Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 23 Jun 1998, p. 8

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TE TT ie ee eT Ne NN HE - HY rr = fii. alam, citi JESLllll Sl aiid -_- 8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 23, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 3 a Another Epsom Indy roars down Marsh Hil While a rain storm may have shortened the 1998 running of the Epsom Indy, organizers are saying that they're still pleased with the annual event. Gail Kerry, one of the organizers for the event, says that 66 cars took the green flag during Saturday's race and that overall, it was great day for the small community just west of Port Perry "We just had a super day the she says, was when 1t was called because of rain. A couple of cars had hit a slick part of the track after crossing the finish line and slid into each but there were no injuries. As a pre- caution, Mrs. Kerry adds, the event was called at that point, just five minutes before the skies opened up and rain began to pour down Taking the top spots in primary class (6-9 here; I think evervone years) were Jessica enjoyed 1t," she said about Gamble, Jennifer Rahm, the event which saw racers Jesse Assing, Brooke of all ages fly down a closed Longhurst, and Darrell portion of March Hill Rd. Pelletier. Winners in the junior division (ages 10-14) were Jonathon Perrott, Steven Gamble, Trevor Longhurst, Grant Roberts, and Ricky Geer. And, the top five finish- ers in the senior class (15- plus) were Joanne Longhurst, Jason Oldham, Dale Geer, Ryan Belair, and Josh Healey. The open class, which allowed par- ticipants of all ages to race, in search of capturing the first-place trophy in their age group. "The number of entries were pretty much the same as last year but we had a few people who didn't get their car in on time and therefore couldn't race. "It was a great day for the church, school and the community. In all, it was another great day for Epsom." AH ki was not completed because of rain. The only problem with the running of the race, 3 bh They're off! ...Derby entrants get the green flag to start their run down the course. Jennifer Rahm, 6, was among the winners in her primary class in her lovingly recreated replica of Herbie the Love Bug. Epsom Indy. Darrell Pelletier hangs on tight as he nears the finish line in Saturday's Star i by Jeff Mitchell BOA PIZZA & SUBS 85-8448 | Find us fast in the "Yellow ® 80 Water St., Port Perry *Free ~~ a (OF: 1 (4) . x ous v7 » YOUR CHOICE OF ANY 3 ITEMS ; | 4 Original igo Pizza 20 pe. sale i Bb SA yg ph 8 ro fi 448 SQUARE IT! Add 2 ae ema sma a a 000 0 a 0", oy anes elel . a Food prepa ees eee 800000 e0eesesnnN wr vu SCOOT ICI IOC FOO IOC IOC IOC OOOO WE DELIVER TO THESE AREAS - Port Perry, Blackstock, Nestleton, Caesarea, Seagrave, Greenbank, Utica, Epsom. Scugog

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