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Details Of Repeating Club Events

The original Athens Restaurant we used to go to 716-674-7212 is 2801 Harlem Rd, Buffalo NY. Rt 90, go West Rt 33 Kensington Expy, left on or South on Harlem. The time is the same 6 pm. Photos from Sep 28, 2002 Athens club meeting Click Here To See some of our cars or to see a couple of shots from the Mar 2003 Click Here

Click Here To See some of our cars at the track Sep 2003

On Sun. Apr 27, 2003 a friend of Buster is renting out the track from 11-5pm. It costs $50 to race all day. Just show up if you want to race.

A friend of mine is renting the track on Thursday, June 12, from 3 to 9 PM. It's a stag for one of our club members, Mike Hayek. Mike has a black T. There are only a few cars committed to far, so there should be plenty of opportunities to make passes. As usual, $50 per car. Let me know if you're interested. My phone is 689-0728. Thanks, and hope to see some of you there!!! Buster and Karen

On Sat. Sep 20, 2003 our club is renting out the track from It costs $50 to race all day. Contact Larry if you plan to attend

For all other dates this is test and tune night gates open at 5:00 p.m. at New York International Raceway Park

From Rochester take 390 South, exit Route 20A and go west through Geneseo. Turn Right on route 36 and soon you will turn left on New Rd. From Buffalo take route 20A and turn left on route 36 and soon you will turn left on New Rd. Jerry Thompson knows a short cut. Call them 716 382-3030 or go to: Leicester web page On Oct 11, 2002 the Friday test and tune the gates opened about 5:30 and runs started at 6pm. A helmet was not required for street tire cars.

Had a very nice time last night at the track! We had 7-8 cars there. I picked up some goodies on the way- burgers, pop- chips and a roasted chicken. As the old saying goes- don't go shopping when your hungry! Well i got to the track and wanted to talk to every one- but the chicken was getting cold!I wolfed the whole thing down in 10.2 seconds at 135 bits per second! It was a great night to race. Paul P. almost broke into the 11's with a stock turbo-yikes! Joe R. made it to the high 11's-gotta watch that guy. Jerry T. hit the 11.20's- he's gotta new boost control set up-nice! Kevin T. is happy with his new mass air flow sys- still jugglin the chips- almost hit the 11's. Ed C. and his family out of Rochester was there with yet another one of "T"s- I lost track - How many does he have? He almost had a 13 sec. run- its his dailydriver.-all stock. Don F.joined us- has a new turbo T-had problem with the mass air flow.. Yep- Jerry had a spare in his van! I swear, he has one of everything in that van! Oh- Don also has a T with a big block in it- runs low 6's in the 8th--thats a nice ride! Phil T. had his new ride out- has some serious power- just getten the bugs out.Oh- new car- new trailor- nice set up! And then there was Paul C. out of Olean. Yep- first time racing!! He was siked!He did OK!- Ran high 20's!!! HUH?? Well-he left his GN home and was racing his dailey driver- an 86' Nissan Pick-up?? What dah heck is that? I "immediately" expelled him from our group!Not really- his GN is not ready yet- having an oil pressure problem. He enjoyed the experience of racing though. And finally there was me-- I ate alot, talked alot, cooked food- and ate more and took acouple pictures! It was a good evening-No car and I didn't Break Anything!!

Wed evening free cruise in and optional race for $10 Gates open at 5:00 p.m. From NYS Thruway: Take exit 49 (Depew), pay toll and turn left on Rt. 78 North. First stop light, turn right onto Wehrle Drive. Take Wehrle 3 miles down and turn right onto Gunnville Road. Speedway is on left hand side.

From Buffalo: Take Genesee Street (Route 33 East) past Buffalo Airport 3 miles on Route 33 past Transit Road, turn left onto Gunnville Road. Speedway is alongside Thruway, immediately on right hand side. Lancaster web page Click Here Jul 17 2001 To See some of our cars in action. Click Here Jun 11 2002 To See more of our cars in action.

It was all good , except for our clubs representation- we had only two cars there. Mike Hamilton and Nick Leonardis were the shinning lights as they brought there rides. Overall,there were some 120 - 150 cars there. Guys blowing their tires off in the burn out box, Rock 103 with some tunes, 50-60 motorcycles, wrenching contest, food and alot on onlookers - like me. It was a great night for a cruise.

The easiest way to get there from Rochester (and points west) is to get on 490 going East. Exit at Route 31F (go East towards Fairport). Just stay on 31F til you get there. 2445 West Walworth Rd. Macedon NY 315-986-9224

Click Here To see a few photos from the cruise in. Mark took these photos and Kevin R. emailed them to me. Ron Turch won the long distance award. we had 10 TR's there and there were around 900 cars in all.

