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22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1984 YE , " . ta Port racer second at the Good reason to smile Dan McLarnon of Port Perry took second place in his division YS h . 2 Sports Dan McLarnon can hardly wait for next summer. After a second place finish September 8 in the Modified SL class of the Canadian National Tunnel Boat champion- ships near Gravenhurst, Dan says he has one goal in mind when the racing season gets underway next year: move up one notch to first place. . we are going to be a lot better prepared for next summer', he told the Star in an interview following his second place finish on Sat- urday. "It takes about half a season to get set up properly", he said, not- ing that this year, he only competed in six races. FE by How LY Re SS AE, But on Saturday, the 18 foot bright red tunnel hull craft powered by the V6 Evinrude out- board was working to near perfection for Dan, rocketing him around the 2 km oval course on Gull Lake near Graven- hurst at speeds just over 100 mph on the straights. "I'm very, very happy with the finish this weekend. We were going for broke, every- body does in the nation- al championships', he said. Dan is the owner of Crandells Restuarant in Port Perry, which is the name of his racing team. Team sponsors include Dennis Ander- son Chev Olds of Port Perry and John Mackie of Port Perry Marine. Steve Harrison of Peter- borough is chief tech- nician for the racing team and Terry Sie- barth of Port Perry keeps the boat looking its very best with fresh paint. It's an expensive sport as the European- styled tunnel hull craft and the V6 outboard (which puts out about 300 H.P.) along with other necessary equip- ment are valued at more that $20,000. Dan says there are already plans in the making to add a second boat and driver to the Crandell's team for next season, which starts on July 1. He got into speed boat racing about four years ago, then gave it up for a couple of years before taking it up again this summer. - National Championships With the crafts cap- able of speeds over 100 mph, there is no margin for error, and Dan's wife, Betty Jane admits she is very nervous before each race. "But once the race starts, I get pretty wrapped up in the cheering", she said Fri- day evening as Dan zipped around Lake Scugog in some final tests before Saturday championship event. Dan said conditions on Saturday were pretty good for racing, but gusty winds made it tough for drivers to keep the boats on the water. He has never had a serious mishap. For his second place finish on Saturday, he picked up a trophy and $200 cash. at the Canadian tunnel boat racing championships held at Gravenhurst over the weekend, and next year he's aiming for the top. (See story). This photo was taken the evening before the race as Dan put the craft through a practise run on Lake Scugog. Bw ea a a Powered by a V6 outboard that can turn out 300 h.p., Dan can hit speeds in excess of " TS ot LES ES A i i 3 1 | 4 4 | presi " A RES ct ah . _ & gr --- a Ee . Pre, + -. i Se = dc a SER . Te SEP Sais 100 mph. "There is no margin for error at that speed," he says. PPMHA president believes second ice surface needed at Arena Hockey registrations up again this season With hockey regis- trations expected to reach the all-time peak this season, the presi- dent of the minor assoc- iation in Port Perry believes it is time the community started to think about a second ice surface for the Scugog Memorial Arena. PPHA president Grant Williams made the comments in an interview with the Star Sunday afternoon after ~he and association officials had spent much of the weekend process- ing more than 370 regis- trations for this coming season. "In all my years with Minor Hockey, I have never seen more than 300 register on the first weekend,' said Mr. Williams. With 372 youngsters already signed up, Mr. Williams said that by the time play starts next month, the total almost certainly will exceed last year's 420. Regis- trations have climbed each year for the past couple of seasons. The Association will continue to accept reg- istrations even after play begins. An example of the increase in registrations can be seen in the Novice age groups (7 and 8 year olds) where last year there were 66 youngsters on six teams. This season already there are about 80 signed to play. When asked about the need for a second ice surface at the arena, Mr. Williams said the executive of the Assoc- iation share his feelings completely that the community should start looking into the feasi- bility. He noted that minor hockey will have some 29 teams under its jurisdiction this winter and ice time is so scarce that there will be just five hours per week practise time available at the Scugog Arena. The Association has already booked eight hours per week practise time at the Blackstock Arena, and there has been some informal dis- cussion about whether the Sunderland Arena can be booked for practise. Mr. Williams was cautious in his com- ments about the second ice surface, noting that there has been no formal presentation to Scugog Township council. But he did say that he has discussed the idea privately with some members of the council. He said any present- ation to council would have to be a combined effort from all the organizations now using the Scugog Arena, including Ringette, Figure Skating, the Broomball league and the Mens Non-contact league. It appears as if Ring- ette registrations will also increase this season. About 50 girls signed up over the weekend, and Larry Kendall said he expects the figure will increase over the 65 who played Ringette last year. In his comments about the second ice surface, Mr. Williams said he doesn't know at this time what it . uld cost, but he noted that the ice making plant was designed orginally to handle two surfaces. GIRLS PLAYING For the first time in its more than 20 year history, the PPMHA accepted registrations from girls over the weekend. Officials said Sunday at least four girls are signed to play already. The Ontario Minor Hockey Association has instructed its members to accept registrations from girls up to and including Pee Wee age groups. This comes about from recent court cases in Ontario which ruled that girls must be allow- ed to play if there is no girls hockey league in the area. There is no body checking permitt- ed up to the Pee Wee age level. St. John Brigade puts in the hours The St. John Am- bulance Brigade marks its 75th year in Canada in 1984. It was founded in London, Ontario in 1909. During 1983, the 4,172 volunteer members of the Brigade in Ontario gave 600,000 hours of public duty and helped 80,000 people with first aid treatment. If you'd be interested in joining, call the St. John Am- bulance number in your local telephone directory. Wa Ki : CIEE) YY YY YY AA RR RR RRR AA RARR AAR OE XXX (xX) (AATEC 0 EER ARK RAR KL AR X XXX XXX XX OY XY YN XY YY TY ARAAAAAS ' { NN TTT © Tr T TTT TH' THD IT TH SY Yr RH Hf ER i ET EEE EE 1 COP CP Ct CCCP CO Crt