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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:33:14 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:32:18 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:31:14 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:29:38 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:28:20 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:26:50 PM »
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Trans-Am Camaros / 1969 Kent, Washington Trans Am Color Photographs
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:24:50 PM »
I found a collection of 23 color photos and 5 black and white photos of the Kent 300 Trans Am event held at Seattle International Raceway in Kent, Washington on September 7, 1969. I found the pictures on Flickr and they were taken and posted by Phil Rhodes. I will post them all here but to see larger versions of the pictures click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ockhams_razor7/sets/72157602224091136
I apologize if this is a re-post but I couldn't find them anywhere on this website if they have been posted before.
I apologize if this is a re-post but I couldn't find them anywhere on this website if they have been posted before.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
« on: October 27, 2014, 03:43:58 PM »
I came across a few cool pictures on Flickr that were posted by Chris Kennedy. Click on the following links to see them since he has disabled the ability to download them:
1) AS Chevrolet Camaro driven by Warren Agor during SCCA Runoffs at Road Atlanta, November 1971: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/9681240538/in/set-72157635389415953
2) Group of 22 photos of the Trans Am/F5000 event held at Watkins Glen on June 7, 1972: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/sets/72157635315418611/
Sorry if this is a re-post. I don't recall seeing them before.
1) AS Chevrolet Camaro driven by Warren Agor during SCCA Runoffs at Road Atlanta, November 1971: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/9681240538/in/set-72157635389415953
2) Group of 22 photos of the Trans Am/F5000 event held at Watkins Glen on June 7, 1972: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/sets/72157635315418611/
Sorry if this is a re-post. I don't recall seeing them before.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1968 #16 Penske Camaro - Watkins Glenn 2013 - tirewall/guardrail collision
« on: September 20, 2014, 03:16:20 AM »
These are the pictures I remember seeing after it happened. The following write up can be found here: http://mokanmotorsports.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7303
Photographer is going to be okay.
Star-Gazette racing writer recovering from accident
Star-Gazette reporter and photographer Ron Levanduski will undergo surgery Wednesday for injuries suffered during a vintage car race at Watkins Glen International.
Levanduski was photographing Sunday’s New York State Governor’s Cup event for Historic Trans-Am cars from the Boot of the Glen’s 3.37-mile long course when the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Bill Bryant of Fruitland Park, Fla., slammed into the “toe area” of the Boot, where Levanduski was working.
“I was knocked out cold,” Levanduski said Monday.
Levanduski was sent by helicopter to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He had three broken ribs, three broken bones in his upper left arm along with two puncture wounds in his arm from the breaks, a small “brain bleed,” and multiple cuts and abrasions.
On Monday he said, “I saw through the lens that the Camaro looked like it was making a pass in the corner. I saw a puff of smoke, maybe he was locking his brakes. But he didn’t slow down. He was coming full-bore at me.”
The force of the impact knocked Levanduski 10 feet into the air and into a creek, Phil Barnes, manager of security at WGI, said a witness told him.
Tom Ryder of Binghamton was also shooting the race for the Associated Press from the same spot as Levanduski.
“I was standing 30 feet to his right, right up against the guardrail,” Ryder said Monday, estimating the car was going about 120 mph when it slammed into the tire barrier in front of the guardrail. “Two laps before that I was right next to Ron. We spoke briefly and I told him I was going to move down a bit. Two laps later the car hit right where I would have been standing. The guardrail V’d when the tires kicked back into the guardrail.
“I heard a jolt and the car went through. I looked over and didn’t see Ron. I put my camera down and saw he was laying on his back near a small little bridge made of plywood over this little creek. It had to be 15 feet from the guardrail. I went over to him, and I could hear him moaning and groaning.”
Ryder added Bryan was able to get out of his car and was standing on the grass before he went down.
Photographer is going to be okay.
Star-Gazette racing writer recovering from accident
Star-Gazette reporter and photographer Ron Levanduski will undergo surgery Wednesday for injuries suffered during a vintage car race at Watkins Glen International.
Levanduski was photographing Sunday’s New York State Governor’s Cup event for Historic Trans-Am cars from the Boot of the Glen’s 3.37-mile long course when the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Bill Bryant of Fruitland Park, Fla., slammed into the “toe area” of the Boot, where Levanduski was working.
“I was knocked out cold,” Levanduski said Monday.
Levanduski was sent by helicopter to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He had three broken ribs, three broken bones in his upper left arm along with two puncture wounds in his arm from the breaks, a small “brain bleed,” and multiple cuts and abrasions.
