Paît 6. Tursdaï, Jurie_13, 1972, HS8YFREILe PES________ THECAN-AM CHALLENGE cuP -Story & photos Iby Mike Burg.ss The fi rst race of the n me-race Can- jad ian-Amer ican Challenge Cup ser les got underway at Mospor tPark 1last Sun- day with the flag-waving by opposition leader Robert Stanfield. O@enahm eak.s cd PolesitterMark Donohue (Porsche- Audi#6) grabbed the lead from the start wi th Peter Revson (McLaren M20#4) and D e niS HulIme (McLaren M20#5) in hot pursuit. There was no doubt that Don- ohuels Porsche was developing horse- Power much in excess of the McLarens. . iney wouiaccose up in the corners, and th en Donohue woul dsay "goodbye" in the straîghts! On lap #1lO, Mark Donohue (stîîî f eacfing with Revson and Hulme follow- ing), set a new lap record of 1:15:5 and 115. 72 mph, but nine laps later had to pit w 1 t h turbo-charger problems (appar- ently stuck linkage). This unscheduled Pli t -stop cost the Porsche team dearly and dropped Donohue from first place ail the way down ta sixth wi th Revson, Hulme, andMiltMinter taking over 1, 2p Pit crew prepares the car for a tough race. Mark Donohue Lap record broken Well, wheiDonohue got his Porsche b ac k on the track, he was 11loaded for bear' and coming on strong! On lap 28 he broke the 1lap record he had set earl1- ler and turned a 1:15:5 at 117.25 mph. And as if he wasn't going fast enough, Mark broke the record again on lap 35 with a 1:15:4 and 117. 40 mph. Revson started getting a littie wor- ried about Donohue and decided toaiaso Istep into it' and proceeded, on Iap 39, tao b r eak Donohue's 1lap record wi th a time of l-.15:2 and 117. 72 mph'! Guaranted I nvestment Certificates nowi Get yours today at~. WC7O9R!A *fGREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 10» 308 DUNDAS ST. W. WHITBY 668-9324 cac uI wluth th leader Peter Revson Gaine of chance You can imagine the suspense and exci tement as over 40, 000 people won- d e r e d w h e ther Donohue would catch Revson, or whether Revson would hold Donohu e off (depending on whoni you were rooting for). After two-thirds of the race, it was Revson, Hulme, and - who else - Don- ohue. As a matter of f a ct, Mark Don- ohue was going so fast he lost a piece of his car - I neyer did figure out what it was. An yway , the first three positions r e ma ined fairly stable until about the 7 6th 1Iap when Revson was noticeably slowing and was passed by Hulme and Donohue (who was a lap behind). Cal- if orn ian Peter Revson nur sed the Mc- Laren until the 78th lap where his Chev gave up the ghost. ..gave up the win (onîy two laps away), and gave first to Denis Hulme, who was closely fol lowed by Mark Donohue. Prize rnoney Hulme picked up $13, 000 pri ze Mon- ey and $2, 000,for third fastest quai!-, fi e r . Donohue' took home $ 10, 000 and The winner Denis Hulme $3,y 0 00. And Revson got $7, 000 and $2,500 (which should get hlm to the next race!) Before I f o rget, Jackie Ol iver (U. O. P. S ha do w)took $1,S500qual ifying m on e y , b u t Iwent out" on the e ighth lap with a broken transmission. This weekend(ýSunday) at the Wh!itby MaIl (highway 2 and Thickson Road) is the l4th Annual Regional Championship Dr'iving SkiI I Test organized by Oshawa M ot o r. Sport Club. Registration is at 1 0 a. m. , so corne early and enter, or just enjoy the action. 'TiI next week, Happy Motoring! WHO SEZ PEOPI DONýT RL.4D M»L AM»? YOU ARE! -Cid 1972,r ont mor a t- o-DATSUN 0 6hrfs O otiigloW ght' kn ofprOrmNc htbmd. 760 Simlcco St. 5. CALL725 1