Come to Phoenix, Az in April!THE place to be on April 8-11, 2010 at Speedworld Dragstrip right here in Arizona
Come to Phoenix, Az in April!
Stay at our Host Hotel- The beautiful Hampton Inn Surprise, Az.
Hampton
Inn & Suites ®
14783 West Grand Avenue
Surprise, Arizona 85374
(623) 537-9122 • (623) 537-9123
Make your reservations now under "Pontiac Heaven" and get a special rate.
Also, there will be a cash drawing for all who stay with our host hotel.
There is a new Denny's in front of this Hampton inn. This is about 10 minutes from the track entrance. Plus, there is other shopping within walking distance too. Plus McDonalds, Village Inn, etcNew for 2010 a third & forth day has been added.
THURSDAY APRIL April 8
This is the very first time that tours have been offered here.
About 450 Pontiacs in all condition- parts cars, builder/project cars, Cars set aside for restoration for the Pontiac Heaven museum. Refreshments served. Tour is only available to a limited number who pre register for Pontiac Heaven. Be sure to pre register early if interested in this tour.
There will be a list of other things to do in the Phoenix area on Thursday for all who preregister. You can choose what to do on your own schedule.
Thurs evening 5-8pm is a Pontiac cruise in car show with music at the 5 & Diner at 7541 W Bell Rd in Peoria, Az
FRIDAY APRIL 9
Vendor set up Friday morning
Gates open for participants and spectators at noon and stay open until about midnight!
Special Guests & Speakers
Wide Track Attack!
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Craig Hendrickson
co founder of H-O Racing, writer, editor, innovator of High Performance Pontiac parts and services.
Craig will be discussing some of his 1970's era Pontiac High Performance experiences such as: How H-O racing was started, his 8,000rpm 326 Drag car, his 455SD Trans Am NHRA National Record Holder, the Turbo Force package and The HIGH OUTPUT Newsletter which was the first technically informative newsletter available for High Performance Pontiac Fans. This is the first time this presentation/tech session has been held and will be very entertaining and informative for Real Pontiac fans.
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Thom Sherwood is a lifetime member of the Arizona Chapter POCI and has served many years as Chapter President and Newsletter Editor. He is also active with the GTO Association of America, and has owned over 30 different Pontiacs
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Steve Barcak
"Starting, Charging & Cooling your Pontiac"
Making them reliable
This forum will cover his experiences with keeping Pontiacs cool and reliable and can be of benefit to everyone. Steve has more driven miles on Pontiac V-8s than anyone else known at well over 600,000 and has used various Pontiacs for primary transportation since 1975. This includes towing, racing, marine use and daily driving. In 2007, Steve drove his '72 455HO GTO on a 7 week road trip totaling nearly 11,000 miles with no issues. Steve has hosted Pontiac Heaven events since 1999, has saved over 700 vintage Pontiacs from the crusher and currently owns about 450 Pontiacs. In 2006, Steve's "Pontiac Heaven Special" AA/FD set the absolute ET record for a Pontiac Powered vehicle in the 1/4 mile at 6.77. Currently, he is working on relocating his Pontiac collection and establishing the Pontiac Heaven museum which will feature Pontiacs V-8 years 1955-1981. Eventually, Steve would like to run at Bonneville.
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There will be a timed autocross course set up Fri afternoon also if there is interest.
To sign up for the autocross, you must preregister
Friday cruise in car show approx 3pm-midnight! Park your Pontiac in the group area at Speedworld!
Entrants will get a discount food coupon plus there will be music & trivia contests!
Friday night drag racing classes to be announced. Racing 6pm-midnight.
SATURDAY APRIL 10
Gates open 6am and stay open until midnight! That is 18 hours all for your $15 general admission fee! Talk about value!
Swap meet set up for used parts vendors all morning for the weekend
Car show registration starts around 8am and goes until around noon.
First car down the track 8:30am.
Special exotic displays not seen else where at ANY Pontiac event!
including this one of a kind Blown M/T HEMI Pontiac 421
This is the ultimate Pontiac powerplant.
Special Guest Mr Jim Wangers
special exhibition session 11:30
Pontiac Heaven Parade noon
Race Eliminations 1pm
Show awards 2pm
Catered food /party after awards
music, raffles, trivia all day
We will party into the night at Speedworld after the awards. There will be plenty of food available, things to do and plenty of racing to watch until about midnight.
This will include the 1 rounds of the best of 3 match races below!
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SUNDAY APRIL 11
1981/older all makes and models welcome
drags, show ( including special Pontiac classes), swap, trivia, music, raffles & more
There will be separate Pontiac show classes on Sunday too.
