St. Charles, MO which is just outside St. Louis, MO.

I am from Knox, IN. Not too far from Terre Haute, IN. My friend also owns a 94 SSE that lives 2 miles from me

city of Charleston, West Virginia is hosting the 30th Annual POCI Convention, July 9-13. They are well over the 800 mark for registrants and are getting more and more each day.

The host hotel is the Marriott. They will have the 5 top Pontiac drag race drivers from the NHRA circuit. Warren "The Professor" Johnson, Jim Yates, Tom Martino, Mark Pawuk, and Bruce Allen. There will be a random drawing in which you can be the winner of one of these drivers to be your guest in your car for a cruise around Charleston. Jim Wangers is listed for a presentation on Thursday morning at 10:00 A.M. and will be hosting the Jim Wangers/Pontiac Enthusiasts Magazine Drag Meet to be held at Kanawha Valley Dragway Park (www.kanrace.com). They still have an abundance of hotel rooms and Judy Ward at the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau can get you in accommodations that will suit your monetary needs quite well.

Tentative Agenda (REVISED)
POCI Convention 2002
*Events and Times Subject to Change


TUESDAY, July 9
8:00-5:00 Board of Director1s Meeting
8:00-2:00 Swap Meet Setup
12:00 Swap Meet Opens
6:30-9:00 Board of Director1s Dinner
6:00-9:00 Early Registration- Marriott
6:00-9:00 Welcome to Charleston Cruise-In-Travelodge Lot Area. Sponsored by WV Mountain Goats GTO Club


WEDNESDAY, July 10
8:00 Swap Meet Opens
8:00-5:00 Registration- Marriott
8:00-5:00 Car Classification &Verifcation- Civic Center Lot- Tech Ins.
8:00-5:00 Display Setup- Marriott & Civic Center
8:00-7:00 Whitewater Rafting Tour
9:00-0:00 Street Rod/Modified Chapter Meeting- Marriott
9:00-3:00 Fenton Glass Tour
10:00-11:00 Pontiac Commercial & Professional Vehicles Chapter Meeting- Marriott
11:00-12:00 Chapter Presidents Meeting- Marriott
12:00-1:45 Little Indians ChapteR Meeting-Marriott
2:00-3:00 Newsletter Editor Meeting- Marriott
6:00-10:00 Welcome Reception "Taste of West Virginia" Roof Top Marriott Pavilion; NHRA Team Pontiac Drag Racers; Question/Answer Session; Autograph;Photo op.
6:00-10:00 Informal Cruise-In- Top Floor Parking Garage; 3rd Floor Crossover from Town Center Garage- Lee Street. ALL REGISTERED VEHICLES INVITED. (Must have ticket to also attend WV Reception.)


THURSDAY, July 11
8:00 Swap Meet
8:00-5:00 Registration- Marriott
8:00-5:00 Car Classification & Verification- Civic Center Lot- Tech Ins.
8:00-4:00 Exhibition Coal Mine & Tamarack Tour
8:00-9:30 Early Times Chapter Meeting- Marriott
8:30-10:00 Custom Safari Chapter Breakfast Cruise/Chapter Meeting
9:00-3:00 Fenton Glass Tour
9:00-2:00 Antique Shopping Tour
9:00-2:00 Childrení* Activities- Sunrise Museum
10:00-11:30 Jim Wangers, 3Godfather of the GTO2 - Marriott
12:00-3:00 Pontiac Cruise & Reception at the State Capitol
12:00-3:00 NASCAR Pontiac Driver Tony Stewart Visit
1:00-3:00 P. A. Denny Cruise
3:00-11:00 Jim Wangers/Pontiac Enthusiasts Magazine All Pontiac Drag Racing- Kanawha Valley Dragway. Gates Open at 12:00 noon
6:00-? Cruise-In- Hooters Restaurant
8:00-? Grand Prix Chapter Meeting & Pizza Party


