Live from NHRA- Sony/PCRichard Pennsylvania Dutch Classic

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning gang - today being the last day of the season for most of us in these parts I realized I'll not see many of my racing friends until next Spring .........Sure a few will show up at the Division Banquet and maybe I'll bump into some of them at the Mall or out having dinner but its just not the same as sharing time at the track .Come on Spring .....

Today we'll go into round 2 in Stock and S/S and by the looks of the morning skies another great day here at Maple Grove Raceway .

One last thought - my lifelong friend and former partner Ray Valpreda is hospitalized this weekend in Charlotte - all of you can do me a big favor - keep him in your prayers and ask the big guy in the sky to be kind to him .

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

[Frank Castros]

Tom,
Thanks for the great pics.

[skills]

Good morning friends it's 840 and just arrived at the dutch. Good luck everyone and hopefully a day at the track will make me forget my UT Vols losing last night.

[Bob Don]

Jack - Thank you, Ken and Tom for the pics and reports. I remember Ray and I will certainly keep him my thoughts and prayers.

There was no coverage of yesterday's racing on DRC. Perhaps you and Ken could exert your journalistic influence on the powers that be and get some results posted?

[Jack Matyas]

Stock just finished rd 2 - all those fast ET's are pretty much gone as that big barometer went away this morning - most were slower by 6 to 9 .S/S rd 2 coming up .Today is turning out to be not what we hoped for - cloudy and overcast - not much Sun at all ....

Stock just got called back to the lanes ..........Huh ?

[Ken Miele]

Don I will do my best.

2nd round of stock is done and Super Stock should be up shortly. The weather for this morning is not as good as it has been, We have been spoiled with killer air, its still good though.

When I ran the temp was 57, humid 65%, bar 29.58 and DA 800ft.

The in car cam is Steve Ficacci driving the Micro Strategies 08 CJ.

[Tom Goldman]

Heres a complete list of new National Records set this weekend at the Dutch from Maple Groves website. ...unfortunately no MPH's listed.
Congratulations to all !!


The records:

Super Stock

Richard Dorio, SS/OA, ’56 Chevy, 11.38

Tommy Dawson, SS/DM, ’96 Beretta, 9.06

Carl Milano, SS/LA, ’65 Mustang, 10.54

Brian Oakes, SS/CA, ’69 Camaro, 8.89

David Thomas, SS/BA, ’69 Corvette, 8.82

Joe Mendillo, SS/EM, ’90 Camaro, 9.37

Stock

Doc Horn, E/S, ’67 GTX, 11.02

Jimmy Ronzello, AA/S ’08 Cobra Jet, 9.02

Gene Monahan, K/SA, ’89 Formula, 11.47

Don Fezell, AA/S, ’08 Cobra Jet, 8.89

Ken Keir, A/SA, ’70 Nova, 9.80

Anthony Bongiovanni, H/SA, ’10 Cobra Jet, 11.15

Briane Philbrick, R/SA, ’76 Monza, 12.89

Bob Bender, O/SA, ’69 Kingwood, 12.45

Dennis Martins, J/SA, ’86 Firebird, 11.37

[Jim Carter]

I thought I would get into the fray and post a few shots I took onThursday and Saturday at the Dutch.

Hope you enjoy them.

JimmieC

[Superfan1]

Tom, I checked the Maple Grove site and they list the records exactly as you did; however there is a glaring discrepancy. Jimmy Ronzello and Don Fezell are both listed as setting the AA/S record - Jimmy Ronzello, AA/S ’08 Cobra Jet, 9.02 - Don Fezell, AA/S, ’08 Cobra Jet, 8.89. In 2010, Jimmy put an automatic in the car and ran in A/SA; if I remember correctly he won A/SA class at Indy in 2010. Is it possible that he set the AA/SA record, or is it just a misprint? If anyone can clarify it will be appreciated.

[Jim Carter]

Here are a few more shots from the Dutch.

JC