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Penske employee #1.
We first met Karl in 2009 at the Mark Donohue Tribute Reunion at Watkins Glen. He came over and said of Eagle #7225 "Its beautiful, but I'd think the same of the car if it was cubed." He quickly remarked that because of the Eagle, he didn't get to see much of his family in early 1973, then reassured us of its beauty, but was sad they never figured it out. In April 1973, Karl was the one who drove out to All American Racers and picked up #7225 in kit form, then drove it back to Pennsylvania. He and Mark Donohue pieced the car together for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. He served as the Chief Mechanic for the Sunoco-DX entry for all of the entries that #7225 had at Penske Racing with Donohue and Gary Bettenhausen. In the years since we first met him, we'd cross paths at various events, and he always wanted to spend time with us. He knew we weren't 'handlers' of his old car, but a dedicated family team that was there to make sure a piece of the past lived up the Penske standards of the era. He thought a lot of that fact, and loved that we still ran the car. A kind legend.  1968 AAR Eagle lower rear A-arms in progress in the back room at KMPR for our lightly-used '68.
 A few years back, Lee Green sent me a poster showcasing her late husband, Michael Argetsinger and the 1973 American Express Formula Ford Cup schedule, which Mike contested with his Elden PH10B.
The photo featured on the poster was taken in 1972, when Mike ran an AmEx-backed Lotus 61, but its Mike... and that's what matters most. It'll be shown proudly at KMPR.  One to go for 2025- the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival.
Reid will again pilot our 1977 All American Racers Eagle DGF in Club Ford while I try to take on the Vintage Formula Ford contingent with the highly-underrated Elden PH10B- Michael Argetsinger's old ride. As always, we try to make the past proud and to awake memories of old with each lap run. It is truly an honor. |
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