My car began life as any other 1986 Buick Regal T-Type. Going to shootouts, pounding the streets. In somewhere around 1988 I got interested in car audio. I began building systems of different levels, until somewhere around 1990 I met up with Bill Williams who worked with Richard Clark and Dave Navone of Autosound 2000. Through Bills guidance I built a system which rivaled all but the most extensive systems. I competed at both IASCA and USAC levels and took a best of fourth place in competition. After this hobby became too expensive for a family man, I kind of ducked out of the audio scene. Then through the Grand National and T-Type Enthusiasts Association (www.gnttype.org) I began learning a lot about what makes these cars tick. I met up with a few NJ locals who succeeded in giving me the itch for more speed. I began to learn about calibrating the computers in these cars, and soon after I was writing my own calibrations for my car. After some time, my car had progressed into quite a quick and fast machine. While programming calibrations for my car, I became proficient enough that I would program for other people as well. This is where my friendship with many local TR racers grew. I began to make these cars fly, and soon I was taking another step in my hobby.

My car is currently built to produce somewhere around 600hp. Will it make that kind of power? I don't think so, but it should be able to. Through the guidance of my engine builder Dan Smith, I put together a combination that should net me mid 10 second time slips. The engine right now has approx 100 miles on it and as soon as I am comfortable with its reliability, we will see what it will do.

If you use the links above, you can learn a little about the cars history, kind of how it came about, and some of the other extraordinary Detroit iron of that era. There is a link to my friends cars, a couple 9 sec street cars in there. And of course, what this site is about, my roach... So go grab a beer, some speed (dont take valium, the content here is enough to put you to sleep) and wander thru the halls of Buickdome or Buick-dumb...

-Jim