1968 Trans-Am season review

[Jon Mello]

Continental Divide Trans-Am results from SCCA's Sports Car magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Continental Divide Trans-Am photos, courtesy of Craig Fisher.


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection


Craig Fisher Collection

[Jon Mello]

Continental Divide Trans-Am coverage from Sports Car Graphic magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Chris Economaki's column in the Sept 4, 1968 issue of National Speed Sport News has more info on Titus joining
Terry Godsall to form T/G Racing, plus a little bit of info on the Shelby team. (Jon Mello Collection)

[SMKZ28]

Jon, great pictures and info on Continental Divide '68.  This is another one of those races, and racetrack for that matter, that I didn't know much about.  Thanks for filling in some of the blanks!

[Jon Mello]

You're welcome, Scott. Here's a map of the 2.66 mile track.

[Jon Mello]

Riverside Trans-Am coverage as found in Sports Car Graphic magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Riverside Trans-Am coverage as found in National Speed Sport News. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Riverside Trans-Am race report from Competition Press & Autoweek. (Jon Mello Collection)












Results of the race. DNF=Did Not Finish, DNS=Did Not Start


The report below is for the regional races which took place at Riverside during the same weekend as the Trans-Am.

[Jon Mello]

Riverside program from the 1968 race. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Riverside Trans-Am poster for 1968.

[Jon Mello]

National Speed Sport News' Sept 18, 1968 issue had this interesting little snippet about Peter Reinhardt's
success in Europe with Mark Donohue's original Camaro from the '67 Trans-Am series.

[Jon Mello]

Sunoco Camaro in Europe report from Jerry Kroninger via Wayne Guinn.

[Jon Mello]

Smokey Yunick has followed Bunkie Knudsen's earlier move and made the jump to Ford by the end
of September '68, or at least signed some papers anyway. (Jon Mello Collection)

[Jon Mello]

Seattle/Kent Trans-Am coverage as found in SCCA's Sports Car magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)