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Jim Emmel 22nd Annual Trans Am Nationals


 22Nd Trans Am Nationals Yellow 1977 Trans Am
Nick Seslar has owned his Goldenrod Yellow '77 T/A since new and has done a wonderful job of preserving it.

2006 T/A NATIONALS WINNERS
 
Special Awards
Best of Show
Loren Sheffer, '70 1/2 White T/A
Director of Aviation Award
Kevin Adams, '69 Red Firebird
Managers' Choice Award
Ron McCracken, '68 Red Firebird
Jim Emmel Memorial Award
Dale and Angela Henderson, '94 Maroon T/A
A Special Wish Foundation Childrens' Choice Awards
1st Nick Buzzelli, '79 Black T/A
2nd Jeff Garlitz, '68 Midnight Blue Firebird
High Performance Pontiac Magazine Editor's Choice Award
Mike Kozar, '77 Black T/A Fire-Am
Show & Shine Calendar Awards
Dale Schwartz, '82 Black T/A
Club Participation Awards
Indy Firebird Club
T/A Country
Ohio Firebirds

 22Nd Trans Am Nationals Third Gen Trans Am
Speaking of serious power, Joshua Koher's Third-Gen is packin' a supercharged engine and a raft of other upgrades to torture the rear meats on his GTA.

Stock Classes
A-'67-'69
1stDavid Techtmann, '67 White Firebird
2ndSteve Karew, '69 White T/A
B-'70-'76
1stRichard Winkles, '74 Red T/A
2ndLarry Reeb, '76 Orange T/A
3rdJay and Nicole DeLaigle, '74 Blue T/A
C-'77-'78
1stThomas Pasquale, White T/A
2ndEric O'Dell, '77 Black T/A
CC-'79-'81
1stTodd Warmark, '79 Blue T/A
2ndMike and Laurie Leggio, '81 White T/A
D-'82-'92
1stDenny Sullivan, '89 White T/A
2ndSteve Coco, '89 White T/A
3rdAndrew Ryner, '89 White T/A
E-'93-'97
1stDuane and Lynne Haars, '96 Silver Formula
2ndJeff Loh, '97 Green T/A
3rdGary McElroy, '96 Green T/A
EE-'98-'02
1stDiane and Gary Miano, '02 Yellow T/A
2ndJohn Sherbak, Yellow T/A
3rdMatt and Becki Phillips, '99 Red T/A conv.

 22Nd Trans Am Nationals 1971 Firebird Esprit
John Bonser's '71 Firebird Esprit is proof that Second-Gens don't have to be T/As or Formulas to be cool. This one took First Place in its class.

Modified
F-1-'67-'69
1stJim Mattison, '67 Purple Firebird
2ndBuddy Pullock, '68 Red Firebird
F-2-'70-'76
1stJohn Bonser, '71 Canyon Copper Firebird Esprit
2ndGregg Denise, '71 White T/A
3rdRoy Becker, '73 Red T/A
F-3-'77-'81
1stScott Warmack, '79 Blue T/A
2ndRon Hoover, '77 Red T/A
3rdGraham Counihan, '79 Silver T/A
4thGerg Berg, '78 Black T/A
5thNick Seslar, '77 Yellow T/A
G-'82-'92
1stCarl Hessick, '87 Flame Red GTA
2ndDave Clark, '84 White T/A
3rdKen Bauco, '87 Flame Red T/A
4thJoe Hobbins, '87 Flame Red GTA
GG-'93-'02
1stRick Kaiser, '02 Red T/A
2ndBryan and Misty Baker, '99 White T/A
3thSilvio Kimmel, '94 White T/A
4thBill and Bonnie Waugh, '02 Black T/A
5thGregg and Dee Theobald, '99 White T/A

 22Nd Trans Am Nationals 1970 Trans Am
Rick Mahoney displayed his fresh Ram Air IV '70 T/A in Lucerne Blue-1 of 88 total and 1 of 25 in the blue hue. By the way, it's a stick, too.

Heavy Modified
H-'67-'81
1stJerry Brushaber, '76 Red T/A
2ndDoug Harrison, '68 Gold Firebird
3rdGeorge and Kim Boylan, '81 Black T/A
4thGene and Rhonda Moberly, '77 Black T/A
I-'82-'92
1stChris Petroskie, '91 White Formula
2ndJoe Rennekamp, '91 Blue T/A
II-'93-'02
1stTom Testa, '98 Black T/A
2ndDale and Angela Henderson, '94 Maroon T/A
3rdBill and Collette Listh, '00 Pewter T/A
4thJames Lucas, '01 Red T/A

Custom
J-'67-'81
1stRon McCracken, '68 Red Firebird
2ndKevin Adams, '69 Red Firebird
K-'82-'92
1stBob Rahl, '91 Black T/A conv.
KK-'93-'02
1stJeff North, '01 Red T/A
2ndMike Shumaker, '02 Yellow T/A
3rdBrian Nicodemus, '94 Black Formula

 22Nd Trans Am Nationals Swap Meet Parts
Vendors in the fully stocked swap-meet area rode out the rain showers on Saturday, and an intrepid few remained to enjoy sunny skies on Sunday.

Heavy Custom
L-'67-'81
1stChris and Christi Reynolds, '69 Carousel Red Firebird
2ndJoel Howard, '68 Red Firebird
3rdAndy Bonnell, '80 Maroon T/A
4thJeff Hill, '79 Gold T/A
M-'82-'92
1stKen Fisher, '86 Red T/A
2ndBob Suttles, '87 Red GTA
MM-'93-'02
1stRob Barney, '00 Pewter T/A
2ndRoger Grimsley, '01 Red T/A
3rdDave Servey, '96 Red T/A
N-Super Street
1stDavid Barone, '82 Black T/A
2ndTed Durlacher, '67 Red Firebird
O-Pro Street
1stJeff Garlitz, '68 Blue Firebird

Specialty Production
P-1 Stock All Years
1stDenny Sullivan, '02 Yellow T/A
P-2 Modified All Years
1stRon Lucas, '96 Silver Comp T/A
2ndMike Kozar, '77 Black T/A

 22Nd Trans Am Nationals Fourth Generation Firebird Trans Ams
Grab a chair - it's the T/A Nats!

T/A Nationals Cruise-In Awards
First-Gen '67-'69
1stJared Vanderoof, '68 Springmist Firebird
2ndJohn Hancock, '68 Green Firebird
Second-Gen '70-'81
1stMark Rogers, '76 Carousel Red T/A
2ndJoe Kubic, '79 Blue T/A
Third-Gen '82-'92
1stJoshua Koher, '89 Oxblood GTA
2ndJay Bartelheim, '86 Black T/A
Fourth-Gen '92-'02
1stBill Peffly, '01 Red T/A
2ndBrian Balash, Blue T/A
Cruise-In Show & Shine Award
Jason German, '99 Red T/A


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