Thanks for stopping by to check out the progress on my book!

I have had numerous inquiries regarding the publishing date of my book on Don and the Stinger. This page will keep you informed as to it's progress. I know it's been a long time, but I want to get it RIGHT. This means tracking down some people from 40 years ago, talking to them, getting their side of the story, checking their story against known facts, and putting the information down in a form that would be interesting to a reader. As I have said earlier, I have been doing this for 20 years...

I've got 6 file cabinet drawers filled with information, data sheets (with at least SOME information) for about 135 of the 185 cars built, have traveled to Canonsburg, PA twice, talked to Donna Mae Mims, Jerry Thompson, Warren Dernoshek, Paul Van Valkenburgh, and literally hundreds of others. I probably have more money than I like to think of involved in my search, and it's too late to stop now. Any help any of you can give would be appreciated (names, addresses, phones numbers, email addresses- SEE THE MIA's PAGE), copies of any Yenko documents, photos, or ANY info that you think can help. As time permits, I'll also occasionally throw in an exerpt from the book on these pages, to whet your appetite...

Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, it means a lot to me.

As of this date (5/7/2007) Chapters 1 through 3 have been edited by James Rice (probably the foremost authority regarding Yenko Stingers). James has been the Competition Chairman for CORSA for many years as well as attended many Stinger races. He’s supplied me with literally dozens of vintage photos of Stingers in action. Chapter 4 is well on the way and should be sent to James soon. Bob Helt has just made a suggestion that may help. The following is a listing of the chapters as they will appear in the book and will give you an idea as to the scope of what I’m trying to do.

"Don Yenko & the Yenko Stingers" By Charlie "Bud" Doerge
Chapter 1	"In the beginning".......................................Page 1
	Short history of Don- birth, schooling, family, racing history, friends and business associates. Tributes from Donna Mae Mims and Jerry Thompson.
Chapter 2	"Corvair? - Why Not!"..................................Page 17
	Pre-Stinger events, RST, Shelby, developmental stages, Original Stage specifications.
Chapter 3	"Birth of the Stinger"....................................Page 26
	Pizza boxes, paint scheme, SCCA history, listing of the first 100 cars, later Stage specs.
Chapter 4	"Stinger Stamps Out TR4s"............................Page
	1966 & 1967 Championship series, Stirling Moss, early race history with point totals and Runoff results for all years.
Chapter 5	"Later Developments"....................................Page
	‘60s and beyond, specialty shops, rest of listing of cars, Don’s death, SCCA rulings, photo galley of Yenko racers, Stinger “ringers”, Dana Stingers, “SCCA Stingers”.
Chapter 6	"Back To The Future".....................................Page
	Currently competitive cars, Vintage racing, collector value, CORSA Racing Fund, autocrossers, whereabouts of early characters (Jerry, Donna Mae, Warren, Smitty, Kim Mason, etc).
Chapter 7	"Want More??"...............................................Page
	A listing of Yenko references, web sites, collectibles.

So now you know what’s happening with the book….
Please remember that if you have ANYTHING to contribute, it has to be done now, preferably by email attachments or FAX, as time is of the essence.

Thanks for your interest!!