B6 - Wednesday, December 14, 1983 - North Shore News ES auto at | photo submitted CANADIAN MARATHON rally team will be headed by veteran driver Maicotm ‘‘Jock’’ Wilson, of Surrey (centre), who is seen discussing the route map for North and South America with Roy Street, left, VP and General Manager, Mohawk Lubricants, North Vancouver, and Hedley representatives. Whiteside, Repco Auto Parts, Vancouver, the sponsoring companies’ MARATHON CAR RALLY Veterans picked for crew THREE OF Canada’s automobile rally veterans, headed by Malcolm ‘‘Jock’’ Wilson, of Surrey as team leader, form the Canadian Marathon Rally Team (CMRT), Canada’s only entry in the 70,000 km (39,000 miles) ‘‘Amerathon ‘84°’, the world’s longest automobile rally. Other members of the Canadian team are Walter Boyce, Ottawa, co-driver, and Fred Baker, Toronto navigator. They will be driv- ing the CMRT’s 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300 DT Diesel, which has. been especially prepared for the rugged conditions of the tally. ‘‘Amerathon ‘84’’ will see a maximum of 100 teams from 38 countmnies drive their entmes through the capital cities of 20 countries in North and South America. The ral- ly, which 1s complementary to the 1984 Olympic Games will start in Anaheim, Cahfornia, on May 26, 1984 and finish two months later on July 22nd, at los aa al a erat te: DRIVE IN SERVICE Deast opt Peeserel eset ont OM vet cates Mas . Sy $0) NOR EST RADIATORS 1178 Weer 14th St NV Sweat At Fy ee ee RADIATOR REPAIRS — bor last Orofessional repairs and sercva e of your Cooling system andor an con dihone: Come direct to the speciuahsats 904-0374 Over 30 yours on the North Shore Angelos. Total prize money offered by Amerathon ‘84 is $1,175,000. Following some of the roughest roads and trails on both continents the rally is a test of human endurance and tenacity as well as vehicle and product reliabitity. The course of the rally goes to Tierra del Fuego, the most southerly tip of South America and then turns north following the continent's eastern seaboard, passing through the Amazon basin of Central Braml Continuing on to North America, the ral ly route takes the contestants through Washington, Ot tawa, Edmonton to Prudhoe Bay, Curning south to Calgary through Las Vegas to the finishing point. The Canadian Team is be- ing sponsored by Repco Auto Parts (Canada) Limited, and Duckhams Oil provided by Mohawk Lubricants Limited. Other sponsors include Orion Mercantile Corporation and Greywest Enterprises, all of Vancouver. Logistics for a rally of this distance is quite staggering and means making ar- rangements for complete ser- vicing of the vehicle at major centres and stops on the be 2 Des! 34) North Shore / SALTY ROADS STEAMCLEANING (overilunden $20.00 Undercoating Rust-Prooting Supershinoe Scotch Guard ~ntenonroentonorn t pase on YAN UNDERCOATING AM, = -. B9 Years Bervice 59 One "ROFEBSIONALS”™. -. at the sane location, course. [t also includes the Strategic availability of 36 spare tires, reserves of diesel fuel in remote areas of South American and appropriate clothing being sent ahead to meet changing climatic con- ditions. The Mercedes will also be exclusively lubricated with Duckhams Hypergrade motor oil. In all, it will cost the Cana- dian team well over $100,000 in expenses for the car, fuel, accomodation, food, servic- ing and entry fees. 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