Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results

Ross Family Racing · 08-23-2021, 03:50 PM

The 2021 Gathering of the Geezers event at Kil Kare Dragway in Xenia , Ohio featured Buckeye Stock/SuperStock Drag Racing Series races on both Saturday August 21st and Sunday August 22nd.
Saturday there were 60 drivers that came to race. With the turnout the payout was bumped up to $2000 to win and $1000 runner up. Semi Finalists received $350.
The winners were as follows:
Saturday Winner - Mark Sanders , PK Race Cars Chevy Cobalt GT/EA
Runner Up - Al Ross , 2010 Challenger C/SA
Semi Finalist _ Bill Sempsrott '67 Chevy II F/S
Andy Kronnenbitter Cobalt GT/FA
BK Beverage #1 Qualifier - Jeff Ross .0000 Reaction '74 Cuda
Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Dave Batta 11.722 on a 11.72 dial J/SA Firebird
Parsons & Myers Best Losing First Round Package- Rob Holmes J/SA Firebird with a .062 pack.
KB Trailers Buckeye Bounty Hunter - Randy Taylor K/SA Camaro defeated Jeff Jones N/SS Belvedere II (Jones was our last winner at Quaker City).
Columbus Joint & Clutch Dead on Zero - Al Ross C/SA Challenger ran 10.450 on his 10.45 dial.

Sunday had a few racers leave and a few come and we had 54 cars for the race. payout was again $2000 to win.
Sunday's winners were as follows:
Winner - Matt Antrobius H/SA Camaro
Runner Up - Josh Rose '69 Nova SS/EM
Semi-Finalists:
Eric Campolito J/SA Impala
Craig Michael SS/EA Belvedere
BK Beverage #1 Qualifier - Vic Holley .0045 reaction
Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Bryan Merkle B/SA Firebird ran 10.651 on a 10.65 dial.
Parsons & Myers Best First Round Losing Package - Jeff Ross F/SA '74 Barracuda with a .036 pack.
KB Trailers Bounty Hunter - Casey Fauss Johnson '66 Belvedere N/SS defeated the Saturday winner Mark Sanders Cobalt GT/EA

A huge Thank You to all the racers who endured the heat and humidity as well as the track management and staff. Also a tip of the hat to Ed Crowder that organizes and promotes the Gathering of the Geezers event. It's always great to race in front of a large group of spectators and racing fans.
Our next event will be at Dragway 42 on September 11th and 12th for another double race weekend.

Jerry Terry · 08-23-2021, 04:56 PM

Sundays #1 BK Qualifier was Vic Holley, Is that Vic Holley from Fortville Indiana ? I didn't know he was still racing haven't seen him in a hundred years if to was Congratulations Vic ! Glad you guys had a good turn out!

Jerry
Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

rick winchester · 08-23-2021, 05:20 PM

I am pretty sure It was him . Real nice Firebird too. Rick.

Jerry Terry · 08-23-2021, 05:52 PM

Thanks Rick

oldskool · 08-23-2021, 06:26 PM

"...Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Dave Batta 11.722 on a 11.72 dial J/SA Firebird
Parsons & Myers Best Losing First Round Package- Rob Holmes J/SA Firebird with a .062 pack..."

My Old School Pontiac detector just went off !

IIRC, I read on this site that the Dave Batta Bird is the High Performance Pontiac Magazine car that Mark Yacavone & his wife raced, a few years back. If not, somebody please correct me. Anyhow, congrats to Dave.

Nobody likes to lose, especially in the first round. But hey, at least Rob got something, for his losing effort. And, Rob's "Kemo Sabe" Bird is Pontiac powered. I assume both cars are running the same '77 400 Pontiac combo. As always, if I'm wrong, somebody please post the correct info.

Don't have any recent pics of the HPP car, since Dave has been running it. Would appreciate it if somebody would post one or more good ones I can download to my files.

MR DERBY CITY · 08-23-2021, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry Terry

Is that Vic Holley from Fortville Indiana .?

Jerry
Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

You found him, there is only one Vic Holley …..LOL. ….

dean ribeiro · 08-23-2021, 09:07 PM

Yes- both are 400 Pontiacs. I sold the Pontiac High Performance/Yacavone bird to Dave. Super nice guy!

Mark Yacavone · 08-23-2021, 09:19 PM

The Holmes 'bird is yet another former Bob Michael ride.

oldskool · 08-23-2021, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

The Holmes 'bird is yet another former Bob Michael ride.

Yeah, that Bird has run strong for a long time. Decided to check the 2004 Indy Stock Q-list. Don Holmes was #13. Only K/SA car quicker was Bob Mulry's '74 Formy. There were quite a few strong running Pontiacs on that list.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=2312

Don was #4, in '05.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop

Wonder how many competitive Pontiac powered Stock & SS cars Bob has built & sold ? He's another one of my Pontiac heroes !

Got another Bird question for ya'll. I'm sure some of ya'll remember the white '77 Bird that Tibor Kadar drove, a few years back. I've read that he was #2 in Stock points in 2006, IIRC. I read that the car was powered by a 350 Pontiac engine, back then.

I have another pic of it, with a div 7 number on it, which I have labeled as 2010, still being driven by Kibor.

Well, if my info is correct, Tommy Pettigrew has now owned the car for a few years. I've been posting it as still being a Pontiac powered '77 Bird.

