[77 TRASHCAN]

I talked to one of the Tulsa track leasee's a couple of years ago. The price for an event at Tulsa was like $3000.00 then....not sure on Wichita. Tulsa is a way better facility than Wichita. The Wichita track looks to be in about the same state of being that it was, when opened in 1965...it SHOULD rent or less than even Tulsa...

[Old Goat Racer]

BOP races ups the car count. IF GTOAA wanted to mix it up a little ?

[PAUL K]

Again....can someone tell me if all Pontiacs are allowed to race at the GTOAA events?

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by Old Goat Racer

I won the 2005 GTOAA race and received a whopping $300 cash.
Car count was pitiful !

I think there were 12 cars in Pro class. 5 rounds including buybacks.

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Again....can someone tell me if all Pontiacs are allowed to race at the GTOAA events?

Apparently you haven't noticed. ALL Pontiacs can belong to the GTOAA.
Therefore............

In other words there are TWO (2) Pontiac clubs.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Again....can someone tell me if all Pontiacs are allowed to race at the GTOAA events?

I will send a PM to a Wichita GTO club member....

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Again....can someone tell me if all Pontiacs are allowed to race at the GTOAA events?

LOL! When their convention was held here there was a guy that was a member of both the GTOAA national and local club. He did not own a GTO but did own a top-notch '68 LeMans convertible that won many bigtime shows including the POCI convention.

When that GTOAA convention was held here they had a parade of the cars. They made him the very last car.

So, to answer your question.... What do you think?

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Old Goat Racer

Apparently you haven't noticed. ALL Pontiacs can belong to the GTOAA.
Therefore............

In other words there are TWO (2) Pontiac clubs.

Read post above.

By the way, there are 3 now.

[Old Goat Racer]

I better not guess. What is the third (3rd) club ?

[69Goat1]

Larry Crider said there will be racing in Tulsa...

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Old Goat Racer

I better not guess. What is the third (3rd) club ?

Cruisin' Pontiac or whatever the former GTOAA Cruisin' Tigers are called now.

Reliable sources tell me that members from the other 2 clubs are jumping ship in a mad exodus to join the "new" club.

[Chief of the 60's]

Its Cruisin' Tigers Pontiac Club - https://www.cruisintigers.com/index.html

[Old Goat Racer]

Yeah, heard about them. Can't have enough Pontiac clubs, right ?

[Chief of the 60's]

Meh.... I'm just about done with "clubs" and their political B.S. I have been a member of POCI since 1983. I have seen as well as dealt with more than my fair share. Unless people at the top are gone by the time my membership runs out, I will be. I have been considering this Cruisin' Tigers club but thinking of just hanging the "No Club" plate on my cars.

[Old Goat Racer]

I walked away from GTOAA in 1986 when "they" let the GT37 in. It was no longer the "GTO" club.
Never looked back.

[S/st 54]

Originally Posted by 69Goat1

Larry Crider said there will be racing in Tulsa...

Sweeeeeeet! Larry is a good guy.

[mchell]

Ive attended a couple of GTOAA conventions years ago including the 2005 in St. Louis....

Always had a good time and especially enjoyed the track day.

Trying to put together one of these events has got to be tough. My Hats off to those that take the time and effort to do so.

Just getting a few friends together for a TNT at the track is tough these days.

...old muscle at the tracks are disappearing, let alone seeing a bunch of brand specific old muscle.

Better get some fun in while it lasts!

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by mchell

...old muscle at the tracks are disappearing, let alone seeing a bunch of brand specific old muscle.

Better get some fun in while it lasts!

You would not say that if you went to Norwalk for the Tri-Power Nats.

[Formulajones]

Well technically, Norwalk lets GMC in there too And they aren't against Pontiacs having the corporate engines in them either, so that helps.

But yeah, Norwalk is a great event and it's at a top notch facility, always a good time.

I think Mchell is talking about the brand specific events that are pretty strict, such as the one we have in Arizona. Only Pontiac powered allowed. That really puts a dent in the turnout. The day before is all brands and the place is pretty well packed, that's saying something. These days you really need some diversity in these events, especially the smaller ones, with all brands allowed if you want to get a car count up enough to make the effort worth while, especially if you're concentrating on classic cars that are say.....pre 81 for instance.

That's basically what we did at the Muscle Car drags our club put on every year and that got so big we ended up having it twice a year.

[mchell]

Right.....but that’s one race, once a year...unfortunately, you’re not going to see that at back yard tracks around the country by any stretch ....not the ones I frequent these days, a few here and there but definitely dwindling.