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Mayor of Hinchtownhas no time for sleepContinued from page 31so much more work than a normal weekend,because if it wasnt busy it would meanyouve been there so much longer, you putnobody cares.in so many more laps. Its the hardest DNFAt any point during the Indy 500,Ive ever had to deal with.did you have the thought, 'Holy crap,It sounded like on the radio, rightI'm racing in the Indy 500.'before the crash, you said, Hey, is thatYeah, its much more before the raceAshley Judd?the driver introductions, standing on theAh, no. I thought I saw Wynonna.grid beforehand and that first pace lap whenWhats the funniest thing youveyou go around and for the first time allheard over the radio?month that the grandstand is actually full.Wow. My spotter has come up with some You know, you do a lot of laps of the track overpretty good ones. I dont know if I take out the month but usually theres the odd person inall the expletives if it will still be funny.PHOTO COURTESY OF IZOD INDYCAR SERIESthe front straight but for the most part the trackI had a funny exchange in Long BeachHINCH HITS THE BRICKS: James Hinchcliffe was relaxed as he posed for a picture at theis empty. All of sudden, out of nowhere, thesewhere my crew told me to hit a fuel number. Ifamed Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Indy 500, but his thoughts were much different400,000 people show up and it really changesdid three laps in a row and the number on mymoments before his race came to an end.your perspective of the race track and it also givesdash never changed. So I came on the radioThe last time we did one of these (inI sometimes dont know where to put myyou an appreciation for what the event really isand said, I think the dash is broken. Its not2006), I asked you about your dream car hands. (See picture, previous page).and what youre about to go do. reading a new fuel number They came back onWhat reality show would you haveThereand you said the Mercedes SLR was thes really couldnt be a not worseand said, No, youve just set the same mileagesexiest thing on earth. Do you want tothe best chance of winning?time for it to set in.three laps in a row. And I came back on theWhat goes through your mind as yourestick with that answer?Survivor.radio and said, Oh, at least Im consistentlyhead(TurningReally, youre always talking about to girlfriend Melissa Feldhake)ing toward the wall at 200 mph?bad. It just shows you can keep it light-heartedYou mean right before I hit it? Oh $#!*!No. Its a different car nowbooking flights and getting places. Sorry. The Audiwhile doing something serious.WhR8. The Audi R8 has subsequently come outquickly. I thought you would have saidat goes through your head is I cantSince you signed your deal, whats band its an even prettier carThe Amazing Race..elieve Im about to do what everyone toldthe longest youve gone without saying mWhere else in life would you like toNo, Survivor. Or the Bachelorette. Is thate not to do. Its one of those things whereSprott?have a push-to-pass button to makethe one where the guys go on?theres a moment of disappointment whenProbably about 18 minutes.things go faster?Melissa: So youre going on dating showsyou realize its all going to come to a prema-Are you contractually obligated to?Sleep. If I could just get nights over withnow?ture end. A DNF (did not finish) there hitsNo, I do it out of the goodness of myandJH: No, Im just trying to be funny. Survivor. get back to it. I need my sleep but it takesyou so much harder. Because youve put inheart.a lot of timeYou're the mayor of Hinchtown.Every band has a Spinal Tap moment.(www.hinchtown.com). Have you ever Does every driver have a Ricky Bobbyhad anyone run against you?moment?A few people told me they were going toYes, I believe everybut I had them killed. driver has a RickyBobby moment.It sounds like a dictatorship.Whats yours?No, its just politics.GOLD IN GUELPH:The Oakville Angels under-14 won the gold medal in the B Division at atournament in Guelph. The Angels went 4-2, beating Chatham 16-1 in the B Division final.Angels take B division title in GuelphKarly Gomes had three hits and drove inbat when Gomes drove home the winning run.Theyre so adorable when theyre having fun.two runs to lead the Oakville under-14 AngelsEmily Dodge had a pair of RBIs while Celineto a 16-1 rout over Chatham in the B final of Trapnell and Papaioannou each had one.(So are the kids.)a tournament in Guelph.Dodge had a triple and a single to pace a 19-2Katie Jaeggin had two hits and two RBIswin over Waterloo Black. Tristan Hutchinson andand Ciara Papaioannou had a triple and threeLinea Wellman also had two hits each. LemieuxAt Timbits Soccer, everyone gets into the game. KidsRBIs. Sarah Benn got the win.had seven strikeouts for the victory.make new friends, and parents have fun cheering themOakville blanked Waterloo Black 6-0 in the BIn their fourth game, the Angels faced theon. Your local Tim Hortons is proud to support thesemifinal. Charlene Cruz had two hits and twoeventual A division gold medalists, Guelph 1. The1300RBIs and Justice Noftle also had two hits. NicoleAngels jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. boys and girls who play Timbits Soccer in theLemieux struck out 13 to earn the win.Dodge doubled home two runs and Noftle also hadOakville area.Oakville opened the tournament with a 6-0a double. Charlene Cruz and Wellman drove inloss to Brampton 1 despite an 11-strikeout perfor-the other runs. mance by Papaioannou. The Angels rallied to winGuelph rallied for six unanswered runs and the Tim Hortons, 2011their next game against Guelph 2 6-5 in its final atloss dropped Oakville to the B division.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 8, 2011 32