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Mike Joy told Leno in 1990, twenty Trans-Am race cars from this era participated in a Historic Trans-Am event at Lime Rock Park. In 1992, Monterey Historics brought 20 such cars from the same era to their event at Sears Point International Raceway. Joy owns and drives a Jerry Thompson-driven No. 4 Owens Corning Camaro, whilst owning a Walter ...
The 1968 Trans-American Championship was the third running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. 1968 marked the addition of the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona, the only year that the Trans-Am Series featured those races.
Trans Am 1966-1972 Expanded group in commemoration of the series' 50th anniversary. This includes the addition of a Ford Falcon and a Pontiac Tempest. [24] 2016 Grand Touring Cars Under 2500cc 1961-1966 Expanded to include a notable amount of under two liter Trans Am cars in commemoration of the series' 50th anniversary.
1969 had marked the sales debut of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am however the car's smallest engine was well over the 5000cc maximum set by the series at the time and it was not used in the 1969 championship. In using the name Trans Am, a registered trademark, General Motors agreed to pay $5 per car sold to the SCCA. [4]
The Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). ). Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types including road courses and street c
The 1970 Trans-American Championship was a motor racing series organised by the Sports Car Club of America for SCCA Sedans. It was the fifth Trans-Am Championship. Ford (Thanks to Parnelli Jones and George Follmer) and still potent Alfa Romeo won the Over 2 Litre and Under 2 Litre titles respectively.
The 1967 Trans-American Championship was the second running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series.After the dominance of Alfa Romeo in the under 2000cc class in 1966, Porsche would rise to prominence, starting a dynasty that would last for several years. 1967 would also mark the debut of Mercury, with Dan Gurney winning at Green Valley for the company in its new Cougar.
From 2012 onward, Trans-Am Race Company, LLC, has managed the series. [1] They will manage the series until at least 2016. They are looking to "bring the series back to its glory years". [2] Their plan is to get away from the new, three-class format and return to the pony cars that made the series famous.