CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - 10 years ago today--U.S. Class Nationals

Phil Veldheer Racing · 07-20-2011, 08:06 PM

I was at a points meet and Alex asked me to take my two stockers to his event. How can anyone say no to Alex....I drove my G/SA 69 Camaro (which the week before Tony Goodman went 8 rounds with it at Mid Michigan) and I also took my freshly built 86 Camaro (now owned by Matt A.) and I think that was J/SA...Alex and Tony meet us at the gate and thank us for coming. Michael Beard was there taking a ton of photos...GM had a big semi rig there and lucky for me, Holley was there as my J/SA puked an electric fuel pump....nothing like changing a fuel pump in one of the hottest and stickest days of my life...If you buy the video you can see they called G/SA class first as that class had the most entrants....As usual, when they called G/SA I was the first one there....watch the video...They ran one race over twice and it was me....my second bulb was burnt out and they said "get back up there and run over"...it was the same outcome...the PONTIAC got me on the top end..
My J/SA had no chance as the motor we ran at that event was a real stocker and I mean stock..I think we had to run a 12.75 or something and if the heat was gone we could have done it...the driver of the J/SA ran a "hitter" with an injected Pontiac and he got lucky as my driver had a .00? light but could only run a 12.91 ( A week later at the IHRA Northern Nationals at Stanton it ran a 12.32)
we were parked in the dust bowl along with a 57 Chevy ( he admitted in the post before me....I love that car) with fenderwell headers.....I love those cars and those headers but they sure make a mess...
I think it was Jeff T. who bought a real nice supper for everyone and it was appreaciated. I remember several racers leaving before eliminations on Sunday as it was predicted to be hotter than Saturday with no chance of cloud cover. After we both lost we stuck around for a while on Sunday. I drove straight from Bryon Dragway to Holland with the AIR CONDITIONER wide open all the way...my tow vehicle had cloth seats and it was soaked..
I would love to go again only try September? I've had a few people tell me that I should try it....I even thought about it seriously then I came to my senses...I still have my Class Nationals Licence Plate ....If anyone wants Plates or T-Shirts, I think Jeff Lee (formerly of IHRA) or his dad, Fred Lee still has some...

Phil

07-20-2011, 08:06 PM	#15
Phil Veldheer Racing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holland, MICHIGAN Posts: 155 Likes: 43 Liked 26 Times in 8 Posts	Re: 10 years ago today--U.S. Class Nationals I was at a points meet and Alex asked me to take my two stockers to his event. How can anyone say no to Alex....I drove my G/SA 69 Camaro (which the week before Tony Goodman went 8 rounds with it at Mid Michigan) and I also took my freshly built 86 Camaro (now owned by Matt A.) and I think that was J/SA...Alex and Tony meet us at the gate and thank us for coming. Michael Beard was there taking a ton of photos...GM had a big semi rig there and lucky for me, Holley was there as my J/SA puked an electric fuel pump....nothing like changing a fuel pump in one of the hottest and stickest days of my life...If you buy the video you can see they called G/SA class first as that class had the most entrants....As usual, when they called G/SA I was the first one there....watch the video...They ran one race over twice and it was me....my second bulb was burnt out and they said "get back up there and run over"...it was the same outcome...the PONTIAC got me on the top end.. My J/SA had no chance as the motor we ran at that event was a real stocker and I mean stock..I think we had to run a 12.75 or something and if the heat was gone we could have done it...the driver of the J/SA ran a "hitter" with an injected Pontiac and he got lucky as my driver had a .00? light but could only run a 12.91 ( A week later at the IHRA Northern Nationals at Stanton it ran a 12.32) we were parked in the dust bowl along with a 57 Chevy ( he admitted in the post before me....I love that car) with fenderwell headers.....I love those cars and those headers but they sure make a mess... I think it was Jeff T. who bought a real nice supper for everyone and it was appreaciated. I remember several racers leaving before eliminations on Sunday as it was predicted to be hotter than Saturday with no chance of cloud cover. After we both lost we stuck around for a while on Sunday. I drove straight from Bryon Dragway to Holland with the AIR CONDITIONER wide open all the way...my tow vehicle had cloth seats and it was soaked.. I would love to go again only try September? I've had a few people tell me that I should try it....I even thought about it seriously then I came to my senses...I still have my Class Nationals Licence Plate ....If anyone wants Plates or T-Shirts, I think Jeff Lee (formerly of IHRA) or his dad, Fred Lee still has some... Phil __________________ PHIL VELDHEER 3455 STK IHRA WORLD Record Holder 2007-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 Last edited by Phil Veldheer Racing; 07-21-2011 at 02:51 PM.