lMUJTLOOK Saturday I Sports Monster trucks brute mechanical strength By Rim Armour Thomson The of the industrial turn has long since passed man fast mat ion machines ln on in the Rear churning of the pull such as Canadian r tver Which Wivs But foos ind i fly Mould built lie been mech inn phenomenon in Ontario Ihest hi hi modified Imiks rnu been churn inj up dirt il vt attended in United Stiles or more than i the of truck power I he limit no I being ignored by motor a six in of the truck pull circuit owned trucking business the attraction of rung a hobby of watching the fuel in jectcd alcohol vehicles pro ved After watching a few compel tions Arnold told himself Boy this is something I can do myself Soon afterward his daughter Connie began driving their 1 horsepower modified CMC truck in competitions across Ontario and the United Stales where the truck that pulb a SO lb sled the furthest down a dirt track wins Asked how she handles their fuel injected 000 Canadian Warrior truck when competing against men on the truckpull circuit the attrac five simply says You get in the truck and drive It But she later admits there Is inosity among predominantly male spectators fascinated watching a woman man handle a bored and stroked cubic inch racing engine Admirers watching a recent truck competition at the Canadian No Exhibition agree that the main attraction is watching a driver harness brute mechanical power I like to hear the engines go I like see the engines blow up myself says one teenager It just awesome adds another do ia lei do GEORGETOWN YMCA OFFICE DULY 37 Main St South Above SEPTEMBER81987 PHONE 8776163 to lbs the trucks in of l hind them He ventures for ironds tin is no si Nosi ind lash Tilt raon I an I Dm mori thmcsfl iml Smv full circuit with orajs ml the border lies In suson hi mifcht taki part in a truck pulls v in rang only a trophy and is Ihcpursi I used pull it of loirs ljsl I had trophies Mid irouihcl his with jusl that lintun reiidtnl Jim lut nisi slikld in t ise wrong Middle ton In of the power and ill ill a lion of spectators the feeling of power and people loo If a good run ihe It s io trip I guess It Hints shivers right down lie says full timt job working ilngts on the is hobby So the Ontario truck pull thin in thru pull institutions in inn Mid and urn would lo sit urn f r our whttl anil In trucks intirtM is thin Course offered I The and Parks is offering a Society course course is being il the Georgetown Indoor Poo from Monday Aug to Sept am to for more lion call the pool at on tier truck com til I on hate north of the border there are at well And sighs Arnold unless til a sponsorship my dajs are numbered Partners Mike Kucharciuk and Glenn Snow of Erin had lo pull out of a competition at the National Exhibition when a throttle linkage on Chevrolet truck nam Rambunctious Truck pull competitions explains arc divided Into speculates Connie who work full time job as a checkout girl Pickering Town Centre Beyond distinctions of gender Connie suggests it more noise than anything People like noise Arnold says that without American truck pull circuit to them busy he could not make a 11 inft doing only Ontario and Canadian You really don I Ret any recogni lion up here at all says Arnold The cost of parts alone is pro since most of Ihc per forma nee equipment comes from States A corporate sponsorship Arnold adds would ensure a com living But in Canada where sport has yet to fully catch on sponsorships are almost Vinttki Until PLUMBING SHOWROOM 11 Armstrong Ave and lb classes The com petitions usually lake place with Ihe added attraction of monster trucks whose boulder sued tires crunch delapitated cars to uproar mis ap plause of fans tor me its just the mechanical attraction Id pull weight il s never designed to pull It going beyond the limits says adding that a normal truck might be able to pull lbs com Georgetown Lawn Garden Equipment Lawnmowers Chainsaws Reel Mower Grinding Service AS Makes GEORGETOWN FALL FAIR Exhibitor Registration August 27 and September 3 1 987 30 to 9 00 p m Georgetown Fairgrounds Agricultural Building OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT BOLENS NISSAN SKI GEORGETOWN see us for ome gard supplies RENTALS SALES SERVICE COOPER EQUIPMENT RENTALS LTD Unit GEORGETOWN or ED STEWARTS EQUIPMENT DEALER JUNCTIONHWY5 ERIN CERTIFIED SALES SERVICE 416467 5198339616 PAVERS RETAWWG WALLS Ave Georgetown TUITMAIMS GARDEN CENTRE A LANDSCAPING SSI 8779473 Kitchens Dream Kitchens Designed and Installed by Craftsmen VISIT OUR SHOWROOM Nortjram Centre No BRAMPTON DECORATIVE CEILI U f ELECTRIC WHOLESALE LTD ArMtlrsng Ay