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He ” lifts weights, he rides every- day, roaring laps around the - with the North Van Christmas Bureau and the West Van Santa’ . . Claus Fund, and the generous businesses listed below, are asking jury not only threw a stick sand flats at the foot of into the spokes of his quest North, Vancouver's Fell for both titles, but forced Avenue with solitary deter- him out of the Canadian na- mination. He races Tuesdays tional championships held and Thursdays and every August | in Chathmam, On- weekend. He has time for tario. little else,_ But the setback has only “But I don’t care. I love” intensified Hamer-Jackson’s it. The riding and the com- Introducing NO CHARGE! Rental car Budget Rent-a-Car By appt. only & private accident claims handled promptly All makes & modeis. 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Six years’ ago, ‘Hamer- Jackson went into temporary one-year retirement partially due to a broken leg and par- tially. according to -Hamer- Jackson Sr., “because his dad almost went broke.’* With ‘his talent, -Hamer- Jackson feels sponsorship from major motorcycle manufacturers is not far down the pot-holed ‘road to the top of the motocross world. Injuries, he says, “do not worry him. In his career thus far he has suffered one broken leg, several broken toes, and a single: broken arm: “If you know what you're doing and if you're in shape then you can avoid most problems.’’ Says his father: ‘‘It’s like skiing or any other sport. If someone were to ski as much as Ricky rides, then I think the chance for injury in both would be the same.’’- Right now, neither fi- $ nances nor injuries’ are of much concern. to Hamer- Jackson. .The 16-year-old rider has only one real motocross interest at this point in his life: ‘“‘To be the best. To win. To be’ number , from Page 13 4: sixth member ‘of the seven- member team. = | - The third local Miriam Michel, | 15,. went to Mon- treal in ninth position. With 375.200 spoints, Canada finished well ahead of the Japanese’, team’s 371.45 total. The. Canadian total was still. far behind the Soviet women’s 393.375 : points, Romania finshed in second with 388.850 followed by East Germany with 387.500. The United States, with a total of 379.50, moved from seventh to sixth position just ahead of China. Gymnasts from Soviet Union, Romania and East Germany took eight of the top ten individual positions. Botnen narrowly missed a spot in the top 36 by with her 53rd finish. She. was 12 i. places ahead of sister Anita, who came 66th in 1983 in Budapest. Next competition for Botnen, Wilson and Michel ® is the upcoming North Shore “Invitational on January 25 at BCIT in Burnaby. The girls are coached by Bruce Medd, -M¥-.Bob Wiggins and Debbie Brown.