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CANADA

-- Choose a Chapter -- Buicks Of Central Illinois Carolinas Chapter Chicagoland Chapter GSCA Deep South Buick Club Gateway GSCA Grand National Racing Association Gran Sport Club of Iowa GSCA Chapter for Georiga Heart of Dixie Turbo Regal Club Houston Buick Club Indiana Chapter GSCA Island Pacific Buick Club Lone Star Performance Buick Manatoba GN Association Mid-Atlantic Buick Performance Club Michigan Buick Turbo Club Michigan Chapter GSCA Minnesota Grand National and T-Type Association Midlands GSCA Northeast GS/GN Club Nor-Cal Turbo Oklahoma Outlaw Chapter Penn-Ohio Performance Club Rocky Mountain Buick GS Club Skylark Drive Buick Club Southwest Chapter GSCA Southern California Gran Sports Turbo 6 Buick Club Turbo Buick Club of Atlanta

To qualify as a Chapter of the GSCA a local club must have a minimum 25 members of which half are members of the GSCA, all the officers must be members of the GSCA, a quarterly newsletter showing affiliation with the national GSCA must be published and sent to Richard Lassiter, and an annual report of officers to GSCA should be filed in November. After qualifying there is a probation period. The following list of organizations include some known to have qualified and many with no known affiliation.

This list is in state order with three Canada Clubs first. Please E-mail corrections for your Chapter, such as changes in mailing addresses and principal contact. We thank those Clubs and Chapters who promptly responded with our periodic request for fresh data and continue to send newsletters to the CCGSCA.

Canada

Founded in 1991 the fiscial year for the Island Pacific Club ends in October. Th club reported 59 members in 1999. The meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at Dave Wheaton GM. A Show and Shine is held in September. The Pacific Buick News is published every other month.

Grand National Racing Association (an affiliate chapter of the GSCA). Last year we had 106 members, all with turbo Buicks. This makes us the largest all turbo Buick chapter in the GSCA. So far this year we're up to 60 members already. Our main goal is to drive the Mustangs and small block Chevys owners nuts. It's working!! They've called us the BLACK PLAGUE! We have a bimonthly newsletter called the Northwest Turbo News. Club dues $25 Cdn / $20 US per year. Presently exchange newsletters with the Chicagoland Chapter, the Northeast Chapter, the MGNTA Chapter, and the Gateway Chapter of the GSCA. Even Richard Lasseter of the GSCA wears one of our "BLACK PLAGUE" T-shirts. Cheers, Gunther Gottgetreu (Officer data 08/01/2002)

Manitoba Grand National Association is a non-profit organization that has 32 members from coast to coast. We cater to the needs of the Turbo Buick owner. Our website is close to completion at mgna.ca Please check this out. If you need more info please contact me directly. (Data 7/31/2001)

Alabama

Arizona

The Southwest Chapter became an official GSCA Chapter a little over three years ago.  Having approximately 40+ members they are growing into the Phoenix area which will bring about some pretty amazing Buicks!  The newsletter is called the GS/BS (that stands for Gran Sport/Buick Stuff!) which is published about 4 times a year.  Barry Campbell is the Director, and the Assistant Director is  Dick Zwieg. An annual Buick Performance weekend is held at Southwestern International Raceway at the Pima county Fairgrounds in Tuscon in mid-August.. Called the Chunk Wilson Memorial Weekend, after a member of the Chapter, who was a Buick enthusiast and a racer.  Chuck passed away on the opening night at the track doing what he loved doing.  In his honor S.I.R., the local BCA Chapter and the Southwest Chapter of the GSCA have joined together to make this weekend in his memory  (Information updated 02/03/00)

California

Caters to Turbo Regal, GNX, TTA, Syclone and Typhoon club. Information added 08/01/2002

Founded in 1992 membership is at 80+ Buick fans. Dues are $20.00 due January 1st. and prorated quarterly. We have rotating meeting locations in Southern California. The Wildcat Express is published bi-monthly. (Updated 11/14/2002)

