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Old 12-23-2013, 09:16 PM
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Default 2014 Pontiac Heaven Come to Arizona this spring!



The 16th annual Pontiac Heaven will be held at a new, much improved location this spring. Much more info to be announced soon. People regularly attend from all over the United States and beyond. Make plans to attend!

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Network Automotive Service Centers
Glenn's Pontiac Garage
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AllPontiac.com
Butler Performance
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National Parts Depot
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Reliable Diesel
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There will be 2 full days and one night (to 1am ) of drag racing on a championship NHRA national event track!
Plus 2 days of car shows.
More to be announced soon!

In the meantime- Wishing everyone the Blessings and Joy of this wonderful time of year! Merry Christmas


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Old 12-23-2013, 11:59 PM
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Look for national event coverage in the current issue of High Performance Pontiac magazine. Check your news stand and pick up a copy of this excellent issue.
More event pics and listings at www.pontiacheaven.org

Thanks to this fine list of sponsors who have already signed on for 2014!


Network Automotive Service Centers
Glenn's Pontiac Garage
Kauffman Racing
AllPontiac.com
Too Hotties mens hair cuts
Butler Performance
Ames Performance
National Parts Depot
The Thompsons
Todd Harding auto swap meets
Reliable Diesel
Ram Air Restoration

More to be announced

2013 Pontiac Heaven Best of show Mark Avakian


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Old 01-04-2014, 09:45 PM
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Pontiac Heaven has traditionally been the kick off Pontiac event of the season. That will continue in 2014.
Our new, and greatly improved location is Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Formerly known as 'Firebird', Wild Horse Pass offers world class amenities including resorts, casinos, premium shopping, Bob Bondurant road racing, drag boat racing and the NHRA championship drag strip! Simply stated, there is something for everyone and you will not be disappointed!
Our dates are April 5 and 6. In that time frame, I will be running 3 drag/show events-
Sat 6am-4pm
Sat night 6pm1am
Sunday 8am-5pm
More info coming soon including hotel info
Make plans to visit Phoenix, Az this April!



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We'll be there with the '60 Catalina at least. It will be nice to "have a dog in that fight" this year.

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Old 01-13-2014, 06:08 AM
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The official host hotel for this years’ Pontiac Heaven is the beautiful Marriott Fairfield/Courtyard inns & suites at Chandler Fashion Center. Mention “Pontiac Heaven” and get a $30 savings each night. Our Marriott also will be offering a free shuttle van service to the from the track many times throughout the day! This is a real plus for those traveling with family and or friends. Make your reservations now.


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Old 01-13-2014, 07:44 AM
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Here is our schedule for Pontiac Heaven weekend for 2014.




Please note that there are many changes to past events at Speedworld. Pontiac Heaven this year starts at 6am on Saturday, April 5 for the early birds.
For racers, I have increased, considerably, their test and tune time. On Saturday, I will have the track surface open from 9am until 1am for an unprecedented 16 hours! Also, at past events, there was an hour shut down at noon time. This will either be reduced to 30min or eliminated all together. Eliminations will be scheduled later in the day, around 3pm. With all this extra set up, tech and test and tune time, there should be no need to test the night before.


Also new on the agenda is a general automotive parts swap meet.



This will be held on the spectator side of the track and spectator admission to the swap is free. This is in addition to the normal Pontiac swap in the pit area. This swap will run both Saturday and Sunday and is a new idea I wish to try out.

At the conclusion of the day time events, we will go into the Saturday night portion of Pontiac Heaven weekend, and also new for this year, will be the “All Years Muscle Shootout”.



This evening event welcomes all years and brands of muscle/performance domestic cars to compete for a fun night. This gives Pontiac Heaven racers another opportunity to buy into another competition event on Saturday. We will have the track open to 1am! We will also be running the Reliable Diesel drags, Nostalgic warm ups and open test and tune for all ¼ mile vehicles until 1am! Pontiac Heaven weekend traditionally accommodates racers with more track time available than any other event and 2014 continues with this advantage and is yet another reason to make plans to be here in Phoenix in April! More details to follow.

The last day of Pontiac Heaven weekend peaks with inviting all other brands 1981 and older to both race and to show against the Pontiacs! It makes for a great, and very competitive, weekend for those in the show and on the strip itself. Sunday is called “Nostalgic Show & GO!”.



We wish to make a special request for our Pontiac friends to also attend and enter their vehicles on Sunday. You will be glad you did.

