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Page 6, Thursday, May 4, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS -Sports MOTORING with Mike Burgess Now that t h e warmer weather has f i n a I ly arrived, we must, as fellow motorists, take the bad with the good and recognize the added pitfalls the b e t t e r weather brings. Needless to say, navigating and driving an auto- mobile on ci tSy streets is a nerve- w racking challenge at the best of times without the added frustrations of playful children, wandering cyclists, hitch hikers who insist on standing ON the r o ad , sight-seeing drivers, and of course, the policeman picnic- i ng behind a bush with a little green box ! If you are one of the few driv- ers who does not know what that 'lit- tie green box' is for, consider your- self lucky, (but no points awarded).. . ontheotherhand, if you would like to find out, just drive over the speed 1lim- it and a man in blue will jump out and explain everything to you (I don't rec- ommend the1latter - it's rather costly, and can hurt the budget, which might mean spaghetti dinners instead of hamburgers). Anyway, beware of Spring Fever and don't relax behind the wheel. Un- expected situations can spring up in a second, and if you're not looking you m i ght not know what hit you (or what YOU hit). Every situation is a little different and will require different t a c t i cs, but generally speak ing one shoul d always drive with extreme c a u t i on. If y o u drive defensively, c o n c e ntrate on what you are doing an d a1 w ays expect the unexpected, PLUMBING DISCOUNT FIXTURES & SUPPLIES 701 Broc st. N. Whitby 20% DISCOUNT DIRECT TO YOU Hours: 9 &.m. to 9p.rn. Mon-Fn 86 O 1- St. 9a. M to5 P. M. 86 0 y o u s t a n d a good chance of staying a i i v e that way. And w ithout wanting iosoundfacetious, italso helps if you m a i n t a in your vehicle in a safe anc roadworthy condition. As a matter of fact, your local police forcewill soon be stopping cars at random, giving written 'invi- tations' tobring your car for a FREE i n s p e c t ion (no relation to the Free Press) at the portable Department of T r a n s p o r t S afety Lanes. Ohawa P o l ice h ave aiready started, so our WhitbyConstabularywill soon follow. Thispastweekendwasa busy one, keepingyour troving reporter' (yours truly)onhis toes, and literally in the dust of the action. The [Br i t i sh Empire Motor Club 'Spring Trophy Races held last Sun- day at Mosport Park sawl130cars competing on the 2. 45 mile course. Oshawa Motor Sport Club member, Martin ChenalI drove his hot 427 c. i. d. A-Sports Corvette to a fourth over- a1l. Ano ther O.M.S.C. member, Rob i n V i r tue, despite plug fouling I. pr ob I ems in the first heat causinc himtobepushed off the starting grid, came from behind in the final race to place sixth in the Formula Vee class. H o r st Kroll, breaking in his new Formula 'A' Lola, ledup to the second last 1ap before 'going out' with mech- anical problems. Alsol1ast Suwcoy we watched a dif- f e r e n t ype of motorspor t - the two wheel varlety. Oshawa Competition Motorcycle Club held a very success- fuI moto-cross just north of Pickering with compei titors in excess of 150. (you can imagine the number of spectators). W ayne Slaney, Robin Teeling and. W a yne Love (ail O. C. M. C. members and Pickering area residents) placed 1-2-3 respectively in the Open Senior R a c es. Another O. C. M. C. member, P e ter Beelan, rode well1 on a 'CZI in the 250 senior - ail I can say is "boy was it dusty!" 'Til next week, Happy Motoring! Parts Sales • Service MAZDA Arlie.Sales Ltd. 209Dundas St. W. Whitby New 9 Used Cars 668-9397 N (ontracts - Ne Long Tems. Gel dw le desired dres size. MISS RENE FIGURE SALONS WHITBY -HARRISON FUELS LIMITED 2 e11 TEXACODeak8" 211 Brock St. S. Phone: 068-3610