OK guys, ya'll have patience with me now, again.
I realize that some of the questions I ask have already been answered, somewhere in the thread.
However, I can't possibly remember everything I've learned herein, especially about car & drivers I was not even aware of, at the time I'm questioning.
Maybe if this site had a really good search feature, I could find the answers myself. But I'll use a MUCH overused phrase from TV news & politicians: "That being said", I have questions about some of the GT Firebirds that were at one time Pontiac powered, and possibly some that were never Pontiac powered.
(1) The 1st pic below shows the Don Kennedy '92 GT Bird, which I've read was SD455 powered. According to DRC records, looks like Don switched over to his little Sunfire during the last part of the '09 season.
So, who raced the car next ? Is it still being raced ? Pontiac power ? Any other interesting facts or history of this car that might be of interest to some who read this thread ?
(2) In the 2nd pic below, Don's Bird was in the far lane & a white 3rd gen is in the near lane. I have the white Bird listed as belonging to Carroll Warling. Carroll was already racing his '74 A-body in the '98 DRC records.
So, what years did Carroll race that GT BIrd ? What engine ? Any source for performance & race results ? History of car, before & after ? Any good pics ? Checked Auto Imagery. They only have pics of his A & X Body.
(3) Now I have questions about the Biondo driven 4th gen GT Birds. I've seen Sam, Sal, & Peter listed driving a variety of year model GT BIrds. I remember recently seeing a '98 & a 2000 model, seems that I may have seen both on the same Q-list. So, was there only one 4th gen Bird which has worn the "Hatari" name ? OR, has there been more than one ? More than one at the same time ? I know about the 3rd gen Hatari.
I suppose another way to ask the question is: Has there ever been a time when the Biondo guys were racing MORE than one Pontiac powered 4th gen Bird, in the same race, or at least during the same season?
I ASSUME there was only one Phil Monteith 4th gen Bird racing at any given time. But, I've been wrong before. And I've seen Sal & Peter listed driving quite a variety of cars, including the Pontiac powered '77-'78 Bird Stocker.
So, any help sorting all this out for me will be appreciated !
For someone like me who is not familiar with all the Pontiac racer names, these GT cars are very confusing. On most lists, neither the make nor size of the engine is listed. So, with so many GT legal GM engines between say 283 & 455 cubes, how is a guy supposed to know what engine a GT car has.
And to complicate matters even more, some guys who I know use to drive Pontiac powered cars still drive a Pontiac body, with a non-Pontiac engine. VERY confusing, to me.