20
HOURS! 3
DAYS of T-n-T, Drag Racing Thursday, Friday
& Saturday...
40
HOURS! 4DAYS of Show Cars on Display, Vendors Row
and
Swap Meet...
Gates
Open 8:00 am -to- 6:00 pm Wednesday -
Saturday, MAY 11 - 14, 2022. Directions to
Beech Bend from I-65. (Host
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 10, 2022
Tuesday
"Open to Public" Beech Bend Raceway Event.
Track Gates Open: 5:00
pm. Test-n-Tune: 5:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Gate Entry Per Person: $11 Drag Racing
Per Car: $20
Saylors
Golf Cart Rental: 270.563.4183
(2, 4, 6, 8
passengers)
MAY 11 - 14, 2022. Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Sarah, Pam, Belva will help you for Golf Cart
Rentals at the GS Nationals Event Tent.
** Reserve Cart w/your
name, phone and dates needed.
You may reserve by
phone 270.563.4183 (KY location) or wait, pay at
the event.
41st ANNUAL BUICK GS NATIONALS 2022. MAY 11, 2022
WEDNESDAY 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Gates Locked:
8:00 pm
Car Show Display, Vendors Row, Swap
Meet, Trailer Drop. GS & GSX Reunion Show Car
Display
(Circle
Track)
MAY 12, 2022 THURSDAY
8:00 am -
6:00 pm.
Gates Locked: 8:00 pm
"Test-N-Tune" Drag Racing Hours:
9:30 am
- 5:00 pm
All Day - Car Show Display, Vendors Row and
Swap Meet.
MAY 13, 2022 FRIDAY
8:00 am -
6:00 pm.Gates Locked:
TBD "Test-N-Tune & Qualifying"
Drag Racing Hours: 12:00
pm - 5:00 pm
Super 16 (S16) BUICK DISPLAY on Drag Racing
Track 9 am - 11 am. All DayCar Show
Finale'
(Beech
Bend Aerial View of Circle
Track)
Vendors Row
and Swap Meet located by Concours Show Cars.. Car Show Hours: 8:00
am - 6:00 pm, Awards Presented at 5:30 pm. Concours Show Cars are located near
GS Nationals Tent.
MAY 14, 2022
SATURDAY
8:00 am - until conclusion of Saturday
Eliminations.
"Eliminations"
Drag Racing Hours: 9:30
amuntilThe END! All Day - Car Show Display, Vendors Row and Swap Meet.
Safety Tech Inspection Schedule
(Tech Shed next to Pit 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!
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.
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.
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.
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. Friday Car Show
Sticker
$25/car. Contact Pam Berger. Pam Berger
will be at GS Nationals Tent, Beech Bend from
10 am - 5 pm on Wednesday,
and
9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Thank You Pam!!
Attention
RacersNo 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.
2022
Race Classes, Rules & Race AssociatesTurbo
Racing Rules & Regulations TSO:Turbo
Street Outlaw TSO
Rules Cal &
Holly Hartline 321.863.2303 (C) Cal
E-mail 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)
2022
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.
Improve
the performance and reliability of your Buick V6 Turbo for Street or
Track Buick V6
Turbo Tech, Guide and Modifications Build
Recipes. Parts Needed. Who & Where to Buy. Part #. How Much/$$.
Our Car Show DISPLAY will be extended throughout the
week.
For More Information, contact Carl Rychlik, 203.650.4507 carl_rychlik@att.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.
Friday
Car Show
Finale' Schedule - May 13, 2022.
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 Sticker 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.
Friday Car
Show Classes. Only Rule - Must Be Buick!
(Class
A - I and Class N are in Oval Track Area. 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/Current Event 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 12 Gold; Top 6 Silver) Class J: 1965 - 1975 Concours
/ Restored
GS/GSX (400 points). Gold & Silver. Class K: 1982 - 1987 Concours
/ Restored
GN/GNX/T-R (400 points).
** Class J & K
are Concours / Restored Show Cars (400 Pts)
located by GS Nationals Tent Class N:
Non GS, Non GN, Buick
Powered Any Model, Any Year Vehicles.
**
Minimum. 6 cars required for Class H and
Class N ("N" = Added for 2021).
Buick GS & GSX
Reunion Car Show Display (Circle
Track)
**
Wednesday - Saturday Circle Track Area. Car Show
Display areas are in blue on event
map 2.
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
Car Show Logistics: Carl Rychlik. 203.650.4507
carl_rychlik@att.net
contact Carl for some new information on displaying your Buick
daily.
Vendors Row and Swap Meet (Wed-Sat):Matt
& Sarah Gordon, 785.969.7338.
Friday 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
Drag Racing Sticker: $30/car/day. Friday Car Show Sticker:
$25/car.
Contact Pam Berger, Asst Director.
Spectator Tickets
- $25/person/day (available at gate).
Children 12
and under are Free with an Adult.