More info coming...In the meantime, make plans to attend Pontiac Heaven here in the Phoenix area April 5 & 6.

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I am booked, rented a Penske mustang so I can race on the Saturday and Sunday, being from Alberta Canada, can't drive the GTO down and race in a weekend. look forward again to your great event Steve. See everyone on the first weekend in April.

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Hey Steve,

Thanks for providing a world class track for our favorite western event: Pontiac Heaven!!

This will be our tenth year participating in Pontiac Heaven and we are looking forward to another great racing/car show weekend in sunny Arizona .
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Glad to see it back in full swing again Steve. I'll be there.

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Booked our flights about a week ago. We made it to Speedworld in 2012 and will be back this year! Very much looking forward to it. Been a rough winter in Minnesota already this year...

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Hey Steve,

Thanks for providing a world class track for our favorite western event: Pontiac Heaven!!

This will be our tenth year participating in Pontiac Heaven and we are looking forward to another great racing/car show weekend in sunny Arizona .
The pleasure is mine Sir! Having people like you making the effort to attend year and after year make it all more the worthwhile. Pontiac Heaven is more than a show, a race, a swap, etc. It is our annual reunion for Pontiac fans. a time to see old friends, make new ones and see what is happening in the Pontiac world in the west.
So happy to know you will be making it this year Les. see you soon

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Steve, does the track rent golf carts? I have not been to this establishment before. I know you could rent a golf cart at Norwalk so you don't miss to much action. Thanks and see you in April.

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Glad to see it back in full swing again Steve. I'll be there.
Glad to hear it, you will not be disappointed with the new location. There is so much to offer here and I will going over that here soon.

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Got started with a little work on the 67 FB for tech inspect purposes. I plan on thrashing it soundly! It's a good thing I have tow insurance and a few spare motors.

Can't wait! Vacation request at work is already in place!

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Old 02-22-2014, 11:43 AM
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The NHRA nationals tour is in town this weekend with 300+ mph fuel cars and more!



In about 6 weeks, Pontiac Heaven will be running at this same track! It's going to be a good time and you will not want to miss it. Make plans to attend.

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Steve, does the track rent golf carts? I have not been to this establishment before. I know you could rent a golf cart at Norwalk so you don't miss to much action. Thanks and see you in April.

Thanks
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Have not been asked that before but, I could see why, esp when asking about Norwalk. Norwalk is spread out with racers on one side and the show/swap on the other side. It has to do with the track layout.
At Wild Horse, everything will be on the same side of the track so, much less walking will be needed.
We have not had golf cart rentals before but, it is an idea.

Pontiac Heaven weekend is 5 weeks away!

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Pontiac Heaven weekend is about a month away. If you want to get in early, be sure to preregister. Pre registration closes March 20. full event info including schedules, costs and forms all at www.pontiacheaven.org

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Looks like my favorite Arizona event is going to be better than ever with its move to the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park .

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Looks like my favorite Arizona event is going to be better than ever with its move to the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park .
Thank you Les and I agree!

Here are some updates-

The general auto swap meet mentioned in post #6 on the spectator side has been cancelled. This month of March has been flooded with no less than 3 2 day auto swap meets. The next one is this weekend, one week prior to my weekend and it does not make sense to be 4th in line.
The location is good and perhaps I will host this at another time but, will not work for April 5-6.

The 'normal' Pontiac Heaven swap for Pontiac parts will still be held in the pits. Notice- ALL vendors, swap or otherwise, must purchase a permit from Gila River in advance.
IF you are planning to sell parts, contact the Gila River community right away. www.gilariver.org or call Rachel Jackson 520-562-9558 or contact me.

In other news- The car shows for Sat and Sun will be held on a grassy area overlooking Firebird lake. There is a large shade pavilion with seating in the car show area.

more event info at www.pontiacheaven.org

Special thanks to all my event sponsors and staff!

Network Automotive Service Centers
Glenn's Pontiac Garage
Kauffman Racing
AllPontiac.com
Too Hotties mens hair cuts
Butler Performance
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National Parts Depot
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Reliable Diesel
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Zimmerman Racing Engines
Classic Muscle Car LLC
Cactus GTOs
Desert Renegades POPCI chapt 65
Arizona Old Pueblo POCI chapt 25

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I have heard from a very reliable source that this year Corporate and Chevrolet Powered Pontiacs are welcome. I will be there with Frank Rizzo and his 1969 Big Block Chevrolet Powered Judge Convertible. See you there.

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