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SMPdude · 09-15-2009, 06:23 AM

I am not trying to advertise here in this post. Just passing on some awsome info on a piece of Camaro History.

"In 1969, Roger Penske, Mark Donohue and Ronnie Bucknum teamed up to bring home the SCCA Trans-Am Championship for Chevrolet. They drove 1969 Camaros that year, with the dark blue cars sponsored by Sunoco. This year, exactly 40 years after that championship season, another pair of drivers named Donohue and Bucknum will once again race in a Camaro wearing Sunoco blue colors.

David Donohue is the son of Mark Donohue. Jeff Bucknum is the son of Ronnie Bucknum. Both sons have well established credentials in the world of racing and, at the October 4th final round of the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Challenge season, they will join forces at the wheel of a brand new Camaro, built by Riley Technologies of Mooresville, North Carolina.

With a paint scheme created by ESBG Designs, the new Camaro will look very much like the 1969 model, which is as Chevrolet intended with the introduction of their new street version of the car."

"The Grand-Am KONI Challenge Bosch Engineering Octoberfest race at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) will take place on Sunday, October 4."

Check out the complete article at http://www.stevensonmotorsports.com/...-2009#anchor16

Pic's to come shortly as the car will be at the shop after the test session on the 28th.

Mr Twisty · 09-15-2009, 08:17 AM

Cool! I'll sure try to be there!

SMPdude · 09-16-2009, 05:54 AM

If you make it out be sure to stop by the hauler and say hi.

SMPdude · 09-20-2009, 08:43 PM

If you watched the Grand-Am race Saturday evening they showed a picture of our Sunoco Camaro at Riley's shop. It looks sweet.

SMPdude · 09-25-2009, 09:03 PM

Well the hauling unit is loaded and pulling out early in the morning and heading to Bill Rileys Shop to pick up the New Sunoco #6 Camaro. From there it will be heading to a track for it shake down run and then back to our shop. Should be home by Monday night. I can wait.

75rusty · 09-27-2009, 11:35 AM

I'd love to see pictures of the '69 and the '10 sitting next to each other!

Old trans am car rule, those and the can am cars are my favorites at out local vintage races.

SMPdude · 09-27-2009, 07:24 PM

You know, I should be talking with Bucknum this week. I will see if he has keep track of his fathers old car. I am not sure what has happened to it, but I will do some digging and see what I can find. I know we just got our Hero type cards in Friday for the 2010 Camaro. It would be nice if we could arrange that photo shoot.
I think the race this weekend will be a wonderful thing in the sports car world and bring a revived interest in the Grand-am Series of racing.

2MA · 09-28-2009, 01:46 AM

sweet sounds awesome and epic!!!

SMPdude · 09-29-2009, 08:35 PM

Talking with Jeff Bucknum today at the shop and he knows who has the original Sunco Camaro. There has already been talk about trying to get a picture of the two together.

Well here it is in the shop getting a little more prep work before leaving for the Race.

We will get some good shots of the car Tomorrow as it will be getting loaded to head back to Bill Riley's for a few last minute fixes.
Turns out our car will be the only Camaro at the last Koni race of the Season. There is also suppose to be one (1) Challenger there also.

SMPdude · 09-30-2009, 07:58 PM

Off to the track

Doc · 09-30-2009, 10:41 PM

OH NICE!!! We need bigger pics! I just got my rims today and I'm going with the old Penske/Donohue blue and Sunoco gold/yellow styled theme. I chose the gold/yellow that was on the old SUNOCO lettering back then, like they ran on the Ferrari.

SMPdude · 10-01-2009, 05:33 AM

Bucknum and Donahues sons along with Corp Sunoco were very involved in the building and setup of the new Camaro. The Colors, strips and badging are as close as possible to the 69 Camaro, but still had to follow Koni's regulations. Things like decal placements changed a little. Like Hoosier had to go over the front fender well instead of on the door like in 69. Plus we had to use Bosch instead of Champion, minor things like that. But colors are the same.
Things will change up a little after this historic race this weekend.

Doc · 10-02-2009, 01:56 AM

Yeah they used a brighter yellow on the 69 Camaro for the wheels and accents. They used the bright yellow in some places on the Ferrari but had the more orange/yellow look elsewhere. Actually the colors remind me very much of the Blue Angels and their planes. Does anybody know where Penske/Donohue originally got the idea for the colors?

Doc · 10-02-2009, 01:59 AM

Actually now that I'm looking at more pics of the Blue Angels it's hard to tell the exact yellow; probably the differences in cameras. This shot looks more like the orange/yellow of the Sunoco lettering on the Ferrari. Beautiful color scheme though; I've always loved the Blue Angels.

