[RJRjr]

Fred Borchert from Delaware.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Bob with the 66

My Pontiac Drag Racing Legends needs to be opened up to;

"THE LEGENDS OF THE WORLD OF PONTIAC"

There's to many great people that impacted the hobby still missing.
Past and Present.

Scott Tiemann
Jim Mattison
Dan and Dennis Jensen

[RUDOLFSSON]

Marty Palbykin

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by RUDOLFSSON

Marty Palbykin

Good one!

[Tom Vaught]

I think GTOGeorge should be on the list as he DID run in the 7s and he did race Pontiacs for many years on the dragstrips.

Fair is fair.

Tom V.

[Elarson]

Fred Simmonds

Eric

[Wareagle]

HO Racing - California

[Wareagle]

Smokey Yunick and his Super Duty Engine Builds - Lead Fireball Roberts etc. to Victory

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by Jack Gifford

Now that the list isn't limited to dragracing, I'll nominate Cotton Owens who drove the winning #50 421 Tempest at the '63 Daytona 250 Sports Car race.
Also:
Ab Jenkins, 1956 Bonneville record with a Pontiac sedan.
John Zink, various early Pontiac successes including Pike's Peak in a '58.
And I hope everyone is aware that almost all of Mickey Thompson's ninety-some Bonneville records were with Pontiac power!

+ Mickey Thompsons Record setting Super Duty Pontiacs @ March Air Force Base + 1st to hit 400 mph in the Challenger 1 > 4 Blown 389 Injected V8's each with 750 hp = 3000 hp

[CraigG.]

Ok - Legend is a big word - I 'm just honoring a mentor for me and others - Slowbird - But your father - Robert Cooper has always inspired me with his years of competitive winning in modified, his willingness to help, being a good man and how many years has he been racing and still racing at his age now?
Thanks, Craig

[BILL BOWMAN1]

Originally Posted by 6T5 Cat

Harold Ramsey Union Park Pontiac

There was another Pontiac guy from Delaware, John Thropp. You ever hear of him? 😁

[6T5 Cat]

Yep, my old friend John Thropp was one of of the best with Pontiacs. R.I.P. Don’t forget Fred Borcherdt who owned and drove “Rocky’s Goat”, which he sold and was renamed “Nemesis.” Fred also worked on John’s 57 Pontiac. Also, Bill Grant and Richie Kerr who had the 59 Pontiac “Devil’s Chariot.” There was a wicked Pontiac station wagon from this area too, the guy’s name escapes me .

[Jack Gifford]

Originally Posted by Jack Gifford

... And I hope everyone is aware that almost all of Mickey Thompson's ninety-some Bonneville records were with Pontiac power!...

Brain-fade: Mickey collected one hundred and ninety-some records at Bonneville.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by Jack Gifford

Brain-fade: Mickey collected one hundred and ninety-some records at Bonneville.

I know Jack can fill in the blanks here, but Mickey Thompson did so many crazy modifications to the Pontiac engine that it became the basis for many records in unusual sizes. He sliced and diced the Pontiac into 4 cylinders, 2 cylinders and probably others to meets various class requirements. Don't know if he ever ran one as a V-6, V4, or inline 3. But think of all the changes that would be needed to make that happen. Not to mention the multiple engine combinations. Incredible guy.

[tom s]

Mickey was the idea man,the man that actually make it happen was Fritz Voight.Did a lot of business with him in the 60s.I would go to there shop on Coto st in the back door and buy cast off speed equipment to fuel my racing thirst.He had a shop in the Maywood Bell area.Years later I would go to his shop and also meet him at the Long Beach hipo swap meet and see what he had dug out.I know Jack had talked to him over the years on the hemi project.He truly is the legend!Tom

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Elarson

Fred Simmonds

Eric

Came here to say this.

The original Pontiac Historian.

Without Fred there would be no PHS.

K

[BILL BOWMAN1]

Not a racer, but Steve Ames was a major contributor to preserving our Pontiacs!

[Bob with the 66]

I'll add another two;

Jack Gifford & John Langer

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Came here to say this.

The original Pontiac Historian.

Without Fred there would be no PHS.

K

X2

Tom V.

[R 70 Judge]

I say to add Tom S to the list. He’s a plethora of knowledge on all things Ram Air, Super Duty, and experimental stuff most of us never even knew existed. He raced and ran with the Who’s who of racers in Southern California the 60’s. He’s a huge source of knowledge (both past and present) and is always helpful to anyone in need. Not to mention pulling off a huge project of bringing the SD Bathtub back and better than ever!

He’s a big part of our hobby and I feel he should be recognized