Yardley Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Hi CR Gang. I am the editor of the BPG Build Sheet, and also sit on the Board of Directors. I am so looking forward to meeting you this August and doing some racing! I have a '69 Riviera that ran 12.87 last September at Cecil County, MD. I am consistently .5 seconds slower out there in Ohio with the elevation and humidity, but I still run it as much as I can. For the next issue of The Build Sheet, which is the only one that will go out before the Nationals, I'd like to include some information and a couple of pics about ColumbusRacing.com. Can somebody give me some background and some other pertinent info about your club? You will find that the BPG is an "open arms" club. While we are a Buick club, many members own other marques as well and we actively help each other in the pits then line up against each other for the money. We've done engine swaps in the pits to two street cars that were unlucky enough to blow up on the way to Columbus on separate occasions. We pull together and party hard and play hard, Hope to see many of you at NTR in August! Yardley Check out my ride: http://www.1badriv.com 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 It could be that cecil has a slight slope to it at the end of the track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome, Yardley. I'll leave it to those more qualified to tell you about Columbus Racing. My one contribution in that department is to observe that it's an eclectic group sharing a grassroots passion for racing and pretty tolerant of all the different flavors of enthusiasts. Rivies are some of my all-time favorite cars, right up there with the Tornado and Eldo. I can think of at least a couple of CR members who own a classic Riviera, and there are plenty who race Buicks. I think you'll enjoy your stay. + rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome to the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome. We are looking forward to the event this fall. Ive bern out to your events before at national trails. Always a good time and some very nice cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Don't see those every day.. Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue98ls1 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome to CR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome to the site! I'd recommend hitting up Anthony (s/n is "Angry Bird") for info/interview regarding ColsRacing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardley Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thank you. As soon as I am allowed to peruse your site I will talk with Anthony. Cecil is dead flat, but it is actually BELOW sea level, and in the autumn air we can get mine shaft conditions. Sometimes cold and dry air with a tail wind. Everyone will always run their best times there. You should come out in September when we do the track rental there. It is an open day but the Buicks have their own race side-program and car show. I run consistent 12.90's at Atco, but again, we are spoiled with tracks 100 to 200 feet above seal level. Not sure if you all know it or not, but the BPG is having a car show/BBQ/Band jam on the Friday before the Nationals at our host hotel, the Metropolitan in downtown Newark. The hotel does the BBQ - great food and the prices are OK. We have plenty of cars in the lot with the hoods up, endless beer and slushies and a local Cincy band called Northside Garage. The bass player is a club member. It is a real riot of a night and the shenanigans go til the wee hours. Come on out to the hotel and have fun on Friday August 1st! Bring all your friends, then bring them all to the track on Saturday! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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