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Hey guys, its only Wednesday, but the track will be open for parking at 1 or so I have been told. The weather for Thursday's test session and Friday does not look good, but you never know at the Grove... the rest of the weekend looks good. There are about 60 rigs in line, I'm curios to see the turnout at this race. With the possible weather along with fuel prices, it will be interesting. Maple Grove always has good cars counts, so a light turnout will be telling for what the rest of the season will be like.

I should have time to get lots more photos, Virginia was a tough race to cover. I'm hoping to also get a in car camera for this race, I just have to find a willing subject.

Todays weather is nice, so parking should go smoothly.

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Hi Ken,

I’ll be rolling in early am on Friday with the Gremlin and the Dakota. You are welcome to put a camera in either or both. The Gremlin has a full cage so it is mount friendly, Dakota might be tougher to find a spot to mount.

Eric

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See you in the AM.

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If anyone would like to stop by my pits this weekend and sign a get well card for the Super Gas Racer Will Munroe who was injured at Cecil this past weekend. His family is also asking if anyone would like to throw together some team shirts or stickers (He's a Large) for when he does come out of the coma he has something to put a smile on his face. I will be sending the care package out on Monday after MG, so if you want to give me something to include stop by, I should be there around 3pm tomorrow. I know Jack has already said he will bring by some Class Racer items.

Thanks
Rob Keister
1198 SG

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Good afternoon- Just like most of you there is nothing like racing at your home track - for me, Maple Grove has been my home track since the early seventies and it's way too late to change now.As a matter of fact why would I ?? With the Koretsky family now at the reins as the new owners things are looking up for sure .They have the drive and the money to make this track even greater .

In an hour or so it'll be like the gold rush stampede when they finally open the gates .

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Well parking did not start until 4pm, and to be fair that's what it said on the D1 site. It was a little crazy when the gates opened, there were about a dozen rigs in the first few rows that were left with no way to move them. It made it hard to navigate around them. Not sure why any would leave there rigs like that, I guess they did not realize the issue it caused. Anyway we all got in and parked, there is a good amount of cars here, and I was told that over 400 had registered for this race.

I found a few cars out today. Tomorrow the test and tune starts at 11am, finishes up a 5pm

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Good morning - Heard a good one this morning - "How do you know if you're at Maple Grove " ??? Look up it's cloudy .And today is no different as it's cloudy and a chilly 59 degrees -more like Dutch Classic weather .Good news is the warm weather will be here by the weekend .More good news is I'm told there are already more than 400 entries to this event - a good sign for sure .

Plenty of good pit space left -even some on the macadam ( yes,that's what we call it in Pennsylvania).

Today is test n tune that is to start at 11. Later ........

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temperature = 57.97 deg f
relative humidity = 82 %
uncorrected barometer* = 29.70 inHg
corrected barometer* = 30.28 inHg
wind speed = 6.54 mph
wind direction* = SE (135°)
more info: current metric | historical | forecast | help
dew point = 52 deg f
saturation pressure = 0.485 inHg
vapor pressure = 0.398 inHg
grains = 59.1
air density (w/o water vapor) = 100%
air density (w water vapor) = 98%
density altitude = 584.35 ft

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Everyone was asking last weekend "Whats up with car counts?" I heard from Chad at Cecil and he said they were below 300 total and it wasn't a good weekend in their books....I joked and said just imagine if you had it in August with the rising fuel costs, he was like you know you might be correct.

I think this weekend will be the true test to see how car counts will be, you'll have your diehards that will be there rain or shine, $2 a gallon or $8 a gallon but, it will be a judge to see where things come out in total car counts. This is normally a 550 to 600 car count event. Also, have to remember this event hasn't been run in over 2 years on this weekend, 2 years ago COVID moved it to the Dutch Weekend in September and we went 1/8 mile racing due to rain and last year was 3 days of rain and they tried to move it to Monday only to have the track not hold rubber and had to be pushed till late August. So we will wait and see what things look like once it's all said and done Sunday Night

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Hey guys, the test session started late, and it looks to be light, but cars are still coming in. Here a some shots from behind the starting line. Weather wise we are still in good shape for today. Friday does not look good, but the rest of the weekend looks great.

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I will be there when the gates open Friday morning with my camera in hand.

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In car camera folks... Jonathan Allegrucci in his V10 Drag Pak.

https://youtu.be/B4EoYVgx3wY

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A few more pics from this afternoons t n t

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Good morning and welcome to Day 1 here at Maple Grove --although I can't give you an exact number yet this place is filling up as a bunch came in last evening .

