Recent content by The Colonel

TSA racers: I had a long chat with Richard Clark on Monday, 28 April, '14. Richard is unable at this time to make a commitment to sponsoring the TSA class at Bowling Green this October. Should any new developments come to being, I will keep you posted. I do appreciate your interest and...

No, I do not know what GSCA plans to do. I would think that they would keep the class, but that is my guess only. The Colonel

I will do so. Thanks. The Colonel

I spoke with Richard Clark today, and it is with regret that I must inform TSA racers that Richard will NOT be at Bowling Green this October. Circumstances at this time preclude his attendance at the TSA competition events and thus there will be NO TSA Class win, place or show purse from...

HEADS UP, TSA RACERS! I had a long chat with Richard yesterday, 7 March 2013. Billet backing plates on turbo housings are OK. ANY turbo housing that fits UNDER the STOCK TURBO SHIELD is allowed. The turbo must 'hookup' with the STOCK two bolt spring loaded downpipe housing. As...

TSA RESULTS AT BOWLING GREEN- 19 OCT 2012. The day started out with the temperature in the low 50's, high humidity and winds of 15 to 20 mph. Not very nice. Five cars showed up for Richard Clark's TSA shootout. They were Red Armstrong from Ohio, Bill Thompson from Kentucky, Clay Arnold from...

Craig: Richard Clark, as you know, sets the rules for TSA. Over the years, he has made changes to TSA rules. He pays for everything in TSA. Among other things, he allows an upgraded radio, but in the stock location; a 2 1/8 inch boost gauge on the pillar, steering column or console...

The head bolts that are acceptable in TSA are: MNP (GM part # 25527831), SPS, C...

Yes. MNP bolts are available through any GM dealer. Their part # is 25527831. The Colonel

Richard Clark has released the payout schedule for his TSA competition at Bowling Green, KY, next week. For first place, the award is: $5,000, second place is: $2,500, third place is: $1,200, and fourth place is: $ 600. In...

For TSA racers at Bowling Green in Oct, 2012. Richard Clark has previously stated what headbolts for TSA racers are acceptable. These head bolt markings are: TTY, MNP, SPS, C, and KXV. These are torque to yield style fasteners. The Colonel.

Collin Hundley: Since I have been teching for Richard the past three years at Bowling Green, I can tell you that Richard has always had two criteria for checking ride height of turbo Regals. All cars (5 vehicles) last year (Oct 2011, at Bowling Green) passed height check criteria, and we told...

Richard Clark asked me to inform TSA racers at Bowling Green during the 17 to 20 Oct event that the rules for his TSA race are the same as last year with the exception of the new ride height criteria for 86/87 GN's, GNX's, and Turbo Regals. The new ride height measurements are taken at the front...

TSA specs for ride height of Buick Regals, GNs and GNXs. Bill: In a letter dated 6 April, 1987, Buick Motor Division defined ride height as the distance from the pavement to the bottom edge of the wheel well molding. For the front wheel the distance is 27.2 inches. For the...

BG Oct 2011 TSA Results Tech inspections for Richard Clark’s TSA runoff were held on Friday afternoon, 21 Oct 2011. Five cars lined up. They were: Red Armstrong, Ohio; Clay Arnold, Indiana; Bill Thompson, Kentucky; John Tubbs, Wisconsin; and Steve Klug, California. All cars except Steve’s...