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\ The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, September 11,1991 7 Superbiker Heads for German Grand Prix Hands Down Win at Orono Fair by Brad Kelly What opportunity docs racing in the Suzuki GSX-R Cup in Germany this weekend weekend present for motorcycle racer Darren Knight? Is it the chance to gain international international exposure? An opportunity opportunity to gain new sponsorship sponsorship interest? Could it be the experience of riding against the best racers in the world in his class? "Actually, yeah. It's all of those things," said the 25- ycar-old Newcastle resident. "It's really good exposure and will be covered well by the media. There's some good money involved and the experience will be great. "All the way around I can't lose. I've got to do well. I'm looking to get to the top 10. "That will be teugh. I have no pre-conccived ideas who I'm riding against" Competing in the Fro 750 Production Suzuki class this "I've got to do well. I'm looking to get to the top 10." summer, Knight finished in second place overall in the Suzuki Canada point system. The strong showing enabled Knight to be one of two riders riders to represent Canada at the race that is on the undcrcard of the feature, the World Su- perbike Grand Prix. The other rider will be Jeff Gaynor, of Mississauga, who finished ahead of Knight in the standings. It will be the first time that Knight will venture outside of Canada to race his Suzuki. Earlier in his career, while racing BMX bicycles, he did make a stop in the U.S. So, to say that he is looking looking forward to going to Germany Germany would be an understatement. understatement. "It's a world class track and it will be a lot faster than what I'm used to. It's a lot safer, with proper run-off areas." areas." He has come a long way in a very short time. As an amateur in 1989 he enjoyed tremendous success. Competitors Competitors lose their amateur status if they place in the top five nationally, or win a race during during the course of the year. For Knight, he had no "I look at the pros, and see what it took for them to get there. For me, I had to work during the day, and deliver pizza pizza at night. That's the only way I could do it." choice but to turn pro. Both stipulations applied in his case. He won the Quebec and Ontario championship and placed second nationally. He credits his quick rise to the top to his organizational skills as well as his driving technique. "A lot of riders have the talent, but they're not organized. organized. You have to be willing to put out a lot of money, and get the proper equipment. That's what holds a lot of guys back. "I look at the pros, and see what it took for them to get there. For me, I had to work during the day, and deliver deliver pizza at night. That's the only way I could do it. "It was really tough." Last year, his first as a pro, he finished a respectable fifth in the overall standings. He was hoping to improve on that standing this year, but dropped one notch, to sixth. Part of the reason for the decline in the standings was Newcastle resident, Darrel Knight, will be representing representing Canada in the Suziki GSX-R Cup in Germany Germany this weekend. He'l be competing against some of the top 750 prediction riders in the world. His race is on the undercard of the feature race, the World Superbike Grand Prix. Eventually, he hopes to become one of Canada's best superbike riders. „. Club Champs at Newcastle G.C. The 120 Members entend in the Newcastle Golf Corse Club Championship had a cial- lenging 8:00 a.m. start. Specially Specially the ladies, hitting .phill into the cold easterly wid that was blowing down tb first fairway on Saturday, August 24. The overall weathi' turned out beautifully, espe«ally for the second round on tmday. Rick Fox defendd his title as the Men's Clubphampion, with rounds of 73 Ad 80 for a 153 total. He trid to give it away on Sunday,but the closest closest challenger \®s two shots back. / The winne/ of the Rene Clapdorp Merorial Trophy for overall men'flow net was Bill Best at 133. The other men's winners included: included: AFlite Low Gross -- Rob G arrow (155) Low Net -- Les Minacs (142) B Flitc Low Gross - John Greenfield Greenfield (160) Low Net -- Jerry Kuzcm- chuk (138) ♦John Greenfield held off Mike Johnson and Jerry Ku- zemchuk in their three-man sudden death tie breaker by chipping in on the second hole to put the pressure on Mike and his seemingly mile-long putt. Newcastle Big Brothers SPORTS SWAP Saturday, Sept. 14th 10:30 a.m. -12 noon at Cowan Pontiac-Buick 166 King St. E., Bowmanville Drop off consignments or donated items at Cowans on Friday, Sept. 13th between 5-7p.m., Sat. Sept. 14th between 9-10 a.m. C Flitc Low Gross - Ken Gills (167) Low Net -- Norm Mark (134) , D Flitc Low Gross -- Darrol Osmond Osmond (170) Low Net -- Bert Bridcau (138) E Elite Low Gross -- Orson Worrell