We are to start at nine this AM but it's doubtful as it rained some during the night .That coupled with fact that it's overcast and a bit misty could slow things a bit .Good news - the temp just hit seventy - the weathermen promised warm temps this weekend .Later....

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Morning folks... yes its over cast. but the weather forecast for today is rain in the afternoon. I think we might get a qualifying shot before the rains hit. The rest of the weekend is still looking good.

Weather numbers from my weather station...

Temp 68
Humid 87%
Bar 29.36
DA 2091
Water Grains 90
Wind calm

A few more photos from yesterdays test and tune.

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temperature = 66.23 deg f
relative humidity = 95 %
uncorrected barometer* = 29.35 inHg
corrected barometer* = 29.93 inHg
wind speed = 8.33 mph
wind direction* = S (176°)
more info: current metric | historical | forecast | help
dew point = 65 deg f
saturation pressure = 0.650 inHg
vapor pressure = 0.617 inHg
grains = 93.5
air density (w/o water vapor) = 97%
air density (w water vapor) = 95%
density altitude = 1785.22 ft
As of 8:00 am

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Can't hear the announcer. Can hear the cars -- that's good, but can't hear what Alan is saying. Carolyn

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Hey guys, sorry for the lack of reports. I broke a trans, so I was a little busy. We are still trying to get at least one qualifier in and time shots for the 90's cars, but it keeps misting... we are getting breaks in the mist, but its making for a long day. The heavy rain will be here soon. We got Stk, SST, and SC in, SS is in the lanes now.

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Love seeing stockers still being hauled on open trailers

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Hope your able to get the trans fixed

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Don't have a spare and it can't be fixed here.

We just had some heavy rain move through, I'm thinking we are done for the day. Its still sprinkling, but the heavy rain is past us. STK, SS, SST, SC and SG all got one hit today.

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Stock and Super Stock, along with the 90's cars are done for the day. The rain has stopped and the Alcohol cars are running now. Qualifying sheets for Stock and Super Stock.....

https://classracer.com/q/stkmg.jpg

https://classracer.com/q/ssmg.jpg

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Friday afternoon super stockers - batch 1

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Friday afternoon super stockers - batch 2

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Great shots. Thanks.

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Great shots. Thanks.

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Good morning kids - So after raining a good part of the night the Sun is shining brite this morning and hopefully drying things out . We were to start at 9 but it's a maybe at this point.The current plan is have everyone take one hit at the track and then go into elims.Back in a bit .........

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10:15 Update - The Sun went in and is making it difficult to dry and get new rubber on the track - that plus it's a chilly 68 degrees .The Stock/SuperStock crowd have 'em warmed up and ready to go but it'll be awhile .Me?? I'm watching 'Maverick' reruns ........

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Hey guys... I'm back, they just called Stock to the lanes. Junior's are running now. We were down about 4 hours trying to get the track ready. I'll be back with photos from Stock later.

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Hey guys, we are done for the night. Everyone got another qualifying shot and time shot. We had first round for Stock tonight, and we will finish the race tomorrow. A few shots from Stock qualifying today. Just look at these shots... is this not the greatest muscle car show on earth.

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Saturday afternoon stockers - Batch 1

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Saturday afternoon stockers - Batch 2

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Saturday afternoon Super Stockers

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Good morning all, Stock is running their 2nd round as I type. Its a great weather day, the best of the week. We should get it all done today. Thanks Doug for the great action photos.

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Hey guys, things are moving right along, Stock is running round 3... Super Stock up shortly.

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One loan Mustang, in a sea of Camaro's...

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Has there ever been a drag racing event without a 1969 Camaro?

Remember the Super Stock Magazine Nationals, Pro Stocks, free stuff, beautiful weather and great racing. Many of you guys raced then and still today.

God Bless y'all and God bless the men and woman who defended our great nation.

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Sure, there were plenty of races with no 69 Camaros, of course all those races were in 1968 or earlier!

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Stock winner: Joe Santangelo
Runner Up: David Barton

Super Stock Winner: Marc LaBrecque
Runner Up: John Cannata


Congratulations to all 4 drivers.

Let’s Honor Our Heroes On Memorial Day.🇺🇸
God Bless Them and God Bless the U. S. A. 🇺🇸

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Congratulations to the winners and runners up.

When was the last time a truck won?