Vol 17 Iss 2 - The Lone Star Performance Buick Club

Lone Star Performance Buick Club
Volume 17 Issue 2
Spring 2005
Features :
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Letter From The VP
Show Director’s Report
Upcoming Events
Club News
Officers :
President:
Rick Kinworthy
Vice President:
David Newton
Secretary
Morgan Farrington
Treasurer:
Morgan Farrington
Show Director:
Robert Davison
Race Director:
Patrick Smith
Newsletter:
Carl Brimer
MCCC Representative:
Morgan Farrington
Webmaster:
Daniel Oviedo
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The show of Buick force at the Brand X Bash was strong. Unfortunately the event was later
forced into cancellation due to rain. Above: Josh DeRemer prepares for his time trial in the
family’s beautiful 71 GS 455 convertible.
If you like Buick hybrids, you would
have to love this
beautiful first generation Camaro that was
on hand. It was powered by a well laid
out Buick 3.8 turbo
motor. A trick AMC
rambler,
(partially
pictured in background) also powered by a 3.8 turbo
motor, put on a good
show as well.
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A Word From the Vice President
Well boys and girls, here it is already almost summer time and we are really just now getting the Buick’s cranked up and we
have had a couple of club races at Redline. Participation has been good, but; we would like to see more members come out
and support this event. The car shows at Chucks are doing real well. Thank you to Steve Barnett and all of his crew at
Chuck’s. They do a wonderful job. Does anyone know how long we have been at Chucks? I had to think about it myself?
1999 was our first year holding a car show there. So 2005 is our 7th year WOW! Thanks guys.
As I am sure everyone has noticed, we lost Ewing Auto group as a sponsor this year, it was a great relationship while it
lasted and we wish them well. However, we have picked up a new show sponsorship with Texas Driver Magazine. Check
them out online or at our LSPBC shows.
Unfortunately, we were rained at the Temple event earlier this year. Ouch! Maybe a make-up race in the fall will pan out if
we can fit something in to the schedule. Stay tuned.
The Annual club picnic is here, so don’t miss out on this one. It will be at Tom Malouf’s Ranch again in Wills Point, TX.
There will be some great food, fun, fishing etc., and; oh yeah BUICKS!
We have several new members for ’05 and we all want to say, “Welcome to the family”.
Got to keep it short and sweet — See ya at the other end!
David Newton
LSPBC Vice President
2005 Car Show Classes
All of the classes have been changed a little this year.
There are now 16 classes total.
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LSPBC ’79 & Older
LSPBC ’80’s & Newer
Muscle Car Pre ‘80’s
Street Rod
Pre 60’s Car
60’s Car
70’s Car
80’s Car
90’s Car
00’s Car
Sports Car (2 Seat)
Import Car
Pre 70’s Truck
70’s & 80’s Truck
90’s & Newer Truck
Custom Truck
Special Thanks— to all the members of the Extreme Corvette Club of Texas who have been coming out to help support our car shows this year. Their group shows at the EZ’s
at Hwy 190 and Coit in Plano every first Saturday of the
month.
Check out the newest LSPBC car show
sponsor Texas Driver Magazine at
www.TexasDriverMagazine.com
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A Word From the Show Director
Our 2005 show season is well under way, and so far so good. Last year we averaged 59 cars per show.
We are three shows into the 2005 season and we are bettering that with an average of 63 cars.
Our first ever March show was a complete success with seventy-eight cars registered and about one hundred and twenty cars in the lot. I have to tell you that I was stressed about this show because of the earlier
than normal date. I spent the whole Sunday before the show, with my wife, driving all over North Dallas,
Lewisville and the Plano-Richardson area passing out flyers. I think it worked, since for many of the car
owners, it was their first time at one of our events.
First Place in the LSPBC ’79 & Older class went to George Ray and his beautiful ’70 GSX. Tina Newton and her very sharp
’72 GS 455 was a close second. In the LSPBC ‘80’s & Newer class First Place went to Jack Laswell and his ’86 GN. Victor
Segovia and his ’87 Turbo-T ran a close second.
In the April show, we had a total of sixty-eight cars entered and about one hundred in the lot. First Place in the LSPBC ’79
& Older class again went to George Ray and his ’70 GSX followed closely by Jack Laswell and George Jackson showing a
very clean ’71 GSX and Tina Newton and her ’72 GS 455. In the LSPBC ‘80’s & Newer class First Place again went to Jack
Laswell and his ’86 GN with Victor Segovia and his ’87 Turbo T close behind.
