Forum: Pontiac - Race
12-26-2021, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 273
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Jack Good Passed
Monte Howard just posted that Jack Good recently passed.
Monte had sold the former Ken Shawver '78 T/A Super Stocker to his long time friend, Jack.
For those of you who are not familiar with...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
12-22-2021, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Anybody Have One ?
Looking for someone who has either a 1972 or 1973, or both NHRA "Factor Finder" booklets.
Don't need to buy. Just need for someone to look up some Pontiac hp factors for '72 & '73.
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
12-06-2021, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Mike Morgan '77 Bird For Sale
Thanks for that info !
Mike Morgan Bird:
Thought I posted this, somewhere on the site. Just did a quick search & couldn't find it. Saw the ad on racingjunk.com, while lookin for something...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
11-25-2021, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Quickest Pontiac Powered SS
I posted this on the race results thread, but apparently never posted it on this thread.
At the Fall Classic National Open race, Irvin Johns' 428 Pontiac powered Cobalt made an 8.782 pass, which...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
11-25-2021, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Salute to Phil Monteith
This is a salute to Phil Monteith.
His "Hatari" Pontiac powered SS cars have probably won more races & nat championships than any other Pontiac powered SS car.
I assume he began with his '69...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
11-09-2021, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Scott Burton is Div 5 SS Champ !
Yep. Scott is #1, driving his Pontiac powered '91 Bird !
https://www.nhra.com/standings/2021/lucas-oil-drag-racing-series/divisional/division-5?tab=super-stock
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
11-08-2021, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Bruce Campbell 3rd Gen GT
Recently learned of this 6X 400 Bird.
It ran more than a sec under at times.
Won a div 2 race, back in '99, I believe it was.
He was #8 on this nat event Q-list.
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-08-2021, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
428 GT Cars
I'll add this update. Driving that same 428 powered Cobalt that Todd Frantz drove to the 2019 US Nats GT/FA class win, at this year's US Nats, Irvin Johns drove to the GT/EA win. It was an...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
08-23-2021, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Don Kennedy 3rd Gen GT Contd.
I did some posts about Don Kennedy. For those who are not aware & have not read what I posted, Don proposed most of the original rules for the GT category of the Super Stock class.
He was racing...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
08-21-2021, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
The 1st
Well, I may have already posted this. But if so, I don't remember it. Did a quick search & didn't find it.
I've probably mentioned that the John Angeles '69 SS BIrd, with daughter Keri driving,...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
10-20-2020, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Video
This was one of the videos posted in the Stock/SS section, on the Class Racer forum. .
@ the 10:16 point is Keri Angeles driving the John Angeles '69 SS Bird. This car & driver are said to be the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
10-15-2020, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Mineshaft ?
Here's more info I just found on the Class Racer forum. Posted it on the Stocker thread. Thought I'd also post it here.
Under certain conditions, it will be determined that there are "mineshaft"...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-30-2020, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Thanks a LOT for that info ! :)
Didn't...
Thanks a LOT for that info ! :)
Didn't know about the change at Indy.
Last year, the top 10 SS cars were more than 1.20 under. So, I suppose that will change under the new rules.
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-21-2020, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Quickest Pontiac Powered Regular SS Cars
At the Texas double, this past weekend. J.B. Clegg ran a 9.623, in the Clegg '73 SD455 Bird. As far as I know, this is the quickest reg SS Pontiac powered car ever, unless their '74 SD455 Bird went...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-18-2020, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-18-2020, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Irvin Johns 428 Cobalt
Another little 428 powered Cobalt has been driven mostly by Todd Frantz. I think Todd is part of a racing partnership between him & Irvin Johns. I know they run 2 cars, maybe more. Irvin drove the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
The Quickest Pontiac Powered GT Car
This car is a Cobalt, powered by an alum head 428. It has run 8.90 & won it's GT/AA class at Indy, 2 years in a row. It's raced by Robert Cruzen Sr.
Car seems to run 9-teens easily, with some left...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
McCarty GT Grand Am
I'm sure there have probably been a few Pontiac powered GT cars that I haven't heard about. IIRC, a guy on the Class Racer forum posted about an AFB equipped 389 powered GT car. I think it was an...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Don Kennedy GT Sunfire
Since Don Kennedy pretty much wrote the GT rules, I'll begin with his car 1st. I think it's usually listed as a 2005 Sunfire.
I think it has always run the alum head 428. I don't think it has run...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Small Body GT Cars
The body rules for GT are quite liberal. The small body cars, such as the Sunfire & Cobalt can be used. Front wheel drive cars can be converted to rear wheel drive.
From the GT section of the 2020...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
The Phil Monteith 4th Gen Hatari !
Well, I was gonna post some DRC lists of races where this car did good. But, it is such a well known car, & so much has been written about it that I decided not to post a bunch of lists.
I think...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
The Johnny Duncan 4th GT Bird
The GT car I wanna look at next has been most recently driven by John Agneta & Sean Pickett. I've seen it referred to as the Johnny Duncan car. Some pics I have were taken when Johnny was driving the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Leo Glasbrenner 4th Gen GT Bird
Let's look at some of the 4th gen GT Birds. This 1st one was raced by Leo Glasbrenner. Leo has a trans shop in CA, called Remac. As many here know, he also ran a quick '68 Bird Stocker, for many...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
09-16-2020, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 41,567
Greg Meyer 3rd Gen GT Bird
Now we'll look at the 3rd gen GT Bird driven by Greg Meyer. It's sometimes listed as a '91 model, sometimes as a '92. Greg runs a 400 engine. I think he uses 6X heads, but MAY have experimented with...
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