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| NORTH VANCOUVER MECHANIC
MAKES HISTORY WITH ‘VETTE

HOW FAST is fast? . . among the liens of thousands of © secret.’ f

drag racers in North America. ‘Part of the credit Harrison gives

“The way the clutch slips just. to sponsors International Con-

the correct amount can mean the |. tainers Inc. and Stevens Pools

difference between setting the ree Ltd., who along with his wife,

. cord ar not,’ * said Harrison. How Brenda, have all played a part in

That ‘is the question to which. that /works: ‘‘is absolutely top setting the record.
Rob Harrison and his 1986 Cor- ‘ : :

vette provided a new answer when
he roared to a new National Hot

Rod Association record in ; | HOLLYBURN COUNTRY CWB

Yakima, Wash., covering a quarter) ;
B mile ina blur of 9.08 seconds. i
- “This is the first record for a g Summer Hockey School/1988
Canadian in this class,’’ said Har-

\_.Tison, 35, a.mechanic who runs a | ~ August 22 to August’ 26 and

North Vancouver performance
‘shop. “And here we are competing J; August 29 to. September 2
: against million-dollar operations."* 4
Inside. the record-smashing | ]° a xz
” $75, 000 car is 655 horsepower
“packed: into a  280-cubic-inch
Chevrolet engine that powered the
“Vette to top the previous time by
5/100th of a second. i
What puts’Harrison's car above 0
‘the, rest? ‘There are no super- f : veat
“chargers,” turbochargers, fancy a : Bie
s:multi-name fucls or any of the RE GEe 118 yearolds
other performance-boosters com- | -_
monly associated with drag racing. . Each day will consist of two ice sessions and one off.
It is all in the design. After. two ‘ice activity
» years and about a dozen’ tries, ~ | :
“Harrison came up with the winning of) +. $100 for the two week session”

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ear one of the few record- breakers’

_ Residents with: ‘children, ‘in the
. ‘association program can: bring
"symbols. to. hockey’: registration | at:
‘the. North’ Vancouver. Rec’ Centre:
une 25.from 9 a.m: to I p.m. :
* Others: with collected : symbols’ ”
hould mail ‘them’ by June 24 to:
undraising . chairman’ Bruce |
Russell ‘at 1031 Forest: Hills , Dr.,:.
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