WH1TBY FREE PRESS,ý Durham Movés, OOTOBER 19,1988 AA THE GROWING.OLCO OPERATION page AM NEW AUTOGE-NICS LOCATION OPENS page A7 FUNDY MACDONAID MacDonald wants tomove on m'and up In the two years he has been on the Players/GM Motorsports Series, Oshawa's Randy Mac- Donald has iearned enough. to move farther up the racing ladder. "I have been with the Players seies two years and there is nothing more there for me," says MacDonald, 26, who began his racing career racing go-karts at Family Kartways in Whitby. MacDonald says he had two goals when he efitered the series,, one was to get Canadian exposure and the. other was to get himself known. "It is time now to move on,f says MacDonald who piaced first in the first race of the series heid at Mosport on May 23. After 10 races, MacDonald, who in 1987 was nained rookie of the year, placed ninth out of 38 drivers. MacDonald has stili not decided where he wiil be racing next year. But he notes a combination of the Players, the Porsche, the open wheeled 2000 ONE 0F TUE last Corvette races of the season at (wearing white helmet, at right of car furthest left), Mosport recently was interrupted by' this. four- car former OlYmpie decathion champion. accident. One of the drivers involved was Bruce Jenner Frc Proes pho series and Honda racing wouid be ideal. He aiso wants to enter a car in the Molson Indy held at the Canadian National Exhibition stadium. He says he wouid like to enter a car with a Canadian sponsor, and is wiiiing to travel for six months to publicize the car through promotions and public appearances. To that end, he has started a new company - Motor-Vated Marketing Concepts which wiii act as middle ground between drivers and sponsoring compan- ies. "Most companies put their name on a race car and don't know much else," says MacDon- ald who adds his new company will be able to assess the benefits of that advertising. MacDonald, who finished al the races he enetered, is seiiing his two cars and buying new ones. For the future, MacDonald is looking at stock car racing in the southern United States. "To get into that ieague you have to be down there racing or get there through involvement with a Canadian-based company," said MacDonald. Other drivers on his racing tearrn include Tom Cinnanon Of Whitby, Wayne Harper Of Brampton and TOM Clark Of Whitby. HI-s sponsors include Hostess, Custone/Custom Auto Radio, Easco/K-D Tools, STP, Colonial Chev-Olds, Hollywood Custom Vans, Peformance Plus, Japan Camera, Mackie's Moving and Tint King. A 'NewWave' in shopping for a car "A rich man drives a Cadillac, A poor man drives a Ford, But my old man is satisfied With four wheels on a board!t" A simple ditty from childhood .but life isn't 50 simple any more and nor are cars, which was evident at the World of Motion New Car Show, at the Metro East Trade Centre last week. The simpliity has been taken away from every aspect of -the new car market, from how it's, made to the people who seil them to your purchase to service. You don't simply "buy" a car, you "shop," comparing features such as body designs, engines, gas mileage, etc. As for selling, you won't hear, "Have 1 got a deal for you!" be- THSE CORVETTES get ready to start in one of the last challenge races to be held at Mosport reoently. Froc Pre.i Phot 25hYEAR FOR PORSCHE page A2, mwmwmmý UTO NEW.S WHITBYFREEPRESS Mil SEE PAGÉ A3