Topic: only 7 weeks away Saratoga Lawn Show. UPDATE 2-17-12

[eroc022]

well.... I got another one from Maryland.... Tin is goin! come hell or highwater I will even tow his car up with mine... but well be there! unless something life like comes up with me....

[HOMER]

man i would love to go, but 8 hours away! hard to pull off with work and two little girls

[brian c]

You're going to miss out Homer!

Heck I'll be bringing the newborn (and all associated/required/whatnot accessories) for the show. And trying to judge to boot!

Which reminds me...who was bringing the wine again? I may need a glass at the end of that weekend

[LOMILETA]

Ok folks, I got an E-mail from Tom Smith reguarding this years show and its got a great surprise. This year looks to be another show to remember. If you book your room at the Fairfield inn before March 31, you will recieve a $5 discount off of the already reduced room rate. If you dont get booked before then, you still have until June 1 to get the regular reduced rate.
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** Friday July 6, 2012 at 5pm, the All Firebird Cruise leaves SPA State Park with Police Escort to Saratoga PBA Grove and Hall.  $10 donation includes Cruise with Police Escort and private projector showing of Smokey and the Bandit.  Crazy Herb's BBQ will attend with his complete al-a-carte menu and FNONA will hold a 50-50 raffle.  When everyone orders whatever food, beverage, and snacks they want from Crazy Herb, we will show Smokey and the Bandit inside the air conditioned Banquet Room and project the movie onto an entire large white wall!  Cost of the Cruise is a $10 Donation per carload and includes SSPD Police Escort, Cruise, and the Movie.  50-50 raffle and Crazy Herbs offerings available to everyone at additional cost.
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Also HPP did an great article on the show,

HIGH PERFORMANCE PONTIAC ONLINE NOW HAS 2011 SHOW AND COMPLETE WINNERS LIST

** Complete Story of the 2011 All Firebird Lawn Show is now online at High Performance Pontiac:

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/events/hppp_1204_9th_annual_all_firebird_lawn_show/viewall.html

If you liked the magazine story, you are sure to like the online story.  The editor liked the speedway picture by FNONA member Steve Manning enough to make it the centerfold feature!  The Red, White, and Blue 1st generation Firebirds being lead by the speedway pace truck looks great.  All of the magazine story is included in the online edition and contains all of the magazine color pictures with captions including Firebirds on the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, field shots near the big top and other group photos, a great shot of the FNONA member club cars along the grand stand, single photos of cars owned by Larry Michael, Chris Ek, Tom Martens, Debbie and Bill Hall, Vinny Hayes, and John Bianco. 

[Black_Bird_99]

ALBANY-SARATOGA SPEEDWAY WILL HOST THE 2012 ALL FIREBIRD LAWN SHOW
7/7/2012 Saturday 9a - 4p   Firebird Nation of North America presents 10th Annual All Firebird Lawn Show at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, 2671 US Route 9, Malta, NY, 12020. www.albany-saratogaspeedway.com  Rain Date 7/8/12. Min $15 donation to register, please be generous, most give $20-50.  Spectators $5 each or $10/car load.  Benefits Special Olympics. Dash Plaques & Goodie Bags to 1st 100 Firebird arrivals, Ribbons to Athlete’s Favorite 20, Judged 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place 10 Classes, plus Athlete, Coach, and Dealer Choice trophy, 2 Judged Best of Show & 1 Best of the Best Trophy, 50/50 Raffle - DJ Andy Narzynski.  Restrooms & concessions on the show field.  Car Corral and Vendor Spaces Available.

2012 ALL FIREBIRD CRUISE TO GO TO SARATOGA PBA AND SHOW SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT
7/6/2012 Friday 5p Firebird Nation of North America presents All Firebird Cruise from SPA State Park at 5p with Police Escort to Private Grove.  $10 per carload includes Cruise with Police escort and Smokey and the Bandit movie private showing.  Crazy Herbs BBQ with his al-a-carte menu will be there and FNONA will stage a 50-50 raffle.  After everyone orders whatever food and beverage they want from Crazy Herb, we will show Smokey and the Bandit from a projector inside the PBA and project the movie to an entire large white wall!  Cost of the Cruise is $10 per carload and includes SSPD Police Escort and Movie.

