Trans Am Racers

[Stefano]

I spoke to Jeff when I was searching for info on YS071 and discoverd that he is into road racing, thanks for the additional info.

As far as transam projects, I complete more projects in my mind then actually ever get done, but still would like to do it.

For now, I'll just settle for racing Ed Cuneen and Tim Allen around Laguna Secca with the Stinger. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[x44d80]

Motown, that's good news. My info came from a fairly old car mag about the car having to have a history to race. I want to build the car with my son who is all of five so I'm putting that third in line. I'll finish the other 2 cars first to pay for it. Pozzi has an article on "cheap big front disc brakes", I cant wait to try out. I have been gathering the pieces to try out on my current project.

[MotownMadman]

Brent, If I can be of any help let me know. Always happy to see another Father/Son project come together and always happy to see another Camaro tail panel looking through the windshield of my Shelby (LOL). [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[JTH74]

Who owns the 69 Penske/Sunoco Z/28's? These cars have always been of high interest to me, I think that these cars were one the most important camaros in 1969, and that is not to say that any of the other Supercars of that year were not, just that these cars and drivers accomplished a lot!

[Jeff Murphy]

Check the link in my earlier post with the picture.

[Jim Mattison]

There are several race series that have a Historic Trans Am class......SVRA, VSCDA and HSR. If you have never been to one of these events, you should! They could be habit forming!!!

I have one of the 1969 "Canadian" Firebirds (a Z-28 Camaro, with Trans Am sheet metal) that we have raced in the VSCDA series for the last couple of years. The engine is a dry-sump 302 Chevy (actually 304.2) that will rev to 8800 rpm with ease. It is essentially a 302 version of a Winston Cup engine.

I am the Roger Penske of the operation.............the car owner $$$$ ! My oldest son "JB" drives for us and does a great job for the team. The current issue (Feb, 2003) of High Performance Pontiac Magazine has a nice article on the car and our team.

For 2003, we will compete in the HSR race series. The first race of the year will be at Road Atlanta. Hopefully, I'll see some of you there!

Jim Mattison

[Zedder]

Hey Jim,Your car wasn't owned or driven by Craig Fisher at one time was it? He told me that they did a number of Camaro/Firebird cars in '68 and '69.

[redvetracr]

I am sorry to disagree BUT you absolutely have to have pre`73 race history to race with the SVRA at Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen and VIR in group 6. The SVRA Road America event is "open" as are the other two R/A vintage events although the fastest vintage group 6 cars in the country usually ALL show up at R/A in July for the BRIC. I also believe (for some strange reason) all cars with "Shelby`s" name on them are considered "race cars" and don`t need race history to compete in SVRA. You also are not going to compete in any historic Trans-Am reunion events on the west coast as they require SCCA Trans-Am history NOT just SCCA regional/national pre`73 history. The "price of admission keeps out the riff-raff". ...redvetracr

[MotownMadman]

I am certainly not going to argue with someone who knows what they are talking about, and it sounds like you do. I am new enough to this sport that I am learning as I go along. Maybe the "Loophole" you are referring to as far as "Shelby" is what has been confusing me, I was basing my conclusion on the 67 Shelby Group II #68, which was the prototype with no race history, and if what you say is true about Shelby cars being raced with no history while others cant doesnt seem quite fair. I have a mountain of vintage trans am paperwork I aquired, from what I have seen so far I should be able to help out some guys if it is questionable as to if their car had race history or not. I have nothing to worry about with my car as it was raced the first 10 races of 68 by Horst Kwech, Parnelli Jones, David Pearson, and Dan Gurney. My car will be on the auction block next August by Russo and Steele in Monterey, same weekend as the Vintage race and Fords 100th anniversary in racing.

[Jeff H]

I was under the impression that a car had to have the SCCA (certification or plate) on the rollbar showing that the vehicle was actually raced back in the day. I guess that helps keep out the riff-raff, but there could be a lot of cars that were built back then that never officially entered an event that could still be in hiding. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]