HEMI SUPER STOCKS RETURN

The Chrysler Classic will return to Ohio's National Trail Raceway May 21-23, featuring an eliminator for Hemi-powered Super Stocks. The Western Plastics Super Stock Challenge will feature heads-up racing for all nostalgia and NHRA-legal Hemi-powered vehicles on Saturday, with an all-run Hemi-only dial-in program on Sunday. The even also hosts a full Mopar-only bracket program. For complete information go to www.classicevents.com. [5-6-2004]

GRAND BEND FINISHES IMPROVEMENTS

Although hampered by the harsh Canadian winter, the Grand Bend Motorplex crew has finished two important projects. Concrete guardrails have replaced the Armco guardrail from the starting line to the 660-foot mark, completing a three-year project to switch entirely to concrete. New Daktronics scoreboards have been installed at the finish line.

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The GBM crew got some help from Kim Dineen's Top Sportsman racing team with wiring the new scoreboards and rewiring the Compulink timing system. Grand Bend will host the IHRA Canadian Nationals June 11-13. [5-6-2004]

FLAT HOODS COMING TO NHRA PRO STOCK

One of the agent’s most reliable sources called to say that EFI may be coming to NHRA Pro Stock as soon as 2005. Word has it that Fuel System Guru Barry Grant is involved in the program. According to the agent’s source if EFI is adopted those racers using carburetors cars would get some kind of weight break or other consideration for the first year then after that EFI and flat hoods would be mandatory. If this is true all the agent can say is “about time” and offer a tip o the agent’s fedora to Barry Grant. [5-5-2004]