TAILGATE AT THE OFFICIAL SHOW HOTEL ON THURSDAY NIGHT WITH YOUR FIREBIRD FRIENDS
7/5/2012 Thursday night Meet and Greet at the Fairfield Inn and Suites of Malta.  Hang out, tailgate, hang with your Firebird friends and family.  This will be the location of the 2013 All Firebird Lawn Show so get used to hanging out there now.  See info about rooms and special rates and discounts below.

FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES ROOMS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING FOR 2012 SHOW
101 Saratoga Village Boulevard, Malta, New York 12020 USA
Phone:  1-518-899-6900, Fax:  1-518-899-6969, Toll-free:  1-866-368-6900, http://www.fairfield-saratoga.com/
Fairfield Inn and Suites of Malta is the Official Hotel of the 2012 All Firebird Lawn Show.  Book early (by March 31, 2012) to get an additional $5.00 discount per night per room off the Firebird Show Rate.  Each individual reservation has a 3 Day Cancellation Policy, so if your plans change any time up to three days before your reservation, you can cancel with no penalty.  The Cut off Date for the additional $5.00 discount per night per room is March 31 and the Cut off Date for the Firebird Show Rate is June 1, 2012.  Any bookings after June 1, 2012 may be accepted if rooms are still available but the Firebird Show Rate will not be honored.  You can see all the fine print here http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/firebirdnationofnorthamerica/download.html

QUICK LINKS:
Firebird Nation of North America Home Page:  http://clubs.hemmings.com/firebirdnationofnorthamerica
Firebird Show Page:  http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=firebirdnationofnorthamerica/show.html
Firebird Cruise Page: http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/firebirdnationofnorthamerica/newsletter.html
Show Flyer, Hotel Info, directions, etc: http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/firebirdnationofnorthamerica/download.html
Pre-Register Page: http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/firebirdnationofnorthamerica/PreReg.html

Complete Story of the 2011 All Firebird Lawn Show is now online at High Performance Pontiac:
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/events/hppp_1204_9th_annual_all_firebird_lawn_show/viewall.html

2011 All Firebird Lawn Show complete winners list now available at High Performance Pontiac online at this link:
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/events/hppp_1201_2011_all_firebird_lawn_show_winners_list/index.html


Contact tsmith24@earthlink.net , call 518-587-8215 or Firebird Nation of North America for more info http://clubs.hemmings.com/firebirdnationofnorthamerica

[Maryland Bandit]

That winners is NOT complete. No mention of who won 77-81 stock class by HPP

[Black_Bird_99]

Tom, not sure what winners list you are referring to.

Here is a link to the Complete winners list on High Performance Pontiac Magazine online here:
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/events/hppp_1201_2011_all_firebird_lawn_show_winners_list/index.html

Complete Story of the 2011 All Firebird Lawn Show is now online at High Performance Pontiac:
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/events/hppp_1204_9th_annual_all_firebird_lawn_show/viewall.html

I  have also appended the complete winners list to the bottom of this post for your use.

BTW, I did not forget.  I do owe you a phone call.  What is a good time of night to call?

Thanks,
Tom in Saratoga

Complete Winners List from 2011 9th Annual All Firebird Lawn Show in Saratoga
Name            Home town         Class         Place   Year / Model

Ray DeCresenzo      Clifton Park, NY   1967-1969   Stock      1st   1969 Trans Am
Thomas Kingsbury      Saugerties, NY   1967-1969   Stock      2nd   1969 Blue Firebird
Frank Mercier Jr.      Williston, VT      1967-1969   Stock      3rd   1969 Firebird Convertible
John Bianco         Poughkeepsie, NY   1967-1969   Modified   1st   1969 Trans Am
Joe Svhrada         Schenectady, NY   1967-1969   Modified   2nd   1969 Firebird
Tim Gerbick         Columbia Station OH   1967-1969   Modified   3rd   1969 Firebird

George Berg         White Plains, MD   1970-1976   Stock      1st   1973 Formula
Gerry Garing         Glenville, NY      1970-1976   Stock      2nd   1976 T/A
Rick Holloway      Waterford, CT      1970-1976   Stock      3rd   1971 T/A
Chris Ek         Shrub Oak, NY   1970-1976   Modified   1st    1976 T/A
Fred Martin         Morrisonville, NY   1970-1976   Modified   2nd    1974 T/A
Jason Shepard         Ballston Lake, NY   1970-1976   Modified   3rd    1970 T/A

