Buick Performance Group - A NEW MEMBER ORIENTED BUICK CLUB!

[Atlanta Buick Specialties]

Dear Buick Owners and Enthusiasts:

Are you looking for reliable and helpful information about your Buick? Information that will help you improve and maintain the performance and appearance of your car? Information that is available to you in a variety of media formats including a printed newsletter, a website, and an electronic bulletin board? How about a club that is governed by its members through elected representatives? A club that is accountable to its members and encourages open participation and interaction between its members? A club that supports and promotes the reproduction of parts for your cars?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then on behalf of the members and directors, I would like to introduce you to the new Buick Performance Group (BPG). Information about this exciting new club is contained below. Please take a few moments to read the information and learn who we are and what we offer. Also, please keep in mind that the BPG's primary focus and responsibility is our members and their Buick powered automobiles.

What is the Buick Performance Group?

The Buick Performance Group is a non-profit membership organization dedicated and devoted to the performance, preservation, maintenance, restoration and racing of Buick powered performance cars. The BPG offers a member focused, family oriented community and encourages and promotes the sharing of information, development of new products, and open participation and interaction between all members.

Who is the Buick Performance Group?

The BPG was established by a large group of Buick owners to serve the needs of its members and their cars. The BPG is governed by a board of directors elected by the members. Our diverse membership includes many familiar Buick owners, vendors and restorers with extensive Buick knowledge, skills and related expertise.

What does the Buick Performance Group offer?

The BPG offers members a number of things, both tangible and intangible, all of which we believe are important.

· MEDIA - The BPG has a variety of informational products that include a bi-monthly newsletter titled "The Build Sheet;" a website (www.buickperformancegroup.com) and an Electronic Bulletin Board to post and responds to questions, items for sale, parts wanted, etc.; and a National Buick Event that offers racing, tech seminars, restoration information, parts vending, a show, and more.

· MEMBER PARTICIPATION - Members are entitled to vote for the individuals that will serve them as officers and directors to run the BPG. Members may participate in all club events. The BPG encourages member opinions and inquiries. Members should express their opinions and ask questions freely without fear of censorship or reprisal, provided that appropriate standards of decor and professionalism are maintained (we are a family oriented community). Members are encouraged to contribute to the newsletter (The Build Sheet), the bulletin board, and the website. We believe that the sharing of information and member involvement creates unity, builds friendships, and strengthens us all as a group.

· ACCOUNTABILITY and PROFESSIONALISM - The BPG will be accountable to its membership, both financially and otherwise. Use of club funds will be detailed in financial statements prepared and presented to the membership on an annual basis. The BPG is responsive to member requests and inquiries. The BPG and its staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner, including in all dealings with members, non-members and commercial organizations.

· DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP - The BPG membership and staff are diverse and offer a variety of experience in different areas. Our members include event coordinators, Buick restorers, Buick parts vendors, racers, car owners, enthusiasts, engine builders, professional mechanics, body shop and paint professionals, GM Parts Professionals, and many others. We believe ALL members are important and value their participation!

· RELIABLE and HELPFUL INFORMATION - The BPG will conduct parts comparison tests and publish the results without changes or modifications. The tests will be conducted accurately and equitably to ensure fairness and the results will be published as they occurred. NO favoritism to vendors will be shown. The results will speak for themselves. The BPG also will be documenting restoration projects and providing restoration tips along the way. The BPG also will be publishing various technical, specification and other information to assist members with the maintenance, repair, preservation and restoration of their cars.

· REPRODUCTION PARTS - The BPG will support the reproduction of Buick parts through a variety of means to ensure that our members' cars can be preserved and maintained with quality reproduction parts that will be available at a fair price.

· FREE or DISCOUNTED ADVERTISING - Members will be entitled to post free personal ads in the club media publications. Businesses owned by club members will receive discounted rates on their commercial advertisements.

What cars will be covered?

The BPG is an inclusive, as opposed to exclusive, club. As such, membership is open to all Buick owners and enthusiasts. However, the primary focus of the BPG is on Buick powered performance cars such as the Gran Sports and other V-8 powered Buick Models (such as Wildcats, Skylarks, Specials, etc.) and the Grand Nationals (including the Turbo Regals) and Pontiac Turbo Trans Ams. We expect that our membership will primarily be divided among the V-8 powered Buicks and the Turbo Buicks. We believe in fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of this club, equal coverage in terms of articles and information will be given to both types of cars.

What does it cost?

Membership in the BPG is $35 a year. Members receive their official Membership Packet that includes a new member introduction letter, a high quality laminated membership card, 10 free personal BPG cards that can be handed out at shows and events, and a club sticker.

How do I join?

