I like almost any car with wide front and rear tires. Autocrossing with his father in a 65 corvette for 24 years, hobaugh had the right combination of knowledge and ideas to plan out his own autocross beast. Abandoned cadillac deville will it run after 20 years and drive home. Oct 18, 2012 with that comes pozzis most famous car, her 1973 camaro set up to be a killer back road, track and autocross beast a car that many enthusiasts could only dream of and the perfect car to kick off the second season of drives big muscle series. Mary and dave pulled the old drivetrain in preparation for the swap. With the help of veteran autocrossers david and mary pozzi, deanna revised the car into a competitive autocross build that was featured in. On the season premiere of big muscle, host mike musto gets some seat time in 11time scca champ mary pozzis worldfamous secondgen camaro. Only being tossed the keys to one of my bucket list cars. She d bought a 2002 chevrolet camaro ss as a daily driver and. Because this camaro is on a diet yep, as if she wasnt fast enough in her leafsprung camaro, autocross maven mary pozzi is giving her fbody a full makeover.
The company is known for tuning a secondgeneration chevrolet camaro, driven by pozzi herself, winner of the. Oct 12, 2012 to understand the car, first you need to understand its driver and builder, mary pozzi. Those forgeline s03p wheels with the super wide kumhos look great. I switched over the fm5 and created my own pozzistyle split bumper camaro and while the fantastic photorealistic visuals of gt6 are missing, the glorious sound the fm5 homebaked version produces makes up for it. Our booth featured several new additions, including a new modular suspension display and a complete rolling abody chassis, as well as our emax 1970 challenger project car. Just in, the autocross times and results for the 2011 goodguys columbus event were released. However she is going to be doing most of the work on that car and ive set my camaro as a priority for me. To me, a pro touring car is one that can be driven in almost any environment and weather conditions. Scca national champion and protouring icon mary pozzi races the 48 hour camaro at lsfest. New ame multilink independent rear suspension art morrison.
The camaro receives a midcycle refresh for 2019 that includes another transmission option, a new performance variant, and a polarizing frontend. Her goals are great handling, braking, and mid 400 hp. Camaro performance leaf spring suspension discussion in suspension, steering, brake. An interview with goodguys proclass autocross racer, mary. The company is known for tuning a secondgeneration chevrolet camaro, driven by pozzi herself, winner of the best in show award at the sema in 2011. Even a week or so later im still as giddy as a preteen, wideeyed and gawking at a justin bieber concert from my front row seat.
Mary pozzis ls2 powered secondgen camaro on big muscle. Photo courtesy mary pozzi drive the axle bearings and seals into the ends of the housing with a seal and bearing driver. As everyone looks at the chevrolet camaro 196773 as being their goto car for protouring consideration, im not going to continue down that path. Apr 15, 20 goodguys autocross proclass driver, fast mary pozzi, talks about her involvement in autocross, her advice for up and coming autocrossers and her last minute overall proclass win at the. Protouring 1970 camaro, hotchkis suspension sponsored, ls3, ls1, lsx conversion. Nov, 2016 photo courtesy mary pozzi an engine mount kit typically includes the mount plates, brakes, fasteners, and related hardware. Mary pozzi gives a playbyplay perspective on driving the speedway motors secondgen camaro at the goodguys columbus sponsor shootout autocross. The muscle car history back in the and the american car manufacturers diversified their automobile lines with high performance vehicles which came to be known as muscle cars. We take these two v8powered reardrive twodoors to rural. After being used as jons dailydriver and the best of show shop car, it was sold to a new owner, deanna marengo. Powertv drives our 69 mustang ridetech articles and. Friday was a game of hot potato as everybody wanted to secure the fastest time heading into saturdays runs. Id been to this similar present six years earlier with my very own camaro and competed in the sponsor shootout.
Of goodguys exhibits, that is the big one and is appropriately named as in the three days of the present, theres miles and miles of a lot cool. An interview with goodguys proclass autocross racer, mary pozzi. The spectre camaro looks like something i dreamed up in my head as a kid. For proof just look at scca champion mary pozzi and her 73 camaro. In fact, she has 12 national titles to her name and can wheel a car like nobodys business.
