"Live From" NHRA - Sony/PCRichard Pennsylvania Dutch Classic

[Ken Miele]

Tom, that is a 440 combo in the GTX. Claude I will be sure to get lots of super class car photos this weekend.

Here are some more photos as racers get ready for the test and tune, it should be starting in about 15 minutes.

Weather numbers for today are good, but I have seen better at this race.

Temp 65
Humid 62%
Bar 29.56
Vapor Pressure .3978
Water Grains 58.5
DA 1478
Wind - not a factor

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

I need some help getting final qualifying sheets and class runs for SS/Stock if anybody can help I would appreciate it. Post it here or either fax it to me, 775-743-8699
or e-mail me it to me nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

Thanks, Joe

[Dave Casey]

a few et's from the first session,

it is a track run test and tune, and you can set records. D1 staff is here in full for teching etc

Keir A/SA 9.89
Boudreau B/SA 9.94
Matyas 9.59
Petras G/S 10.96
Ford A/S 10.24
Roberts G/S 11.06

temp was about 67 , no wind ,warmer than usual for this time of year at this event

[Mickey Whaley]

Any new records

[rod butcher]

Was told it was 1500' DA with Baro @ 29.56

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Tom, that is a 440 combo in the GTX. Claude I will be sure to get lots of super class car photos this weekend.

Here are some more photos as racers get ready for the test and tune, it should be starting in about 15 minutes.

Weather numbers for today are good, but I have seen better at this race.

Temp 65
Humid 62%
Bar 29.56
Vapor Pressure .3978
Water Grains 58.5
DA 1478
Wind - not a factor

Is that Dvorak's car...who's driving?

[killer1]

Thanks for all the up dates and videos they are fun to look at and much appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Doug Walker]

Some photos from Friday afternoon. Shooting from the grandstands.

[Ken Miele]

Good morning all, and its a cold one. They should be calling stock to the lanes for a time shot. Later today will be class.

Jim, that is Dvorak's car, Thomas Auger owns it now.

Here are the current weather numbers.

Temp 53
Humid 61%
Bar 29.58
DA 466
no wind

[Andys dad]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Yeah I know its only Wednesday, but parking and tech was open for this weeks Dutch Classic today, so I said what the heck and headed over to the Grove.

I have to say D1 came through again this week. Opening tech early is something they did not have to do, but Dave Ley was out here from late morning until the evening getting anyone teched in that got here early or were already here from the national event. There was a surprising amount of cars out today and I got some photos for everyone. Weather today was as perfect as you can get with temps in the lower 70's and no wind to speak of.

Tomorrow is supposed to be the same as today and I ran into three people going for records tomorrow. I talked to Jim Boudreau, he will be going for the B/SA record. Adam Kerr will be trying for the A/SA and AA/SA record. John Kakalecik will be going for the SS/CA record in his beautiful 70 hemi cuda. I'm sure there will be more cars going for records, the conditions look good for tomorrow, it should be a fun day.

Is the red '70 B/SA Camaro really a 454 - I did not recall it being in the guide - but who can keep up anyway with the ins and outs according to the NHRA rules?