We are a club of about 500 + Members dedicated to the V6 Buick Turbo cars with General Meetings, Tech Sessions, Car shows & 1/4 Mile drag races we also produce a club Newsletter called "TURBO BOOST"

The Rocky Mountain Buick GS Club was founded in April 1988. With approximately 60 members the Chapter serves Colorado and surrounding states. Dues are $18.00 a year payable in January. Meetings are held monthly the 1st Thursday of each month at Westminster, CO. The Chapters interests are restoration, racing and socializing. The emphasis is interest in Buicks not owning one, with having fun being paramount. A race is held in September known as the Buick and Open Invitational in Pueblo, CO. A show is held in Clement Park in Denver every year in June, July or August.

Florida

Founded in April 1993 the Skylark Drive Buick Club with 55 members serves the West Florida Coast area. Member annual dues are $25 payable on September 1st. The Club website is an excellent resource for those needing information on GS Buicks. Meetings are held at Rudy's Sports Cafe corner Bryan Dairy Rd and 66th St, Largo, FL. on the first Monday of the month unless noted in the quarterly newsletter.

Primary interest includes 1965-87 Buicks, especially Skylarks, GS and GN. The club sponsors one race each year called the Florida Finals. They also sponsor two to three shows per year, with the locations continuously changing. (Information as of 1/02/01)

South Florida Turbo Buick Club

http://www.sftbc.com Newsletter

The South Florida Turbo Buick Club caters to owners of turbocharged Buick Regals, Grand Nationals and TTAs.

The South Florida Turbo Buick Club began holding meetings in January 2002 at the Towershops car show. Over thirty Turbo Buicks were in attendance, even though the meeting was not advertised.

The regular club meeting is the last Friday of the month at the Towershops car show in Davie. The Towershops car show is located on the South East corner of I-595 and University drive, in Davie. The club meets behind the Taco Bell. Meet is from 6-whenever. Towards the end of the meet we typically do a late night cruise to different locations.

The club also has regular meets at La Carreta on Bird road in Miami and at Moroso in West Palm Beach.

The club is organizing meets at two Buick car shows and a Florida Marlins game in April; as well as day trips to "Snake Road", a "Dyno-Day", and a trip to Daytona, in March. A trip to Bowling Green in June is also in the works. By Shawn (Jsta6) on February 22, 2002

Georgia

Our club meets every 3rd Saturday of each month. We have about 75 members, girls and guys, that race, show and work on their own cars. We also make chips and parts for them. There are no annual dues. (Information as of 1/02/01)

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GSCA Chapter for Georiga

Evans Ward @ beward@gdph.state.gs.us Alan Fairchild @ turbo_al@excite.com

Eastern Alabama and Georgia area is the focus of a new chapter being organized by the above two gentlemen.

Illinois
Chicagoland Chapter GSCA Northern Illinois	Indiana Chapter GSCA East-Central Illinois
Gateway GSCA Southern Illinois	Buicks Of Central Illinois Central Illinois

Buicks of Central Illinois Members will be meeting at every other SATURDAY at 8am Maid-Rite Fifties Diner, 4700 N. University, Peoria, IL (309) 692-6300 Saturday 3/17, 3/31, 4/14 (Easter weekend), 4/28, 5/12, 5/26 It is in the "Metro Center" in Peoria. "see the web site for a map"

ALSO Buicks of Central Illinois meeting will be THURSDAY MARCH 29th, 2001 @ Scherer Buick in Pekin, IL @ 5:30pm. More Info on the website

See this web page for more information on our Chapter

Indiana
Indiana Chapter GSCA	Chicagoland Chapter GSCA Northwest Indiana
Turbo 6 Buick Club Southern Indiana	SW Ohio Club Southeast Indiana

On October 6, 1984 some GS owners had a big picnic. In March of 1985 the INGSCA was formed with Jim Friddle as director John Mars vice director and Belva Meyers as secretary & treasurer. At that time the club consisted of 24 families. Presently the Indiana Chapter of the GSCA has 108 members.  Members pay $20.00 dues on September 1st.  The Chapter holds regular meetings in Indianapolis, and sponsors cars shows.

