I really like this era of road racing. Carb'd V8 AI all the way!



The '68 Trans Am season proved to be very disappointing to Ford and Shelby Racing Company. After beating Ford's official team, the Bud Moore Cougars, during the '67 season, Shelby's notchback Mustangs had much stiffer competition in 1968. GM's new weapon, the Z-28 Camaro, was a very formable foe. Mark Donahue, driving a Roger Penske Camaro, won 10 of 12 races, including eight straight wins taking the '68 Trans Am trophy. The Mustang team only won two races, the first one at the 24 Hours of Sebring and the next to last one at Riverside.

The old Mustang body wasn't as streamlined as the new Camaros, Javelins or the Barracudas. Just in time for the racing season, Ford introduced a new Mustang and a new engine in 1969. The '69 Mustang body was completely redesigned to make the car more aerodynamic.

Read the rest of the story here: 1969 Trans Am Racing





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b/s. american cars cannot turn

 

Pssh Japanese cars can't turn..
And who needs to turn anyways?

 

lol true story

 

didnt mention that donahues camaros used a special vacuum retractor to pull the brake calipers in on demand,making it quick and easy to change brake shoes during pitstops.

 

Those old carb'd races sounded like music. I remember Sebring in the early 80s. 80 cars for 12 hours. Awesome.

 

First time I saw the trans am series was at Watkins Glen in 86.
Although different than these cars, I was truly amazed by those cars.
Here is more info on the 1 off Yunick boss.
Smokey Yunick's T/A BOSS 302

 

Were most of the teams factory backed? Or was it all private teams like today?

 

most were backed, but Shelby was a bad ass went into this series without backing.

 

Listen to this!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFVn...elated&search=

The old Trans-Am series....real cars and real drivers. Back when the cars idn't hae tons of sponsors all over the sheetmetal, and when the car you watched race actually resembled and shared parts with a car you coul buy in a dealership. Makers backed these cars, and people like you and me could compete (in theroy) along side some of the best cars and drivers in the world. I LOVE these old cars. They were certainly way ahead of their time.
Here is some video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW1Zoy-e-8

I would love to see racing return to the way old transam cars were...screw NASCAR...I want to watch race prepared street cars racing!