Tom Piantanida's Page

About Me:

Crew Chief for Frank Leary 1978 C Prod. National Champion and GTU winner; three time Crew Chief at 24 Hours of Daytona; Raced SCCA for 18 years; Founding Director of Thunderhill; National Chief Steward; Corner worker at the Formula I Australian Grand Prix twice; attended 1964 US Grand Prix, stationed at Kendall Tech Building where I met Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Innes Ireland, Trevor Taylor, Phil Hill, and others; attended 1969 Texas CanAm as a manufacturer's rep where I met Bruce McLaren, Dennis Hulme, Lothar Motchenbacker, Jack Brabham, Jo Bonnier; Mario Andretti, and others. Photographed the Chaparral 2H

What car(s) do you own?

No races cars at the moment. Stable includes 1988 Fiero GT, 2006 Solstice, and 1959 Studebaker Silver Hawk.

What do you like to do (e.g. vintage race with...)?

I love most forms of auto racing, but my favorite is road racing.

What clubs do you belong to?

Oro Dam Cruisers, Fiero Owners' Club, Studebaker Owners' Club

What would you like to do (e.g. go to race school; get into Vintage Racing)?

Get back into racing as a corner worker.

What vintage, historic, classic etc. cars would you like to own?

Mario Andretti, Helio Castroneves, Rubens Barrichello, Marco Andretti, Team Penske, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, Lotus-HMV Racing

Historic Cars Owned

None at the moment. DeTomaso Mangusta 8MA604 at one time; Yenko Stinger, Zink Super V/D Sports Racer,Datsun 510