17 - Wednesday, July 31, 1985 - North Shore News Saltchuck angling is a oepat deal _ PAGE 19° racing pro event TEMPERATURES soared, protests flew, but the North Shore’s Andy Mahood roared to an ex- citing second place finish at Westwood July 21. The sunny, hot weather played havoc with Mahood’s Loja all weekend in the “*VUL3I/Sony Store Challenge’? for Formula Fords. The small side mounted radiators on his car were not providing enough cooling. As a result the engine was overheating and losing horsepower. On Saturday he struggled to a sixth place spot on the grid in the qualifying session against some of the top drivers in the Pacific Nor- thwest. Womens teams trained THE B.C. VOLLEYBALL Association plans to train two elite: women’s teams, One tO ga to the Pacific Rim tournament in Hawaii, Aug. 18 to 25, and another to go to the August Elite tourna- ment in Quebec, August 18 to 23. The Pacific Rim Tourna- ment is a prestigious interna- tional juvenile tournament. It includes future junior na- tional teams from China, Korea, Tajwan, Japan, Australia, U.S.A. and British Columbia, who usually also represents Canada. The pacific Rim Champi- onship was originally created in 1974 by Vic Lindal to provide outstanding yearly competition for our players in preparation for the Canada Games, held every four years. Since the cre- ation of the Pacific Rim tournament and its oppor- tunity for international ex- perience, B.C. has placed 14 players into the Canadian Women's National Team Program. In its initial year, the August Elite tournament promises to be another op- portunity to provide top level athletes with national competition. The tourna- ment will feature provincial teams from across Canada. Ken Canon of Portland, driving a state-of-the-art Swift chassis, blew the field away, turning laps close to half a second below the Formula Ford track record. The other North Van- couver driver in the race, Bob LeFlufy, also had pro- blems with his car. He settl- ed for 11th spot on the grid. In soiving Mahood’s radiator problem, his crew chief Rick Weaver worked overnight to develop an air box for the oil cooler to br- ing the engine temperature KATHY PERDUE is not your average Sunday driver. Perdue, a North Van- couver resident spends her weekends at the races. The auto races. As a driver. down. The crew also devised a fuel cooling system to gain back some of the lost horsepower. The pre-race strategy of the team was for Mahood to hang back from the lead pack in the opening laps and moniter the engine temperature before moving up end challenging for posi- tion. At the drop of the green flag Ken Canon’s Swift moved immediately into lead position, followed by a pack of six cars. The six-pack behind Canon put on an ex- cellent show for the large Westwood crowd with numerous position changes and daring passing manoeuvres. Mahood’s Lola was runn- ing at the tail end of this group alternating between sixth and seventh during the race’s early stages. With the engine temperature in Mahood’s car stabilized, the black Lola charged through the field, By popping out of the slipstream down the backstraight and outbraking the cars in front as they swept into the hairpin turn, Mahood quickly moved from seventh to fourth by the halfway point of the race, A spectacular crash by. Surrey’s Felim Power into the turn one tire wall on lap 17 and a subsequent spin by Spokane’s Jim Sloane, mov- ed Mahood into a battle for second place with Van- couver’s Bill Johnston. At the display of the last lap board from the starter, Mahood positioned himself in third place, inches behind Johnston's Reynard as they prepared to sweep down Westwood’s 140 MPH- backstraight. Mahood, with a tire smoking outbraking move into the hairpin, took over the second place. Unfortunately for Mahood, a timing tower er- ror brought out the last lap board one lap early. Conse- quently instead of a che- quered flag the drivers faced another last lap board. / slingshot pass by Johnston on the start/finish straight put the Reynard back in Front of Mahood as they approached turn one on what was to be their second last lap. Having given away his game plan on the previous lap Mahood found jit im- possible to pull ihe same move again on the Van- couver driver and was forced to follow him across the line. Next race for Mahood will be on August 18 at Westwood. NEWS photo Mike Waketi !4 Kathy says she loves the excitement of racing, but she adds that her husband thinks she’s crazy. Chena cracks top four in province In British Columbia Long Course Age Group Champi- onships held July 19-21 in Victoria, 24 clubs and 300 competitors attended from all over the province . North Vancouver’s Chena Swim Club achieved $1 fi- nalist spots and 19 medals, TEAM STANDINGS Chena Finalists: Carolyn Reeder (13-14): 200 free, 100 free -gold, 100 fly - silver, 200 IM, 200 fly - bronze, 50 Free, 800 free, 400 free - th, 100 Dreast 7th. Lise Woods (15-17); 200 free, 100 Ay, 200 IM - gold, 400 free - silver, 50 free - bronze, 100 breast 8th Suzy Stanton (45-17): 100 back, 200 back - gold, 50 free 6th, 400 free 4th, 200 IM, 200 Free 7th Tracey Measham 100 breast - silver, 200 breast 4th, 200 back 6th, 200 free Bth SO free, 100 back 7th Michelle Woods (13-14): 400 §M - bronze, 200 free, 200 breast 4th, 400 tree Sth, 800 free 8th Catherine Schler 50 free - sitver, 200 free, 200 IM, 100 fly 4th, 400 free 6th, 200 back 7th Andra Argiin (13-14):200 breast Sih Pam Gray (13-14): 290 fly 7th, 800 free 61b Stove Wortman (13-14): 290 free 7ih, 100 free 8th, 50 free 81 Waltes Orb (12-12): 406 free, 1500 4th, 400 1M Sth Michelle Schulty (11-12): 200 breast 8th Relays: 11412 Girls 200 free reiay - silver, 11 &12 Girts 209 medley relay - silver, 13614 Girls 200 free relay - 6th, 13414 Girls medley relay 4th, 13414 Boys 200 free relay - sliver, 13414 Boys 200 medley relay - bronze, 15-17 Girks, 200 ne relay - bronze, 15-17 girls, 200 mediey relay - bronze. West Van Otters Finalists: Scott Elfiont (11-12): 100 fly, 200 back, 200 IM, 100 back - bronze, 200 tree - 6th Cork Creed (11-12): 100 back - gold Carolyn Clark (11-12): 100 back - silver Adrianna Scherel (15-27): 100 free. 200 fly Sth