Headlining will be a best of 3 TOP FUEL match race
Pontiac Heaven Special with Ron Maroney driving VS. Vince Karstetter
Pontiac VS. Chevy....Blown on nitro!!
Also- A/FX type Shoot out!
Glenn Gibbons' '64 Pontiac "Pouncin' Poncho" VS. Scott Daprons '64 injected Comet!
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Pontiac VS. Mercury!
Sundays event has its own web site
Sat-Sun schedule
is the same except there is no racing Sunday eve. Saturday event times are 6am-midnight. Sunday 6am-5pm.
Gates will again open at 6am
Show registration starts at 8am
swap vending ( used parts only) at 6am
racer tech starts at 8am
first car down the track at 8:30
First round of eliminations 1pm
Car show awards around 2pm
**Maps and lodging info at bottom of page**
Please support them!
Being brought to you with help from -
********Main sponsors********
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WW Williams 602-257-0561 www.williams.com
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Pro-Touring FAssociate sponsors
Fabcraft metal works www.fabcraftmetalworks.com
Jim & Ellen Thompson
Butler
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Space Age Auto Paint store: Mesa 480-835-0971
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GLENN'S GARAGE 480-495-4022 Apache Junction, Az
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What is Pontiac Heaven?
Pontiac Heaven is hosted by myself with the help of volunteers and sponsors that have established an annual Pontiac powered event to the southwest. All events have been at SpeedWorld Motorplex, outside of Phoenix, Az.
Its purpose is to bring fans of vintage Pontiacs together for showing, racing and parts as well as sharing ideas. So far, it has done just that. Hopefully, it will grow to become bigger yet. People have attended from all over the United States plus many other countries around the globe. Me being true to the faith, have made these events unique in that they are the only events that are exclusively for true Pontiac powered vehicles. We are not concerned what kind vehicle you bring out, just as long as it has a real Pontiac engine. Real Pontiac meaning that it was built by Pontiac from 1955-81 (or earlier). The Pontiac engine was, sadly, discontinued after the 1981 model year due to GM restructuring and have had engines produced by other divisions. Some Pontiacs had non Pontiac engines by '72. For more on this, scroll down the page.
Some entrants that had Pontiacs engines that were not originally installed in them were- '92 Trans Am, a flat bottom/vee drive and a jet boat, a Monte Carlo and a pick up truck to name a few. These are all welcomed here.
Any input you may have about past and/or future events is welcomed. You can e-mail me with any suggestions to- steve@pontiacheaven.org
If you are interested in supporting Pontiac Heaven and Nostalgia Show & Go! Events through sponsorship, contact me. All sponsors are very much appreciated and NECESSARY as funding goes toward making a better event for all.
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Please Note!!!! Participation at Pontiac Heaven events is restricted! This is NOT an "All Pontiac" event. Only Real Pontiac powered vehicles may participate. Pontiac Heaven events are a series of tributes and celebrations of the Beloved Pontiac V-8 built from 1955 through 1981. After 1981 all Pontiac V-8 production ceased (see "About Pontiac Heaven" page) and v-8 "pontiacs' had chev engines after that, making them corporate. There was a time when a Pontiac was a Pontiac and other GM brands each had their own engines. That time is gone but, will live forever at Pontiac Heaven and its events. We also welcome pre '55 flathead Pontiacs, slant 4 Tempests and OHC 6's. Pontiac v-8s have the fuel pump on the driver side, distributor in back with counter clockwise rotation, 10 head bolts and torque characteristics like no other engine and their will be no chev or "corporate" engines at my events, strictly enforced. If you are not into our engine, you are welcome as a guest. If you want to race with your corporate motor, go to a super chev show or, if your car is American and older than an 1981 model, you are most welcome on Sunday for our "Nostalgic Show & Go!".
Motel/ Lodging information below, make your reservations now.
Our Host Hotel is the Hampton Inn- Surprise, Az.
Make your reservations now under
"Pontiac Heaven" and get a special rate.
Also, there will be a cash drawing for
all who stay with out host hotel. There is
a new Dennys in front of this Hampton inn. This is about 10 minutes
from the track entrance. Plus, there is other shopping in walking distance too.
Hampton
Inn & Suites ®
14783 West Grand Avenue
Surprise, Arizona 85374
(623) 537-9122 • (623) 537-9123
Here is a map of the area near Speedworld
Here is a close up map
9 Miles North of Bell Rd. on Grand (US 60) Racer & Spectator entrance now on Happy Valley Rd. Gate
