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Mark Donohue—A Bit About the Man & His 1972 Cigarette Boat MARK DONOHUE—A BIT ABOUT THE MAN & HIS 1972 CIGARETTE BOAT Prepared Monday Morning July 15, 2019 ➢ Mark Donohue—The Man: Mark Neary Donohue Jr—born in March 1937—was a child of privilege. He grew up in Summit NJ, went to private school and then on to Brown University. At 22—a senior at Brown and just prior to graduating with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering—Donohue began racing. He won his 1st outing and the rest is history. ➢ Mark Donohue—The Racer: Unquestionably one of the most versatile racing drivers ever to compete as he won in sports cars, Indy Cars, stock cars; on oval tracks and road courses. ✓ He was a 2 time USRRC Champion, a 3 time SCCA Trans-Am Champion, a Can- Am Champion, winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Indianapolis 500 and a NASCAR Winston Cup race at Riverside, Calif. ✓ He got his big break in 1966 when he was given a ride with Walt Hansgen on John Holman's Ford team in the Daytona Continental and at Sebring, Fla. Where they finished 2nd. He was then signed by Roger Penske on a race-by-race basis for the USRRC and Can-Am series in ✓ 1966. Donohue won three times on the Can-Am circuit and finished second. in the final standings. In 1967, he swept six of eight races to win the USRRC crown and repeated as its champion a year later. That same year, he drove a Camaro to 10 wins in 13 races to take the Trans-Am crown. ✓ Donohue went to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1969 and was named rookie of the Year with a fourth-place finish. In 1971, he became the first man to top 180mph in qualifying at Indy with a speed of 185.004 mph, but a faulty gear box put him out of the race. He came back to Indy in 1972 and this time his luck was all good, as he won with an average speed of 163.465 mph. ✓ In 1970, the Penske team had forsaken the Camaro for the American Motors Javelin on the Trans-Am circuit and by 1971, Donohue dominated the competition to capture the championship. ✓ In 1973, Donohue tried his luck at NASCAR. Armed with an American Motors Matador, he won the season-opening 500-miler on the road course at Riverside, Calif., beating Bobby Allison by a lap and giving American Motors its first NASCAR win. ✓ Prior to his untimely death following a crash at Austria's Ostreichring in 1975, he set the world's closed course speed record of 221.160 mph at Alabama International Motor Speedway. ➢ His 1972 Indy 500 Win: In 1972, Mark Donohue won the Indy 500 in his 1,000hp McLaren-Offy setting a record speed of over 162 mph, a record that stood for 12 years. It was the 1st Indy 500 win for Roger Penske and Penske Racing. Since then Penske has won at the brickyard a remarkable 18 times. For reference Mario Andretti finished 8th in the 1972 race. ➢ Mark Donohue’s Cigarette: Details below… 1972 CIGARETTE 28’ ONE-OFF BOAT BUILT FOR F1 DRIVER MARK DONOHUE Very rare custom-built Cigarette in excellent/original condition, physically and mechanically The Marque Cigarette Racing Boats were founded in 1969 by Don Aronow and throughout the 1970s, Cigarette Racing became the marquis brand in the sport Cigarette boats are highly coveted and very expensive Boat The boat is 28 feet long and 35’ In 1973 Legendary Sports Car Racer Mark Donahue bought this boat from the factory and raced it Engines Twin Engines--400 cubic inch gear driven Chevy small blocks connected to Volvo drives History Appears to have had maybe 5 owners since 1972 with known history as follows… Mark Donohue, the original owner, bought the boat in 1973 Sold to Jay Signore—who owned the IROC series—in the mid- 1970s and kept in for 20 years. Signore owned the boat for over 20 years and prior to selling it had the boats IROC Series Motors rebuilt from the pans up The 3rd owner owned the boat from 1994 through 2010 The 4/5 owners owned from 2014 through 2018 I bought the boat in 2018. Reason for sale—Too many toys Documentation Has most all of the original documentation going back to 1972. A big fat binder Trailer Comes with an original/custom trailer Recent Work— New MSD Marine Ignitions, wires, coils etc. Last 60 Days Recent belts and hoses The following work—by professionals--has just been done to the Hull… Bottom rough sanded 2-3 Coats of Petit ViVid anti-fouling bottom paint applied All Teak sanded, oiled and refinished—Starbrite Premium Producrs The boat was clay-barred and completely detailed in/out Note: Roughly $7.5K worth of work and now all is excellent! Titles Free & Clear California Titles for both the Boat & Trailer https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qhvoe315g5jxrmu/AABLzp9ou2K0cp2tkXEMJbNIa?dl=0 ➢ Mark’s 1972 Cigarette: In 1973 Legendary Sports Car Racer Mark Donahue bought this boat from the factory and raced it, occasionally with Roger Penske prior to moving up to a larger 40’ Cigarette. Mark Donahue went on to sell the boat to fellow racer and founder of the IROC series, Jay Signorie. Signorie owned the boat and used it throughout the 1970s and early 80s then went on to store it inside his racing shop for years. Prior to Jay Signorie posting the boat for sale in 1994 the boats IROC Series Motors were rebuilt from the pans up. ➢ Documentation/Provenance: See attached...Original Mark Donohue Title and lots more/6 scans .
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