The easiest way to get there is to get on 490. Exit at Mt. Read Blvd and go North til you get there. 3670 Mt. Read Blvd Greece, NY 585-865-6180

6856 S. Transit Rd. Lockport 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. 625-8733 (Jim) they will let 80's cars in this year.

3090 Orchard Park Rd Orchard Park, NY 14127 Phone:(716)674-7212 This was the Athen's

Details Of Annual Club Events

This is held at the Erie County Fair Grounds, Hamburg, NY It benefits the center for handicapped children. Our club is not participating in 2003

Congratulations to club member Larry Gable for winning "Best Race Prepped" and to John MacPherson for showing his car. Congratulations to club members Ed Chapman and Jerry Thompson for winning an "Award Of Excellence" in the 2001 show. Click Here 2001 or Click Here 2002 To see a few photos.

May 1st, Buick Performance Group is having a T & T at Norwalk. Noon to 6 PM. Note - this is the DAY BEFORE Roberta's Test and Tune on Friday

May 2, 2003, the Second Annual Friday Buick Race Day will be held at Norwalk Raceway Park, Norwalk, OH, from 9AM - 4PM, Turbo Street Modified(TSM) Race, Gran Sport Street Eliminator(GSE) and two Gamblers races are planned, one for everyone, and one for the Ladies, called the Ladies Charity Race. A Picnic Dinner at the track immediately following the races.

On May 3, 2003, the Ninth Annual All Buick Car Show will be held ARBYs, 347 Milan Ave., Norwalk, Ohio, peer judging will begin at l1 AM. Awards at 3PM. Pre-entry for the show is not required, entry fee is $5 per car. Spectators are admitted free. Trophies for stock, modified and race car classes will be awarded. Saturday evening a buffet dinner will be held at the Holidome in Sandusky.

On May 4, 2003, the Thirteenth Annual Buick Race Day will be held at Norwalk Raceway Park in Norwalk, Ohio. This will be an event for BUICK powered cars only. The track will open at 8:30 AM on Sunday. The time trials will begin at 9 AM and racing will start at 12 Noon. The entrance fee will be $25/car and driver for pre-registered entry (your entry must be received by April 15 and the race pay-out will be determined based on pre-entries) and $35/car and driver at the gate the day of the race. Race Spectators will pay $8 each. A Quick 16 race(with the possibility of expansion to a Quick 32) will also be held and you are encouraged to pre-registered to enter. All racers should be prepared to follow IHRA rules. Use of electronics will be discouraged other than in the Quick 16 race. Hotels: Norwalk Travel 800-260-5321

Info: click here link from there to pre-entry form

Congratulations to club member Larry Gable for winning a first place show plaque in the 2001 event click here for Norwalk results and photos for the 2001 event on the Michigan GSCA chapter page

TBD 2003 - This is still old info: Show Hours 3:00-7:00. Registration starts at 1:00 p.m. rain or shine. $10 pre-registration or $12 day of show. There are stock and modified classes 80-84 and 85-89 also pro-street and race cars. This is at Cazenovia Park near Mercy Hospital. You can enter from Abbott Rd. or Seneca St. More info call Dave Decker 824-4153

Well the Buicks did it again this year at the 8th annual Cazenovia Park Casino Car show. 1st and 2nd in the stock '85 to '89 class and 1st in the modified '85 to '89 class.There were only three Turbo Buicks entered in the show, and three took home an award! Brian was awarded 1st with Joe runner up and yours truly also brought home a 1st. Congratulations to all! See you next time. John

The GSCA nats are held annually in Bowling Green Kentucky. There is daily racing Tues-Sat and venders selling parts. A car show Friday and a great time as turbo Regals and Gran Sports take over the town.

Gates open 9am-12noon for registration, awards 4pm $8 pre-registration by Jun 1 or $15 day of show. stock and modified classes - modified means 1 or more mods including wheels BadgeRow Park 1120 Latta Rd Rochester More info call Dick Windhauser (585) 663-0393 or see click here for web page

We had 4 TR's show up this year Ed and Marlene Chapman's 87GN and 84 T-Type and Art and Ben showed their GN's. Photos from this year will be up later this is one from last year.