Hi, youre talking to mary pozzi s voice mail and the owner of the best car in the entire world. Michael cuthbertson has completely transformed his car. Chris smith smitty would run a time to beat only to be outdone for greg thurmond or mary pozzi. How to paint a car at home in 4 easy steps eastwood duration. Ive run the car there twice and my best finish oa was 5th. How autocross helped me avoid traffic court falken tire. Nov 14, 2016 a highperformance ls engine generates much more heat than a chevy gen i smallblock engine or a pontiac v8 that originally came in many of the fbody cars, so you need a cooling system that effectively and efficiently dissipates and manages the heat. Big muscle drives the worlds nicest 1971 chevy camaro. Spectre performance team driver, mary pozzi, knows a thing or two about. Mary pozzi knows a thing or two about not only building, but racing cars as well. Heidts performance car challenge will feature shipka, pozzi. Big muscle starts off the season with mary pozzis 73. With that comes pozzis most famous car, her 1973 camaro set up to be a killer back road, track and autocross beast a car that many enthusiasts could only dream of and the perfect car to kick off the second season of drives big muscle series. We took out the stunning prized camaro for an all day flog in the california canyons.
Hi, youre talking to mary pozzis voice mail and the owner of the best car in the entire world. Super chevy magazine suspension challenge test driver mary pozzi, an 11time. Pozzi motorsports or pms for short is a tuning company founded by rallycross driver mary pozzi which appears so far in gran turismo 6. I have a lot more practice as i am usually at an event on any given weekend flogging the snot out of said camaro. Photo courtesy mary pozzi an engine mount kit typically includes the mount plates, brakes, fasteners, and related hardware. The car is pretty sound and will recieve baer brakes, hotchkis suspension, agr steering box, vintage wheels 17, carrerra seats. May 15, 2012 so, after purchasing a 73 camaro donor car from longtime friend mary pozzi, the journey of turning a rustbucket of a car into a streetlegal autocross beast began. And the weight savings wont stop there thanks to a stack of carbon fiber parts from anvil auto. Before 422002 here are some photos of mary pozzis 73rs camaro project. With the level of competition and money being thrown at the vehicles now, id be lucky to finish midpack. Its a car that puts a grin on your face when you turn a corner at speed or nail the throttle. Mary pozzi is an 11time national scca solo champion as well as multiple pro and tour autocross winner. Steve rupp, david and mary pozzi team to win the inagural optima batteries ultimate street car invitational at spring mountain raceway. It seems theres always something on the list for mary s car.
Rttc check out my tests of power performance tall ball joints for 1st gen and 2nd gen camaros. Always a smile on her face, this native californian and spectre performancesponsored driver, mary pozzi, is most assuredly not your average gal. Even every week or so later im nonetheless as giddy as a preteen, wideeyed and gawking at a justin bieber live performance from my entrance row seat. Mary who has won several auto cross competitions posted the fastest official time of the event with a 29. Scca national champion and protouring icon mary pozzi races. She graduated with an aa degree in automotive technology and has piloted a number of different of cars to 11 national championships in scca solo competition. Jul, 2011 just in, the autocross times and results for the 2011 goodguys columbus event were released. Efrain diaz is always tinkering with his homebuilt 69 camaro and his driving. See more ideas about racing, trans am and race cars. The final list of drivers and vehicles will be announced at sema. So, after purchasing a 73 camaro donor car from longtime friend mary pozzi, the journey of turning a rustbucket of a car into a streetlegal autocross beast began. It was predictable that she would dominate the 40second course, followed closely by husband.
I know what is wrong with the stock suspension, and i know how to fix it, and have most of the parts. To understand the car, first you need to understand its driver and builder, mary pozzi. You can find the results here on, along with driver bios and pictures. Thats the message you get when mary pozzi doesnt answer your call right away, and its a good indication of her passion for fast cars and especially her 73 camaro autocross killer. At the front of the camaro, you can see the bottom of the oil filter and remote mount, and the lines to the oil cooler ahead of the radiator. We test a secondgen camaro with an art morrison enterprises front clip and independent rear suspension. Get a brief bio and browse all of the articles james shipka and mary pozzi has written for motortrend. Mary pozzi and others having a great time in their protouring machines, that were both fast and agile and thought he wanted to go in that direction. Mary pozzis 73 camaro project jenny craig yep, as if she wasnt fast enough in her leafsprung camaro, autocross maven mary pozzi is giving her fbody a full makeover. Super chevy magazine suspension challenge test driver mary pozzi, an 11time scca autocross champion summed it all up by saying this is the best suspension ive ever felt. Dec 07, 2017 mary pozzi and her 1973 camaro at goodguys scottsdale 2017. Mary pozzi autocrossing with new suspension by lindsey fisher june 21, 2011 if you know anything about autocross, you know that mary pozzi is a the topoftheline driver when it comes to the sport. But i told her we are getting close to making it a race car with the stiffer rear springs and shocks, etc so we need to back off and get the 69 racer running instead.
