Quick Times - The Lone Star Performance Buick Club

Quick Times
Lone Star Performance Buick Club
Volume 20 Issue 1
Autorama 2008
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Notes From the Officers
North Stars All Out Race
AutoRama 2008
Upcoming Events
TMCCC Schedule
PINKs Car Progress
LSPBC Race Program
Photo by Rob Downey
Officers :
President:
David Newton
Vice President:
Victor Segovia
Spring 2008
Photo by Rob Downey
Secretary
The Buicks were out in force at this
year’s Autorama! LSPBC had the largest club display at the show! Special
Thanks goes out to all of those who attended and brought their cars and congratulations to the Class Winners:
James Weinman, Kent Hagler, and Rob
Downey! This show, and others like it,
are an excellent marketing opportunity
for the club to recruit more members.
We lost track of how many people were
inquiring about membership, not to mention how many probably didn’t say any
thing to anyone there. Members should
make this show, and others like it, a
high priority to attend out of all the other
events in order to get memberships on
the rise again.
More pics of the Autorama inside…
Morgan Farrington
Treasurer:
Morgan Farrington
Show Director:
Victor Segovia
Race Director:
John Martin
Webmaster:
Photo by Rob Downey
Carl Brimer
Photo by Rob Downey
Newsletter Editor & Design:
‘80-’89 Conservative h/t Class Winner—
Kent Hagler’s 1987 GN
Rob Downey and David Newton
Photography:
As Noted
Quick Times is the official publication of the Lone Star
Performance Buick Club (Chapter of the GS Club of America).
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or
manner without the express consent of the Lone Star Buick
Chapter GSCA, unless this publication is listed as the source.
Club dues are $30 per year and are payable every January 1st.
Dues entitle the member to a one year subscription to Quick
Times along with other benefits accordingly. The “Buick” name
and all other related Buick model names are registered trademarks of the General Motors Corporation. And are used with
permission by the Lone Star Performance Buick Chapter GSCA
through it’s association with the Buick GS Club of America.
Photo by Rob Downey
Restored ‘70 Class Winner—
James Weinman’s 1970 GSX
Photo by Rob Downey
Restored ‘85-’92 Class Winner—
Rob Downey’s 1989 Turbo Trans Am
A Word From the President
A Word From the Vice-President
I'll keep this short and sweet I just
wanted to say thank you to everyone in
the club for having enough faith in me to
have me as your club President for
2008. I'll do my best for you!
First off Autorama! Need I say more? Awesome
show.
Pinks Project vote coming up on March 29th, at
PAPA BBQ be sure to be there. We will have info
about the car shows and the race events as well.
I would like to start by saying thank you
for giving me the opportunity to serve you
and the club as your vice president this
year. I know it’s going to be a challenge
but it will be a fun one. We do have some
awesome events planned for this year and hopefully
you will like them and everyone will participate. We will
still have our show once a month on the 3rd Saturday
of the month and the race program will continue to be
on the second Saturday of the month like we’ve done
in the past. If it’s not broken why fix it right? We want
to invite everyone to come out and join the fun that will
come in the 2008 season.
We started out our year by having a great turnout of
Buicks represent The Lone Star Performance Buick
Club at AutoRama last month. We had an excellent
showing of the older GS’s and the Turbo Cars. We
shined this year at AutoRama and really showed the
viewers what going fast with class was all about. I felt
that this year was the best year we’ve ever had at the
AutoRama show because we were swarmed with people asking questions and wanting to know more. We
passed out quite a few membership applications to
people who were interested in what we were about.
We all were preaching the Buick word to anybody that
would listen. The cool part about the whole thing is that
the viewers wanted to know more and it felt great to
brag on our cars and our club.
I also think that our club is very fortunate to have members like we do because when it comes down to it, the
love for the cars is what brings us together. It’s about
having fun and enjoying ourselves while teaching and
learning from one another.
Once again, I want to say thanks and to congratulate
my other office members in office this year. We will do
our Buick best to try and make it a fun and enjoyable
year for the club members.
Welcome to all of the new officers this year, you
may have noticed a few names have changed.
Give these guys your support remember it is not a
club without you!
See ya at the other end.
David Newton
Next club meeting:
The next club meeting will be held at PAPA's BBQ
on Saturday, March 29th at 6:30pm.
BIG
BAD
BUICK
T- S H I R T S
These will be available at the March club meeting
and coming events. Cost are $15.
Thanks,
Victor Segovia
Vice President
Get Published in Our Newsletter!
Sizes are limited! Be there to get yours and not
miss out!