To become a BPG member, please send $35 along with your name and address to

The Buick Performance Group.
P.O. Box 103
McDonald, Kansas 67745

We also accept paypal, but be sure to include all your information!

It is at www.paypal.com under the account of kb@buickperformancegroup.com

Please allow 2 weeks for delivery of your Membership Packet. If you have any questions, please contact one of the National or Regional Directors at the phone number or email address listed below.

Thanks for your time and let's keep those Buick's running!

Sincerely,

Alan Faircloth
Director, Legal, Finance & Public Relations www.buickperformancegroup.com

BPG National Board of Directors

Jim Weise Chairman
V8 Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone (612) 522-8219
Email jw@buickperformancegroup.com

John Schmidt
Vice Chairman - V6 Director
Wintersville, Ohio
Phone (740) 264-1265
Email js@buickperformancegroup.com

Alan Faircloth
Director - Legal, Finance and PR
Kennesaw, Georgia
Phone (678) 574-8595
Email af@buickperformancegroup.com

Rick Martinez
Director - Newsletter (The Build Sheet)
Mahopac, New York
Phone (845) 228-9894
Email rm@buickperformancegroup.com

Jim Haas
Director - Events
Miami, Florida
Phone (305) 253-1195
Email jh@buickperformancegroup.com

Kris Burns
Director - Membership
Bird City, Kansas
Phone (785) 734-2337
Email kb@buickperformancegroup.com

BPG Regional Directors

Region 1
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Brunswick, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Quebec Canada

Al Fiandaca - Regional Director
Hamilton Square, New Jersey
Email gsthunder@aol.com
Phone (609) 587-4448

Region 2
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee

Kurt Peterson - Regional Director
Spring Lake, North Carolina
Email lwolfracing@aol.com
Phone (910) 436-9495

Region 3
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario, Canada

Darryl Roederer - Regional Director
Louisville, Kentucky
Email pir8darryl@hotmail.com
Phone (502) 491-9894

Jeff Jarboe
Assistant Regional Director
Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Email jhjarboe@yahoo.com
Phone (270) 756-2428

Region 4
Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Mexico

Mike Garrison - Regional Director
Topeka, Kansas
Email mrbuick@networksplus.net
Phone (785) 246-2661

Dave Burns - Assistant Regional Director
Bird City, Kansas
Email buickdav@yahoo.com
Phone (785) 734-2337

Region 5
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming

Mike Bucy - Regional Director
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Email mbucy@sherbtel.net
Phone (763) 755-5973

Mike Atwood - Assistant Regional Director
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Email atwood.Michael@mcleodusa.net
Phone (319) 366-7430

Region 6
British Columbia, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Alberta Canada

Adam Whitman- Regional Director
Salmon, Idaho
Email a_rocket_88@hotmail.com
Phone (208) 756-3548

Region 7
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona.

John Kirkland- Regional Director
South Weber, Utah
Email kirkland@webpipe.net
Phone (801) 476-9086

Gary Fanning - Assistant Regional Director
Spring Creek, Nevada
Email notnss@yahoo.com
Phone (775) 753-3006

Additional co-founders of the club

Doug Hecker
Mike Tomaszewski
Brad Conley
Roberta Vasilow
Tim Rife
Bruce Hunter
George Nenadovich
John Gudaitius
Steve Schepers
Duane Heckman

[CDNGN]

Alan~

I perused your new website and clicked on the V6 Board button. To my surprise, I was rerouted to "the other board"! Assuming you are cognizant of the board on which you posted this advertisement, I find that hard coded link perturbing.

There have been rather extensive and heated discussions regarding the bulletin boards in this very forum. A strong prevailing consensus here indicated opinion that the other board was primarily vendor driven and influenced, which appears incongruent with your inagural charter expressing fairness and an unbiased approach. I noted the Turbo Regal Website, gnttype.org was rightfully included on the Links page. Even the GSCA was included on the Links page.

In my opinion, the V6 Board link should also include an option to select this board, which is truly an unbiased forum for opinion. Unless Mike declined to be included, of course.

MJ

[Orlando_87GN]

I wouldn't mind the free links. It's odd though, it seems there has already been a coalition formed between the two. I sometimes don't get invited to play kickball with the rest of the kids, but we are about to invent our own game over here...

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[firebird_1252]

no its ok... let him have the v6 board as the other board... but we are the better v6 board!

[Steve Wood]

Perhaps it is just an oversight...

This board is about inclusion.

[Atlanta Buick Specialties]

Originally posted by Steve Wood:
Perhaps it is just an oversight...

This board is about inclusion.

It was oversight. I am but a small part of a larger organization. The guy in charge of website development probably was just unaware of this board. I will bring this to the immediate attention of the web guy. You guys have a great board and are a great group of guys. I met Bill Savino at Reynolds last year and glad I did. Hope he and his family are doing well.

