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Nightfire Nationals, Super Chevy Show on Tap for Goodguys Racing ’69 Camaro
Pleasanton, CA - The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod '69 Camaro driven by Marc Meadors is hitting the road this month with high hopes and big dreams. The first stop on the team's inner mountain west mini tour will be at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho for the 39th annual Pepsi Nightfire Nationals. Idaho's premier racing event runs Thursday, August 12th through Sunday, August 15th.  Meadors will take the Tim McAmis-built bright silver '69 Camaro into battle in the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod class, taking on the likes of Brett Williamson, Jay Diedrich, Rod Pearce, Rod Burbage, Dennis Radford and many other Pro Mod hitters.

From Boise, the team heads east to Morrison, Colorado for the Super Chevy Show August 20-22 at Bandimere Speedway where they will compete in the "Nitro Coupe/Pro Mod" exhibition. Meadors has fond memories of the last Super Chevy Show he ran, taking home the event win at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA back in March 2009.

The team's war chest is full of bullets and spare parts as they attempt to take home all the marbles at both tour stops. Competing with a Red Line Oil equipped 451-inch Brad Anderson hemi with a roots blower, the car has run a best of 6.16 @ 240mph. The team's best performance this year was a semi-final finish at the Funny Car Fever event at Sacramento Raceway. With that kind of performance and Meadors' lightning quick and ultra consistent reaction times, the Goodguys Racing '69 Camaro warrants serious respect.

]The Goodguys Racing crew of Jason Bunker, Jeff Accacian, Billy Fereira and Andy Fereira are poised and ready to make the team's first trip to Firebird Raceway and Bandimere Speedway a successful one. The team will also have brand new tee shirts for sale at the trailer as well as hero cards for the kids.

Remaining Goodguys Racing '69 Camaro 2010 Event Schedule:

• August 12-15, 39th Annual Pepsi Nightfire Nationals - Firebird Raceway (Boise, ID)
• August 20-22, Super Chevy Show - Bandimere Speedway (Morrison, CO)
• September 24-25 - Governors Cup - Sacramento Raceway (Sacramento, CA)
• November 19-21 - Street Car Super Nationals (Las Vegas)
 
Meadors, Goodguys Racing Camaro Run Career Best Numbers in Season’s First Outing

Sacramento Raceway, Sacramento, CA - The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod '69 Camaro hit the track for the first time this season over the weekend at Sacramento Raceway Park competition during the 29th annual Funny Car Fever event. Racing in the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod category, driver Marc Meadors instantly felt the performance gains from a brand new combination, unloading a career best 6.19 @ 237mph off the trailer!

Photo by Steve Bunker
The Camaro's new motor combo (installed over the winter to include "Brad 6" hemi cylinder heads, an Mike Stawicki Racing Performance 60mm camshaft and a MSR hand fabricated sheet metal intake manifold) gave the Goodguys Racing team the additional horsepower to play with.  Competing with a 451-inch Brad Anderson hemi with roots blower has always differentiated the Goodguys Camaro as the bulk of the other competitors in the WCOPM group run 526-inch hemi‘s with screw-type blowers.


The car got quicker and faster during the weekend, ultimately qualifying with a 6.16 @ 236 lap, good for the number three qualifying position. After a first round win of 6.16 @ a whopping 240mph over Jay Diedrich, the big silver Camaro caught some misfortune logging a 6.744 @ 170.71 in a semi-final race against Rod Burbage. "We threw an air line off the transmission and it came out of gear," a disgusted Meadors said. "We had Burbage covered by a few lengths when it broke. He ran great, not sure if we would have beaten him but we had a big advantage to half track and that's what hurts."


The car was also launching off the line better than ever before with consistent .996 60-foot times thanks to a new set of Hoosier tires and a rear suspension set up by Bob Bunker Jr at Bunker Race Cars in Sacramento.  Crewmembers Jason Bunker, Jeff Accacian, Billy Fereira and Andy Fereira once again worked tirelessly to insure the car was safe and smooth each lap down the track.

* Photos by Steve Bunker

Next up for the Goodguys Racing '69 Camaro is the "Nitro Night of Fire" at Sacramento Raceway, June 11th & 12th.

Remaining Goodguys Racing '69 Camaro Event Schedule:

June 11-12 - Nitro Nite of Fire - Sacramento Raceway (Sacramento, CA) - 619 Promotions

July 10-11 - Oregon Championship - Woodburn Dragstrip (Woodburn, OR)

August 12-15 - Nightfire Nationals - Firebird Raceway (Eagle, ID)

August 20-22 - Super Chevy Show - Bandimere Speedway (Morrison, CO)

September 24-25 - Governors Cup - Sacramento Raceway (Sacramento, CA)

November 19-21 - Street Car Super Nationals (Las Vegas)
 
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