Live from NHRA Pep Boys Nationals @ Maple Grove

Jack Matyas · 09-15-2023, 07:13 AM

Good morning all - Yippee !!!! It's race day finally and Stock will lead off at 8:45 .Matchups - not a heads-up in sight and big handicaps there's a big one - Johnny Gray in his retro '69 Camaro AA/SA will give Bobby Bender driving his lumbering P/SA small block powered wagon about 5 bulbs and try to catch up.

Weather ??? It's gonna be another great day here at Maple Grove as the high is to be only 73 degrees with the temp now (7 am ) at 56 degrees .Seems the Dutch Classic weather came early .I'm sure Ken will post the full picture .

As Ken posted last evening teardown was open and worked late - I'm trying to get results ASAP .

The track conditions at this point were pretty good - during the last S/S class session I watched several competitors spin but that could have
been they were plenty hopped-up or the track with the Sun burning down in the mid-afternoon .

Later .................

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Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,932 Likes: 408 Liked 2,052 Times in 400 Posts	Re: Live from NHRA Pep Boys Nationals @ Maple Grove Good morning all - Yippee !!!! It's race day finally and Stock will lead off at 8:45 .Matchups - not a heads-up in sight and big handicaps there's a big one - Johnny Gray in his retro '69 Camaro AA/SA will give Bobby Bender driving his lumbering P/SA small block powered wagon about 5 bulbs and try to catch up. Weather ??? It's gonna be another great day here at Maple Grove as the high is to be only 73 degrees with the temp now (7 am ) at 56 degrees .Seems the Dutch Classic weather came early .I'm sure Ken will post the full picture . As Ken posted last evening teardown was open and worked late - I'm trying to get results ASAP . The track conditions at this point were pretty good - during the last S/S class session I watched several competitors spin but that could have been they were plenty hopped-up or the track with the Sun burning down in the mid-afternoon . Later ................. __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO Last edited by Jack Matyas; 09-15-2023 at 07:28 AM.