1968  Trans-Am

            Series Champion

3-Hours of Sebring:  from "Junk Yard Dog"  to Trans Am Champion

     The car started out as a shell from the NY City Impound.  In fact, the chassis was a 912 that we converted to 911 engine.  Car owner Marvin Davidson had totaled his previous 911 in a horrendous night crash at Daytona, so we transferred all its technology to this chassis.

     Porsche had no suspension parts available, so we made our own, using larger torsion bars, and sway bars, plus custom suspension bushings.

     This was the beginning of a very successful run in Trans-Am, ultimately winning the Championship as #7.

Tony makes a pit stop in Milestone Racing Porsche 911 on his way to winning the 1968 Trans-Am Championship.

Don Breslauer and Mac Tilton are fueling, Goodyear tire rep writes tire temps, teamowner Marvin Davidson looks on eagerly.  Tony Muldoon, Milestone's PR guy confers strategy with me during final stages of Bryar, NH.  At one time we were leading overall until Mark Donohue finally powered by us in his Camaro.  George Folmer bumped me, creating an unscheduled pit stop to replace a tire.  We finished 3rd overall and 1st in our Under 2-Liter class.

With Sam Posey at the 1970 Trans-Am at Lime Rock.  Sam won the over 2-liter race in a Shelby Mustang and I took the under 2-liter class in Herb Wetson's Porsche 911.

    The Milestone Porsche 911


    The team name "Milestone" derived from a milestone marker

on Route 7 outside the Sunoco gas station in Wilton, CT where we were headquartered.

#7 leads staunch competitor Bert Evert in the factory lightweight #14 at Bridghampton, NY

Tony Adamowicz, Gary Wheeler, Tony a2z, Tony Adamowics, a2zRacer, Gary Wheeler, Tony Adamowicz

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3-Hours of Sebring

     Sebring was the first race for the new 911, and we DNF'd with a blown motor.  We were running the standard tachometer that was not calibrated, so were consistently over revving the engine.  At this discovery, we converted to a cable driven Moroso Tach with rev limiter.  Our performance was obviously impressive, as Porsche's team manager, Baron Von Hanstein, made a special trip across town, searching us out at our motel to complement us.

     Up to that point Porsche only considered the 911 to be a Rally car and possible Hill Club car in Europe.  If they only knew the extensive suspension mods we used at the time, they would have been blown away.

Tony a2z, Trans Am Driver of the Year, a Heuer watch advertisement