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Old 07-14-2024, 09:06 AM
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E'heads to the front my friend's
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Old 07-14-2024, 01:02 PM
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In all seriousness I don't think this is an issue with just PY. Anytime I do a Google search it seems that threads from Websites pop up that are five to fifteen years old or better. If something is current it seems to have little activity. I often wonder if companies cracked down on folks surfing the Net rather than working or maybe with all the remote workers, they do other things rather than kill time on the Internet. One thing for certain there seems to be plenty of folks on FB wanting to share their intelligence on any subject they know little about... It's disappointing.

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Everyday that goes by there is less people that care about the 70s Pontiaction and any given day that number is outstripped by the number of people that are slobbering for LSX and hair dryers and if your 20 something you cant blame them its like when you were 20 something getting excited about a flathead V8

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Old 07-15-2024, 12:13 PM
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Everyday that goes by there is less people that care about the 70s Pontiaction and any given day that number is outstripped by the number of people that are slobbering for LSX and hair dryers and if your 20 something you cant blame them its like when you were 20 something getting excited about a flathead V8
I really think this hits the nail squarely on the head. As someone still teaching engine rebuilding, I work with students from 18-80 years old. You work with what had a major impact on your life from age 12-20 for the most part. Those are the cars and engines that stir the most emotion and interest the rest of your life. There are a few exceptions of course. But the demographics don't lie. When Mr. PJ Heck took my friends and I for the "ride of our life" on a cold February day on St. Route 35 in a real aluminum SD-421 Catalina with open headers and slicks and ripped it from 10 to 90 MPH, my life changed forever. That was in the late 1970's. It was as simple as that. It was Pontiac and nothing else.

The Norwalk event as great as it is, has NO CHOICE than to slowly shrink a little each year. With the brand gone for 14 years now, what else can we expect? Studerbakers have been gone allot longer and they still have a few big events each year.

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"You work with what had a major impact on your life from age 12-20 for the most part. " And the 409 block I used for my Impala project was from then Then got my TA new in '78 and added Pontiacs in!
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At 69 years young I'm the newbi here. Had my Pontiac for 4 years now. It's a street car that I took to the local track twice this year. I'm bringing it out to Norwalk this year. Been there as a spectator once a couple years ago. I see Friday in tent and a gamblers race. Sat and Sun it's Super Pro, Pro and Street classes so it looks like I'll be running in the street class unless there are any other races going on that weekend. In any case I'm looking forward to going there to have some fun and a good time.

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Ive notice on FB some posting info I say 'what' that's not what I read or learned from knowledgeable Pontiac people. At 76 if I would start over in Pontiacs esp racing I would chose a low class car. Fred Davisson told me 61 389 303 hp auto or stick.thats back in late 60s. Now it would probably Firebird with LS power of some sort. I had to ty to build a 63 Lemans 421 SD power then 73 SD455.just saying about racing keep it simple and work to make it faster.

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EHTTMFM's whats that mean
E'heads to the front my friend's
Honestly, that still doesn't make sense to me.

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I hope to attend the Pontiac Nationals again - But I want to drive my Firebird when I next attend.
Unfortunately life has changed for me, and I don't honestly know when my car will be done...
(I'd also like to attend TA nationals too... but sitting in a hotel parking lot in the middle of a city has virtually no appeal to me)

When I went to the Pontiac Nationals I drove my FWD Pontiac (Quad4HO powered 'Grand Am) - because I saw myself running out of money while attending the Trans Am Nationals and I didn't want a repeat of that...
I had a much more fun at the Pontiac Nationals BECAUSE I registered my Grand AM in the FWD racing class.

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