We are always looking for folks to help out and write
articles about events they attended or “How To” and
“Did you know” articles about Buicks. If you would like
to volunteer an article for an upcoming issue, please
submit the article text in any format and pics to Rob
Downey at [email protected]. Articles can be
submitted at any time for future newsletters.
So come on...GET TO WRITING!!
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LSPBC Participation Needed
Just a heads up coming up in August on the 15th
& 16th Carsroadshow.com will be putting on Ridez
of the Timez at the Dallas County Convention
Center. Our club will be the host club for this
show! It is a 2 day event. Cars will be put in on
Friday and the show is all day Saturday. You may
pull your car out on Saturday night or Sunday
Morning if you so choose.
Rates for 1 Year (4 pubs) are:
$50.00 for a business card size
$75.00 for 25% page
$150.00 for 50% page
$300.00 for 100% page + a website link
Mail payment payable to LSPBC and a copy of
ad to:
Carl Brimer
Brimer, Perry & Associates
4025 Woodland Park Blvd., #200
Arlington, Texas 76013
Or email electronic copy of ad to:
[email protected]
Thank You for Your Support!
We will need a certain amount of club members to
help on both days with getting set up, getting the
cars in and judging. We are looking to put at least
15 cars in the show so set your calendars. More
details as they become available. You can also
check out www.carsroadshow.com
NorthStar Dragway’s All Out Event Feb. 10, 2008
What a beautiful day for racing this
was. Morning started off cold, but
soon the sun was up and the pits
were full of racers ready to begin the
season. LSPBC members Duke
McClain and myself were there to try
to get some Buicks in the main
event. The event format was similar to the PINKS
All Out series. Time trails were held for qualifying
for 3 hours, then based on each persons fastest
time in qualifying track officials would then pick the
tightest grouping and most competitive 16 cars for
a heads up elimination, winner takes home
$2,000!!
After unloading the car and making a few
passes, I knew then that most of the cars there
were running 6.5 or faster so I wasn’t going to
have a chance. There were a hand full of cars that
broke drive shafts on the start as the track prep
was incredible. The new track officials also made
a point to go around and introduce themselves
that morning and the track improvements were
very evident, with new concrete on the track and a
huge new ET display board at the end of the track.
There was also one car that had a major fire at the
end of the track, but emergency officials got there
in time to save the back half of the car and most of
the interior. The driver suffered some minor burns
on his hands and face as the plastic windshield
melted in front of him before he got the car
stopped to get out.
It was finally time for the announcement for the
top 16, and sure enough, the top 16 were cars
running around 6.0. There was at least a Buick
GN of a non-club member representing the
Buicks, but the dramatic wheel stand kept him
from winning in the first round, only to knock his
front bumper off during the landing. It was nice to
see some other club members, past and present,
out there spectating as well. The finals came down
to a Austin Healey and a ‘68 Camaro, and the
Austin Healey took the event!
Photo by Rob Downey-
Duke McClain makes a qualifying blast.
Photo by Tammy Downey
Rob Downey lining it up.
Photo by Rob Downey
Joe Melton and his wheel stand...it was much
higher than that..just missed it with the camera.
Photo by Rob Downey
A reminder to always double check everything related to your fuel supply and do not cut corners..was a heck of a nice Camaro.
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This Year’s LSPBC Race Series Rules and Changes
Redline Race Series 2008
OK boys and girls were back for our 6th season at Redline Raceway. Starting in April through October the
2nd Saturday of the month. The general rules will remain the same for 2008 with an addition of a Sportsman ladder bracket** (See next page for explanation of how the Sportsman ladder pairs up racers)
$10.00 to bracket race
Must be Buick or Buick powered to gain Points
*Street cars only, No ProMods, No Full out race cars, No delay boxes, and No throttle stops are allowed . Cars
must be tagged and inspected. No burnouts past the starting line. This would be a automatic disqualification. Any
tire is ok. You may race any type of car you want and win money at the monthly races, but you must be Buick or
Buick powered to be awarded points.
Must be a paid club member to run brackets. Club dues are $30 per year. All ties will be decided by reaction times.
Monthly $$ Payouts are pending car count. More cars = higher payouts. Payouts are for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th places.
All time trials will be run out of lane 4 with one exception. If you are running street tires and get in line early,
6:30pm, please line up in lane 3 for your first pass. Redline officials like to run cars with slicks for the first 10-15
pairings from lane 4. We do not want to block lane 4 with street tire cars early. All time trials will be out of lane 4
after 7pm for LSPBC racers.
**2008 rule addition
1. All LSPBC racers are required to meet in the pits with the race director at 8:30pm to pay for entry fee and draw
for positions (drawing order will determine your Sportsman ladder position, not qualifying times).
