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Virginia
Goes Pontiac Crazy!
Great news for Pontiac Fans! Chief Pontiac Productions along with
Performance Years and PYPES Performance Exhaust brings the 5th Annual PY
Pontiacs in the Park event to Virginia Motorsports Park, Petersburg
Virginia, May 30-June 1, 2008. This event kicks off the 2008 Pontiac
event season.
Mark your calendars and get ready to kick off the 2008 show season by
attending the first major Pontiac event, PY Pontiacs in the Park at
Virginia Motorsports Park, May 30-June , 2008.
PY Pontiacs in the Park will begin the weekend with another High
Performance Pontiac Magazine Pavement Pounder Shootout on Thursday May
29th. AllPontiac.com Test and Tune Friday gets the Pontiac racing
started in the morning followed by VMP's open street racing Friday night.
Additions to Friday nights Racing will be a Chicago Style Shootout for
Pontiacs only. Saturday and Sunday's racing produces the Largest Pontiac
Event Payouts in the country! Both days will be loaded with high speed
Pontiac action.
Classes include the Butler Performance Fast 4, AllPontiac.com Super Pro,
H & J Motorsports Heavy and Kens Speed and Machine Street classes. The
racing should prove to be exciting since VMP's racing surface which
was all new in '06 produced the new NHRA Pro Stock ET and MPH records in
October 2006 has just been reground in January 2008.
Arnie Beswick will be making passes in his
“Tameless Tiger 2”. Jim Wangers and Dave Anderson will also be on hand.
Milt Schornack will be bringing his 70 GTO. The car show hosted by the
GTO of Richmond and Old Dominion POCI car clubs will have classes which
will be professionally judged on Saturday with the awards presented on
Sunday. Saturday's car show participants will enjoy 1 free pass down the
track as part of their entry. You can find parts, parts and more parts in
the sprawling swap meet, and stroll down the manufacturer's midway with
such vendors as Performance Years, PYPES, AllPontiac.com, Butler
Performance and the rest of the event sponsors for the newest and hottest
Pontiac items on the market.
Kick off the 2008 show season by attending the first major Pontiac event,
PY Pontiacs in the Park at Virginia Motorsports Park, May 30-June 1, 2008.
Click here for a Schedule of events,
Race classes and rules,
Car Show classes and prizes,
Event pricing, and our
Sponsors.
Click here for a copy of our
2008 Event Flyer
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2008 PY Pontiacs in the Park
Schedule of Events
Thursday May 29, 2008
9:00am- ? High Performance Pontiac Magazine Pavement Pounder
Shootout
Friday May 30, 2008
9:00am Gates open to Pontiac event participants
11:00am-5:00pm AllPontiac.com Test and Tune Friday begins!
6:00pm-11:00pm VMP Street Wars & PY Pontiacs in the Park Chicago
Style Shootout. Free for all Pontiac event participants
Saturday May 31, 2008
8:00am Gates open
8:00am-12:00am Car show registration and parking
9:00am-12:00pm Open Test and Tune
11:00am-2:30pm Car show judging
12:30pm Begin time runs (2 sessions) (run order: Heavy,
Allpontiac.com Super Pro, Street)
2:30pm & 4:30pm Exhibition cars, Quick 8 and Streetcar Shootout
qualifying
3:00pm Begin Eliminations
5:00pm Car show fun runs begin.
After Finals Open track for 2 hours
Sunday June 1, 2008
8:00am Gates open
8:00am Car show and shine parking
10:00am Start engines
1015am Begin time runs (2 Sessions) (Run order: Street, Heavy,
AllPontiac.com Super Pro)
10:45am Final Quick 8 and Streetcar Shootout qualifying
12:00pm Opening ceremonies
12:15pm Exhibition cars and begin eliminations. (run order:
Butler Quick 8, Streetcar Shootout, Heavy, AllPontiac.com Super Pro,
Street, Trophy)
1:00pm Car Show Awards
2:30pm Exhibition cars and Quick 8 Finals
After Final Round Goodyear Racing Tires King
Pontiac.
Race Classes and Rules
Butler Performance Quick 8:
Heads-up, .400 pro tree. Pontiac powered doorslammer only. Any power
adder, any trans, no minimum weight, "Run what ya brung."