Tom Benvengi         Sykesville, MD   1977-1981   Stock      1st   1979 SETA
Jeff Kinary         Rensselaer, NY   1977-1981   Stock      2nd   1978 TA
Dan Quinlan         Redhook, NY      1977-1981   Stock      3rd   1979 T/A
George Berg         White Plains, MD   1977-1981   Modified   1st   1978 T/A
John Kunasek         Feeding Hills, MA   1977-1981   Modified   2nd   1978 T/A
Alicia Coppolo      Springfield, MA   1977-1981   Modified   3rd   1979 Firebird
Carl Hessick         Hopewell Jcn, NY   1982-1992   Stock      1st   1987 T/A GTA
Mary Lou Palmer      Brant Lake, NY   1982-1992   Stock      2nd   1986 T/A
Scott & Patty Thomas      Watertown, NY   1982-1992   Stock      3rd   1991 T/A GTA
Larry Michael         Shelburne, VT      1982-1992   Modified   1st   1992 Formula
Ron Nelson         Schenectady, NY   1982-1992   Modified   2nd   1984 T/A
Jessie Watson         Middlegrove, NY   1982-1992   Modified   3rd   1986 T/A

Michael Hertz         Oceanside, NY   1993-2002   Stock      1st   2001 T/A Convertible
Ryan & Grace Corcoran   Milford, PA      1993-2002   Stock      2nd   1994 25th Anniv Firehawk
Chuck Clark         Gansevoort, NY   1993-2002   Stock      3rd   1998 WS6 T/A
Bill & Deb Hall      Winooski, VT      1993-2002   Modified   1st   1998 T/A
John Kicak         Brewerton, NY   1993-2002   Modified   2nd    1996 T/A WS6
Gene Chiusano      Shirley, NY      1993-2002   Modified   3rd   2002 Formula

Special Awards
Name            Home town      Award            Year / Model

Tony Tirone         Poughkeepsie, NY   Best of Show Stock      1977 SE T/A
Vinny Hayes         Landing, NJ      Best of Show Modified   2002 WS6 T/A
Tom Martens         West Nyack, NY   Best of the Best      1969 Firebird
Rich & Charlene Mastro   Sherburne, NY   Athletes’ Choice      1974 SD455 T/A
Domenic Cimaglia      Montreal, QC      Coach’s Choice      1979 T/A
Terry Moore         Greenwich, NY   Dealer’s Choice      1981 SE T/A
Rick DiGiacomo      North Scituate, RI   Albany-Saratoga Speedway Choice   1967 Sprint Convertible
Reg Ropeter         Johnstown, NY   Joe Nolan Award      2002 Firebird Coupe
Chuck & AnnMarie Gifford   Roaring Brook, PA   Saratoga Polo Assoc      1967 Firebird

50-50 raffle winner: Ray Eggert from East Greenbush, NY.  Total raffle pool: $1001.00.  Winner portion: $500.50.  Special Olympics portion $500.50.  Winner Ray Eggert gave $250 of his winnings to Special Olympics.

[N PRGRES]

Can ya go even if you are not going to show?

[LOMILETA]

Yes you can, My first 2 years were birdless.

[N PRGRES]

Ok, I might be in, let me check with the Mrs

[RedDragon]

There are a lot of posts here.  I am excited!  The TA is just sitting in the garage waiting to get out there and cruise.  How many are going down Thursday night for the tailgate party?  I am comtemplating it.  I had a blast last year.

JohnA I think your homemade hootch might have been the hit of the party last year.  I guess I'll put my reservation in early!

[N PRGRES]

So is there going to be a caravan from OH?

[brian c]

Dave,

If there isn't you're welcome to join Laura, Tyler and I up. Right around exit 48A (Pembroke) on the 90 heading East. I'll more than likely be driving the Tundra up again as there's simply no way I'm fitting luggage, crib, stroller, and baby into the TA. And trust me, I'm disappointed on that as I was looking forward to bringing the car this year.

PM me as we get closer as I may just head up Friday and leave Sat after judging - not sure yet on the finance part.

**BTW it's a good stopping point as you'll be about half way into your trip - about 4 hours give or take.

[N PRGRES]

Hey Brian sounds good, yes as we get closer we can figure it out.

[mr71transam]

You can add me to the list.
Rick H - mr71transam - V
I look forward of tag teaming with Hammer again this year.