2. All paid racers will draw an entry number that will be used to determine the order each racer will draw a second
time for a position on the Sportsman ladder bracket.
3. Any late entry participants after Sportsman ladder positions have been drawn for will automatically be positioned
in the last position of the Sportsman ladder bracket.
4. The Sportsman ladder bracket will be set up prior to 9pm to determine each Sportsman pairing for the night and
who will get the bye run for the night if required.
5. Sportsman ladder bracket link http://www.raceamerica.com/idx.shtml?http&&&www.raceamerica.com/
dragdata.html Click on Sportsman ladder 2 to 16 for example of running orders.
6. Lane choice will be given to the higher drawn position in the Sportsman ladder race pair, for all races.
7. All eliminations will be out of lanes 5 and 6 and start at 9pm sharp.
8. A no show or break of your race opponent will be an automatic loss and the win will be automatic to the racer
that completes the pass.
9. Redline has requested that the racers to be ready to run in 5 minutes from when they call us to the lanes.
Points Series.
10 points per round made. You must make the pass to earn the 10 points.
5 bonus points will awarded for winning the event.
Points Series will payout up to four places. $$ TBD
All vehicles must be Buick or Buick powered to be awarded points.
* This is at the discretion of the Race Director and the club President.
** 2008 rule addition
John Martin
LSPBC Race Director
The Sportsman Ladder Bracket for LSPBC Races
The Sportsman Ladder is built on the concept of dividing the class into two groups, the higher qualifying drivers form the fast group and the other half of
the class form the slower group. In the case of ET's,
the drivers with the fastest ET are grouped together
against the drivers with the slower ETs. The fastest
ET in the fast group is paired against the fastest ET
in the slow group. The second fastest ET in the fast
group is paired against the second fastest ET in the
slow group and so on. BYE runs are inserted in the
ladders to match the best qualifier with a BYE run in
the earliest round. The second best qualifier will get
a BYE run in a later round if a second BYE is available for that particular ladder. BYE runs could apply
to the third and possibly the fourth best qualifier in
some ladders.
For the LSPBC Races, positions will be drawn
for and qualifying times will not be used, so it’s
the luck of the draw.
9-Car Sportsman Ladder Example
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The diagram to the right is an example of a 9-Car
Sportsman ladder, notice where the BYE runs appear. Cars 1-5 are the “fast group” while cars 6-9
are the “slower group”.
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AutoRama 2008—Continued from front page
Everyone in the Club received an award, either a
Class Winner or Outstanding in Class. The event
was great fun to attend or just hang out if you
didn’t have a car entered. I know we all had a
blast.
Photo by Rob Downey
David Newton’s 86 Grand National
Photo by Rob Downey
Stan Bradford’s 72 Skylark
Photo by Rob Downey
Victor Segovia’s 87 Limited T
Photo by Rob Downey
Jack Laswell’s Rare 71 GSX Stg 1 455
Photo by Carl Brimer
LSPBC members & crowd control Victor Segovia,
David Newton, Jack Laswell, and Rob Downey.
Photo by Carl Brimer
James Weinman and family out
enjoying the show
AutoRama 2008—Con’t
Photo by Rob Downey
Photo by Rob Downey
Gary Rayburn’s 70 Riviera 455
Don Hutson’s 71 GSX 350
Photo by Rob Downey
Photo by Rob Downey
Larry Johnson’s 87 GN
Photo by Rob Downey
Photo by Carl Brimer
Larry Johnson telling folks about the car below or
he’s about to bop someone for touching the car.
From out of nowhere, Viper Chick came over
and worked on our cars...well maybe a little
coaxing from Victor.
Just a few more Autorama pics
Don with Viper Chick color matched to his car
TMCCC Schedule
March 16 — Sunday: CHALLENGE WEST SPRING
Texas Raceway
Kennedale, Texas Ph. 817-483-0356
Gates open at 9am
Entry $25.00 Spectator $10.00
March 30 — Sunday: CHALLENGE DENTON
North Star Dragway
Denton, Texas
Gates open at 9am
Entry $25.00 Spectator $10.00
April 13 — Sunday: CHALLENGE RUSK
Cherokee County Motor Sports Park
Rusk, TX
Gates open at 9am
Entry $25.00 Spectator $10.00
April 27 — Sunday: TEXAS MUSCLECAR CLUB
CHALLENGE ENNIS
Ennis, Texas
Texas Motorplex
Ph. 972-878-2641 Gates open at 8am
Entry $30.00 spectator $12.00
June 1 — Sunday: CHALLENGE ABILENE
Abilene Star Dodge Dragstrip
Abilene, Texas
Gates open at 9am
Entry $25.00 spectator $10.00
September 6 — Saturday:CHALLENGE ENNIS
Ennis, Texas
Texas Motorplex
Ph. 972-878-2641 Gates open at 8am
Entry $30.00 Spectator $12.00
PINKS Car Update
Henry Winkler and Cindy Williams had a booth
right across from us...the Fonz and Shirley.
