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Old 10-06-2020, 09:25 PM
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As stated earlier- I am trying to have a smaller alternative until we can reschedule the entire weekend.
Today, I had a meeting with Wild Horse Pass officials and we reached an agreement for me to run Friday night drags Oct 30th as long as spectators can get in.
So, I will be running two Pontiac powered classes- trophy and a money bracket. Trophy will require DOT tires.
In addition, we will also have a cruise in car show for Pontiac powered vehicles with awards!
In a way, this is a 'retro' Pontiac Heaven Drags similar to the very first event I hosted in 1998!
I may make a run of t shirts if there is interest too. contact me via facebook or email ( steve@pontiacheaven.org ).
A few people asked me if I would also offer a private tour of my original Pontiac Heaven location and will do that to for those interested and attending Friday night's event.
In addition to the Pontiac powered classes, there will be a gambler class with a payout, test and tune, 2 diesel truck classes and possibly more- something for most everyone. Keep current on the Pontiac Heaven facebook page.
If spectator restrictions are still in place for the 30th, I will reschedule this event as soon as they are lifted. Again, keep current on the Pontiac Heaven FB page.
Support Pontiac powered events- Support Pontiac Heaven!
Special thanks to all my sponsors who have stayed with me during this tough year of cancellations around the US.
I will do everything I can to run this event and then will look at when it is practical to bring back Pontiac Heaven weekend after the covid situation is resolved. thanks!

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Old 10-07-2020, 09:12 AM
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On their website they now have Friday night test and tune drags listed for Oct 23rd and Nov 6th and states a limited number of spectators will be allowed.

Oddly there is still nothing at all listed for the Oct 30th weekend and hasn't been for months. Nothing about the usual diesel drags held on that Friday (same weekend as Pontiac Heaven) and no mention of the Nostalgia races on that Saturday.

I planned to attend the Saturday Nostalgia event to run a Chevrolet, and Sunday a Pontiac. If you are going to have a Pontiac race that Friday night instead Steve, we can be there with a Pontiac on Friday. Always like supporting this event.

As far as I've been told Brad says the track is open and the weekend is still on though so that's a bit confusing. Looking forward to more info.

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Old 10-10-2020, 11:29 AM
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Am sorry there are issues with the tracks web site on my events. This has hurt me for years now and seems to be hard to remedy. It is frustrating. I will continue to bring it to their attention.
I am renting the track Friday eve the 30th. Officially- gates open at 6pm but, will be opening a few hours earlier for racers and participants.
Will be running several classes.
For Pontiac power-
1. trophy - DOT tires required .5 tree
2. money. .5 tree
Cruise in Pontiac powered car show with awards.
There have also been some inquires for swap spaces and I welcome this- bring your parts to sell.
Should the covid situation not improve by then, I will , again, be forced to reschedule it to as soon as spectators can be allowed. But, things seem positive that we will race and show Friday eve the 30th.
It is best to keep current on the Pontiac Heaven face book page.

Also running- 2 classes of street diesels, a gambler and test and tune open to everyone year, make , etc.
Thanks to all who support my events and Pontiac power promotions-
Premier Performance
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Butler Performance
Space Age auto paint store
Frederick and Sons a/c plumbing
Motorway Restorations
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The Thompsons

Most of these sponsors have supported Pontiac Heaven events for many years, some for decades! I kindly ask you all to please support them! Let's keep this Pontiac powered hobby strong and support these businesses.

As for Pontiac Heaven weekend and The Phoenix Drag Reunion- it is on hold for now primarily due to covid. Running the 3 day weekend is a monster and it is best to put it off until the covid situation is behind us. More on that later. It is much simplier, easier to host a single day event on the 30th. Even that may have to be moved, let's hope not.
As of now- we are ON for Friday night, Oct 30! Hope to see you all there! Let's show, let's race and have some fun the Pontiac powered way!

thank you

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Old 10-10-2020, 09:06 PM
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Thanks for that update Steve.

No need to apologize for the tracks website, that's not your fault. It's something that has been an issue with Wildhorse for years it seems and is frustrating for me as well as other competitors that would like to do our part to support the track. What's worse is they never answer the phone or return messages.

I will plan to be there to support your event on the 30th, and looking forward to anything else you plan to do at the dragstrip.

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Old 10-25-2020, 11:19 AM
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Steve,

Wildhorse's website has the diesel drags postponed for Friday night the 30th. Not sure what that means for your event, they make no mention of it.

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Old 10-30-2020, 12:47 PM
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Well, No update from Wildhorse. I can't get a return call or message from them.

With Diesel drags postponed until further notice I'm going to assume the Pontiac races and test and tune are not happening tonight either. Not worth it to me to drive 200 miles only to find out something ain't happening.

If in fact you do have a race, hope you get a good turnout Steve. Best of luck

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Old 10-30-2020, 01:39 PM
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You're right. Nothing Pontiac-related happening at the track this weekend. Steve seems to have migrated totally to Facebook, so that leaves us non-Facebook types with less information.


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Well, No update from Wildhorse. I can't get a return call or message from them.

With Diesel drags postponed until further notice I'm going to assume the Pontiac races and test and tune are not happening tonight either. Not worth it to me to drive 200 miles only to find out something ain't happening.

If in fact you do have a race, hope you get a good turnout Steve. Best of luck

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Old 10-30-2020, 02:49 PM
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Oh thanks for that Jim.

