{"id":3931,"date":"2019-08-09T15:56:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2019-09-11T16:02:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T16:02:38","slug":"nitro-nostalgia-gbm-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=3931","title":{"rendered":"Nitro Nostalgia &#8211; GBM Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nitro Nostalgia funny cars were a featured part of the 20th annual Mopar Canadian Nationals held at Grand Bend Motorplex.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3926\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?attachment_id=3926\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3926\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3926\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3926\" src=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NFFC-GBM1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Gary Kraus was the nitro Nostalgia FC winner at the 2019 Mopar Canadian Nationals)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 4-car booked in field included US-based drivers Gary Kraus, Greg Jacobsmeyer, Eric Stevens and Brian Cunningham but also did include an appearance by Ontario&#8217;s own &#8211; Randy Caddell (from Mississauga) &#8212; driving his &#8220;Nitro-Maniac&#8221; Chevy II.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobsmeyer was the quickest car in qualifying (hitting a career best 5.552 secs at 266.35 mph) however it was Western New York&#8217;s Gary Kraus that took the title on Sunday when he ran his popular &#8220;Pony Up&#8221; Mustang to a winning 5.855 secs at 250.97 mph defeating Brian Cunningham&#8217;s &#8220;Gone Ballistic&#8221; Chevy Monza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3927\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?attachment_id=3927\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3927\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3927\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3927\" src=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NFFC-GBM2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Jacobsmeyer set low ET and top speed of the event in his &#8220;All-Star&#8221; Dodge Challenger.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3925\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?attachment_id=3925\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3925\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3925\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3925\" src=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NFFC-GBM-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Stevens&#8217;s &#8220;Bluegass Thunder&#8221; Camaro is from Kentucky.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3928\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?attachment_id=3928\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3928\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3928\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3928\" src=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NFFC-GBM3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FC runner up &#8211; Brian Cunningham<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3924\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?attachment_id=3924\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3924\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3924\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3924\" src=\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NFFC-GBM-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Randy Caddell&#8217;s Canadian based &#8220;Nitro-Manic&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Posted by Bruce Biegler\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photos by Bruce Biegler &#8211; Brennan Shortall &#8211; Darwin Kent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nitro Nostalgia funny cars were a featured part of the 20th annual Mopar Canadian Nationals held at Grand Bend Motorplex. 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