But, I just read the Stock pre-entry list for Indy. There is a car listed with the name Thomas Pettigrew. The listing says the car is a '78 model & is Chevy 350 powered.

https://www.nhraeventreg.com/ListEve...II1&cc=8&rn=17

Since the car is easily converted to a '78 model, & a 350 Chevy engine is legal for a '78 Bird, I'm thinkin he may have switched the Bird over to Chevy power.

SO, anybody here know Tommy Pettigrew & the car well enuff to know what year & engine he's now claiming ?

I hate to post bad info, as I'm sure most others do. And since I'm not makin the circuit, I have to sometimes ask active racers for info about certain cars.

So, I'm askin for help with which engine is being run in this car.

Thanks !

08-23-2021, 05:20 PM	#3
rick winchester Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: cincinnati ohio Posts: 208 Likes: 257 Liked 195 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results I am pretty sure It was him . Real nice Firebird too. Rick. __________________ Rick Winchester Stk 3277

08-23-2021, 06:26 PM	#5
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results "...Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Dave Batta 11.722 on a 11.72 dial J/SA Firebird Parsons & Myers Best Losing First Round Package- Rob Holmes J/SA Firebird with a .062 pack..." My Old School Pontiac detector just went off ! IIRC, I read on this site that the Dave Batta Bird is the High Performance Pontiac Magazine car that Mark Yacavone & his wife raced, a few years back. If not, somebody please correct me. Anyhow, congrats to Dave. Nobody likes to lose, especially in the first round. But hey, at least Rob got something, for his losing effort. And, Rob's "Kemo Sabe" Bird is Pontiac powered. I assume both cars are running the same '77 400 Pontiac combo. As always, if I'm wrong, somebody please post the correct info. Don't have any recent pics of the HPP car, since Dave has been running it. Would appreciate it if somebody would post one or more good ones I can download to my files. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-23-2021 at 06:52 PM.

08-23-2021, 09:07 PM	#7
dean ribeiro Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: candia, nh Posts: 512 Likes: 58 Liked 226 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results Yes- both are 400 Pontiacs. I sold the Pontiac High Performance/Yacavone bird to Dave. Super nice guy!

08-23-2021, 09:19 PM	#8
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,742 Likes: 2,845 Liked 5,002 Times in 1,902 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results The Holmes 'bird is yet another former Bob Michael ride. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

08-23-2021, 03:50 PM	#1
Ross Family Racing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St.Clairsville, Ohio Posts: 459 Likes: 0 Liked 51 Times in 14 Posts	Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results The 2021 Gathering of the Geezers event at Kil Kare Dragway in Xenia , Ohio featured Buckeye Stock/SuperStock Drag Racing Series races on both Saturday August 21st and Sunday August 22nd. Saturday there were 60 drivers that came to race. With the turnout the payout was bumped up to $2000 to win and $1000 runner up. Semi Finalists received $350. The winners were as follows: Saturday Winner - Mark Sanders , PK Race Cars Chevy Cobalt GT/EA Runner Up - Al Ross , 2010 Challenger C/SA Semi Finalist _ Bill Sempsrott '67 Chevy II F/S Andy Kronnenbitter Cobalt GT/FA BK Beverage #1 Qualifier - Jeff Ross .0000 Reaction '74 Cuda Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Dave Batta 11.722 on a 11.72 dial J/SA Firebird Parsons & Myers Best Losing First Round Package- Rob Holmes J/SA Firebird with a .062 pack. KB Trailers Buckeye Bounty Hunter - Randy Taylor K/SA Camaro defeated Jeff Jones N/SS Belvedere II (Jones was our last winner at Quaker City). Columbus Joint & Clutch Dead on Zero - Al Ross C/SA Challenger ran 10.450 on his 10.45 dial. Sunday had a few racers leave and a few come and we had 54 cars for the race. payout was again $2000 to win. Sunday's winners were as follows: Winner - Matt Antrobius H/SA Camaro Runner Up - Josh Rose '69 Nova SS/EM Semi-Finalists: Eric Campolito J/SA Impala Craig Michael SS/EA Belvedere BK Beverage #1 Qualifier - Vic Holley .0045 reaction Mid Ohio Paving Dial for Dollars - Bryan Merkle B/SA Firebird ran 10.651 on a 10.65 dial. Parsons & Myers Best First Round Losing Package - Jeff Ross F/SA '74 Barracuda with a .036 pack. KB Trailers Bounty Hunter - Casey Fauss Johnson '66 Belvedere N/SS defeated the Saturday winner Mark Sanders Cobalt GT/EA A huge Thank You to all the racers who endured the heat and humidity as well as the track management and staff. Also a tip of the hat to Ed Crowder that organizes and promotes the Gathering of the Geezers event. It's always great to race in front of a large group of spectators and racing fans. Our next event will be at Dragway 42 on September 11th and 12th for another double race weekend.

08-23-2021, 04:56 PM	#2
Jerry Terry Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 648 Likes: 6,060 Liked 450 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results Sundays #1 BK Qualifier was Vic Holley, Is that Vic Holley from Fortville Indiana ? I didn't know he was still racing haven't seen him in a hundred years if to was Congratulations Vic ! Glad you guys had a good turn out! Jerry Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

08-23-2021, 05:52 PM	#4
Jerry Terry Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 648 Likes: 6,060 Liked 450 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Buckeye S/SS @ Kil Kare results Thanks Rick