Tony's Dart leads the field up through the esses and eventually finishes 2nd

The Dart Program was pretty successful for the time and effort involved. We were the only factory backed Trans Am Team that really did well, especially with what we had to work with, technology wise.  We were limited as to what we could do, the Mustangs and Camaros were better equipped.

I never understood why Bob Tullius never got another opportunity to run, even when the Challengers were being built....... Politics?


     1966 Trans-Am   cont.

Group 44 Dart follows Scott Harvey's Barracuda at 1966 Trans-Am Riverside Raceway

In 1966:

Tony & Bob Tullius finished 1st in class, and 2nd

overall at Sebring in the first SCCA Trans-Am race.

15th @ Mid America

33rd @ VIR

1st @ Marlboro

6th @ Green Valley

2nd @ Riverside Raceway


Tony finished 5th in the 1966 Trans-Am Points Standing, winning the princely sum of $1,330.

The Dart shows the value of stiff anti-roll bars at Marlboro

to Rick Mandelson in the Sutter Mustang

    After my time was up at Group 44 in late 67, they did not have a contract to run Trans Am, so I pursued some racing for Fred Opert, in N.J.  Ended up driving his Porsche 911.  It was not a good car, engine needed rebuilding badly. No funds available to do that, however I learned a great deal about the car.

    I left Fred Opert after the 67 season was over and returned to Falls Church, VA.  I received a call from Marvin Davidson in Wilton Conn. regarding campaigning in the Trans Am series.  The choice was offered to me as to Alfa or Porsche.  After speaking with Mac Tilton, chief mechanic, we decided on the 911.

Group 44 Dart closes in on a Camaro coming out of the bowl in a 1967 event at Marlboro

Marlboro again.  Photographers can't use such dangerous vantage points

today, so old racing photos are often more thrilling than modern ones.

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

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