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Trie Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct 29 1980 The first executive or the new Acton branch or the Red Cross which will be born next year with Henry Kroes at the helm Wnnda the Witch sits in a crumpled heap at the rear of Superior Motors Her tires are flat her body bashed her windshield covered with oil She Is a sorrowful sight Bob Leopard does I seem too concerned He knows she ends every racing season looking ready for burial but a little winter surgery a facelift a body Job and she II be back on the track next spring raring to go Expeniive hobby Bob Is owner manager of Superior Motors and haB been into late model stock car racing for many years It a an expensive hobby and Bob Is wondering how much longer he can keep at It costs escalate Money Is getting tight didn race as much he says Four tires cost him and they only last two or three nights He has invested in his Camaro that t look much like a Camaro after It had a new engine new racing shell body and been generally made much safer Every year Bob has to pop a new engine in and build a new body these essentials only last one season after thcpunlshment they re put through But hooked Cars and racing arc in his blood His brother in law is his mechanic and used to be in racing himself Safety is the key to building any race car and Bob feels confident about Wanda The Grand National frame Is supplemented with heavy interior tubing The gas tank is sealed Netting covers the open windows to keep human body inside Tht tar body is a light racing shell that to hold up the fancy paint Job The whole effect Is of a long low wide based vehicle that seems impossible to roll Bob says it is very stable and will only belly up if it leaves the rood for any reason flying or runs up dead car Bob has hit a wall at 128 mph and been back racing in an hour that how safe Wanda is Safety pays ho comments I don t know anybody who has been killed I get bruised and bumped little but in eight years I never been to hospital Sponsorship pay Sponsors make the game possible Bob usually reaps roughly a season from sponsors He traves all over Ontario and as far away as Nova Scotia and Ohio He looking for sponsors this winter so he can do some warm weather racing In the States Its possible to win a night in prize money so the sport pays for Itself if the driver Is smart Drivers will run three or four times a night in three heats and elimination rounds How long do races run It depends on accidents Bob chirps cheerfully Most of his races last around a half hour reature races often last laps on tracks that measure one third to a half a mile Some races are laps In length It seems like you re out there forever you reoutfront An average of cars start a race two or three abreast faster cars starting behind and having to work their way up to the front Speeds hit Otic of the bad moments Bob remembers was during one race when he shot out front and lost the car in a corner Spinning around he found facing speeding cars barrelling down IhetrackatHIM I just put my hands over my face Fortunjtely all the missed him or we wouldn tbedoingthls story Enthusiastic family Bob family are very Involved with racing too If your wife isn t into it forget it says Bob Lynda Lcopardi is very enthusiastic and Bob Intends to start his 11 year old son on gocarts next year Owning his own shop allows him time to spend working on the car It takes four months in the winter to get It ready for spring racing It also allows him to take off long weekends for travelling to races Bob finds his interest in racing has attracted a lot people to his repair Prior to opening his shop Bob worked In the garages of L L He has lived in Acton or and says he loves the town In the meantime Wanda sits forlorn and forgotten In a corner Her colorful yellow and black paint Jobdusty and dented If you don have a few dents I figure you re not racing loughs Bob Next spring Wanda will be shiny and blooming again We may not be the fastest but we re the prettiest car on the track and Bob Lcopardi gives Wonda an affectionate pat Hydro rates up Residents of Hal ton Hills wdl be paying more for hydro following an announcement by Hydro of an average 9 per cent increase in the cost of power to municipalities Graham Farnell manager of Hills Hydro says some of the increase will definitely be passed along to the public but the hydro commission haven yet had a chance to assess how much At present the cost of power is BO per cent of Halton Hills Hydro expenditure so the entire increase possibly be absorbed by the local commission Farnell said Ontario Hydro chairman Hugh Macaulay said the bulk power rate will be in cruised by per cent to Ontario municipal utilities per cent to about large direct industrial customers and per cent to Hydros rural distribution system The rates to these three customer groups vary according to their demands energy useagc and supply The rate increase is designed to help offset increasing costs in the supply of power estimated at an extra million in 1981 Total cost of running the system is eslimated at billion next year Macaulay said Of total million increase about per cent Is due to fuel and related costs The bulk of the fuel cost will be for additional coal fired Alice presents award to Brad Crlpps of the Acton OptlmUU lor their help with blood donor clinics Actonians honored for Red Cross Acton Red Cross vol JXh a were honored last Mr Tuesday night at an awards ceremony generation and higher cost of coal Increased sales next year are expected to cover million leaving million to be rccov through rate in creases Ontario Hydro basically as a wholesaler of electrical power to retail distributors such as Hills Hydro How the increase will affect the average consumers electric bill will depend on local municipal utilities whose rates arc set cording to individual demand energy use and supply conditions Macaulev said Customers covered by the Hydro rural bulion unit can expect an 11 per cent increase to cover the bulk power increase and additional rural distribution costs School site needs rezoning Hills has been asked to change the ion ing for the new separate school site Monday Hills general committee re ceived a staff memo not ing the Separate School Board has applied for a zoning amendment for Lot Concession The school site on Mill Street West needs to be from rural to residential which was a condition of Land Division Committee granting the severances for the site Bunch Opt mill Club Beth El Reformed Church A Alice Henry KroeJ Kroc Lorraine KlniimUl Splinter Pauline Cordon Ann J Smith Aulheir Miry Del tun Alice Kronen Cory Vol Kuikcn Vera Jit con Eileen Jena JohnEliUey Bruce lUywird Ken Auction helps Region Almost was made by Region by disposing of older works vehicles at Hon Regional Purchasing Agent Higgins notes that total receipts of were realized with 100 of that be ing the commission to the auctioneers PUBLIC NOTICE THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mull Postal Registration Number Dill Lang l plaaied to onnounco that of lit he Is the now owner and manager of tha Ford Broth or Food Mill of BaWnafad Bill cordially Invites you to an OPEN HOUSE Tuesday November torn to 6 Dowa Wl Be Swd Featured will be Food buy five bag SAVE per tonne on Swift Cattle and Dairy Feed FORD BROS FEED MILL and Rolling BALUNAFAD mate north erf She on Halton Road Saturday Pries affective Oct 30 31 Nov We reaarve the right to limit ITS OUR BUYERS SALE Fresh Utility Grade lb avg large roasting chickens Pelvic bono attached fresh chicken legs