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2020 Drag Racing & Car
Show Information
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MAY 13 -
16, 2020
Beech
Bend Raceway Track Hours.
Absolutely NO Beech
Bend Track Access Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Beech
Bend Park Offers Campground/RV Area.
2020
Event Map
Nashville,
TN (1 hr drive) The closest major airport south of
Bowling Green, KY.
Directions to
Beech Bend from I-65. (Most Hotels &
Restaurants are Exit #22).
Beech Bend is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
5 minutes west of I-65 (Exit #28)
Take 31W South to the 5th Traffic Light, Right on
Riverview Ave (Beech Bend Road).
May 13, 2020. 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Track Gates Locked
by 8 pm
Wednesday Test-n-Tune Drag
Racing Hours: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday Car Show Morning Display, Vendors Row, Swap
Meet, Trailer Drop.
** Drag Racing & Spectator fees apply.
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May 14, 2020. 8:00 am -
6:00 pm. Track Gates Locked
by 8 pm
Thursday Test-N-Tune Drag Racing Hours:
9:30 am
- 5:00 pm
Thursday All Day - Car Show Display, Vendors Row and
Swap Meet.
May 15, 2020. 8:00 am -
6:00 pm. Track Gates Locked
by 8 pm
Friday Test-N-Tune Drag Racing Hours: 12:00
pm - 5:00 pm
Friday Super 16 (S16) BUICK DISPLAY on Drag Racing
Track 9 am - 11 am.
Friday All Day Car Show
Finale' (on Circle Track), Vendors Row
and Swap Meet.
Friday Car Show Hours: 8:00
am - 6:00 pm, Awards Presented at 5:30 pm.
Friday Concours Show Cars are located near
GS Nationals Tent. 2020
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May 16,
2020. 8:00 am - until conclusion of Saturday
Eliminations.
Saturday Drag Racing Hours: 9:30
am until The END!
Saturday
All Day - Car Show Display, Vendors Row and Swap Meet.
Final Eliminations for All Race Classes begin
Saturday at Noon!
*
Vendors Row and Swap Meet. 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
WED - SAT.
2020
Heads-up
Race Classes
1/8 and 1/4 mile (Best ET/MPH Updated
October 6, 2019).
TSO: Turbo Street
Outlaw 1/8 mile. Best ET 4.7x @ 152
mph. Dave Fiscus 2018.
TAI:
Turbo Alcohol Injected 1/8 mile. Best ET
5.90 @ 119 mph. Ron Bailey 2018.
TSM:
Turbo Street
Modified 1/4 mile. Best ET 8.542 @ 159.04
mph. Rob Ortosky 2018.
THS: Turbo Hot
Street 1/4 mile. Best ET 9.526 @
140.17 mph. Sean Hayes 2015.
TPB:
Turbo Pro
Bracket 1/4 mile. #1 Qualifier 9.016 @ 152.50
mph. James Kiddy 2017.
TSE:
Turbo Street Eliminator 1/4 mile.
Maybe Revival Icon Class...
TSO.
TAI. TSM. THS. TPB. TSE. Turbo Cars Enter PIT Staging Lanes.
GSR:
GS Race '64 - '76 Abody Buick Bodied. Buick Powered.
9.379 @ 139.75 mph. Mike Zaffino.
BSR:
Buick Stock Appearing (V8) 1/4 mile. Best ET
11.789 @ 113.76 mph. David Hemker 2014.
**TSA: Turbo Stock Appearing 1/4 mile. Best ET
10.914 @ 123.70 mph. Bill Thompson
2012.
GSR.
BSR. V8. Enter Circle Track Staging Lanes.
All payouts, race trophy
awards, prizes; etc. will be provided by the RRA's
of each class.
2020
Bracket
Race Classes 1/4 mile.
SS/S16: Super 16 1/4 mile 6's - 9's.
Best ET 6.63 @ 209 mph. Rod Hendrickson
2015.
SS/S16
Turbo & Big Block Enter Circle Track Staging Lanes.
B-1: 11.49 - faster
10.484 @ 125 mph (R/U 2015) and
11.021 @ 101.80 mph (WIN 2017).
