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: I -- ~ x PORT PERRY Thirty-two, bikes reved their sy as they Prepared for the start of the race. SECOND ed SECTION PORT PERRY, ONTARIO -- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1977 -- PAGE 17 And they're off. The start of a grueling race in which only the best drivers will finish. About 12 bikes collided in this start, just after photo was taken. Expect record crowd for Fiesta '77 Fiesta '77, Oshawa's pop- ular pavilion week is expect- ing a record breaking atten- dance at this years évents, being 'held throughout the city June 19 - 25. This year's theme will be a salute to Queen Elizabeth II on her Silver Jubilee and Two thefts i "The Whitby detachment of the OPP is investigating two recent cases of: theft in Scugog Township. On June 8, a 14-foot aluminum boat belonging to an Oshawa man was report- ed stolen from the provine- ial park area on the north- ern end of Scugog Island. A picnic table was report- ed stolen from Bayshore Take-out on Highway 7A in Port Perry. Police say the theft allegedly occurred during the night of June 5. The table was one of several that are kept out- side of the restaurant. 36 pavilions will participate in the celebrations. The pavilions, located at various community centres through- out Oshawa, will present their various ethnic cultures with displays, entertain- ment, food, dancing, etc. They will open under authority of a special occas- ion permit and feature Can- adian, Caribbean, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and many other cultures. On Sunday, June 19th, things will get underway with a pancake breakfast being served at the Kinsmen Stadium. At 1:30 p.m. a gigantic parade will take place starting from Child- rens Arena up Adelaide Street to Simcoe St, to Church St., to Centre St., and down John St. around the Auditorium Complex. The parade will last about 1% hours, with over 1500 participants and approxi- 'mately 40 floats, 16 major- ette groups, 12 bands and six marching units. Nancy-Jane Newburn, Miss Teen Canada will be this years' guest celebrity and will be featured in the parade as well as presenting trophies to parade winners. The York Lions Steel Band will open a concert beginn- ing at 4:00 p.m. and will run continuous until approxi- mately 9:30 p.m. when the 1977 Fiesta Queen will be crowned Admittance to the concert and all pavilions are by passport only. They may be obtained from members of the Oshawa Folk Arts Coun- cil and will be on sale at the concert and all pavilions, Passports are $1.50 each and children under 12 years will be admitted free if accom- panied by an adult. Seniors may use their D.D. cards for entrance. Folk Art Council officials are expecting sales this: year to top 50,000 passports, up considerably from last year's 37,000. Photos, Story by J. Peter Hvidsten If you don't mind dust, noise and the smell of burnt fuel, you just might have enjoyed yourself last Sun- day at the Molson Ontario Motocross Championship being held just southeast of Port Perry. Approximately 200 top- notched" drivers from all across Canada and part of the United States congre- gated near a gravel pit site for the Great Pine Ridge Motorcycle Races, the second round of a series of six races being held this summer. The riders and their crews came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario the Prairies, as well as New York and Michigan. Only Senior and Expert riders competed for the points and cash prizes at these races, riding in three catagories, 125's, 250's and Open Class. Each race lasted for 20 minutes, plus two laps, with two heats for each class. According to John Zawilinski, media rep., for the Oshawa Competiton Motorcycle Club, sponsors of the races, Motocross rac- ing is a relatively new sport Coming over the brow of a hill, Mike Clements in Canada, but it is becom- ing increasingly popular. This style of racing origin- ated in Europe, where the top drivers live before be- coming popular in the U.S.A. and then in Canada. Mr. Zawilinski said that he had spoken to a number of riders in the Expert class and they considered the Pine Ridge course one of the better - and tougher courses on the circuit. They say 'it separates the men from the boys". An estimated crowd of between 4,000 and 5,000 people drove down the dusty concession roads leading to the site of the championship races. They came in vans, sports cars and motorcycles equipped with food and re- freshments for the days outing. Don't think this sport is limited to only the teen set. Far from it... There were families, who set up tents, or tarps out from their vans to keep the sun or rain off the food and supplies. They sat in the shelter sipping their beer and changing the baby's diapers, while 100 (continued on page 19) heads down a steep grade. Driver Dan Sherk gets a hand after a collision at the start of a race. He was not injured badly. Ee . . A DF AE - 4 hr em de Fin = he x A gm "a SPS lai ------" 3) WO ETE xe 35% "Al