"Mark Donohue Tribute" September
5-7, 2003
Here are the first few pictures I wanted to share with
everyone. I will be adding new pictures and information very frequently.
Above are the 16 cars who made up the reunion. The
names of all the cars owners are listed beside the cars,. The first 2 cars
represent Marks first race car, the Elva Courier (Pat Ryan) and to its right one
of the last, the Penske PC1 F1 (Roger Penske). The cars behind it from left to
right are the 70 Lola T153 (John Darlington) the 68 Camaro (Tom McIntyre) and
the 67 Lola T70 (Pat Ryan). Then on the next row is the Matador that Mark won
his only NASCAR win in, that was rebodied for Bobby Allison (Talledega Museum)
and on the beautiful 67 Ford GT Mk II (Jim Glickhausen) and a Lola CanAm car
(Dale Phelon) that Mark drove in 69. The next row back is the famous 69 Camaro
(Tom Epsman) beside the Javelin (Jose Gonzales) owns that Mark ran the 70 TA
series with that was rebodied for Roy Woods in 71. and beside it is the 71
Javelin (MAECO) that Mark won the Trans Am series that year in. Beside it is the
famous "lightweight" Camaro (Pat Ryan) that Mark drove in 67 and 68.
In the back row is the Lola T70 (Steven Young) that Mark and George Follmer
drove in the 67 CanAm, the Mustang GT350 (Paul Andrews) that Mark ran in BP in
SCCA , the Porsche Carrera (Roger Penske) that Mark won the 73-74 IROC
Championship in, and the Lola T70 Coupe than Mark wont the 69 Daytona 24 hour
in.
Going from left to right,
starting at the bottom is Mr and Mrs Michael Donohue, Chuck Cantwell, Ron
Fournier, Karl Kainhofer, Bill Preston, Roy Gane, Greg Seyfert. Then Earle
MacMullin, Bill Daughtery, Don Cox, Chuck Sprague, Warren Agor, John "Woody"
Woodard, Jerry Kroninger, Harry Tidmarsh, and Bob Koons.
The 71 Javelin that was restored just in time for the
reunion. Thanks MAECO Motorsports.
Pat
Ryan in his 68 Camaro leading Camee Edlebrock in Tom Epsman's 69 Camaro
David Donohue being pushed to the grid in the very
Penske PC1 his Dad raced in the USGP in 1974.
SteveYoung
in the pits ready to race in his 67 Lola T70.
Jim
Glickenhaus driving the Ford GT Mk II that Mark drove to the pole at LeMans in
67.
This beautiful Lola T153 that is
being restored for John Darlington.
Bruce
Waller driving the 69 Lola T70 Coupe that Mark won the Daytona 24 hours in 1969
The 71 Javelin leading the 65 Mustang GT 350 that Mark
drove in 65-66 in SCCA, followed by the 61 Elva Courier which was Mark's first
racing car
In town during the Friday
evening festivities is Karl Kainhofer, Roy Gane, and Chuck Cantwell enjoying
themselves.
Harry Tidmarsh
who worked with Mark on many projects talking to Tom McIntyre who is the car
owner for the 68 Camaro that Mark drove to the 68 Trans Am Championship.
Paul Powell, the founder of the reunion and your very
own webmaster here talking to John " Woody" Woodard on Friday night.
Woody getting ready to drive Pat Ryan's 67 Lola T70 thru
the streets of Watkins Glen. His wife Susan is standing to the left wondering
what Woody got himself into I am sure.
Pat
Ryan's beautiful rig, from left to right his Elva Courier and Camaro, Paul
Andrews Mustang, Jim Glickenhaus's Ford GT with Pat's Lola.
David Donohue strapping in with the help of Bernie King
in the Penske PC1.
This is one of my
favorites. Sue Donohue standing next to Marks 68 Camaro. She is the mother of
Mark's children Michael and David.
Also please go to
 Racepower for more pictures. When
your on their website, go all the way to the bottom. Thanks so much Chris
Payvis from Racepower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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