I missed the May show due to a scheduling conflict, but I understand that it went off without a hitch. The turnout was down
considerably, maybe because of the high heat and humidity. We had a total of forty-three cars entered and sixty to seventy
in the lot. First Place in the LSPBC ’79 & Older class went to Tina Newton and her ’72 GS 455, followed closely by Marty
DeRemer showing his ’71 GS. In the LSPBC ‘80’s & Newer class, First Place was won once again by Jack Laswell and his
’86 GN (do you see a pattern developing here?) with David Newton and his nice ’86 GN and Morgan Farrington and his rare
’87 Turbo T “WE-4”, in a very close race for second.
We continue to receive many compliments about our shows and all of the effort that goes into them. That always makes
everyone who works so hard to make each show a success feel good. I thank all of those individuals who volunteer their
time and effort to make sure that our shows are recognized as one of the best in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area.
With three shows down and six to go we are averaging sixty-three cars per show. That is only slightly above our last year’s
average. But the good news is that we still have those six shows in front of us to raise that average up. So let’s clean ‘em
up and bring ‘em out to Chuck’s on that third Saturday night. Your club needs your help to make this season one of the
best. I’m looking for at least twenty-five good Buick owners and their “pride and joy” ride at the next show. You will enjoy
the get together and it’s a lot better than anything you’ll find on Saturday night TV or the dish.
See you on the concrete at Chuck’s.
Robert L. Davison
LSPBC 2005 Show Director
Car Show Schedule
Chuck's Cruise Night Hosted by LSPBC
The shows are held at the Chuck’s located on the SE corner of Hwy. 121 and Preston Rd. (Minyard’s parking lot) in
North Plano. Here are the dates:
June 18th
July 16th
August 20th
September 17th
October 15th
November 19th*
Registration:
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Participant Voting:
7:00pm o :30pmt
Trophy Presentations: 8:30pm
First and Second Place Trophies will be awarded
for each class with the exception of the LSPBC
classes. See general rules for details.
*New shows added this year.
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LSPBC Car Show Pictures
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LSPBC Car Show Pictures
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Special Report:
2005 Lone Star Buick Brand X BASH
By: Phil Green
On March 5th The 2005 Lone Star Buick Brand X Bash was
held at Temple Academy Dragway. The Track owner Greg
Duffield and his wife Peggy (Former Grand National owners)
welcomed all Buick owners to their track for a friendly competition in which they advertised on the Temple Academy Dragways website: Buick’s Versus the World. Under this heading
it stated, Bring Out your Fords your Chevy’s and your Mopars
to race against some of the fastest Buick’s in the country. No
truer words could have be spoken. I could not have said it better myself…
It was proclaimed that the Lone Star Buick Brand X Bash was or is the first official Buick race of the season.,by all..
We had a Great BBQ Prepared By Frank Brooks from Austin, TX. He brought his Truck and BBQ trailer and brought
his 71 GS convertible also. It was such a blessing to have the trailer there and having Frank at the helm to control the
BBQ. It made lunch go much easier than in past years where we had to wait and use multiple grills for lunch..
Just after the BBQ test and tune was underway it was great to see all the Buick’s running down the track. As we got toward the
end of test and tune we were all ready to
start bashing the X’s.
Let The Racing Begin:
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Now The racing begins…. Or so we had hoped. Everyone lines up in the staging area. Everyone hoping to get a chance
As the RaceBegins The weather slowly
starts to take control. As the first round
of eliminations comes to a close the
weather has officially made it’s way to
the track. As we wait for the weather to
pass by the track staff is trying it’s best
to dry off the track so we can continue
to have a great Buick race. However it
did not change the track conditions,
Most of the action turned to the pits
where we started to BBQ again and
continue to enjoy everyones company.
As the night dwindled away we knew
that the race was off, but we had a great
time testing and tuning , eating BBQ
and visiting with old friends.
As with any Great Event there are all the behind the scene people who help to make a great gathering in to a great event. If
it were not for people Who helped me organize the event. Not Only did we have Texas involved in this event we had a
few people come from Oklahoma A big thanks goes to them as well. It is everyone who makes these an event that will be
treasured
by all.
Also Lets not forget every vendor that supports us in our Buick ambitions. Companies Like PAE, Trishield Performance,
Awards to Go (t Shirts), Lone Star Trim, Conley performance, Majestic Turbo, Mac’s, Century automotive, international
motor cars, Auto Appraisal Group, DeRemer Racing, Monarch Transmission, and Our clubs The BPG (Buick Performance
Group), LSPBC (Lone Star Performance Buick Club), HBC (Houston Buick Club) And AAB (Austin Area Buick’s) and
The Oklahoma Chapter/ Without these vendors and organizations we would not be enjoying our hobby,
Hope To see Ya’ll at The Next Lone Star Buick Brand X Bash!
