Live from the 40th annual "Pennsylvania Dutch Classic"

[skills]

I am here got here bright and early. I can only speak for myself just don't think this race is advertised enough west of reading. Plus some of the problem is on tv s/ss isn't given any quality time. Spectators show up when they are educated and interested. I love you class guys and will support you as longs god allows me. From my walk through the pits seems like more people cars than last year. Not liking the 1/8 th mile racing though.

[Jack Matyas]

Hemi Shootout completed - Gary Wolkwitz 0ver Jeff Kobylski .....and if you think this isn't a big deal - the Teuton's came a very long way to compete

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by skills

Not liking the 1/8 th mile racing though.

The 1/8 mile racing is only for Top Dragster and Top Sportsman

[Dick Butler]

jack, Thanks for all the work. Any ET on AH? Cannot read the SS qualifying sheets. Not posted on Drag Race central either.
Dick Butler

[X-TECH MAN]

I just want to thank Jack, Kenny, guys like Toby personally. Their pictures and reporting are 2nd to none. Love the incar videos. Many of my posts are mis read. The guys who do know me should realize how much of a fan of Stock and S/S racing I am. How many others would drive 19 1/2 hours to spectate at the Dutch like I did last year? When I was in Md. I would drive 3 1/2 hours every year. Races like the Dutch is THE BEST SHOW ON THE PLANET !!!! The purpose of the post is to try to get better minds than mine to figure out HOW in the hell can we get the average fan to come to these races. I dont mean guys like "Skills" and other hard core car types. But in the big picture this is what the tracks and IHRA/NHRA see and how long before they find something else to be the filler for the fuel cars? What are we/you doing wrong or is it the rules and the way the elimlnator is run? What can we do to improve the situation. I would say that better than 90% of the spectators there were friends, crew, family with a car . Not just people who love stock and S/S for what they are. When your at these national events do you really think the crowd is there too watch the .90 classes and class cars? Come on guys....put your thinking caps on before its to late.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I just want to thank Jack, Kenny, guys like Toby personally. Their pictures and reporting are 2nd to none. Love the incar videos. Many of my posts are mis read. The guys who do know me should realize how much of a fan of Stock and S/S racing I am. How many others would drive 19 1/2 hours to spectate at the Dutch like I did last year? When I was in Md. I would drive 3 1/2 hours every year. Races like the Dutch is THE BEST SHOW ON THE PLANET !!!! The purpose of the post is to try to get better minds than mine to figure out HOW in the hell can we get the average fan to come to these races. I dont mean guys like "Skills" and other hard core car types. But in the big picture tracks and IHRA/NHRA see this and how long before they find something else to be the filler for the fuel cars? What are we/you doing wrong or is it the rules and the way the elimlnator is run? What can we do to improve the situation. I would say thaaty better than 90% of the spectators there were with a car or acting as crew. Not just people who love stock and S/S for what they are. When your at these national events do you really think the crowd is there too watch the .90 classes and class car? Come on guys....put your thinking caps on before its to late.

Terry,it seems it would be like getting a flock of drag racers to go the thr Metropolitan
Opera to see an opera.

[X-TECH MAN]

Yeah Ed.....your most likley correct . P.S. I forgot to mention Larry Hill as being one of the "ACE Reporters" on this forum along with the other guys.

[Tom Goldman]

Congratulations to Katie Sepanek Stock winner over a red lighting Don Heims.
And Super Stock winner Larry Jewell over Marty Reinhart Jr.

[Jack Matyas]

Well the afternoon flew by and now we can say congrats to the winners --

Stock ---- Katie Sepanik in her trusty I/SA Chevelle defeated Don Himes in Billy Nees' Q/SA LeMans


SuperStock was won by Larry Jewell in his familiar red Corvette when he defeated Marty Reinhart in his ageless '69 Camaro .

[boster]

Race heads up , that will bring in fans . The majority of fans dont like bracket racing thats why they leave the stands when we race.

Bo Kenney