Page 73, March 14, 1979 - North Shore News Mountain will get" another chance--some day _ — SaprRoArEanD. MAKING IT OFFICIAL, Ken. Read presents Sieve FROM PAGE 63 __ -Podborski with trophy and medal from the downhill at show. Swallowing their over- Morzine, France where Read was disqualified. (Rick whelming disappointment . yhourn P oto) the Canadian team got out ‘there and did their best. Dave Murray was first out of | the gate showing superb style as he flashed down the course, and Ken Read nonchalantly showed his opinion of the course as he flashed down the run missing all the gates, running it just as a downhill and without a helmet at that! Peter Wirnsberger of Austria waited for Italian, Herbert Plank on the course, and they then skied the rest of the course together, side ° by side, making it the first muli- national dual downhill/ G.S. ever run! Overall World ‘Cup Downhill points winner, Peter Mueller ran a superb technically correct race demonstrating his flawless style. Special applause went to Dennis Waddingham, who was the first of the weasel workers to run the course. Dennis had a very bad car accident a few years ago and hasn’t been able to get a ski boot on one foot since. So he skied the course on one ski! And although there was no World Cup Race that day, there was a World Cup presentation when Ken Read presented the medal and cup- for the Downhill at Morzine- Avoriaz, France, for which he had been disqualified because of his non porous racing suit, to team mate, ' Steve Podborski, who had Originally been in second place. WHAT NEXT? What of Whistler in the future—will there be another chance? The answer seems to be an overwhelming yes. As far as the course is concerned the racers and race officials were all most enthusiastic. They rate it as one of the tgp downhill courses in the world, and one F.1.S. official stated that the cancellation of this year’s World Cup would in no way jeopardize Whistler’s chances for future World Cup or Olympic calibre races. lt was a sad blow from the weatherman, and no fault of the mountain. Right now up at Whistler skiing is spendid:; they have had some more snow, and have sunshine and blue skies. Looks great for some super spring skiing for another couple of months. AND ELSEWHERE And if downhill = racing leaves you cold mght now, try a change of pace. The North Shore YMCA is starting its spring cross-country ski lessons—call them at 926-5541 for details. Diamond Head lovers wall be gathering at Gleneagles The better cars of the world are better because they are engineered + better, they perform better and they are built to last longer. Trouble ts, for most people these cars are out of reach. Not anymore. Now there's the Mazda 626. 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