FRIDAY, July 12
6:30 Judge1s Breakfast- Marriott
7:30-9:30 Oakland Chapter Breakfast Cruise- Open to All Cars
8:00 Swap Meet Opens
8:00-5:00 Registration- Marriott
8:00-5:00 Car Classification & Verification- Civic Center Lot- Tech Ins.
8:00-9:30 Talking With a Legend- Marvin Paunch
9:00-2:00 Children1s Activities- Rock Lake Putt-Putt
9:00-2:00 Antique Shopping Tour
9:00-3:00 Fenton Glass Tour
9:00-3:00 Points Judging- Magic Island- All cars present by 9:00 a.m.
9:30-11:00 Pontiac Historical Services- Jim Mattison
11:00-12:00 The First Pontiac Race Car- Arnold Landvoight
11:00-? Grand Prix Chapter- Slow Drag Racing
12:00-1:00 Pontiac Drag Racing Heroes- Arnie Beswick & Mike Garblik
1:00-2:30 The Pontiac Historian- John Sawruk
2:30-4:00 Pete McCarthy- President Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine
6:00-9:00 Children1s Banquet- Ages 5-12
6:00-10:00 POCI Chapter Night Banquet; Ball Room- Marriott
6:00-10:00 Teen Party
8:00-? Parking Lot Get-Together Docksiders Restaurant- Travelodge Hotel Lot Area
9:00-11:00 Moonlight Cruise- P. A. Denny
10:00-11:00 Pre-registration for 2003 Convention


SATURDAY, July 13
7:00 Swap Meet Opens
7:00-8:00 Car Show Set-up- all cars must be in place by 8:00 a.m.- Popular Vote on Island in proper classes. Points Judged Cars on Boulevard for display - required of Points Judged Cars.
8:00-9:00 Protest Period
9:00 Car Show Begins
9:00-12:00 Pickup display materials from Marriott.
10:00-1:00 Voting Period- Popular Vote Classes
11:00-2:00 P. A. Denny Cruise- Magic Island
3:00 Car Show Ends- Cars can be moved.
4:30-6:00 Happy Hour- Lobby of Civic Center
6:00-10:00 Awards Banquet- North Hall, Charleston Civic Center
6:00-10:00 Children1s Banquet- Ages 5-12
6:00-10:00 Teen Party


ALL DAYS- Tour information available- drive yourself
• New River Gorge Bridge and Hawks Nest- 1 hour from Charleston
• Greenbrier Resort and Congressional Bunker- 2 hours from Charleston
• Tri-State Dog Racing Track and Gaming Center (Slot Machines)
• WV State Capitol and Cultural Center
• Town Center Shopping Mall
• Corridor G Shopping Centers (3); Marquee Movie Theaters (13 Theaters); New Ice Rink
? Downtown Charleston Shopping District
? Capitol Market
? Cabin Creek Quilts- Marmet
? Parks and Recreation- Discount coupons for golf, tennis, swimming.


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GUESTS AT THE 2002 CONVENTION

John Sawruk

John Sawruk, P. E., is Program Executive for General Motors. Just prior to this recent assignment, John was Engineering Director for the Pontiac Sunfire. John continues his speaking engagements for GM concerning Pontiac History.
John received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1968 from Newark College of Engineering on a General Motors scholarship. In 1974, he received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Wayne State University. He started with Pontiac as an undergraduate summer student in 1967. He was assigned for ten years in Product Engineering, where he first worked on noise, vibration and stress in the Special Problems Laboratory. He then worked in the Experimental Engine Test group as Road Test Coordinator and on unleaded fuel engines. Next came a period in the Basic Engine group under 3Mac2 McKellar, followed by work on the Pontiac manufactured GM 2.5 liter four cylinder engine. John was Project Manager for this engine and received the seldom-given GM 3Boss Kettering2 award for some aspects of this work. John also worked in the lnduction-Emissions-Exhaust-Fuel System Staff and the Experimental Powertrain Department.
John officially has taken care of history for Pontiac since 1984 and continues to do so. In his historical role John gives speeches, advises consumers through Pontiac1s Customer Relations Department, manages the care and use of Pontiac1s Histoncal Car Collection, and acts as goodwill ambassador for Pontiac at historical conventions, show, and meets. John was and is instrumental in the set-up and restoration of the Pontiac Historical Car Collection (about 30 cars, including a 1909 Oakland, the very first Pontiac,
*/n 1 from 1926, and a 1964 GTO, among others).
John is the author of several SAE, technical, and career oriented papers, as well as many historical articles on Pontiac. His work has been published in national periodicals such as "Old Cars Weekly", "SMOKE SIGNALS", and "High Performance Pontiac" as well as books. He has also helped write and edit several major toy train books.
John collects Pontiac literature, models and toys, and promotional items, as well as Lionel and other electric toy trains. He also owns a rare 1971-1/2 Pontiac GT-37 and several other collectible Pontiacs. His GT-37 has won "Best of Show" at the GTOAA Nationals and its class at the POCI Nationals.



