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	Mark Donohue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mark Neary Donohue (born in Summit, New Jersey, March 18, 1937 - dead in Graz, August 19, 1975) was an American racing driver.
		Donohue won the 1972 Indianapolis 500, driving for Roger Penske, with a then record speed of 162 mph.
		In 1990, Mark Donohue was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Donohue (382 words)

	Mark Donohue
		Mark Donohue (Brown '59) is a case in point.
		Donohue's racing philosophy is "testing is the key." He estimates he puts two miles on the test track for every one mile on the race track.
		Most of Donohue's victories were as precisely orchestrated as a Russian ballet performance and with the exception of the truly "major" triumphs, such as the 1972 Indy 500, they tend to blend into a fellows memory like a montage.
	www.amx-perience.com /MarkDonohue.htm (1977 words)

	Mark Donohue
		In 1974, Mark Donohue took a year off at the pinnacle of his driving career to write “The Unfair Advantage”, a gritty, insider’s look at the world of sports car racing.
		Donohue in “The Unfair Advantage” is a Chuck Yeager-esque character, able to drive anything well, with the engineering skills and viewpoint of a test pilot.
		Donohue is quick to attribute much of his racing success to many “unfair advantages” he had over his competitors, such as more powerful engines, better tires and finding improvements not covered in the rulebooks, but his greatest advantage was his own approach and devotion to developing and improving the cars he raced.
	www.darkhorseracing.net /mark_donohue.htm (697 words)

	Motorsports Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Donohue obviously was able to put his conclusions into practice, as he chalked up an outstanding record of achievements in his racing career.
		Donohue was hot out of the chute in his first year of competition, capturing a SCCA National Championship.
		Mark's career was tragically cut short in a crash during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix that year.
	www.mshf.com /hof/donohue_mark.htm (399 words)

	Mark Donohue
		Mark was 21 in 1958 and still a student of mechanical engineering at Brown University when he took his everyday street ride, a '57 Corvette, to victory in his first official speed event, a New Hampshire hill climb.
		By 1965 Mark is driving the proper line in his development as a professional with class championships in both a Formula C Lotus 20 and a B-Production Shelby GT350;the Mustang being the first car he refers to as a program.
		Mark is reunited with the 917-30 on August 9th and sets a new world closed-course speed record of 221.12 mph at Talladega Speedway.
	www.bevenyoung.com.au /prdt198.htm (1549 words)

	25 Years Ago... Remembering Mark Donohue by R. Mark Stiles & Jay Adamczyk (Jayski.com)
		Donohue's job was to go out to these different clients, show them how to work the machinery and to assist when the clients had problems running the equipment.
		Donohue was not very fond of his name, and at that time that she ran into him at the bank with me, he just shooked his head and rolled his eyes when she told him my name was Mark (at least she didn't name me Neary).
		Mark was so appreciative of our doing this for him that he invited all of us who were still there to join him and his guests--the entire Porsche factory technical team--for dinner, on him.
	www.catchfence.com /news/donohue.html (2815 words)

	International Race of Champions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was created in 1973 by Riverside International Raceway President Les Richter and Roger Penske with Mark Donohue being the first driver to win the championship, in 1974.
		Donohue's win in the fourth and last race of that season was his last win as he died in a Formula One practice the next season.
		The cars would be identically painted in white, with trim which could be changed to represent the driver's colors in his natural series, and the car numbers would be the number of the driver in his natural series, with one exception.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Race_of_Champions (805 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Mark has 14 convictions, ranging from auto theft to assaulting a police officer, and was wanted for allegedly shooting at two men, hitting one in the leg, during an argument over the sale of a video camera on Feb. 1.
		Donohue said Mark and the officers were inside the store when the officers identified themselves.
		Mark was required to complete programs in cognitive skills, anger management, substance abuse and was even recommended for work furlough.
	starbulletin.com /2003/03/05/news/story1.html (1263 words)

	Trans-Am Racing 1971
		Mark Donohue: It is difficult to say exactly.
		Donohue easily won the Driver's Championship, and AMC was the winner among manufacturers.
		My father (Mark Sorensen) is the skinny guy in front with the white pants, pushing the car off the trailer.
	www.amx-perience.com /TransAmRacing1971.htm (1364 words)

	Police officer killed in struggle with fugitive - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Police arrest Mark on suspicion of first-degree murder (applicable in the case of the killing of a law enforcement officer).
		Mark, whose last known address was in Salt Lake, is a career criminal with 14 convictions, including auto theft, burglary, theft and misdemeanor assault, according to information provided by the Hawai'i Criminal Justice Data Center.
		Donohue said Mark reached for a handgun tucked in his waistband and fired several shots as the officers wrestled him to the ground.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Mar/05/ln/ln04a.html (1143 words)