8am-4pm GM Powertrain Classic Car Show 2995 River Rd, Tonawanda NY Open to all GM power vehicles Contact Information: Gary Phone: 716-694-5296 Dan Phone: 716-876-2007

The turbo Regals were well represented and brought home our share of the gold with some really clean cars out there. There were several turbo Regals that did not park with us too so if anyone was left out or wrong email me. To see photos and results from the 2002 show click here To see additional photos from the 2002 show click here Jul 19, 2002

We had 5 WNY club members win with 4 shown here (left to right) Karen and Buster's White 87T with only 1300KM's, Vivian's 87GN, with new paint, Ed's 87GN with only 7k miles, Jerry's 87GN at the GM car show. Not shown Mark's 87 Rosewood T.

This is 2002 info TBD: Meet at 8:45 am at Cinta's - 5740 Genesee st to go in the event as a group-- We should have at least 6 cars entering Larry As we discussed at the picnic-- we will meet outside the race track-- on Genesee street ( route 33)- about 1/4 mile before gunville road.. (Gunville is the road that the race track is on.). We will meet in the parking lot of CINTIS .No later than 8:30 am.. I have talked to the organizer-- he suggest we be in line at th e track by 9:00 am.. So , meeting at 8:30 should be fine. CINTIS will be on the left hand side- heading east on 33. If your not there on time- you will not be able to park with our group..We need to go in as a group-- all in line.. Those with trailers, will be in line and then once inside- will drop there trailers behind the new fuel building and drive on up to the circle. The price at the door is $12. - that includes you, your car and one passenger.. I forgot to ask him what the cost would be for additional people-- sorry.. Please drop me a line - Id like to know how many of you to look for... Thanks - Larry

The picnic will be at Indian Falls Akron - thst's where it was in 2001. Last year it was at Krull Park in Olcott. The Map shows shelter 15 but we are at shelter 14.

Sat. (7/19) at Akron Park, Akron, NY- Shelter #14. Jerry, Joe, Curtis and I will be there at 9am setting up. The outing starts at Noon. Just bring your lawn chairs and a dish to pass. Ahh- bring horse shoes baseball mitt -- what ever you fell would be fun to play. There is a baseball field there also. Look for signs posted on the road - Jerry said he'd put a few up. Plus-go to our web site for directions- Click here: Western New York Turbo Buicks. We'll have steak, Chicken, Corn on the cob and all the drinks (pop), plates, forks and condiments there for you. We'll have a club meeting that afternoon to discuss cruises and upcoming events. Hope for good weather. ALSO-if you would, please e-mail Larry-- let me know if your coming and how many will be with you. That will help us greatly with the food ordering. Thanks everyone and see you there. Larry

We had 9 turbo Buicks there and after all parked together. The food was awesome - steak, chicken, salads etc. Plenty to do for the kids with a playground, swimming, and volleyball. A great time! To see photos from the 2002 picnic click here and here

This is still 2002 info TBD: 2400 Grand Island Blvd, Grand Island NY Exit N19 off I190 Gates open 8:00 a.m. Gates Close 11:00 a.m. Driver and one passenger receive free amusement park admission all others receive discount - a $5 walk around pass available. pre entry by Aug 6 $12 - $15 day of show for information

We had 6 turbo Buicks there and after a morning rain that caused us all to re-detail our cars the weather held. We parked in a semi-circle around the merry-go-round. Vivian, Ed, Larry, John, and Brian all won a trophy for 2nd or 3rd place in classes production 80-89 modified 83-present and production muscle car 83-present. Mark won a huge cone trophy for best prepared in show. The kids had a blast going on the rides.

Fantasy Island show- yikes--- had six cars show and we took five awards!! Nice!! Winners were-- Vivian K, Ed C, Brian S., Larry G. and John O.!! John did the best with 2nd place in Modified.. Nice going John.. The Oldsmobile club organized the show- they went out of there way to make us feel welcome.. They set us up in the middle of the park- nice trees and we were in a group, despite the fact we were not in all the same classes!! Mark B. had his red "T" there also- he didn't win an award- but his won hands down for the best chick magnet-- thats because Mark was sitting on the hood with his speed-o"s on-- Ya had to see that!!

This is Buick's 100th year. 14th annual all Buick show. Cheektowaga Town Park. 2600 Harlem Rd. Between Walden Ave and Genesee St. No Admission to public. Register 9am-noon judging starts at noon. Must have a fire ext. if showing.

Our classes:
(10) production 80-91
(13) production Grand National (sport)
(14) modified street machine

send $10 check ($15 day of show) or money order to :
Niagara Frontier Chapter BCA
Ed Mau
13 Daniel Dr.
Bowmansville, NY 14026

Info: Kevin 716-895-2183

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