Live from Maple Grove NHRA Pep Boys Nationals

[Superfan1]

Ken is not entered; his next race is Charlotte.

[Ken Miele]

Sorry folks, I wont make this race, thanks for filling in Jack. See you all at Charlotte.

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning members and guests - Today is what many of us have been waiting for - a cool crisp Fall day at a track that has teeth - that plus we'll get three shots at it which doesn't happen that often .Speaking of Fall last night the temps dipped into the upper forties and it was time to bring out the blankets for sure.This AM it's getting warmer - just at 59 degrees at this moment and because of some fog that rolled in you can't see the nearby mountains but the Sun is trying to peak thru .

With Stock rolling out early maybe one of our S/S brothers can catch a pic or three of the expected action .Still racers rolling in this morning .........back in a bit .

And BTW - this place is really looking sharp - once again the Koretsky family dug into their wallets - a whole bunch of new paving - manicured grass and even trimmed trees - I'm sure there is more ! ! !

[Frank Castros]

No rain at the "Keystones" is a rare bonus. Those conditions at the Grove will cause many to lift at the 1,000' cones during Q1.
Have fun and thanks Jack.

[Jack Matyas]

Stock and S/S got their first look at the track - the track is everything you could ask for and as promised it had the teeth we wanted .In Stock Anthony B is leading the pack with a 1.08 under shot .Can't tell in S/S as there is a problem with the time tickets - or lack of as both in STK and S/S none were issued .

Q2 coming up soon .......

[Dave Casey]

1:17 Q2 of stock just finished , about 15 to 20 degrees warmer then Q1

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning - Yesterday everyone got their 3 trips down the track in prep for today's first rounds and can you believe it no one is complaining .The track was super and we got it done at a decent hour .

This morning is still overcast and quite a bit chilly for our 9 o'clock start with Stock going out first .At this minute it's 59 degrees - not exactly as we'd like but hopefully in the next hour and a half it will come up some .

Congrats to Bobby Fazio on his first # 1 qualifier .

Later ........

[Dave Casey]

Not as foggy this morning as it was yesterday morning, and currently 60 degrees at 7:30. The Barometer is the same this morning as yesterday. Rd1 is at 9, then we are done for the day according to the schedule. Lots of racers trying to play the ladder in the last session yesterday. The baro dropped a little more than usual during the day yesterday. The traction has been good, only saw a few spin in the last session. The sun has been bright on the track all the time, and there may have been a few that were trying to rotate the earth in the last session.