The GRAN SPORT REPORT is a great publication sent out every other month (Updated 12/16/04)

Iowa
Minnesota GN and T-Type Association Northern Iowa	Gateway GSCA Southern Iowa
Gran Sport Club of Iowa Cedar Rapids Area	Midlands GSCA Western Iowa

This club uses the internet to coordinate most all of our club activities and have approximately 39 members. http://hometown.aol.com/gscia/index.htm

Kansas
Greater Wichita Turbo Regal Association

 

Greater Wichita Turbo Regal Association

URL:http://www.gwtra.org/ Shawn Bestvater

Older Buicks are Welcome too!

Well here we go... our first attempts at some online recognition and means to communicate - as a GROUP. I hope that not only will our "members" or better yet FRIENDS will be able to make use of this site but also give an entertaining glimpse to others as to what we are all about. First, it needs stated that we are NOT a club, but more of an association - IE there are no dues

Kentucky
Turbo 6 Buick Club Louisville area	TUCKASSEE CHAPTER Southern Kentucky

Club with 20 to 30 members, paying $25 annual dues. The club meets every third Saturday of the month at the Bullfrog Garden in Fern Creek, KY. This club participated in the Carl Casper car show in February 2000, held a picnic, were at the GS Nats in force, ran the August Buechel Bash car show, and held a Christmas Party. The club usually gets together for events like the Clay City meet, cruises, trips to the gambling boat, etc. Club' major sponsor is Lay Motorsports - Brad Lay who can be reached at 502-239-4343

We've got racers, show guys, and guys like me (Andrew Scott) that just drive the car for fun and try not to tear it up too bad. Among the cars in the club we have examples of almost every type of GN or turbo Buick built. Tommy Riggs has a T-Type and a beautiful restored 1982 1/2 GN (non-turbo), and another one of the guys has a GNX with 1500 miles. (Info 02/25/01) Director Greg Metten at 502-961-5861

Richard Lasseter told me back then i'd need 25 members to start & charter. I've got that easily.(With every-ones participation) For now it's just & e-mail/phone list but it WILL GROW TO CHAPTER. If there is a response like i think there would be it should be some good numbers.

Maryland

The Mid-Atlantic Buick Performance Club was originally formed in 1986 by member Bill Lagna of Baltimore, Maryland, and was known as the Mid-Atlantic Gran Sport Club (MAGS for short). Dues are $25.00 payable November 1st. Membership covers the Mid-Atlantic United States (mostly Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Southeast and South Central Pennsylvania, plus some other localities throughout the Northeastern U.S.). Club meets the FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH (December Christmas party) at 7:00 p.m. Bench Race Session Irish Pizza Pub (Laurel, Maryland) The Chapter sponsors monthly Benchrace Sessions, a Performance Car show at Covington Buick and co-sponsors the October East Coast Buick Performance Meet in Cecil County, MD (1/28/2001) Update: Meetings at Pizza Hut at rt 1 and rt 32

Chapter Officers
Director Bill Amos 410-668-0439	Secretary / Treasurer Bill Lagna 410-661-8967
Vice Director (VA area) Stew Frelke 703-392-5613	Board Member Chuck Roberts 301-725-0159
Vice Director (DC/MD) Rick Miller 301-949-5298	Board Member Mike Hatley 301-776-1531

Michigan
Michigan Chapter GSCA Eastern Michigan		N.W Ohio Buick GS Club South Eastern Michigan
		Michigan Buick Turbo Club

Founded in 1985 the Michigan Chapter-GSCA serves the state of Michigan and Canada. There were 179 members at the end of August with annual dues of $15.00 payable September 1st. Meeting location varies and are held nearly every other month.

