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> A day at the races - IROC 10/1973, Climb aboard the way back machine
KELTY360
post Mar 10 2014, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(SKL1 @ Mar 10 2014, 08:15 PM) *

My brother in law is a professional photographer and was at the IROC race at Daytona where he took tons of pix, including my sister with David Pearson and Peter Gregg- and of course, Mark and all the others including Revson etc around the paddock. Still have a pile of those prints- priceless!!

Remember the first time I saw Donohue at Road America back in the late 60's- marveled at how precise he was at 5 going up under the Corvette bridge, lap afte lap... never forget it.

Must be a few of us old to remember this stuff when it actually happened!!


You wouldn't be hijacking if you posted some of those pics here. Love to see them.
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post Mar 11 2014, 12:07 AM
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The Donohue car was racing at the Phillip island historics last weekend.
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post Mar 11 2014, 08:28 PM
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The pink car went off track?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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post Mar 11 2014, 10:32 PM
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The pink car went off track?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)


Yeah, it didn't know how to go straight. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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post Mar 12 2014, 09:09 AM
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Nice photos Marc!! Thanks for sharing them.

1973 huh?? You're even older than I thought. . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Mar 12 2014, 11:25 AM
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Nice photos Marc!! Thanks for sharing them.

1973 huh?? You're even older than I thought. . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)


So you probably thought I don't look a day over 40....thanks....it's not easy looking this good without having any 'work' done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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post Mar 12 2014, 08:06 PM
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Thanks,

Brings back great memories at Road America, Brainerd and Daytona.
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post Mar 15 2014, 09:02 PM
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Kelty360,

Really cool stuff and great commentary. Amazing cars with quite the pool of talent driving them.
Thanks for sharing. I let the Pelican crew in on it.
This stuff is just too good ! I am sure they will appreciate it.
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post Mar 16 2014, 10:05 AM
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I was at that race and others at RIR...boy does that bring back memories! I was a senior in high school and had just gotten an SLR camera and went to RIR and shot several rolls of slide film at this event. I have several boxes of these that I have to digitize. This might give me the push to finally do it!
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post Mar 16 2014, 10:42 AM
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I remember as a kid watching these races whenever they were on tv (Wide world of sports usually). It was awesome. I was a big Penske/Donahue fan in my early years. Just my opinion but those years in racing have never been duplicated. Maybe it's because as a kid I was in awe then, especially the Can-am cars.

If anyone is into reading find a copy of "The unfair advantage" by Mark Donahue & Paul Van Valkenburgh
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post Mar 16 2014, 11:46 AM
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I was at that race and others at RIR...boy does that bring back memories! I was a senior in high school and had just gotten an SLR camera and went to RIR and shot several rolls of slide film at this event. I have several boxes of these that I have to digitize. This might give me the push to finally do it!


Yes, by all means do it! I stayed up by Turn 6 & 7 all day so my view was limited to those two plus looking back from 6 towards the esses. It would be great to see some different angles. Turn 6 with the uphill entrance, then hairpin with downhill exit was really exciting watching the drivers power through into the straight. It's a shame this track doesn't exist anymore.
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post Mar 16 2014, 01:04 PM
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The start finish line, just before turn 1 now exists on a homeowners front lawn. There was a bronze plaque set there that is dedicated to the brave men+women that raced (and died )at RIR.
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post Mar 19 2014, 06:50 PM
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1973 Riverside Iroc, Can Am Program.
Great reading even in 2014!Attached Image
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post Mar 19 2014, 06:56 PM
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1973 Can Am + IROC, and the new '74 914 that goes to the first place winner Can Am race. Talk about the value of prize money back then ! Attached Image
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post Mar 19 2014, 06:59 PM
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'73 IROC lineup and 911 specs.Attached Image
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post Mar 19 2014, 07:02 PM
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And the mighty #6 917/30 for all of us Mark fans !Attached Image
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post Mar 19 2014, 07:48 PM
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Incredible find Marty! Where did you come up with that? I'm pretty sure I never got a program or I'd certainly have saved it. Too cheap to spend a buck. Thanks for posting that.

Wonder what Donohue did with the 914 he won?
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Incredible find Marty! Where did you come up with that? I'm pretty sure I never got a program or I'd certainly have saved it. Too cheap to spend a buck. Thanks for posting that.

Wonder what Donohue did with the 914 he won?

I meant to post all of this earlier in the week, but had server issues.
My '73 program was loaned to a friend of mine in Geneva. I was in Switzerland some years ago on vacation. ..and he handed it back to me. Now it's parked in my library right next to Donohue's "Unfair Advantage", first print, autographed .
I think that there was an old Panorama with a story on his 914 ?
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QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 19 2014, 06:48 PM) *

Incredible find Marty! Where did you come up with that? I'm pretty sure I never got a program or I'd certainly have saved it. Too cheap to spend a buck. Thanks for posting that.

Wonder what Donohue did with the 914 he won?

I meant to post all of this earlier in the week, but had server issues.
My '73 program was loaned to a friend of mine in Geneva. I was in Switzerland some years ago on vacation. ..and he handed it back to me. Now it's parked in my library right next to Donohue's "Unfair Advantage", first print, autographed .
I think that there was an old Panorama with a story on his 914 ?
Marty


So were you also at the race?
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post Mar 19 2014, 09:21 PM
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I went to RIR that year for the L.A.Times Gran Prix with neighbors from L.A .
in a motorhome. We parked along the big back straight (turn 8 to 9) best views around ! When the 917 panzers were banned, I didn't visit the track for a couple years. After I bought my '74 914, I joined POC in '75 and was back at Riverside at least 3 times a year. I also spectated during the IMSA gtp days, open pits and all !
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