09-15-2009, 06:23 AM	#1
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	Making Camaro History I am not trying to advertise here in this post. Just passing on some awsome info on a piece of Camaro History. "In 1969, Roger Penske, Mark Donohue and Ronnie Bucknum teamed up to bring home the SCCA Trans-Am Championship for Chevrolet. They drove 1969 Camaros that year, with the dark blue cars sponsored by Sunoco. This year, exactly 40 years after that championship season, another pair of drivers named Donohue and Bucknum will once again race in a Camaro wearing Sunoco blue colors. David Donohue is the son of Mark Donohue. Jeff Bucknum is the son of Ronnie Bucknum. Both sons have well established credentials in the world of racing and, at the October 4th final round of the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Challenge season, they will join forces at the wheel of a brand new Camaro, built by Riley Technologies of Mooresville, North Carolina. With a paint scheme created by ESBG Designs, the new Camaro will look very much like the 1969 model, which is as Chevrolet intended with the introduction of their new street version of the car." "The Grand-Am KONI Challenge Bosch Engineering Octoberfest race at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) will take place on Sunday, October 4." Check out the complete article at http://www.stevensonmotorsports.com/...-2009#anchor16 Pic's to come shortly as the car will be at the shop after the test session on the 28th.

09-15-2009, 08:17 AM	#2
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,707	Cool! I'll sure try to be there! __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

09-30-2009, 10:41 PM	#11
Doc Dances With Mustangs Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,819 View My Garage	OH NICE!!! We need bigger pics! I just got my rims today and I'm going with the old Penske/Donohue blue and Sunoco gold/yellow styled theme. I chose the gold/yellow that was on the old SUNOCO lettering back then, like they ran on the Ferrari. Attached Images __________________ Blue Angel is here!! 1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM

10-02-2009, 01:56 AM	#13
Doc Dances With Mustangs Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,819 View My Garage	Yeah they used a brighter yellow on the 69 Camaro for the wheels and accents. They used the bright yellow in some places on the Ferrari but had the more orange/yellow look elsewhere. Actually the colors remind me very much of the Blue Angels and their planes. Does anybody know where Penske/Donohue originally got the idea for the colors? Attached Images __________________ Blue Angel is here!! 1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM

10-02-2009, 01:59 AM	#14
Doc Dances With Mustangs Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,819 View My Garage	Actually now that I'm looking at more pics of the Blue Angels it's hard to tell the exact yellow; probably the differences in cameras. This shot looks more like the orange/yellow of the Sunoco lettering on the Ferrari. Beautiful color scheme though; I've always loved the Blue Angels. Attached Images __________________ Blue Angel is here!! 1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM

09-16-2009, 05:54 AM	#3
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	If you make it out be sure to stop by the hauler and say hi.

09-20-2009, 08:43 PM	#4
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	If you watched the Grand-Am race Saturday evening they showed a picture of our Sunoco Camaro at Riley's shop. It looks sweet.

09-25-2009, 09:03 PM	#5
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	Well the hauling unit is loaded and pulling out early in the morning and heading to Bill Rileys Shop to pick up the New Sunoco #6 Camaro. From there it will be heading to a track for it shake down run and then back to our shop. Should be home by Monday night. I can wait.

09-27-2009, 11:35 AM	#6
75rusty awesome! Drives: 07 Jetta WB, '92 GTI 16vT, '76 LUV Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 117	I'd love to see pictures of the '69 and the '10 sitting next to each other! Old trans am car rule, those and the can am cars are my favorites at out local vintage races.

09-27-2009, 07:24 PM	#7
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	You know, I should be talking with Bucknum this week. I will see if he has keep track of his fathers old car. I am not sure what has happened to it, but I will do some digging and see what I can find. I know we just got our Hero type cards in Friday for the 2010 Camaro. It would be nice if we could arrange that photo shoot. I think the race this weekend will be a wonderful thing in the sports car world and bring a revived interest in the Grand-am Series of racing.

09-28-2009, 01:46 AM	#8
2MA Drives: 1985 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 70	sweet sounds awesome and epic!!!

09-29-2009, 08:35 PM	#9
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	Talking with Jeff Bucknum today at the shop and he knows who has the original Sunco Camaro. There has already been talk about trying to get a picture of the two together. Well here it is in the shop getting a little more prep work before leaving for the Race. We will get some good shots of the car Tomorrow as it will be getting loaded to head back to Bill Riley's for a few last minute fixes. Turns out our car will be the only Camaro at the last Koni race of the Season. There is also suppose to be one (1) Challenger there also.

09-30-2009, 07:58 PM	#10
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	Off to the track

10-01-2009, 05:33 AM	#12
SMPdude Drives: 2010 Camaros and more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 115	Bucknum and Donahues sons along with Corp Sunoco were very involved in the building and setup of the new Camaro. The Colors, strips and badging are as close as possible to the 69 Camaro, but still had to follow Koni's regulations. Things like decal placements changed a little. Like Hoosier had to go over the front fender well instead of on the door like in 69. Plus we had to use Bosch instead of Champion, minor things like that. But colors are the same. Things will change up a little after this historic race this weekend.

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