Jim Mattison

Jim Mattison hails from Sterling Heights, Michigan and is Historian Advisor to Pontiac-GMC Division. He is also the owner of Pontiac Historic Services and as such, has organized the Pontiac Division files into the only automotive service of its kind in the world.
Jim has owned and operated several successful automotive businesses, and has been actively involved in performance and racing over the years,
holding several SCCA & NHRA records. He has also restored a number of cars, the last car being a '67 Ram Air Firebird. His philosophy towards his work and his love of cars has been "Anything worth doing is worth doing right!" and, his hard working, competitive spirit comes through in whatever he tackles.
Jim sums up his feelings when he says "I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place and be a part of several popular and now collectible auto projects while a co-op student in the late '60s, then later in my career in the '90s." I guess history can repeat itself!



Jim Wangers

Jim Wangers is that rare combination of automotive enthusiast and automobile executive who was in the industry at the right place and the right time. After stints at Kaiser-Frazer, Chevrolet, and Chrysler, Wangers joined Pontiac1s advertising agency in 1958, where he successfully transmitted the passion of performance enthusiasts to Pontiac1s managers and engineers, who in turn developed products like the legendary GTO, Catalina 2+2, Firebird 400, and the Judge.




Bruce Allen - NHRA Pro Stock

Date of birth: July 26, 1950
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Sponsor/Car: Speedco Truck Lube Pontiac Grand Am
Crew Chief: David Reher
Career Wins: 15
Career Final Rounds: 37
2000 Wins: 2
2000 Final Rounds: 2
Career Best E.T.: 6.792
Career Best Speed: 201.58
Career Highlights
• 1999: Became the 12th member of the Speed Pro 200-mph Pro Stock Club with his 200.17 mph pass in Reading
• 1997: Finished fourth in the Pro Stock points standings, his best finish of the ?90s; became 12th member of the Holley 6-Second Pro Stock Club at the Gainesville
• 1989: Won four events and finished a career-best second in the points standings
• 1986: Won the Budweiser Challenge for Pro Stock for the second consecutive year
• 1985: Succeeded the late Lee Shepherd on the Reher-Morrison team in 1985
2001 Results
• Recorded his first victory since 1992 in Brainerd
• Qualified No. 1 at four events
• Established career-best elapsed-time and speed at Reading
Personal
• Wife: Deb, a schoolteacher that works with physically-challenged children
• Enjoys golf, classic cars, and rollerblading




Tom Martino- NHRA Pro Stock

Date of birth: July 9, 1958
Hometown: Farmingdale, N.J.
Sponsor/Car: Jesel Motorsports Pontiac Grand Am
Crew Chief: Tom Kling
Career Wins: 5
Career Final Rounds: 16
2000 Wins: 1
2000 Final Rounds: 2
Career Best E.T.: 6.789
Career Best Speed: 202.97
Career Highlights
• 1999: Became the 14th member of the Speed Pro 200-mph Pro Stock Club with a pass of 200.75 mph in Dallas
• 1998: Used a holeshot to defeat Mark Osborne for the title in Brainerd
• 1997: Recorded two victories including first national event win in Houston; won the Slick 50 Performance award by scoring the most hole-shot elimination round wins of any professional competitor; finished a career-best sixth in the Pro Stock points standings
• 1996: First season as a Pro Stock competitor; made first career-final round appearance in second professional start in Phoenix; Set track e.t. record en route to No.1 qualifying position in Brainerd
2001 Results
• Scored first national event victory since 1998 in Sonoma
• Recorded career-best times in Reading
• Used a near perfect reaction time, .403, to score a hole-shot victory over Mark Osborne, who ran the fastest and second-quickest pass in Pro Stock history (6.754, 204.35), to score the semifinal victory in Reading, Pa.
Personal
• Wife: Robin; Daughter: Jessica (3/6/89); Sons: Thomas Jr. (5/2/91) and Vincent (10/8/93)
• Works in research-and-development for Jesel Valve Trains Inc.
• Owns Thomas C. Martino Trucking, which specializes in hazardous material transport
• Enjoys playing golf and is avid NHL fan, especially the New York Rangers