Yeah you're right, I'm not a social media fan so I don't facebook or twit or any of that. Neither do most of the car guys I hang with up here. So if that's the only way Steve is communicating updates, most of us up here will never know about it.

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Old 12-01-2020, 08:41 PM
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whats the problem?
to many people have the cooooof?

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Old 12-21-2020, 04:05 PM
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There is still no news to report on scheduling the next Pontiac Heaven weekend primarily due to covid
Am so grateful to all who attend and help out. Also, all the sponsors who support and help make Pontiac Heaven weekend a reality.
Wishing all here a super nice and Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year for 2021!

My sponsors are so special to me and I endorse and believe it all of them-
in no particular order-


Kauffman Racing
Premier Performance & Restoration
Network Service Centers
National Parts Depot
Frederick and Sons A/C and heating, plumbing
Space Age Paint Store
Butler Performance
Motorway Restorations
Arizona Differential
AllPontiac.com

Not sure when will will run the next event. Who knows when covid sutuation will go away? Still too many restrictions at the host event track.
take care and follow Pontiac Heaven on face book to keep current.

thanks!

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Old 12-22-2020, 11:44 AM
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Just an FYI for those interested.

They had a private track rental last Friday at Wildhorse where about 40 guys showed up for some test and tune fun runs.

So the track is still operational and open, they just oddly don't have anything on the schedule for some reason. Bondurant still appears to be open at the track too.

Kind of strange when you think about it that the Gila Reservation is hammering the track with their own rules and restrictions but they have no problem keeping their casino open 24/7 right across the street. Really?
It's literally impossible to properly sanitize a casino, card tables, slot machines etc.. full of thousands of people... Where as a drag strip your about as isolated from people as you can be in your own vehicle 90% of the time.

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Old 12-22-2020, 11:49 AM
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Yep, so dumb, Dreamcruise happened. I went all day, no mask, we didn’t get sick.
Casinos, and Walmart’s are the safest places to be. Lol

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Old 12-22-2020, 11:58 AM
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I know we've had a lot of car events cancelled up here where I am, but I can say that the few we have had this year have all been more crowded this year than any year prior. Small car shows that normally attract 75-100 cars literally have been flooded this year with 300+ and spilled over into other adjacent parking lots like never before. I attended every single one of them that I could find to show my support.

It's pretty obvious that the car community up here and the people I know are starving for car events, and I've seen the same thing in Phoenix. I'd bet that if Steve decided to put on the event anyway regardless of spectator activity and advertised it well enough, he could have likely had the best car count at the event to date.

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Old 01-28-2021, 12:17 PM
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Hello all out there. There is still not updates on the covid situation but, I do have the first weekend in November reserved at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park should things get better. Am sure a new contract will have to be negotiated and agreed upon but, my relationship with the track and management is a good one and they want us back. So, hoping it will happen again. Am not on PY as much as the old days but, will try to check back at times. There is a link to my FB page on the home page of my web site as well as email,etc. these are best ways to contact me.
Wishing all to keep healthy and happy and enjoy Pontiac Power!
I am so grateful for all sponsors, staff and helpers to make Pontiac Heaven happen each year! AND we love to see all those who attend to be with us! Hoping to do it again but, will not be this spring.

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Old 01-28-2021, 12:20 PM
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Here's hoping it happens


Hopefully before the strip is turned into a water park or sports complex. That's what is circulating anyway.

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Here's hoping it happens


Hopefully before the strip is turned into a water park or sports complex. That's what is circulating anyway.
thank you for your support ! "Pontiac Power Rules!"

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Old 01-28-2021, 12:55 PM
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thank you for your support ! "Pontiac Power Rules!"
As always Steve

I love these types of events. You could put 10 of these on a year and I'd be at every one of them.

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Old 01-28-2021, 07:39 PM
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I don't get it. They have had plenty of drift and drags events for the past months that host 3x the amount of people that show up for Pontiac heaven with no problems with covid (common cold)
Also know a few guys that rented the track and had 30-40 cars. Nothing seems to be stopping anyone else.

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Old 01-29-2021, 12:56 AM
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Mike Bramer writes- "nothing seems to be stopping anyone else". really? how about the NHRA national event? how about their divisional? Big money makers for the track- not there this year. you must not be aware of that. Also, the drift and drags have been shut down, people kicked out before due to not complying. police were called in, etc
Last Oct, when I tried to down size to just having the Friday night event, even through I had a signed contract, etc, etc. 2 weeks prior- My ADDITIONAL ADDED costs escalated over $4,000 if I had less than 1000 people or over $8,000 if it went over 1,000 people !! and I would be restricited on the number of people I can let through the gate! again to clarify- those were not the rental costs already signed and agreed on. No, those were additional/added costs 2 weeks prior to operate. this happened after they shut down and kicked out a crowd for drift and drags in oct.
And... now they are charging $10 for spectator parking on MY track rental! That is $10 to park your car and then they have to pay to get in the gate! Despite my track rental, they keep the $10 per car to park! that was a Rawhide decision. just the facts. you guy have no idea how expensive and how hard it is to do these each year. If I was not such a Pontiac nut, I would be long gone decades ago. If no passion, I do not see how anyone would put events on. and many beat me up for doing it.

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Old 01-29-2021, 01:56 AM
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Hang in there Steve. Most everybody appreciates your efforts. Brighter times will arrive.

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