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Model Specific Discussions => Trans-Am Camaros => Topic started by: Jon Mello on August 28, 2013, 05:17:14 AM
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Many thanks to Delmar Evans for sharing his photos from the 1969 Laguna Seca Trans-Am with us. This first
batch of photos is from the practice session on the Saturday before the race.
A look at the short straight between the old turn 8 and turn 9. Turn 9 makes an acute LH turn onto the main straight and is just out of the photo on the mid-RH side.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
A closer look at the paddock and pit area.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Scooter Patrick's Porsche 911
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Jerry Grant in front of Ron Grable's #4.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue's Camaro heading down toward turn 8.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Peter Revson's Shelby team car.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ron Grable ran the #3 Javelin earlier in the '69 season but switched to the #4 by the Laguna Seca race.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
George Follmer's Bud Moore Boss Mustang.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie in the second Penske Camaro.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue coming down out of turn 7.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ron Grable and Jerry Grant.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
An old map of the original layout of the track, circa the 1969 race.
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Jon Mello Collection
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Thank you again Mr. Evans for supplying these pictures for all of us to enjoy ;D
Looks like the Tom Lynch Camaro in the first picture on the far left with the black hood raised. ???
Robert
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You've got a better eye than eye do, Robert. Took me awhile to find it.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
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More pics from Saturday's practice session...
Parnelli Jones' Bud Moore Boss Mustang
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Gary Wright's Porsche 911
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Kelman and Tony Settember peel off on the pit road exit while Mark Donohue's Camaro continues on track around turn 8
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Parnelli Jones vs Ed Leslie
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Gerry Gregory's #56 is now owned by our own "Sixteen Grand Sedan #56" Robert Lodewyk
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Dan Gurney piloted the #2 Shelby team Mustang this weekend instead of Horst Kwech.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Roy Woods and his ARA Camaro
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Another shot of Parnelli Jones
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Front 3/4 shot of Ed Leslie in his Penske Camaro
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Now a direct side shot of Ed's car. Note the spectator's Z/28 behind the fence.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Frank Search's Camaro. Frank was a fast racer out of the San Francisco region of the SCCA and ran a Corvette as well as the Camaro.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Here Frank spins off course in turn 7 after coming down from the corkscrew part of the track
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Photo by Delmar Evans
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You've got a better eye than eye do, Robert. Took me awhile to find it.
Actually, I can't see anything either.
Dana, the better half of the current owners found it and made me aware of it.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
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Frank Search's driving style was fun to watch! All you ever saw was the side of the car...
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Here's the last of the photos from Saturday's practice...
The Porsche 911 of Tony Campbell, from BC, Canada
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Harald Kirberg's Porsche. I don't think either of these Porsche's were in Sunday's Trans-Am race.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Roy Woods' ARA camaro. Note the yellow & black Z/28 parked in the spectator lot.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Dick Richards' Mustang. I believe this is the same car driven by Ron Dykes for the Hilton Racing Team during the '67 Trans-Am season.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Don Zacharie's Porsche 911.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Another shot of Peter Revson's Mustang.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
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Now to Sunday's race. Here's the Camaro pace car leading the cars on the pace lap down through turn 7.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Interestingly, George Follmer (the far car) was on the pole for this race besting Parnelli's fastest time by .14 seconds.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue and Jerry Titus took up the second row.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie's Camaro and Ron Grable's Javelin on the third row with Dan Gurney's Mustang gridded 8th.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Scooter Patrick's Porsche 911 was the fastest of the under 2-liter qualifiers.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Here are two Northern Californians, Don Zacharie and Walt Maas in their 911s. The current owner of Walt's #96 has run it a couple of times with the HTA group.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
On the first lap, Parnelli has already jumped into the lead.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie has gotten by Jerry Titus to lay claim to 4th.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue is trying to keep the two Bud Moore cars in his sights.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Here come a pack of 2-liter cars down through turn 7 headed by Don Zacharie.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
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Fantastic color shots! Cool to see the Camaro pace car in two of the pictures. I also love seeing the cars the spectators brought to the race. Several Camaro Z28's, rows of Porsche's, Corvettes, etc. Thanks Delmar and Jon.
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You're welcome, Scott. I'm glad you're enjoying these.
Parnelli Jones was the early leader per his usual hard charging style.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue was running in third place behind George Follmer's Mustang.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie ran in 4th place...
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Photo by Delmar Evans
...followed by Jerry Titus in his T/G Firebird.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
There goes Parnelli again.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Dan Gurney had trouble adjusting to the handling of his Shelby Boss Mustang, which was never the same after being wrecked at St Jovite.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ron Grable's #4 Javelin leads Gurney's Mustang as they head toward turn 8.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Parnelli has the #84 Porsche in his crosshairs.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Here's Parnelli again, working his way through traffic and putting these competitors a lap down.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Mark Donohue and Ed Leslie are staying in the hunt.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Gurney and Grable are still in a battle for position. Both drivers were very familiar with the track.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie goes to the inside of turn 7 to get by Frank Search.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Jerry Grant's #3 Javelin can be seen cresting the hill on the main straight in the distance.
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Photo by Delmar Evans
Ed Leslie looks like he has gotten by Tony Settember and Rusty Jowett and now is working on Gerry Gregory.
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Photo by Delmar Evans