Friday, August 2, 1996 — North Shore News — 27

N. shore racers
on a Mission

NORTH Shore auto racers get their final rune-u competition
before the Vancouver Indy as the Sports Car Club of B.C, pre-
sents a weekend of international racing at Mission Raceway
Park.

Over 290 competitors will compete over the two-day event,
with practice and qualifying taking place tomorrow, and quali-
fying and racing on Sunday. Action runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both
days.

Also, volunteers for the Vancouver Indy are still being
sought by race organizers. Call Christine at 684-4639,

5

SERVICE & USED PARTS
(MECHANICAL & BODY PARTS)

Porsche Boxster unwrapped

WHAT do you get when yeu give a group of Porsche engineers three-and-a-half years to come up with a
now two-seat roadster? The answer will ba in Porsche showrooms throughout North America in January,
The mid-sngine Boxster comes with a 2.5-litre water-cooled six-cylinder engine that produces 204 norae-

; power. State-of-the-art safety features include dual! airbags and an integrated roll pretection system.

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an indication of its smooth-
running nature. 7
’ -Asolid, direct, but not
slick five-speed manual trans-
“mission is standard equipment
anda four-speed automatic
with push-button Power and
“Normal modes is an option.
The Tiburon’s best fea-
. ture, in my opinion, is its
-handling. Fun to drive, the
~ front-wheel-drive Tiburon
“corners with very litle under-
- steer and enough contro! and
stability to inspire confidence.
.. Ride quality hasn’t been sacri-
_y ficed tor handling. The ride is
.-, firm but not uncomfortable,
"And the standard power-
. /assisted steering is quick and
responsive. According to
Hyundai, Porsche was
“involved in tuning the
‘Tiburon’s suspension.
vy Like 'the Elantra; the
Tiburon has a fully indepen-
dent suspension (front
~ MacPherson struts and rear
multi-links), Base models have
front disc/rear drum brakes

with no ABS, while FX
Tiburons offer four-wheel-disc
brakes with ABS, 195/60R-
14 inch Michelin tires are
standard,

Inside, the Tiburon has’
unusual oval-shaped instru-
ments, a sweeping dash lay-
our, and big, soft-rouch
knobs on the console for the
heating and air onditioning
controls.

While the dash is well-
designed, its monotonous all-
black color scheme leaves me
cold. The front seats have
excellent lateral suppert to
hold you in place during spir-
ited cornering, and outward
visibility is good. :

The rear seats have ade-
quate legroom, but headroom
is minimal and there are no
adjustable head restraints. In-
addition, the rear passengers
sit under the rear window...
allowing the Sun to beat
down on their heads.

The trunk, accessed by a
hatchback, offers better-than-
average trunk space (12.8 cu.

ULE

With the standard 50/50
split rear seats folded down,
there’s double the cargo area.

Base models start at
$16,995, while FX models
start at $18,895. Fully
equipped Tiburons top out ar
about $21,000.

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CE! It fs the 1996 Abbotsford International Airshow and It’s back..wvith more speed,
more thunder and more jets than ever before. Join the 35th anniversary
celebrations with “two for one” tickets from Cenada Safeway. Buy one carload
admission or front-line Runway Seating and receive the second at no charge while Bx
quantities laet. For all show informath (604)326-JETS. - JS