These were the plaques
awarded to the class winners and similar ones to
the Outstanding in Class
recipients. Every car on
display received and
award!
If you have any parts to donate or want to donate
$$ to help out please let David Newton or John
Martin know. If you have already let us know
about parts you want to donate, and we haven't
picked them up yet, or contacted you please be
patent we will contact you soon. Remember if you
donate parts and we don't end up using them they
will be offered back to you. If you don't want them
back they will go to Ebay to help fund the project
for parts we do need. Below is a list of members that have already donated their time, parts &
$$. Thanks guys!
David Poyner
Bryan Alberti
Patrick Smith
Duke McClain
Carl Brimer
David Newton
John Martin
Paul Alberti
Victor Segovia
Greg McCall
Mike Faulkner
(con’t on page 14)
Pinks Car Cont.
We currently have $515.00 in the PINKS
fund.
Here is a list of parts that have already been
sold on Ebay to help support the project.
I have donated my Ebay fees and shipping cost
(if any).
GNX Rims
PowerMaster Unit
MSD 50lb Injectors
3.8 Heads*
Torque Converter
Blue Interior?
$227.50
$75.00
$182.50
$10.00
Has not been listed yet.
TBD
John Martin , keeping track of the project!
Total $ 495.00
*The heads were donated back to the club and
have been relisted on Ebay.
Cash Donations
Total funds $515.00
$20.00
David Newton
As Patrick Smith, is checking out the trunk area for
extra parts.
If You Don’t Have Enough to Do Already, Here’ s a Few More Events
Apr 5th, 2008 (Sat)
Bass Pro Grapevine
Welcome back Bass Pro Grapevine in it's 5th year of car & truck enthusiast meets at this location! Bass Pro is the 1st Saturday
night. Show time is 5:00pm-9:00pm. Registration from 5:00pm-6:30pm Awards at 9:00.CLASSES: Pre-50s car, 50s car, 60s
car, 70s car, 80s car, 90s car, 2000s car, Street Rod, T-Bucket/Roadster,Muscle Car, Mustang 79 & Older, Mustang 80s &
Newer, Corvette 1953-1982, Corvette 1984 & Newer, Import Car, Custom Car, Sports Compact car, Convertible. Pre-60s
Truck, 60s Truck, 70 & 80s Truck, 90s Truck, 2000s Truck, and Open Truck. Motorcycles Welcome! 24 Classes! Total of 49
Awards! 4 Best of Show awards for 79 and under Car and Truck and 80s and Newer Car and Truck and Manager's Pick. Bass
Pro Grapevine is located at 2501 Bass Pro Dr Grapevine, TX 76051 **Door Prizes and 50/50. For more info please contact Jim
972-567-0204 or Christy 214-502-6211. $10.00 entry fee. Plenty of food places: Fuddruckers, Whataburger, Uncle Buck's...
Apr 8th, 2008 (Tue)
Taco Casa-Garland
Taco Casa's Tuesday night Top 20 Pick. Free T-Shirt and dash plaque to the first 50 entries! *Also, 50% off your food purchase to all registered participants!!!! Classes are as follows: Pre-50s car, 50s car, 60s car, 70s car, 80s car, 90s car, 2000s
car, Street Rod, T-Bucket- Roadster,Muscle Car, Custom Car, Import Car, Mustang 79 & Older, Mustang 80s & newer, Corvette 53-82, Corvette 84 & Newer, Unfinished, Open Car, Pre-60s truck, 60s truck, 70s truck, 80s truck, 90s truck, 2000's
truck, and Open Truck. Motorcycles Welcome! Taco Casa is located at 6110 Broadway Blvd. Garland, TX 75043 For more information please call Mouse 940-231-9956 or Jim 972-567-0204.
Apr 12th, 2008 (Sat)
Hooters-Ft. Worth
Midnight Madness will be held at Hooters Ft. Worth! Show time is 8pm-12am. Registration from 8-9:30pm. Awards at 11:30-12.