B-2: 11.50 - 13.49
B-3: 13.50 and slower
Bracket Classes will receive CASH awards &
prizes from sponsored donations.
B-1.
B-2. B-3. Turbo & V8 Bracket Classes Enter PIT Staging Lanes.
Safety Tech Inspection Schedule
(Tech Shed next to bathrooms).
Wednesday...
10:00 am -to- 12:00 pm Scales Not Open
Thursday........ 9:00 am
-to- 2:00 pm...
Scales
Open: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Friday.............. 9:00
am -to- 2:00 pm..... Scales
Open: Noon - 1:00 pm
Saturday........ 8:00 am
-to- 10:00 am.... Scales Open:
Noon - Eliminations Conclude.
You must obtain, complete and submit a "Tech
Card" in order to race!
We are working on another option before/after
Safety Tech Time Hours Listed Above.
Mandatory Tech Deadline Ends for all Heads-up Race
Classes on Friday at 1:00 pm.
Qualifying for Heads-up race classes and Super
16
begin Friday 1:30 pm. And Saturday 9:30 am and Again
For Super 16 at 11:00 am.
Heads-up race classes to follow Super 16
Qualifying.
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Final Eliminations for All Race Classes begin
Saturday at Noon!
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Attention
Racers No Race Sticker, No ID Number, No Race Class means No Race
Pass.
Racing Sticker for each day must be affixed near driver side
top right corner of windshield.
ID Number and Race Class must be displayed, top left corner of FRONT and
REAR windows.
One qualifying time slip is required for each
race class during eliminations if in multiple race
classes.
2020
Race Classes, Rules & Race Associates Turbo
Racing Rules & Regulations
TSO: Turbo
Street Outlaw TSO
Rules
TAI: Turbo Alcohol Injected TAI
Rules Julio
& JD 941.416.7509
TSM: Turbo Street
Modified TSM
Rules Paul Dubois
THS: Turbo Hot Street THS
Rules David
Day
TPB: Turbo Pro Bracket TPB
Rules Bobbie Buick
SS/S16: Super 16
Doug
Hecker 973.289.1668 stagetwo65@yahoo.com
GSR: GS Race (V8)
GSR
Race Rules
BSR:
Buick Stock Race aka Buick Stock Appearing (V8)
Race
Director: Steven Hinson, 334.320.5850
send a short text, if no answer.
**
Race Director Decisions, Disputes, Modifications,
Resolutions are FINAL!
Assistant
Race
Director: Bob Hinson, 334.315.5248.
Drag Racing
Sticker Entry Fee: $30 per car per
day.
Vendors Row and Swap Meet (Wed-Sat): Matt
& Sarah Gordon, 785.969.7338.
Car Show & Drag Racing Stickers: Pam
Berger, 254.855.7522
GS Nationals Sponsorship Coordinators & Front Gate:
Rick
& Judy Jegl, 414.916.6458
All other Questions: Ron Joseph, 908.337.5144, GNX342@gmail.com
General Schedule, Track Hours, Test & Tune
Times, Safety Tech & Class Selection, Scales
Open and Contacts. Friday Car Show Schedule and
Classes. Race Schedule, Super 16 Display Friday 9:00 am
- 11:00 am on the drag strip, Heads-Up/Super 16 Qualifying, Gamblers
Racing, Bracket and Heads-up Classes.
Eliminations
Saturday.
Drag
Race Stickers $30/car/day. Car Show Stickers
$25/car. Contact
Pam Berger.
Pam Berger
will be at GS Nationals Tent, Beech Bend from
9 am - 5 pm on Wednesday,
and
9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Thank You Pam!!
Super 16
SS/S16 Race Car Display will be part of Friday Car
Show.
9:00 am - 11:00
am. On The Drag Racing Track as part of Car Show.
Beech Bend Park Campground/RV Area OPEN 365 days a year.
No reservations
taken for campsites. 30 or 50 amp with 400+
campsites.
Each campsite includes up to four people, $5 per
person, per night for more than 4.
Call 270.781.7634.