Worrell (199) Low Net - Dave Wood (141) Trevor Lomax (169) also managed to defend his Junior's title, although juvenile Andrew Ferguson had him by three shots going into the second round. When Andrew gave the game away, Trevor was consistent consistent enough to hold on and Scott Hentig bettered his first round score by 10 for a come- • from-bchind grab of the juvenile juvenile title. Vic Hanc Jr. defended defended the bantam title as well. The overall low net junior was a bantam, Jeff Crouse (139). Other winners: Juniors (16-18 years old) Low Gross - Cam Esler 174 Low Net - Carl Brown 139 Juveniles (14-15 years old) Low Gross -- Scott Hentig 174 Low Net - Craig Toutant 140 Bantams (13 and under) Low Gross - Vic Hanc Jr. 177 Low Net -- Doug Pearce 144 Mary Ann Gills regained her Ladies' Club Championship Championship title after a year by shooting shooting an 89 and 87 for a 176. The overall low net lady was Jean Le Breton (139). Other winners included: AFlite Low Gross -- Laura Blight 187 Low Net -- Julie Crouse 141 B Flitc Low Gross -- Diane Worrell 196 Low Net - Carol Johnson 143 C Flitc Low Gross - June Mac- ' Donald 216 Low Net -- Dorothy Andrews Andrews 145 Yesterday's Heroes 50 YEARS AGO -- The event that sport fans have been eagerly awaiting -- baseball by Bowman- ville's best -- takes place Saturday when the allstars allstars tangle with Local 189 in a benefit game for George Piper. The possible starting line-up for the Local 189 will be O. Hooper, Jimmy Powers, Cordon Cordon Brown, F. Bradd, Ted Bagnell, G. Pickell, Moorcraft, Jack Colville, S. Woods. The all- star line-up will include C. Mcllveen, Art Richards, Ross Richards, Ken Werry, Bert Colwell, I. Piper, C. Osborne, B. Rickard, Don Mason, D. Mcllveen. Tickets for a draw, to be held in conjunction with the.bençfit game, were being sold by members of Local 189 at 250 each. The prize was a ton of coal, 25 YEARS AGO -- On Sunday, Bowmanville Golf and Curling Club had some unexpected and unwelcome visitors. Two ponies and a horse got loose from their nearby pasture. They clomped across the second green and then decided the second second tee needed some fertilizer. 10 YEARS AGO -- The team sponsored by My Apothecary was beaten out of the town's ladies' lob ball playoff series. Team members include: Bill Lyle (asst, coach), Betty Stutt (sponsor), Jan Slog- gett, Diane Femlund, Donna Fairey, Shelley Mercer, Mercer, Gurt DeBeau, Craig Greentree (asst, coach), Carol MacGregor, Vickie Terry, Laurie Greentree, Nancy Nixon, Carol Langstaff, Darla Hicks, Wendy Adcock, Laurie Martindale, Beth Nixon, L Ken Nixon (coach). the inclusion of the 600's in "They (the 600's) are just faster and lighter. They're tight and do better on a bumpy surface. "I thought it would be nice to improve, but we had a hard time with the 600's. They were really flying." Outside of competing at the Suzuki GSX-R Cup this weekend, Knight would like to keep on moving up the ladder ladder of success in motorcycle racing. How high that ladder goes, he isn't sure of. The top rung that he would like to reach is the Canadian Canadian superbike class. "A lot of the riders say they want to be the best in the world. The average rider isn't as big as me (in size), so I don't think it's feasible for me. To be the number one in Canada on a superbike would be great. "It's always a gamble on what bike to choose. You never know what bike is the one to beat because there are so many new ones each year. There's a little luck involved." involved." The biggest obstacle in getting a superbike ride is sponsorship. Knight would need a wealthy collection of sponsors to finance such a move. "If the right opportunity came along...," he said as his 2.5, Andy Bonsma 2, Dirk Van voiced trailed off and he con- Abbema 2, Wiebe Vander sidcred the possibility of be- Gaast 2, Ron Bonsma 2, John ing a superbike competitor. Rozema 1, Piet Glasbergen 1, But for now, a superbike Jean Nadeau 1, Bill Vroom 1, ride isn't an issue. Hotty Vander Gaast .5, Melle All trails lead to Germany. R °zema 0. i y High Single Ladies - Sally Rozema 244 High Single Men -- Albert Vander Gaast 270 Rob Todd (right) gives his opponent, Patrick 'The Butcher' Callan, a menacing look just prior to the start of their middleweight match during the arm wrestling tournament at the Orono Fair on Saturday afternoon. Callan wasn't fazed by Todd's strategy. He won the match, dare we say, hands down. Triple F Bowling 9 Peter Flonk 3, Jake Dykstra NEWCASTLE MENS TOWN LEAGUE SUNDAY NIGHTS Fast Contact Hockey REGISTRATION Saturday, Sept. 7th & 14th 12:00-5:00 p.m. NEWCASTLE ARENA PHONE LARRY CARROLL 987-4086 AS 10 Gloves DG2 Shin Guards SB87 Shoulder Pads EK2 Elbow Pads HP1 Pants SK600 Helmets Lazer Sticks Vic Little Guy While Quantities Last REGULAR SALE 29.95 $25.95 12.95 $10.95 21.49 $18.69 12.95 $10.95 29.95 $25.95 54.95 $47.49 7.95 $ 6.39 9.89 8.29 Sale Ends Oct. 5/91 OPEN EVENINGS * SPORTS, SHOP Bo 6 2™0322 le