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Temple Brand X-Bash Sponsors:
The Lone Star Performance Buick Club would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make this
event possible:
Tri-Shield Performance
1056 McKinley St.
Anoka, MN 55303
763-422-8685
www.trishieldperf.com
Contact: Jim Weise
Conley’s Performance Plus
1443A Aldine Bender
Houston, TX 77032
281-540-FAST
www.conleyracing.com
Contact: Janet Conley
Century Automotive & Trans
811 Plantation Dr.
Richmond, TX 77469
866-869-8120
www.centurytransmission.com
Contact: Mike Kurtz
Majestic Turbo - Dallas, Inc.
1000 S. Wildwood, #10
Irving, TX 75060
800-297-3626
www.dallasturbo.com
International Motorcars
5010 Gordon Smith Dr.
Rowlett, TX 75088
972-412-7280
Contact: Jack Laswell
Lone Star Trim
1729 Lindy Lane
Irving, TX 75060
972-721-1317
Contact: Larry Green
Buick Performance Group
1150 W. 5th St., Box 614
Marysville, OH 43040-0614
612-532-2207
www.buickperformancegroup.com
Awards To Go
3160 Saturn Rd., #228
Garland, TX 75041
972-864-1577
Contact: Jim Fritts
Oklahoma Buick Club
5416 S. Monte Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73119
Contact: Malynda Ridge
Performance Automotive Engines
4401 Turf Rd., Bldg. E
El Paso, TX 79938
915-855-6009
www.paeenterprises.com
Contact: Jim Burek
Houston Buick Club
11323 Hillcroft
Houston, TX 477035
Contact: Steve Campbell
Monarch Transmissions
1600 Howard Lane
Austin, TX 78728
512-252-25103
Contact: David Berry
Mac’s Performance
817-446-3828
Contact: Duke McClain
DeRemer Racing
Auto Appraisal Group
Austin Area Buicks
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LSPBC Drag Racing Series
The first two LSPBC races of the year are down
and there is still a long season ahead of us. It is
never too late to get in the points chase or just to
come out and support the club on race night! Below are the current stats.
April Race Results:
1st Place:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
4th Place:
Ron Britton
Carl Brimer
Rob Downey
David Ellis
86 Turbo-T
87 GN
87 GN
87 WE4
May Race Results:
1st Place:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
4th Place:
Tim Winn
Kyle Faulkner
Rob Downey
Zack Morris
86 Turbo-T
69 Firebird
87 GN
05 GMC
After the first two races the points standings are
as follows:
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7.
Ron Britton
Rob Downey
Carl Brimer
Tim Winn
Bob Schuck
David Ellis
Geoff Newton
David Newton
DeAnna Smith
David Lewis
Rick Kinworthy
John Nguyen
Marty DeRemer
Victor Segovia
Bobby Richards
George Ray
To Greenville
To Dallas
65 points
60 points
60 points
45 points
40 points
40 points
30 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
10 points
10 points
10 points
Don’t forget that the next race is at Redline on
June 11, 2005. Bring on your ride and drag it out!
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LSPBC’s BIG BAD 2005 Picnic!
The 2005 LSPBC annual picnic is here! Come join us
Saturday, June 4th for a day full of fun and camaraderie at
LSPBC member Tom Malouf’s Ranch. This will be the
picnic that will be remembered for years to come. Members and their families should begin to arrive after 10:00
a.m. Food will be served about 12:00 or so. Bring your
own chairs if you want a comfortable place to sit down.
Bring your fishing rod if you would like to go fishing in the
large pond. There will also be horse shoe throwing and a
volleyball net set up for some friendly competition. There
will be a club meeting to discuss upcoming events and
plans for the future during this event as well. This event is
scheduled to end around 3:00 p.m. so there will be plenty
of time for everyone to have fun. Don’t forget to bring the
Buick!
VERY IMPORTANT:
There will be a staked perimeter marking the area which
everyone will be restricted from crossing. Please make
sure that all family members attending with you understand
the importance of this. Tom’s ranch is a trophy whitetail
deer ranch and breeding area. His deer are crucial to the
operation of his land and crossing this line may result in
injury or death to his animals! They are very easily frightened by close human contact. Again, please adhere to this
one request and everyone will have a great time. Don’t be
left out!
Don’t forget your fishing pole!
See You There!
The Ranch House
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