28 — Friday, April 10, 1998 - North Shore News

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Gerry Frechetie photo

NORTH Vancouver’s Marc Rovner (above, driving his Nerth Shore News’ spon-
sored car) is among a number of local drivers schedule to compete at Mission
Raceway Park this weekend in the Sports Car Club of B.C. season opener.

Mission season opener

THIS weekend marks the start of
the racing season for local drivers
--sompeting at Mission Raceway Park.

Tie seven weekend season gets underway
with a two-hour endurance race scheduled for
Sunday at 3 p.m.

In the wake of recent successes on the
world stage for Formula 1 star Jacqui
Villeneuve, the local racing organization Sports
Car Club of BC reports a marked i increase in
driver and spectator interest in local racing.
And North Shore residents tigure heavily in

Greg Staff, Lawrence Quinn, Brian Bradley, Al
Brown, Robert Gritten, John Hilton, Alan
Huston, Jan and his son Adam Lamberr, John
Landon, Brian Westerlund and Jack Zarowny
are all expected to compete in the season
opener this weekend. Rovner will be compet-
ing in his North Shore News/Toyo Tire
Datsun 510.

Qualifying and racing will rake place both
Saturday and Sunday with a varier classes,
from production sports cars to open wheel
Formula Fords and Formula Vees, competing.

The action gets under cach day at 9
a.m. and runs until 5:3

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local racing.
In fact, more drivers call North Shore home
than any other area in the Lower Mainland.

Local drivers John Beaudoin, Marc Rovner,
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Engine
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fails for
Rutledge

THE season opening
Atlantic race was a bat-
de of attrition with just
nine cars crossing the
finish line on the wet
streets of Long Beach,
California.

West Vancouver’s David
Rutledge was not among
them. The 19-year-old rookic
driver’s engine failed on the
26th lap of the 38 lap race.
Rutledge finished 20ch.

arte appears a cylinder or

: went,” said Rutledge’s
father Don, who added he
heard something wrong with
the engine when his son raced
by on the 25th lap. “It was a

rally dangerous race because

fthe rain.”

“ Driving on a slick street
course with the best rain tires is;
ahandful, bur since Yokohama
hasn’t yet produced a true rac-
ing tiring to fit the new 15"

= Asantic series wheels, all crews
were forced to take smooth
tires and hand cut grooves in
them. Despite the mechanical
problems, Rutledge — starting
Ith — moved up to seventh
before retiring.

The Rutledge team will
weve four days on the
Milwaukee oval before the
April 25) Atlantic race in
Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

= Andrew McCredie

Mission Raceway is located $0 minutes cax
of Vancouver in Mission. For more informa-

tion call 268-9555. ‘Net of ADA A) based on 36 mo lease, T.P, $10,764 incl, tax, O.A.C.

Aue!
returns to the
North Shore.

Consider This Your
Wake-up Call.

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But for you, luxury cars have had all the appeal of
a big yawn. Until now.

Audi's back on the North Shore with three of the
hottest luxury models. Touring Sedans, Quattro,
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