Live from Maple Grove-NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning - Like most of you I was blown away by the video of the ATI Camaro COPO engine - thanks to JC Beatti for allowing us to show just how violent things get under the hood of these monsters .

Another fab morning today - the Sun is just starting to rise britely and the temps should come up fast .For those of you counting my rain record is still intact as the most we had yesterday was a few drops in the early evening - maybe a new trend is developing here .

Lets not forget tonight's show - Maple Grove is putting on their annual deal -the 'Showdown at Sundown' - they'll be showcasing Jet cars / Dragsters etc along with Fireworks .

This morning most of us will get our final shot at qualifing on the 1320 before we move to eliminations early this afternoon .

Back in a bit .......And for those of you hitting the highways today - be careful as this is a big accident weekend .