Live from Maple Grove - 43rd P.C.Richard PA Dutch Classic

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning all - This morning there is in store for you good news and bad .Good news is although its very cold its sunny and yesterdays water will burn off in an hour or two and we'll finally get racing .As of last evening the Index cars will be out first followed by the Stockers in an all run format .

Bad news is last night I spoke with Mike Keener who along with Paul Mercure and the rest of the Checkmate team came here from Michigan but decided to leave yesterday morning and were traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike when they had an engine fire with their RV - they tried to put it out themselves but to no avail and by the time firefighters arived it was fully engulfed .It ended up a total loss but the good news is no one was hurt - and the stacker was only blackened a bit - even better is the '14 Camaro - while no longer having a new car smell its OK and will race again soon .

Back in a bit ................