	TUAV - Mark Donohue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Mark Donohue is a Senior at the University of Colorado and is pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering Sciences.
		Mark is originally from Ankorage, Alaska but enjoys biking and skiing the mountains of Colorado.
		Mark is a member of the aerodynamic and structures teams and over the course of the design process has become proficient in AAA.
	www.colorado.edu /engineering/ASEN/UCAV/donohue.html (72 words)

	American GP - Mark Donohue
		Donohue began racing at the age of 22 in a 1957 Corvette.
		Donohue driving a Lola-Chevrolet, won three Can-Am races that year and finished second in the final standings.
		Mark Donohue went to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1969 and was named rookie of the Year with a fourth-place finish.
	www.ddavid.com /formula1/donohue.htm (409 words)

	Mark Donahue - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member
		Donohue began racing casually at the age of 22 in a 1957 Corvette.
		Donohue won three times on the Can-Am circuit and finished second.
		Donohue went to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1969 and was named rookie of the Year with a fourth-place finish.
	www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1990/Mark_Donahue_main.htm (375 words)

	Grand American Road Racing Association
		Donohue set three flying speed records in the production category with the Carrera GT, including a closed-course speed record for the 2.66-mile track of 196.301 mph.
		Donohue's father, Mark, set similar speed records at the same venue in a similar Porsche 30 years earlier.
		The elder Donohue set a closed-course record for racing cars, driving a Porsche 917/30 to a speed of 221.120 mph at the track on August 9, 1975, just 10 days before he died in a crash during practice for the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix.
	www.grandamerican.com /News/Article.asp?ID=5051 (502 words)

	The Unfair Advantage - Bentley Publishers - Automotive Books and Repair Manuals
		Rather Donohue presents a fascinating and focused behind-the-scenes look at how a champion driver — who won virtually every racing class he competed in -- prepared himself and his cars to win.
		With characteristic modesty, Donohue is quick to attribute much of his racing success to the many "unfair advantages" he had over his competitors, such as faster engines, better tires, and a more professional crew.
		But after reading just a few chapters of his book, it becomes clear that Mark Donohue's greatest unfair advantage was his own relentless determination to build a better car and be a better driver every time he set foot on a race track.
	www.bentleypublishers.com /product.htm?code=gddo (553 words)

	Valvoline.com - Racing - Article
		Mark claimed the Can-Am crown that was rightfully his and then announced he would retire following the finale of the inaugural IROC series at Daytona the following February.
		Donohue’s F1 career began days later, with a 12th-place finish in Canada, and then it was on to Watkins Glen for the U.S. Grand Prix.
		Donohue was practicing Sunday morning when, according to team manager Heinz Hofer, “the tire on Mark’s right-front wheel blew and caused the accident.
	www.valvoline.com /pages/racing/rn_article_viewer.asp?nid=1739 (1614 words)

	Jayski's® Mark Donohue Tribute
		Mark who maintains a Mark Donohue/Mark Martin tribute page, My Two Marks Webpage sent this image to me. This picture was taken at The Motorsports Hall of Fame just outside of Detroit, MI.
		Mark Donohue was one of the most versatile racing drivers ever to compete.
		Mark Donohue will be the featured "Marque" for the event with special events planned all week end.
	www.jayski.com /donohue/donohue.htm (1804 words)

	Captain Nice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Donohue sat outside on the front row with a speed of 191.408 in his Penske-Sunoco McLaren.
		Running near the front all day Mark waited his chance, it came 0n the 189th lap when the leading Jerry Grant pitted and took a splash of fuel from his team mate Bobby Unser's fueling rig.
		Mark cruised to a three lap victory over Al Unser and gave Roger Penske his first Indianapolis 500 win.
	home.flash.net /~dralstin/stories/CaptainNice.htm (548 words)

	Mark Donohue Driver Suit
		We are certain that it is the suit worn by Mark Donohue the day he won the 1972 Indianapolis 500.
		On Monday, July 3, 1972, Mark Donohue was testing Penske Racing's Porsche 917/10 in a private session at Road Atlanta in advance of that weekend's Canadian American Challenge Cup race.
		Although the legendary Porsche 917/30 raced by Donohue to the 1973 CanAm Championship (and lap records that stood for decades) was painted Sunoco blue, the primary sponsor of the 1972 Penske Porsches was 'LandM' cigarettes.
	www.motorsportcollector.com /DonohueSuit.html (1442 words)