Primary interest or description of Chapter includes Shows, Restoration, Racing, and Partying not necessarily in that order! A sponsored racing event a month is the goal with their big race is at Norwalk Raceway Park in Norwalk, OH scheduled for May 3rd & 5th. Look at their web site for more info.  Also a car show will held on May 4th in Norwalk, OH

The Michigan Minutes is published bi monthly -( Info updated by Roberta on 07/14/04)Norwalk info updated(02/02/02)

Founded in August 1998, we currently have 50 members. There are 2000 TR owners in Michigan, so the numbers will grow significantly if everyone does their share and spreads the word. Our first newsletter will be distributed the week of January 25, 1999. We had a tech session January 23rd at Modern Musclecar. It was great. We had a nice Christmas party. We had a few track and cruise dates last year also. Right now we have no formal meetings planned.. Thanks Jeff Fox
Moderator - TurboBuick Bulletin Board www.TurboBuick.com -----Original Mess

Minnesota

Founded in 1988, the MGNTA currently has 40 active members and meets monthly at Win Stephens Buick in St. Louis Park, MN. The monthly meeting often include guest speakers, picnics, and cruises. The club publishes a monthly newsletter and is interested in sharing Newsletters with other Buick clubs. The club sponsors race events at Rock Falls Raceway in Eau Claire, WI.
The club maintains a library of Buick Publications and Video Tapes. In recent years, Skylark and GS owners have been participating in the MGNTA. The only requirement to join the club is to be an enthusiast of Buick power performance cars. Information updated 02/02/02

Board Members
President Tim Anderson	Vice President Everett Beson
Treasurer Rita Raiter	Racing Director Dave Carlisle
GS Contact George Sweesy	J.R. Griffin Tech Support
Chad Gustafson Board Member	Curt Carlson Newsletter Editor

 

Mississippi

Deep South Buick Club Jackson, MS

Ricky Mixon @ 601-372-3743

We are still down here. Meetings in 2001 will be the 3rd Sunday of each month. Location to be determined at January meeting. Currently have 17 Paid members. The membership dues were set at $25 per year. (Update 01/05/01)

Club Officers
Director Ricky Mixon decever@turbobuicks.com	Co-Director Jason White V6Racer@aol.com
Secretary Patrick Rubio prubio@netdoor.com

Missouri
Gateway GSCA Eastern Missouri		Arrowhead Chapter GSCA Western Missouri

The Gateway Chapter GSCA was founded on September 10, 1992 to serve Eastern Missouri, Southern Iowa and Western Illinois. Currently the number of members are 40-50 who pay $10.00 dues in September. Bi-Monthly meetings are held at - 910 Sappington Barracks Rd.in the St. Louis area. The primary interest of the Chapter is racing Buicks. Buick Rules the Chapter newsletter is published Bi-monthly. (Data confirmed 1/6/99)

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New chapter for western Missouri.

Nebraska

Founded in 1988 the Midlands Chapter serves Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Current membership count is 40 devoted Buick owners. Annual $10.00 dues are payable in the 1st quarter of the year. Meetings are held the first saturday of each quarter at various locations selected. The quarterly newsletters is called Staged in the Midlands. (Data confirmed 1/5/99)

New Jersey

On January 24, 1999 the Charter meeting of the New Jersey BRA, was held. They met three times over the past year and the interest is keen in forming a chapter.   The next meeting will be at noon on Feb, 21st in Kenilworth, NJ with administrative stuff and our first tech session of the year, presented by Ron Joseph and Jim Testa. The meetings are held at Ron Joseph's garage.

New York

Northeast GS/GN Club Inc. New York

Turbo Buick Queens Chapter Brooklyn/Quuens/Long Island

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Founded in April 1980 the Northeast chapter is the oldest, and reports to be the most outspoken Chapter in the GSCA. With close to 300 members, dues for the Chapter are $20.00. Due to being spread out only one meeting is held in the spring. The Chapter holds two Buick Show and Go's at major racetracks.   The Chapter co-sponsors an annual East Coast Buick Regionals Meet at Cecil County Dragway - Bayview , Maryland with the MAGS and Tri-State Delaware Chapter. Northeast's hotline Number is 914-528-GSGN

We've got a small club brewing here in Brooklyn/Quuens/Long Island. If you're in the area, get back to me. Take care,

1/1/01 Update: Club info is still the same. We're happy with the size of our club as it is. Erik