Alan Faircloth
Director
Buick Performance Group

[Jim Weise]

Gentlemen,

I can assure you that it is a simple oversight, and no politics or "kickball" is being played with this club. Nor will there ever be.

I have asked our webmaster to come up with a solution to this issue, I am sure he will do so shortly.

Most of us that began this club are V-8 guys, with the notable exception of our Vice Chairman, John Schmidt... yes, the screaming turbo V-6 Opel guy!! He is second in charge, and that is no mistake, we needed fair represtation on the governing board of this club, for both V-6 and V-8 guys.

The newsletter editor is Rich Maritinez, of the Northeast GS/Gn club, I am sure many of you are familar with his work. We would love to have input from all of you for the content of our newsletter, regarding your cars, and tech articles.

We would love to have you on board, and are committed to fair coverage in the newsletter, and treatment at all future events, for all of us Buick Lovers!

Thanks for understanding, and please excuse the mistake.

Regards,

JW

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Jim Weise
BPG# 1001
Chairman - National Board of Directors
V-8 Director
www.buickperformancegroup.com
www.bpgfourms.com
www.trishieldperformance.com



[This message has been edited by Jim Weise (edited April 22, 2002).]

[mike85gn]

Originally posted by Orlando_87GN:
I wouldn't mind the free links. It's odd though, it seems there has already been a coalition formed between the two. I sometimes don't get invited to play kickball with the rest of the kids, but we are about to invent our own game over here...

Don't matter much to myself. I'd personally rather play on this kickball field than anywhere else. Besides, there is a lot of Canadian representation here, and we've got a hefty-sized club for such a small area.


[This message has been edited by mike85gn (edited April 22, 2002).]

[Steve Wood]

I am glad to see you guys doing this...sounds like it is going to be a great club and tho' I currently have three turbo cars, I am glad to see the big block cars are well represented as I thought they were one of the high lights at Bristol last year...but then I am strange because the best car there, in my eyes, was that '62 Catalina.....

Well, maybe it was a toss up with that GS that could not get the front wheels down on the ground...wow!

I think the air is right for a new, broadbased club. I will join as I dropped my other membership after about 14 years.

[This message has been edited by Steve Wood (edited April 22, 2002).]

[salvageV6]

Any of you V8 guys post this wonderful inclusive post over on the V6 "other" site?

"From the few times i've stopped in and looked around here, it seems to me that there isn't any Buick enthusiast on here. Therefore they probably don't know what a GSX is if it isn't a Chevy.

This site outta be Chevy.com... no-offense just calling it like i see it."

I personally am just wondering what if any direction the new club will be going in....???

"Most of us that began this club are V-8 guys, with the notable exception of our Vice Chairman, John Schmidt... yes, the screaming turbo V-6 Opel guy!! He is second in charge, and that is no mistake, we needed fair represtation on the governing board of this club, for both V-6 and V-8 guys."

In MHO people who don't know both cars will be prone to infighting and prejudices as evidenced by just a sample of the interesting posts of late.

What will make this club any different from say the GSCA?

PS: I owned a GS400, and still have a '67 Riviera, I believe the turbo cars and the old V8's are more similar than different in performance. Probably one of the few I might add.

Lastly, what about the Hotairs?

[fast86]

Originally posted by salvageV6:


Lastly, what about the Hotairs?

What about them? Good parts cars, and...Hmmm" Im thinking..... Ill have to get back with ya on that one.

[Jim Weise]

Salvage,

No idea who posted that, no one from this organization, that is for sure.

Club will go in exactly the direction that the membership takes it. Member owned, controlled, with elected officials.

Nothing like the club you mentioned, that is a business.

This is about fun, not money.

Write a "hotair" article, or work with Rick on one, and you will see it!

Hope that answers your questions.

JW

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Jim Weise
BPG# 1001
Chairman - National Board of Directors
V-8 Director

www.buickperformancegroup.com

www.bpgfourms.com

www.trishieldperformance.com

[Zap]

Originally posted by fast86:

What about them? Good parts cars, and...Hmmm" Im thinking..... Ill have to get back with ya on that one.

Yeah, I need some parts. I ran over a couple of overpriced slow-ass Harleys today and dented my bumper.

[salvageV6]

Write a "hotair" article, or work with Rick on one, and you will see it!

Ummm, I don't think so. I was kinda hoping they'd be banned.

Them and the TTA's of course.

Thanks for the answer by the way.

[TTA89]

HA!! Just Jealous!

I agree, Ban the hotairs!

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1989 Turbo Trans-Am
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Rebuilding Motor

1998 LS1 Trans-Am 6-Speed
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