	Lola T70 Spider (1966 Mark Donohue) by GMP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Donohue went around the outside of the accident and emerged in the lead, which he kept until the end of the race.
		One of the reasons Mark Donohue put forward for his relative lack of success in the 1966 season was lubrication problems with the large capacity "Big Block" Chevy V8 in this car.
		Penske and Donohue felt they would gain an "unfair advantage" (also the name of his biography from which I gathered much of the information on this model) by running a bigger and hence more powerful engine than the rest of the field, most of whom had smaller Ford and Chevrolet V8s.
	www.iol.ie /~donohoer/0Lola_T70_1966_Donohue.htm (423 words)

	1967 Penske / Donohue Camaro 1/18
		Donohue did well in 1967, winning three Trans-Am races, despite missing races to run at LeMans in a GT-40 and for the Bridgehampton Can-Am race.
		Donohue led the race early, for several laps, but numerous problems including handling, bad brakes, and an ignition failure forced the car to retire from the 300-maile race.
		Donohue's first Trans-Am win was in the Z-28 at the Marlboro 300.
	home.comcast.net /~jbalthasar/camaro.htm (275 words)

	IROC -- History: 1974
		The late Mark Donohue won three of the four events in IROC 1, a series contested on road courses in Porsche Carrera RSR cars.
		That victory was Donohue's last, as he then retired as an active driver, only to return to competition later that year.
		Donohue was killed the following season after a Formula One practice accident.
	www.irocracing.com /History/1974/1974-history.htm (171 words)

	Unfair Advantage Racing ( Indianapolis- Auto Racing) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Mark was a multiple SCCA National Champion, as well as the 1972 Indy 500 winner, 1968-69-71 SCCA Trans Am Champion, 1973 SCCA Can Am Champion, and inaugural IROC Champion.
		There are many pictures of cars that Mark Donohue was involved with, so please take your time and browse thru the galleries below and reminisce.
		My friends Rick and Jacques Dresang have aquired the 1973 Eagle that Mark drove at Indy and he sat in the front row in.
	www.unfairadvantageracing.com (305 words)

	The Unfair Advantage - Special Edition Hardcover, by Mark Donohue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In 1974 Mark Donohue took a year off from driving at the height of his racing career and wrote a candid and revealing book about his journey through the world of auto racing - from amateur races in his own '57 Corvette to winning the Indy 500 in Roger Penske's McLaren M16.
		When Donohue puts that formula into words in The Unfair Advantage the result is as much an attitude and perspective as anything else.
		Mark Donohue gained fame in the '60s and '70s as a maverick breed of auto racer who used scientific and engineering skill to win his races.
	www.motolit.com /0837600731.html (505 words)

	Milestones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Mark Donohue, teamed with Craig Fisher in a Chevrolet Camaro, won his first Trans-Am race at Marlboro Speedway Park.
		Mark Donohue, driving an AMC Javelin, wins the inaugural Drivers’ Championship after winning nine consecutive races.
		Donohue had previously finished first in points twice, but the Drivers’ Championship wasn’t officially instituted until 1971.
	www.trans-amseries.com /TransAm101/Milestones.asp (1988 words)

	Penske Racing : Penske Racing History
		Additionally, Donohue wins 6 of 12 races to earn its second SCCA Trans-Am Championship in as many years in a Chevrolet Camaro.
		Additionally, Penske Racing wins the SCCA Can-Am Championship for Porsche with George Follmer driving as a substitute for the injured Mark Donohue.
		1973 Mark Donohue, driving the #16 AMC Matador, wins the first NASCAR race for Penske Racing at Riverside, California in the "Winston Western 500." Also, the team wins the SCCA Can-Am Championship with driver Mark Donohue, driving a Porsche 917 and collecting 6 wins.
	www.penskeracing.com /content09.asp (1948 words)

	Schedule for Historic Trans Am
		Mark Schwein, fabricator and race car builder, contacted Mark Donohue and Penske Racing and secured a 1968 Penske Camaro tub (body-in-white) at the end of the 1968 season.
		In addition, Schwein developed the refueling trap door that was used on the rear deck lid, and which was later copied by Penske for his 1969 Trans Am cars.
		In fact Donohue had Ron copy the Quick Fill door for the fuel cell from a unit designed for Rusty's car..
	www.historictransam.com /Drivers/PatrickHogan.htm (550 words)

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