Mark Pawuk- NHRA Pro Stock

Date of birth: November 17, 1957
Hometown: Bath, Ohio
Sponsor/Car: Summit Racing Pontiac Grand Am
Crew Chief: Rob Downing
Career Wins: 6
Career Final Rounds: 25
2000 Wins: 1
2000 Final Rounds: 5
Career Best E.T.: 6.806
Career Best Speed: 201.43
Career Highlights
• 2000: Won at Columbus for first victory since 1995; one of five Pro Stock drivers to qualify for every event
• 1995: Ended winless drought of more than two years with victory at Memphis
• 1994: Reached the final round at Indianapolis
• 1993: Made two final round appearances en route to career-best finish in Pro Stock points standings
• 1992: Won first two events of career at Houston and Seattle
• 1990: Three runner-up finishes (Baton Rouge, Englishtown and Seattle)
• 1988: Reached first-ever career final round at Pomona 1
• 1986: Made debut in Pro Stock
2001 Results
• En route to runner-up finish at Englishtown, set the NHRA world record at 6.806 seconds (record was reset twice later in the season)
• Advanced to five final rounds, a career-best for one season
• Qualified No. 1 two times (Gaines-ville and Englishtown)
Personal
• Wife: Bonnie; Son: Kyle (12/27/96); Daughter: Kassandra (4/12/95)
• President of Empaco Equipment Corp., the largest general contractor in petroleum storage and dispensing in Northern Ohio
• Nickname is "Cowboy"
• Appeared in racing skit with Jay Leno on "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in February 1995
• Enjoys golf, softball, basketball, tennis, and weightlifting




Jim Yates - NHRA Pro Stock

Date of birth: July 9, 1953
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
Sponsor/Car: SplitFire/Peak Pontiac Grand Am
Crew Chief: Jaime Yates
Career Wins: 23
Career Final Rounds: 53
2000 Wins: 1
2000 Final Rounds: 5
Career Best E.T.: 6.773
Career Best Speed: 202.79
Career Highlights
• 2000: Qualified No. 1 at two events; failed to win a national event for the first time since the1993 season
• 1999: Became the fifth member of the Speed Pro 200-mph Pro Stock Club with a 200.11- mph run in Richmond; captured two event titles in St. Louis and Sonoma
• 1998: Advanced to the final round at first three events winning the title at Pomona 1
• 1997: Won a career-best nine events en route to second consecutive Pro Stock crown; won the Holley Pro Stock Dominator Duel
• 1996: Led the Pro Stock points standings the entire season en route to first World Championship; won three consecutive races twice
• 1995: Qualified No. 1 for first time in career in Brainerd, Minn.; finished second in the Pro Stock points
• 1994: Earned first career victory by defeating Mark Osborne in Brainerd
• 1992: Advanced to first career final at Pomona 1
• 1991: Finished in the Pro Stock Top 10 for first time in career
2001 Results
• Advanced to five final rounds with one victory in Atlanta
• Posted best finish in Pro Stock points since winning consecutive World Championships in 1996-97
• Recorded career-best e.t. and speed Reading
• Qualified No. 1 at four events and recorded low e.t. of the event six times
• Won the Holley Pro Stock Dominator Duel for second time in career
Personal
• Wife: Toni; Sons: Jamie (4/28/77) and Jon (3/31/83); Daughter: Melissa (8/5/80); The entire family is involved in the race team
• Graduated with bachelor1s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Maryland
• Enjoys snow and water skiing, scuba diving, and bike riding




Art Fitzpatrick

Art Fitzpatrick began his career designing cars. At 20, he designed the Darrin Packard 4-door convertible and hard top sedans, and at 22 was a consulting designer to General Electric. After World War II service as a Naval Officer, he turned to advertising design and illustration, beginning with 8 years of Mercury, including 4 years of Lincoln ads. Before GM obtained his exclusive services (20 years worth), he did ads for Nash, Plymouth, Chrysler, Kaiser and Studebaker. During these years, he also did art, graphic and product design for other Fortune 500 clients.




Pete McCarthy

Pete McCarthy is the president of Pontiac Enthusiast Publications, the producers of "Pontiac Enthusiast" magazine. He brings years of Pontiac experience to numerous technical subjects in each issue and is active in the promotion of the Pontiac hobby participating in shows, and speaking throughout the year at Pontiac events.

Hello:
I'm new to this page.
I'm from Amherst, Nova Scotia...Up North (Canada)

1992 Bonneville SSEi
Stock But with ALL the bells & Whistles.
I'll post a few pictures once I clean it up a bit.

I'm from Ottawa, Ontario. I'm new to this board and just bought a 90 SSE two weeks ago. Not much to look at YET, but then again very LITTLE rust and seems to run good. Not on the road yet but soon(I hope). I've already been warned by the fiance, no racing. Hehe, we'll see. Besides the car was only 400$ at an auction.

Jackson, Mississippi

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
That'* west coast for you yanks! And no I don't have a dog sled team as my Bonneville works just fine thank-you on snow!

I'm in western NY myself, about 30 minutes East of Rochester. Anyone else in the area should get ahold of me!

I live in Brookfield, WI. It is in SE WI right outside Milwaukee. So if you want to meet that'* cool. I don't know how far I am from Packerland (96 SE). I think I am probably between school (Terre Haute, IN) & home (Minnesota), Teuobk.

Middle GA, Y'all.