12 - Wednesday, August 4, 1999 — North Shore News north shore news o0o°0 BRIGHT LIGHTS. Q 9 Mountain bike festival racer MOUNTAIN anand lots of ain helped tue the fire Gt outdaor enthusiasts and bike racers abke this past weekend. North Van's Mount Sevmoir Was alee suit getities and events as mountain bikers trom allover the lower muniand cagie out te race. BMX demonstrations, Ine naustic, fishion shows, booths. displays, tood and tun were all partotthe excitement. Uhanks woes to the Wrap Zone for sporsonng the tevaval and tor dome sucha great job coordinating all the warrous activites. Grand prizes inchided anew Rocky Mountain Bike and acrip to Mexico, Tt Was a great espericnee tor both young and old Michelle Liota (left) and Kerin Mol Wrap Zone reps. Rumour has it they enjoyed the sun- shine too. Guarding the track and making everything safe was Janis Bernard (left) and Cindy Ryan. Kevin Craft (left) and Sha barbecue. It was hot work on a hot day and they did a great job. A64RONZOMO O2—-2ZO—-HOmg Racer Dave Thompson said he “crashed and burned” during the dual slalom, but hey, he’s stitl looking good. Hungry racers and fans alike bought their ham- burger and hot dog tickets from Jodie Dobmeier. : i Seats Lia Fowler and her dog Sammy came out to cheer on NEWS photos Catherine Barr Fifteen-year-old Nick Herbert is a cadet racer who fasted two rounds in the dual slalom. Watch for him in future races. ark ae “A Kyle McKay is hot stuff, especially after biting into that raw pepper. It was wacky fun for alt atop the mountain. Pen vat their favourite racer, namely Lia’s boyfriend. r ar finish on top a 4 on This gang left the event with fistfuts of prize right: Janine McKay, Paul Harder, Jamie Smith and dad Norm McKay. Md Wrap Zone’s Dave Rokoss (ieft) and Heath Lefroy tuok a break in the beer gardens after a long day of events. Doug “Flex” Horn is a real winner. He got down and dirty with the track and won himself first place in the Vet-Expert category. Second place sat well with Chris Brown, a_ Vet- Expert racer with lots of experience. Floor Model Clearance SAVE 20% PLUS GST & PST We are clearing selected showroom pieces to make room for new models. NORTH VANCOUVER COQUITLAM 1405 Pemberton Ave 988-8271 1400 Unied Bivd. 524-9287 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK RICHMOND 3251 Sweden Way 821-0580 eee ee »