.
Check this out - for sale:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collec...C-Javelin/5725
What number / color? I have photos from every friday parade for the past 15+ years and video of a few.
Check this out - for sale:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collec...C-Javelin/5725