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Entrants must attempt at least 2 of 3 qualifying sessions
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Entrants may also compete in Saturday's bracket racing program
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There will be an alternate list in case one or more qualifiers
can't make the 1st round
AllPontiac.com Super Pro: 0.00-11.99. Pontiac bodied or powered
vehicles only. .500 tree, dial-in bracket racing. Electronics permitted.
H & J Motorsports Heavy: 9.00-14.99. Pontiac bodied or powered
vehicles only. .500 tree, dial-in bracket racing. NO electronics.
No transbrake. No 2-step or air/electric shifters.
Ken's Speed and Machine Street: 12.00-slower. .500 tree, dial-in
bracket racing. DOT legal tires, closed exhaust, car should appear stock.
All vehicles must pass NHRA technical inspection. Participants may
compete in other classes but must purchase additional race entry for
additional class entered.
Crosstalk will be in use for Super Pro
Car Show Classes and Prizes
| Class |
Description |
Award Category |
| A |
Stock GTO 1964-65 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| B |
Stock GTO 1966-67 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| C |
Stock GTO 1968-69 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| D |
Stock GTO 1970-74 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| E |
Stock GTO 2004-06 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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F |
Pontiac/Oakland 1909-70 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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G |
Pontiac 1971-Present |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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H |
Judge 1969-71 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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I |
Can AM |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| J |
Stock Grand Prix RWD |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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K |
Stock Tempest/Lemans All |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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L |
Fiero |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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M |
Stock Firebird 196719-69 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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N |
Stock Firebird 1970-1981 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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O |
Stock Firebird 1982-Present |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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P |
Stock T/A 1969-198 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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Q |
Stock T/A 1982-2002 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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R |
Modified A-Body |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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S |
Modified F-Body |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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T |
Modified to 1970 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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U |
Modified 1971 to Present |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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V |
Front Wheel Drive All |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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W |
Solstice |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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X |
Under Const./Daily Driver |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
Additional Prizes:
- Best of Show
- Sponsor's Choice
- Editor's Choice
2008 PY Pontiacs In The Park
Event Pricing
Spectator entry
One Day Adult
Two Day Adult
Three Day Adult
Under 12 with paying adult |
$15.00
$25.00
$30.00
Free |
Racer entry
Super Pro/Heavy - Three day event pass
Super Pro/Heavy - Sun. race only
Super Pro/Heavy - Buybacks Sat./Sun.
Street - Three day event pass
Street - Sun. Race only
Street - Buybacks Sat./Sun.
Test and Tune - Saturday only
Trophy - Sunday only
Butler Quick 8 - Sold in race control |
$85.00
$45.00
$30.00
$75.00
$40.00
$25.00
$25.00**
$25.00***
$20.00* |
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* Must also have purchased event race entry ticket
** Test and Tune sessions
only
***Trophy class only on Sunday (No Test and Tune) |
Car show entry
Sat Judging
**Sun awards** |
$40.00**
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- Cars must be parked and registered on
Saturday to be judged
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Cars must be displayed both days
- Awards will
be Sunday 1:00pm
(no trophies will be mailed)
All car show entries include car and driver only
** Includes one (1) free track run
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Vendor entry
Vendor midway - 20'x20' space
Vendor midway - additional per linear foot
Swap meet/Car corral 20'x20' one day
Swap meet/Car corral 20'x20' two days
Swap meet/Car corral each additional 10'x20' |
$150.00***
$3.00/ft***
$25.00****
$40.00****
$25.00 |
***Includes 1 vehicle pass and 3 event credentials
****Includes 1 vehicle pass and 1 event credential
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Tower suites
Tower Suite - Sat. OR Sun. (1 day)
Tower Suite - Sat. AND Sun. (2 days)
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***$250.00
***$350.00
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***Includes 25 Suite passes. Does not include gate entry ticket.
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Accommodations
Event
hotel group rate at the Best Western on Crater Rd.
Event dates: May 30-June 1, 2008
Howard Johnson Steven Kent
1-800-284-9393
Group Code: PONTIACS in the PARK
$69.99/night
Sponsors
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