North & South Carolina

The Carolinas Chapter was founded in 1986. The Inside Track is published bimonthly. The area served includes North and South Carolina. Editor is Larry Miller at E-mail: LMiller493@aol.com Larry and Karen have handled the registration and parking of the show cars for the GS Nationals for a number of years now. (Data from Tim Icenhour on May 16, 2002)

Ohio
Penn-Ohio Performance Club Eastern Ohio	Michigan Chapter GSCA North-eastern Ohio
N.W Ohio Buick GS Club North Western Ohio
Indiana GSCA Western Ohio	SW Ohio Club Dayon - Cincinnati area

Penn-Ohio Performance Club founded in 1984 currently has 72 members who pay annual dues of $15.00 in September. The area served includes Ohio; Western PA, and Northern - West Virginia. Annual actovities include; three or four meetings including the Christmas Party and a meeting before the GS Nationals in Youngstown, OH. The primary interst of the club is drag racing and they participate with the Michigan Chapter for the spring race and car show at Norwalk. The chapter sponsors a July car show at Phil Steinle Buick in Norwalk, OH and an August caar show at Len Immke Buick in Columbus, OH (Data as of 02/01/2001 partial update 04/14/2004)

The Flint Flyer is published 6 times a year.

Club formed in October 1999 and currently has 25 members. Since being formed they report many good showings from club members with many awards won. Based out of Toledo,Ohio members served are from N.W Ohio & S.E Michigan Area. The most rescent push is to get current members to join the GSCA before the Nat's. Next year should prove very exciting for all members. See ya later Samuel Dye January 2, 2001

Chapter Officers
PRESIDENT Samuel Dye	VICE PRESIDENT Tom Ross
TREASURER Tracy Hartley

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SW Ohio Club Middletown,Ohio 43615

Chris Murtaugh Eric Juengling 513-887-0877

The group meets the first Saturday of the month at 2:00pm at the Lonestar in Middletown Ohio. Take I75 to Exit 32 Ohio122 west to first light Towne Blvd quick right on Roosevelt Ave to top of hill to 6780 Roosevelt ave

Oklahoma

The club has been in existance since Sept 86. Membership dues of $10.00 are due September 1st. At present, there are 110 members. We peaked at 145 last year. The GS X Press is published bi-monthly. Thanks to Steve Monroe stevemon@okbuicks.com we have a new web site address and updated info as of 9/14/2001.

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Founded in 1987 with 11 family members the Lone Star Performance Buick Chapter serves enthusiasts in Texas, parts of Oklahoma and Louisiana. Currently membership is 98 Buick fans. New membership dues are $35.00 which includes a LSPBC T-Shirt, with renewal dues of $20.00 due on January 1st. Chapter holds several meetings a year and sponsors the Texas Mini-Nats held at the Texas Motorplex every spring. They are involved in every Muscle Car Challenge event that is held at the Motorplex. For membership information please send correspondance to Adi Glatz's address in Richardson. If you would like to send information to us for our newsletter, please send it to the editor  We welcome the articles!  (This is information as of 2/00)

Founded in November 1996 the Houston Buick Club serves the Gulf Coast area of Texas and Lousianna. The 71 (and growing) members pay $10.00 a year dues payable in November. Monthly meetings are held at Conley's Shop or various restaurants or other locations and Houston Raceway Park, or the Lone Star Raceway Park (in Sealy, TX)

For 2001 they are working on a dyno day, track rental at Lonestar Raceway this spring, various tech sessions, mod/tune fests, cruise/street action nights, and a possible event (B-O-P or Domestic VS Import) at the Sealy track in the fall.

Primary interest or discription of Club is to talk Buicks, race Buicks, cruise Buicks, learn Buicks, & enjoy Buick Friends. The Houston Buick Club participates in the Oklahoma chapter events, Lone Star Mini Nats, and has plans for future.

Wisconsin
Northern Wisconsin Minnesota Grand National and T-Type Association	Southern Wisconsin Chicagoland Chapter GSCA

Washington