Dec 14, 20 the car s fantastic, but badly let down by the fake dyson vacuum sounding engine. This years heidts performance car challenge, which will be held july 1517, promises to be a hit thanks to great cars and great drivers like james shipka in the optima one lap camaro, and fast mary pozzi behind the wheel of her bitchin camaro. Mary is an 11time scca solo champion, auto journalist. He bought a wrecked ls1 camaro and did some brake and suspension upgrades, but an experience at a run to the coast event convinced him. Nov 30, 2010 thanks, just to also clear up tests unless you were to test eack suspension kits on thee same car with the same driver on the same pavement could you tell a difference, but the one thing that is never told in magazine articles is how the driver fits into the equation, if the driver does not feel comfortable with a suspension set up the driver will never be able to get 100% out of the car. Jun 02, 2011 get a brief bio and browse all of the articles james shipka and mary pozzi has written for motortrend. Brian hobaughs 73 camaro is an autocrossing demon hunter.
A highperformance ls engine generates much more heat than a chevy gen i smallblock engine or a pontiac v8 that originally came in many of the fbody cars, so you need a cooling system that effectively and efficiently dissipates and manages the heat. Even with leaf springs i bet this car would embarrass a bunch of high dollar machines. Dec 01, 2011 it came to pass that camaro performers magazine needed a car for an ls engine swap story and marys was the perfect candidate. If efrain pulls off his hero run potential he can easily displace one of the above entries. Mary pozzis take on autocrossing in the speedway camaro.
The gal can drive, and the only thing she likes more than driving is giving ridealongs and. Super chevy magazine suspension challenge test driver mary pozzi, an 11time scca autocross champion summed it all up by saying this is the best suspension ive ever felt underneath a car on a track. Mary pozzi 1970 camaro pro touringgood guys auto cross. The plan is to ditch the 383 sbc and richmond trans in favor of an ls engine and t56 magnum sixspeed. Discussion in the bs topic started by bonzohansen, sep 9, 2015.
Steve rupp, david and mary pozzi team to win the inagural optima batteries ultimate street car invitational at. David and mary pozzi from salinas, california, parked their blisteringlyfast 1973 camaro rally sport in our booth as well, since the car runs a hotchkis tvs, subframe. I know what it can, and cannot, do, and how far i can poke the tiger before getting bit. Matt jones familiar 1969 camaro was fitted with the prototype ame. First gen suspension info mary pozzis second gen camaro. Mary grew up behind the gates in rolling hills, an affluent neighborhood in the palos verdes. Car featuremarys fully functional camaro speedhunters.
Mary pozzi 1973 chevy camaro 2nd run 642016 youtube. While mary pozzis 73 camaro may be down on power, her wheel skill is more than suitable compensation. The car easily outhandled even the new camaro ss and earned glowing. The car s fantastic, but badly let down by the fake dyson vacuum sounding engine. Passionate for corvette, camaro, trans am, and all the gm greats. Thats a strong testimonial from a highly credentialed professional. You should see some of the stuff that competes there. Aug 15, 2018 mary pozzi gives a playbyplay perspective on driving the speedway motors secondgen camaro at the goodguys columbus sponsor shootout autocross.
Mary pozzi, 72 chevy camaro kyle tucker, 70 chevy camaro stacy tucker, 69 chevy camaro bret voelkel, 67 chevy camaro. Before we get to the car though, how about a little on its owner. When shes not laying down some serious falken tire rubber on her 73 camaro, wrenching on cars or winning the pro class at the good guys del mar nationals, mary can be found singletracking on her mountain bike or getting to the bottom. Aug 18, 2018 mary pozzis take on autocrossing in the speedway camaro. Mary is an 11time scca solo champion, auto journalist and test driver, married to david pozzi, whos got. Mar 16, 2017 the pro class saw many familiar names return, such as chris smith, bret voelkel, greg thurmond, casey cronin and mary pozzi to name a few. I switched over the fm5 and created my own pozzi style split bumper camaro and while the fantastic photorealistic visuals of gt6 are missing, the glorious sound the fm5 homebaked version produces makes up for it. Dont forget to reinstall the fill plug and tighten it to 20 ftlbs. Ace driver mary pozzi brought her 73 camaro to the event, which features an array of hotchkis hardware. Therefore, you need the correct components, adequate capacity, and proper calibration for.
Most people dont realize that the camaro is a street car, not a race car. New ame multilink independent rear suspension 4753 trucks 4954 chevrolet 5557 chevrolet 5362 corvette 5964 chevrolet camaro chevellegm abody trucks 194753 chassis order form. Theres something about spectre performancesponsored driver. It came to pass that camaro performers magazine needed a car for an ls engine swap story and marys was the perfect candidate. Aug 01, 2010 while mary pozzi s 73 camaro may be down on power, her wheel skill is more than suitable compensation. The driver pictured is homemade, but you can get drivers at most tool stores. Heidts performance car challenge will feature shipka. Its a chance to dust off the cars and trucks as well as the drivers reaction times and autocross skills and get back into the swing of things.
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