A all Buick Pro-Touring Autocross Event? Interested?

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Stg1Regal

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This idea has been bounced back and forth between a couple other Buick owners and myself for awhile.

Opinions are needed !! Who like's the idea and how many would be interested in participating in a Buick powered/ Buick bodied Auto-X event?

I do know that there are a lot of Buick owners out there that have set up their suspensions to handle that nice tight curvy back roads.

I have seen your set ups and read thread after thread on how your making Buicks handle better.

Auto crossing or Pro-touring chassis setups or call it what you may, how would you like to really stretch your cars muscle and legs and show what real street driven Buicks are made of?

It wont just be auto crossing all the time but, see how it dose on the drag strip too, running the same tires you auto crossed on.

The other Buick owners that tossed the Idea around with me have participated in other events and have enjoyed it.
Myself I haven't auto crossed mine ...yet. but getting all the stuff needed to do so, and eventually will.

The event would be open to all Buicks with Buick power and even those hybrid Buick powered cars, like a Camaro with a GN engine, or a S10 with a Buick 455... anything as long as it's Buick powered or Buick bodied.

This style of event would hopefully be held in conjunction with other MAJOR Buick events and will not take away much time. An event like this will only take one day to run. Prizes and trophy's given away.

This is why I am looking for real serious input from you folks in Buick land, mainly how many would Deffinetly Attend!!! This way input can be compiled and given to the correct people to show your intrest and desire to do so , warrants adding this to their events and for the correct people to gather the equipment needed.

I personally believe it will take off like wildfire on it's own, I've seen another idea like this start with 17 cars grow to 80+ cars and a 3 day event.

So join us to start an experience on what pro-touring is all about: good friends and of course, the meanest Pro-Touring Buicks around. This event is the perfect opportunity to safely test your car's performance on the autocross track and drag strip as well as putting faces to the names you've chatted with all year on the forum. We're all aware of the enormous amount of hard work and preparation that goes into building a well sorted g-machine: this is your chance to show off what your car can really do and how the products on your car work.

Thanks

Chris Reed
 
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If you ever decide to open it to Olds powered too, let me know. I have a pro touring Cutlass, BBO powered
 
HurstOlds

Yes you would be the first in line to know,..... but however you can still join us guys in the Buick land that are trying to get this off the ground.

Every year down in Pigen Forge ,TN usually mid Sept, during the Grand Rod run, the web board WWW.PRO-TOURING.COM, host an event called "RUN THRU THE HILLS", a 3 day event, that has a major cruise thru the hills,a auto cross event, and drag racing event.

This year the cruise, included running the " The Tail of the Dragon" ... a 11 mile road thru the mountains, that has 318 turns... I bet your Olds would love it, so bring on down.

They had over 80+ cars this year....

hope this helps, and yes if it gets bigger, i can see if a BOP event maybe.

later
 
I would love to get in on this, if you had one of the events as close as pigion forge... that'd be only a 4-5 hour trip, and I'd def have to plan waaay ahead for it... the buick probably won't be finished by this time next year, but we can always hope!

Darin
 
I actually live about 15 minutes from US 129 ( tail of the dragon )and eventually my cutlass will see that section of road.It is defintely a unique road.If anyone ever makes it this way post something, there is another member on here that lives in Seymor which is 20 minutes from Pigeon forge with a gnx thats setup for autocross hes probably been through the mountains a few times with it.During good weather and especially on the weekends the motorcycles are out in droves, along with the state police.In the summer its nothing to see 6 to 10 cop cars, county and state both, sitting @ every wide spot from foothills parkway to fontana dam.If you have ever watched Two Lane Blacktop it was filmed along US 129.
 
While this is a good idea, I don't think the turnout would be that great. I am sure there is tons of Buick owners out there, how many would be willing to travel to go to the event? It might turn out better if you make it a B.O.P. only event. Maybe the turn out will be good, but you have to be prepared for it not to be. These type events are not as easy to prepare for as they would be for Chevies, because there is just not as many out there.
 
I like the the Buick bodied idea i think it would be a great event to run but not Buick powered. were I live every fast buick I know of has a small or big block chevy in it. You would probly get more people if you dropped the Buick powered thing.
 
ooops...didn't see the buick POWERED part...guess that counts me out, sbc and all...... :?
 
username.......there is another member on here that lives in Seymor which is 20 minutes from Pigeon forge with a gnx thats setup for autocross hes probably been through the mountains a few times with it.

I believe that is scot w here on the board, it's a white GN, called GN-X-Ray, with 18" CCW's, and Toyo's, he's the owner of www.GNSPerformance.com website.

yep he's been on the "dragon" a few times, one was at the Run Thru the Hills event this year. Sweet ride.

heres a link to his ride and info

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=14287
 
Stg1Regal.., you are correct that was the car I was refering to. He does have a nice ride there and I would like to set my car up eventually to take some twistys like that.
 
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