Mark Donohue Reunion 2010 To Be Celebrated At Road America – July 15-18

Unfair Advantage Racing and Road America,announce the Mark
Donohue Reunion 2010, to be held at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin,
on July 15-18 in conjunction with the Koehler International Classic vintage event.

The Reunion will celebrate the cars and career of an American racing legend,
with a paddock display of many of the most famous cars raced by Mark Donohue.
Confirmed cars include: the 1972 Indy-winning McLaren-Offy; the ’73 Eagle-
Offy Indy car; the 1972 Can-Am dominating L&M Porsche 917-10; the 1973 Can-Am
champion Sunoco Porsche 917-30; all of the Donohue-driven, Penske Racing, Camaros
and Javelins from the Trans-Am in the 1960s and early 1970s; the Ferrari 275 LM that
Donohue co-drove with Walter Hansgen in the 1965 Sebring 12 hour; the Sunoco
LolaT70 coupe that won the 1969 Daytona 24 Hour race driven by Donohue and Chuck
Parsons; and the Lola T70 Spyder which brought Donohue the 1967 United States Road
Racing Championship; the First National City Traveler Checks Penske PC-1 which was
Donohue’s last F1 car.

Many of Mark’s teammates from Penske Racing will be attending,including Karl
Kainhofer, Indy Hall-of-Fame crew chief; John “Woody” Woodard, crew chief on the
Porsche 917-10 and 917-30; Ron Fournier, Trans-Am builder; Chuck Cantwell, team
manager; Don Cox, Penske engineer; and Judy Stropus, Penske timer and scorer.
Another highlight will be a release of a new book “Mark Donohue: His Life in
Photographs.”Argetsinger will be Master of Ceremonies at a Mark Donohue Tribute
breakfast on Sunday morning, July 18.

Steve Zautke

Steve Zautke, a Milwaukee, WI native, was raised in the sport of auto racing. His father, Bill, was a movie photographer that shot racing footage at tracks such as the Milwaukee Mile and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1960’s and 1970’s Steve’s first professional job in racing was as an Emergency Medical Technician at tracks such as Angell Park and Hales Corners Speedway (1988-1991). Steve has also worked for the Milwaukee Mile as videographer, in media relations and historian (1993-2011). Steve also has worked as a reporter for Racing Information Systems (RIS) and has written features for ‘Vintage Oval Racing’ and ‘Victory Lane’ magazines. Most recently, Steve has written a book on Road America for Arcadia Publishing. ( http://www.amazon.com/Road-America-Nascar-Library-Collection/dp/1467111457 ) Steve co-hosts “Sparky’s Final Inspection” a motorsports-based radio show with hosts, Steve “Sparky” Fifer and “NASCAR Girl” Summer Santana on Sports Radio 1250AM in Milwaukee and is also available on the internet at www.Sportradio1250.com. A member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Induction Committee, Steve follows all types of racing from the dirt tracks to Formula One.

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