1968 Trans Am Series Videos Penske Racing

[Steve Shauger]

Over the years I've stated that I would post some Penske Trans Am footage. Well Tonight I made my first attempt. A little background first; I was fortunate enough to grow up in Newtown Sq. Pa. which was the location of the Penske race shop (they had two locations) from 1965ish to 1971. Anyway I became friends with a Penske Team member Bill Scott (Scotty). Scotty He was involved with the team from the very beginning and in fact was the chief mechanic on the Grand Sport Corvette and worked for Sun Oil at their R&D location. Bill was a mentor to me and helped me understand building engines and guided me through building my first stroked LT1(Traco did the machining). That was many years ago and he has since passed. He gave me this video and this is the first time I made it available. I big thanks goes out to Jon Mello because he has tirelessly kept the Trans Am Series alive. Thanks Jon....

Here's a link to the videos....

https://www.youtube.com/user/MrSshauger

[Steve Shauger]

I just added a video of Roger Penske driving and narrating driving his team Grand Sport Corvette at Elkhart Lake in 1964. Its obviously a very early video with a camera mounted in a car. I think he states he reached a speed of 175mph at some point on the course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK2OxNLMMVk