Classes are as follow: Pre-50s car, 50s car, 60s car, 70s car, 80s car, 90s car, 2000s car, Street Rod, T-Bucket/
Roadster,Muscle Car, Mustang 79 & Older, Mustang 80's & Newer, Corvette 1953-1982, Corvette 1984 & Newer, Import Car,
Custom Car, Sports Compact car, Convertible. Pre-60s Truck, 60s Truck, 70-80s Truck, 90s Truck, 2000s Truck, and Open
Truck. Motorcycles Welcome!24 Classes! Total of 49 Awards! 4 Best of Show awards for 79 and older Car and Truck and 80's
and Newer Car and Truck and Manager's Pick. *Outstanding club participation award* Ft. Worth Hooters is located 5350
Southwest Blvd. Ft. Worth, TX 76109 **Door Prizes and 50/50 pot. Only 10.00 entry fee. First 50 entries receive a dash
plaque. For more info about the show please call Maggie 972-741-3706 or Jim 972-567-0204.
Apr 26th, 2008 (Sat)
El Chico-Flower Mound
C.A.R.S and El Chico in Flower Mound up this year for the 4th Saturday night of the month car show. Show time is 5:009:00pm Registration from 5-6:30 Awards at 8:30-9. Classes are as follows: Pre-50s Car, 50s Car, 60s Car, 70s Car, 80s Car,
90s Car, 2000s Car, Street Rod/T-Bucket Roadster,Muscle Car, Import Car, Mustang, Corvette,Custom Car,Sports Compact
car, Open Car. Pre-60s Truck, 60s Truck, 70-80s Truck, 90s Truck, 2000s Truck, and Open Truck. Motorcycles Welcome! 24
Classes! Total of 48 Awards! 4 Best of Show awards for 79 and under Car and Truck and 80's and Newer Car and Truck and
C.A.R.S. & Manager's Pick. El Chico Flower Mound is located at 2111 Justin Rd (FM407) Flower Mound, TX 75028 Food
available at location **Door Prizes and 50/50 pot. For info contact Jim 972-567-0204 or Christy 214-502-6211. $10 entry fee.
For any information on car shows listed on the calendar
and not listed above please go to ww.carsroadshow.com
for details.
A Buick Restoration Tip!
It’s not very often I give compliments to someone
and their business but after my experience with Jim
McQuery, owner of Performance Powder Works in
Royse City, Texas, I feel compelled to do so. Before I
start bragging on Performance Powder Works I
would like to introduce myself. My name is Jeff Horsman; I live in Rowlett Texas and have owned many
Buick products over the years. Some of you in the
Lone Star Performance Buick Club are familiar with
me but probably remember my cars more so than
me.
My first car was a 1967 GS400 which I raced in the
Texas Muscle Car Challenge in Ennis, Texas back in
1987. I was only sixteen years old at the time and
drove this car back and forth to high school. Those
were some great times. My membership in the
LSPBC was in the early 90’s when I owned a 1987
Turbo Regal. I participated in the Buick Nationals at
the Texas Motorplex with the Regal and fared well
clicking off some low 12’s with some minor modifications; not bad for a young kid with low funding.
Afterwards I married, my career became busy and
shortly thereafter the Buick hobby slowed down
causing me to lose touch with the club. Twelve years
passes without a big block Buick in the garage, now
with the support from my wife and friends, I am coming back to my first love, 455 Buick power! The most
recent car you might remember was a Black/Gold
1971 GSX clone that I participated in many LSPBC
car shows. Unfortunately the car had to be sold 14
months ago to finance my current project, a 1970 GS
Stage1 4speed. The Stage 1 is currently undergoing
a frame off restoration worthy of any concours event.
The projected completion time is in the middle of this
summer with plans to bring the car out to many local
shows. I have set a personal goal to win the Concours Gold at one of the National Buick events.
Since I am such a picky type; I have completed most
of the work myself. For the items I cannot do nor
have the facilities to do, I have entrusted them to the
best professionals.
One of the professionals I am using in my restoration
project is Jim McQuery, owner of Performance Powder Works. With his help I have reproduced factory
finishes to body, engine and suspension components. When you enter Jim’s shop you get the feeling
you are somewhere else besides a powder coating
shop. I hate to stereotype but most powder coating
shops are dirty and unorganized. Jim’s shop is just
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the opposite, this helps a picky person like me feel
comfortable leaving my rare hard to find parts in his
hands. Another plus, the estimated time for completion has always been right on. Powder coating is a
much better alternative to painting with improved durability and convenience. I was so impressed with the
color choices and application processes; I keep looking for more stuff to
take in to have powder coated. Before
you decide to sandblast and spray paint
those rare Buick
parts, load that stuff
up and take them to
Jim, you will be just
as impressed as I
am. You can contact
Jim at 972-635-6010
or email at
[email protected]. Big
thanks to Performance Powder Works
in Royse City for
helping me achieve
my restoration goals.
Jeff Horsman