NORT H VANCOUVER motorcycle racer Dave Sjoblom leans low into the turn in race action af the Westwood track recently,

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NV motorcycle racer finishes in top 10

MOTORCYCLE RACER Dave
Sjoblom of North Vancouver
failed to cross the finish tine in a
recent Seattle International
Raceway race, but finished the
season in the top J0 in the
Yamaha RZ Cup.

“*Because of mechanical pro-
blems I didn’t finish the race,’’
Sjoblom, 22, said of the 450

Superbike class competition.
‘““(But) the bike will be fine
soon."

But despite being unable to
finish in this final race of’ the
year, a race that did not count in
the standings for the RZ Cup,
Sjoblom finished the season in a
respectable ninth place in the

overall B.C. cup standings. said of next season. ‘lll be from G.A. Checkpoint Yamaha"

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Racing his RZ 350 at
Westwood speedway, the North
Vancouver racer was laid off for
two months earlier this season
after a spill during the summer
that left him with a broken wrist
and a concussion,

“T think I'll probably place in
the top four or five,’’ Sjoblom

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riding a new bike next year and
{'m hoping for the regional titles
in both classes (the RZ and For-
mula 2). J hope to win as many
nationals as possible.

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from (North Vancouver’s) Per-
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takes #2
tennis spot

NORTH VANCOUVER tennis ace
Grant Connell battled to the finals
in the $75,000 US Bergen Open
indoor tennis tournament in
Bergen, Norway, Sunday but a
double fault gave the victory 10
Patrick Kuhnen of West Germany
6-4, 3-6, 7-6.

The match, which took one hour
and 50 minutes, was not decided
until midway through the tie-
breaker for the third set, when
Connell, 21, double-faulted.

Connell had 10 aces in the finals
match, including two in the tie-
breaker.

In playing three qualifying
rounds, the North Vancouver ace
dropped just one set to make it to
the main tournament. Seeded fifth
among 32 players in the qualifying
round, Connell upset defending
champion Peter Fleming of the
U.S, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

In other main draw action,
Connell downed Thomas Hogstedt
of Sweden 6-3, 7-6; Niklas Kroon
of Sweden 7-6, 7-6; and Norway’s
Trond Faeroevik 7-6, 7-5.

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