Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 25, 1979, p. 14

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B2 Tii Acton Press Wednesday Jury GoKart racing is sport for many by Jennifer The revving of engines squealing tires he ex of the crowds and the thrill of victory You don have to go to the Indianapolis to get It Every Saturday evening people gather at the North track In on Ihe Fifth Line one mile North of Maple Avenue experience it fam some to watch others to try out their machine from the Georgetown Acton and area as well as those from as for as North Bay Belleville Windsor end Hamilton come to- what club executive calls the nicest most attractive rack in Ontario GoKarls are trad itionally thought of by uninformed people as something which are made in the backyard Director and past president George Ken nedy said he seen many changes In through the years Go KarU are not a backyard hobby They are sophisticated intricate machines which require expert handling and care he said in 1056 the North of It 1 our to Id Squirt boys ease one win off Limehouse Teacher appointed Acton squirt boys coasted to a to tip over In Halton Rural Softball play Wednesday In Pros pect Park The win boosted the team record to eight wins against four losses and a tie Squirt boys have one game remaining against Board of Education appointed teacher Case a at and a final encounter with Hornby this season First batter up Brad starting In Sept put Acton on the Squirt Kevin score sheet He was set down eight brought home by batters while singer Gary assisting the teams MacEachem and cause a home run Mitchell also accounted for runs In the first frame Acton earned Its ten to give the squirts a 30 runs off four hits while lead Midseason race at GoKart track Chris Cooney and Itichard Fellows the ante to in the second Inning All three again tallied for NorthHalton GoKart McDoniKll rookie Junior club held their annual winner Steven Bogcrt In the third Inning midseason race on Sun with second going lo Glen while Tom also day afternoon Two tallied for one lap races were held The Heed junior first during the day place was captured by Results from the race Craig McGarvey Reed in Limehouse are Stock light went to Glen medium class first second Johnstone second Colin third Paul Neate third Kevin and fourth Dave fourth Norm Buchanan Eberschlag fifth Nor First In the rookie sen- man Jennings lor competition was Ken In the heavy dlv Brown second Hank first place went to and third Jeff Paul second Jim Johnstone Jr third Hlghpolnts for the lar Roy Shawl and fourth class of the day was John Welch won by Stu Johnstone Winner of the hobby who received the Carling senior was M J trophy Other members of the squirt gang are Spencer Smith and Michael Cunningham Irack improvements and trophies are Everything has to be in perfect condition for the belief racing la are inspected They must inspection prices make very safe under con- meet certain standards GoKarl racing conditions Mr both to compete in the popularity racing said We had category and also for TjTu V i J some bad a safety reasons The ffffSfiS SldSTJftr- Such bigger scale with two children broke In and prior to the race interest in the Saturday night which Is now almost quarter mile length was built by members of the club President Glen said manual labour by club members was responsible for Ihe clearing of the land and preparing for the asphalt Irack Since then memb ers have put In lights United States and even bigger in Europe Alth the equipment has got increasingly exp ensive it is still the cheapest form of racing around The care weigh op era nave put in 150 dded a ton pa rtJ St mile per tour Ins and St John Ambulance Is present St the driver SL j i I ik el8M and Ihe age of Ihe The land Is leaned by J- basis Mr said rilufsi whtrh the club has had children broke in and stole two rental carts and i drove them on the road races drawTn A collision resulted In one karts This year we of the children Oath that many of those with the ambition to race motorcycle and stock car drivers are turning to as a less expen sive form of racing fun he said However under con trolled conditions with the proper equipment the sport Is safe he said In the past ten years the track has had four drivers sent to hospital The Incident with the children is the only one resulting in death said the president Rental cars are no longer available at the track NORTH HALTON ADVANCED SPORTS CAMP EVENING TRAINING Bantam Midget Juvenile Junior B Junior A PRE TRAINING GAMP CONDITIONING PROGRAM Waving he flag of victory every driver dream AUG AUG 60 per week GORDON ARENA GEORGETOWN CHBIS Mijin Sliutil Geoiyclawn Mr said the drivers cannot hear the crowd because of the of concentration they must maintain You re constantly listening to the engine engineered and Many of the Us a highly concentrated designed he said ranging in price from sport one mistake can each division which for a used vehicle to cost you your position racing is a in in ihA with musl fldhCTe 600 new are made In highly competitive sport to qualify The the United States or In Mr against the other noise complaints from and tire Kaiis arc Europe track has aid he once drivers but a personal I petition J each new type of exhaust sys- however they are asToving Success is tern regulation This new Minimum age for easily to build and often Ihetrod when the driver tSXSST o rrying me checkered ones record to around have to fight the steering course announcing his Before a race the Racing around the track required concentration and Drivers may burn op one or two pounds body weight In a lap race Each driver la weighed In after the race to be he Is within the minimum requirement Many of us can t stand people who are in tolerant 9 MORE THAN THE PLACE TO and to date we haven and is open for both male had any complaints We don t want complaints and female Contrary popular they are all carefully victory GIFL allstars raise Georgetown Industrial Fastball League pair of allstar games Sunday and Monday were a financial bonanza for the North Association for the Mentally Retarded Sunday contest resulted in a take of while 217 was raised Monday for a two game total of The Towing team donated DBG Stationery MUton Stags and Parma Monday night The remainder came from the silver collection and private donations Sundays second annual Georgetown In Fastball League allstar game was a huge success as a charity fund raiser Fans dug deep and came up with for the liver collection and the umpires Barry Jenkins Ken and Glen Cooper donated their fee totalling Seven teams Philp Publishing Acton chants Real Estate CrvchtonBros Sports Curwood Packaging Hornby Green- houses and and S Plumbing all made donations Bs GIFL stars down Milton Georgetown Industrial three In the sixth and one Fastball League all in the seventh stars were booming Monday as they dob- Bill Terry bered Milton Industrial Wayne Farrow league stars in the Stanbridge Doug first ever meeting bet Anderson Chris Ten- ween the best of the two nam Densmore towns Moore and Keith scored for Georgetown scored Georgetown four runs in the opening Anderson and frame one In the third smacked homers History repeats itself because every refused to read the minutes of the last meeting TMiofferlncIudcloliandfJter Hirer and labour We name part and lubricant I that you rid I ally priced Continued from Page Dick Spear Don Farrow Brent Richard Tim Al Moore Bill Terry Masales Gord Stanbridge Phil Dobbin Chris BUI Kirby Bill YaUmlshyn Doug Bob Wayne Telford Everything in Canvas Canvas or aluminum Residantisl Commercial covert Tarpaulins or vinyl ESTIMATES Fergus Awning Inc St W Out ma mi5 na m7 farnworth McGregor ITS NOT TOO LATE The BAY CITY HOCKEY SCHOOL in its 3rd year of operation at the Milton Memorial Arena still has SOME openings in the following weeks HI Monday August Moixtey August for Host over 810 am for Augu31oriioasS11 Monday Augutt 274ridav Augurt 31 for ages ovw 30pm Enrol your child today In our school whara teaching priority class 6327867 SKATE salei for tan with air conditioning 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