On Monday he said, “I saw through the lens that the Camaro looked like it was making a pass in the corner. I saw a puff of smoke, maybe he was locking his brakes. But he didn’t slow down. He was coming full-bore at me.”
The force of the impact knocked Levanduski 10 feet into the air and into a creek, Phil Barnes, manager of security at WGI, said a witness told him.
Tom Ryder of Binghamton was also shooting the race for the Associated Press from the same spot as Levanduski.
“I was standing 30 feet to his right, right up against the guardrail,” Ryder said Monday, estimating the car was going about 120 mph when it slammed into the tire barrier in front of the guardrail. “Two laps before that I was right next to Ron. We spoke briefly and I told him I was going to move down a bit. Two laps later the car hit right where I would have been standing. The guardrail V’d when the tires kicked back into the guardrail.
“I heard a jolt and the car went through. I looked over and didn’t see Ron. I put my camera down and saw he was laying on his back near a small little bridge made of plywood over this little creek. It had to be 15 feet from the guardrail. I went over to him, and I could hear him moaning and groaning.”
Ryder added Bryan was able to get out of his car and was standing on the grass before he went down.
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General Discussion / Re: FOUND: The Actual 1969 Camaro RS/SS Conv. NASCAR Pace Car for Bristol in 1969!
« on: September 19, 2014, 02:46:28 AM »Outstanding and neat story Scott. Have all known 69 P-car Trim Tags been compared? I would think the body numbers would be sequential being ordered at the same time.
I'm not sure. I have never seen any of them in person. I have only read about them in the magazine articles, etc. It would make sense that they would be built sequentially, since they were all Dover White RS/SS convertibles with the blue interior and most of them shared similar options and they were all going to one purchaser.
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General Discussion / Re: FOUND: The Actual 1969 Camaro RS/SS Conv. NASCAR Pace Car for Bristol in 1969!
« on: September 19, 2014, 02:29:18 AM »
To further clarify the rear spoiler question posed earlier by Terry, Ruben responded by saying, "The pics. of my car shows the longer spoiler I kept the one that came with the car which is the shorter spoiler, also have the ss hood in my garage.
He also wants to know if anyone can help him acquire a pretty rare option that originally came with his car. He states that he has, "been trying to locate the fiber optic wire for the front turn lights to the fenders, no one in the after market offers that item. Do you know of any outfit that might have that item!!! please let me know."
He also wants to know if anyone can help him acquire a pretty rare option that originally came with his car. He states that he has, "been trying to locate the fiber optic wire for the front turn lights to the fenders, no one in the after market offers that item. Do you know of any outfit that might have that item!!! please let me know."
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General Discussion / Re: FOUND: The Actual 1969 Camaro RS/SS Conv. NASCAR Pace Car for Bristol in 1969!
« on: September 18, 2014, 09:02:10 PM »
Terry,
I'm pretty sure they all did have the smaller 1968 style rear spoiler because they were built early in the model year (October of 1968). Although KurtS just mentioned a possible 6th surviving NASCAR pace car that might have been built later in the year and used as a replacement. This car would probably have the normal 1969 spoiler depending on how much later in the model year it was built.
Scott
I'm pretty sure they all did have the smaller 1968 style rear spoiler because they were built early in the model year (October of 1968). Although KurtS just mentioned a possible 6th surviving NASCAR pace car that might have been built later in the year and used as a replacement. This car would probably have the normal 1969 spoiler depending on how much later in the model year it was built.
Scott
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General Discussion / Re: FOUND: The Actual 1969 Camaro RS/SS Conv. NASCAR Pace Car for Bristol in 1969!
« on: September 18, 2014, 05:38:07 PM »
Ruben never said if his was an auto or manual.
Kurt, Ruben just told me that the car has the automatic transmission.
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General Discussion / Re: FOUND: The Actual 1969 Camaro RS/SS Conv. NASCAR Pace Car for Bristol in 1969!
« on: September 18, 2014, 04:09:24 PM »
I just finished a topic thread on the 1969 Camaro RS/SS convertible that was used to pace the NASCAR and other important racing events at Michigan International Speedway in 1969. See it here: http://camaropacecars.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3100015833/m/2621024356
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Hickory GT race - 6/9/69
« on: September 18, 2014, 01:49:31 PM »The car that Tiny was driving in '69 was a reskinned earlier Bud Moore Cougar, from what I have heard.
Thanks Jon.