Visa, MC, Discover Credit Cards accepted.
https://www.beechbend.com/campground/information-rates/
https://www.beechbend.com/content/uploads/2018/12/BeechBendParkCampground.pdf
Final Eliminations for All Race Classes begin
Saturday at Noon!
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2020
Event Map Our Car Show DISPLAY will be extended throughout the
week.
For More Information, contact Carl Rychlik,
203.650.4507 carl_rychlik@att.net
GSX Reunion: 50th Anniversary of the 1970 BUICK GSX
will be held at Beech Bend Raceway...
contact Roberta Vasilow, 810.655.8277, buickracer@comcast.net
Contact
Pam Berger for "Car Show Entry Stickers" at the GS Nationals Tent,
Beech Bend from 9:00 am on Wednesday until
Friday morning 9:30 am.
Car Show
Schedule - Friday May 15, 2020.
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8:00 am -
9:30 am Car Show sticker purchase and
entry into the show field for all cars.
3:00 pm Judging Concludes. Car
Show Results posted at bottom of tower at 4:00 pm.
4:45 pm Car Show Class participants
report to the drag strip staging lanes 1-4.
5:30 pm Awards Presentation begins on
the drag strip, near front of tower.
Friday CAR Show Stickers are $25 per car. And placed on
the driver side head light before
entering the circle track
area. Park
show cars facing the Sun in the
morning.
Super 16
SS/S16 Race Car Display will be part of Friday Car
Show
9:00
am - 11:00 am on the Drag Strip.
2020 Friday Car
Show Classes. Only Rule - Must Be Buick!
(1st and
2nd place awards)
Class A: 1965 - 1969 GS Hardtop
Class B: 1970 - 1975 GS Hardtop
Class C: 1965 - 1972 GS Convertible
Class D: 1965 - 1975 Buick Street
Machine Any Mods.
Class E: 1962 - 1987 Best Buick
Racecar w/2019 GS Nationals Time Slip.
Class F: Turbo Regal Stock (up to 3 visible
but subtle mods).
Class G: Turbo Regal Modified
Class H: 1988 - Present Stock Regal GS or
Riviera FWD up to 3 mods **
Class I: Survivor Class - Any Buick Model,
Any year (Top 5 Gold, Top 5 Silver)
Class J: 1965 - 1975 Concours/Restored
GS/GSX (400 points). Gold & Silver.
Class K: 1965 - 1975 Concours/Restored
GS/GSX (400 points).
Class L: 1982 - 1987 Concours/Restored
GN/GNX/Turbo Regal (400 points).
** Min. 6 cars required for Class H.
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** Chairmen, Friday Car Show: Sid Meyer and
Alan Oldfield
Carolinas Chapter: Organizing and parking
all of the show cars.
Indiana & Chicagoland Chapters: Assist
with judging and tallying the voting score sheets.
If you would like to help
in any capacity with the car show, contact Sid or
Alan.
** Car Show Coordinators (overall)
Sid and Belva Meyer
gsman@mediacomb.net
727.415.7679 // 260.927.4309
Alan Oldfield
319.573.2036
adoldfield@aol.com
Car Show Logistics: Carl Rychlik. 203.650.4507
carl_rychlik@att.net
contact Carl for some new information on displaying your Buick
daily. 2020
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GSX Reunion: 50th Anniversary of the 1970 BUICK GSX
will be held at Beech Bend Raceway...
contact Roberta Vasilow, 810.655.8277, buickracer@comcast.net
Vendors Row and Swap Meet (Wed-Sat): Matt
& Sarah Gordon, 785.969.7338.
Car Show & Drag Racing Stickers: Pam
Berger, 254.855.7522
GS Nationals Sponsorship Coordinators & Front Gate:
Rick
& Judy Jegl, 414.916.6458
All other Questions: Ron Joseph, 908.337.5144, GNX342@gmail.com
Beech Bend Park Campground/RV Area OPEN 365 days a year.
No reservations
taken for campsites. 30 or 50 amp with 400+
campsites.
Each campsite includes up to four people, $5 per
person, per night for more than 4.
Call 270.781.7634.
Visa, MC, Discover Credit Cards accepted.
https://www.beechbend.com/campground/information-rates/
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