BSA at the 2025 GS Nationals

Good morning Buick people!

First, we all owe a yuge debt of gratitude to John Csordas Jr. for making the ‘25 Nats happen. Thanks, John!

We are again running the Buick Stock Appearing Race Class, and have sponsorship money such that we should be able to give something to everyone who runs. Most of you know the rules (and they’re the same as last year.)

Special thanks to Logan with CARS for all the gift certificates! If you’re a Buick person and need parts, be sure to check with the vendors on V8 Buick who support US and know our cars.

If you or your company would like to chip in, pm me or Starc, or call us-our numbers are at the bottom..

Rules:

Vehicle must be Buick bodied and originally available with a Buick built v8 (not corporate). Buick must be 1975 or older. You are allowed to run that car with an original or transplanted Buick v8. Underhood must be stock appearing and neat.

Engine must appear to be stock for that car. If your year painted engines red, all parts of the engine must be painted red. Same goes for green and corporate blue. Air cleaner assembly needs to be a stock appearing enclosed unit for display. Smaller lid or flipped lid and 1/2” taller element allowed for qualifying and racing. 360* open and drop base air cleaner will be allowed for qualifying and racing to accommodate special situations. You must race in the same configuration as you qualify. Aftermarket heads are allowed (T/A Stage 1 specifically, ask about others) but must be painted correct color. Aftermarket intake (specifically Edelbrock B4B/Performer, Poston S divider on big blocks, ask about any others) is allowed but needs to be engine color. No single planes. All engines must run a factory appearing carburetor. All engines must run factory exhaust manifolds. NO HEADERS. Cam needs to be a streetable profile. Ignition may be upgraded but needs to appear stock. Plug wires should be factory color. Any boxes need to be hidden. No visible ‘cool cans’. No electric water pumps. Stock type fuel pump needs to be on engine. Electric fuel pump is ok but needs to be hidden. No delay box, no trans brake.

No gauges allowed outside car. Factory style alternator and belt system required. Wipers and motor must be retained. No electric fans. Radiator needs to be black. Transmission may be any type GM trans. Complete, reasonably quiet, muffled exhaust, up to 3” diameter is required. Exhaust must exit in stock location. Stock fuel tank required. No sumps or visible pumps.

All wheels must appear factory. Fronts are limited to 5” or wider, rears are limited to 10” or narrower. Rear tires may be slicks, drag radials or street tires. Maximum tread width is 10”. Fronts need to be street tires or disguised as street tires (i.e. blackwall out, streetable width tread).

Interiors must be complete including factory shifter. Aftermarket roll bars along with upgraded seat belts are allowed. Aftermarket gauges are allowed.

Exterior of car must appear stock. No body alterations, no fiberglass parts other than factory options. No altered wheelwells. No lettering, no graphics. Paint must be within the ‘spirit’ of stock appearing. Car must present itself reasonably well inside and out. Suspension and rear end must be stock GM. Adjustable no hop bars are allowed. Sway bars are allowed but not required. Aftermarket springs, shocks and air bags are allowed. Brakes may be upgraded but must appear stock.

All cars will be required to park together for display Friday during the show. No ‘Show’ ticket purchase is required for the BSA display. If you are showing in another class you’ll need to move to the BSA display area as soon as your judging is done. We’ll have a peer inspection and peer voting for the Gessler Spirit Award. We will have a drivers meeting before Time Trials and qualifying begin Friday afternoon. All cars will need pass the track’s tech inspection (usually at the fuel shed) prior to Friday’s display. All cars will make two qualifying runs between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Dial in will be your quickest qualifyer. Racing will be bracket configuration (like ‘The Price is Right’, whomever’s closest to his dial without going under or redlighting wins the round). Cars will be paired by ET dial in and run on a Pro bracket ladder. Qualifying and racing will be a Pro Tree.



Any person or business interested in sponsoring theclass is more the welcome!

ANY questions or concerns, please reach out here, via PM, phone, or text.

Patrick Briggs
770-363-7322
Starc Traxler
608-220-3889

 

Will be bringing the Wildcat and would join in if you'll have me.

 

Hi folks! Your Un-Official Junior Assistant Deputy Associate Race Director Helper (former Runner-Up, LOL!) here. After missing BG for many years I HAD A BALL last May, and expect to be there again to “herd cats” for my beloved BSA, LOL!
I just looked at the GSR thread, and was formulating a post when I saw Patrick’s; I was gonna say the same thing. No entry fee—we pay well, and pay everyone!!! All you gotta do is love iron exhaust manifolds!!! (And a few more details…)
Looking forward to it
(End shameless plug )

 

A BSA Fairy Tale (gratuitous, self-indulgent babbling/story telling. To keep the thread at the top—uhhh, yeah, that’s why… )
In January Patrick texted me about the JW-built white X going to B-J. In 2025, this might be as close as I might ever come to finally owning a white X, always a dream. (Needless to say, I don’t care about matching numbers. I’d be fine with a “clone”—many times I’ve considered building one myself, but having a real X would be nice…) Fantasizing that (irresponsible) 18-year old Buick lover Nick had access to 60-year old Buick lover Nick’s retirement account, “18-year old Nick in 2025” was prepared to bid up to $100k (At this point in the story, that fantasy may still “hold water…”)
On Thursday morning at Beech Bend a cadre of BSA folks and other old friends would convene to “de-tune” the car to BSA compliance, with necessary parts brought or shipped. While 3” exhaust is “legal,” we’d need down pipes from the newly-installed manifolds, and a full 2-1/2” system would have been shipped from TA. (I hate the sound of 3” exhaust anyway…) I couldn’t tell from the pics whether the Performer intake was painted, so a can or two of Buick Red would be at hand. And, of course, a properly-built Q-jet.
As this car is reported to have run in the 11’s with Holley and headers, it probably could go mid/low 12’s so “de-tuned.” (If nothing else, I trust present company would agree that this fantasy would be a better outcome for the car than having gone to a “non-Buick guy…” Without "matching numbers," it's never going to be "worth anything" anyway, LOL!)