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100,000 EXPECTED FOR LABOR DAY EVENT

Molson indy speeds to Vancouver

THIS COMING Labor Day weekend, Vancouver streets will echo with the sounds of screaming 750 horsepower racing engines, thousands of cheering spectators, and hundreds of clanging cash regis-

ters.

The Molson Endy is big- time auto racing, part of the Championship Auto Racing Team (CART) series of 16 races around North America

including the famous In- dianapolis 500. Molson Breweries, spon-

sor of the Toronto Molson Indy, will be the main spon- sor for the Vancouver event.

Famous racing car drivers such as Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and Al Unser Jr. will help to draw crowds expected to be over 100,000 during the three-day event.

Opcn-wheeled Indy-type racing cars capable of 200 mph will streak around a temporary circuit laid out around B.C. Place stadium. Practice, qualifying, and support races will take place on Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1. The race itself will occur on Sunday, Sept. 2.

The economic benefits for local businesses, such as hotels and restaurants, will

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be enormous (race orga- nizers are praying it won't rain).

Projected race-related visitors from Washington, Oregon, California, Alberta

and B.C. (outside of the Lower Maintand) from 10,0060 to 20,000.

The estimated economic impact of this three-day event will be between $23.7 and $36 million, most of which will stay in the Lower Mainland.

Media coverage of the race will also give Vancouver an international profile it hasn't had since Expo 86. The race will be nationally televised on CTV’s Wide World of Sports and broad- cast the same day on TSN in the United States and dozens of other countries.

For the drivers, too, a good finishing position in a race like this could mean a handsome purse and the at- teniion of influential team owners and scouts.

Total prize money for the 16-race CART Indy series is $17 million U.S.

Local race car driver, Ross Bentley, sees the Vancouver Indy race as his chance to compete against the big guys.

Ross is Chief Driving In- structor at ProFormance

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Driving School and winner of numerous B.C, champr- onships in’ Formula Ford, Formula) Atlantic, Trans Am, Sports Racing, and en- durance racing. His ty cur- rendy lap record holder at Westwood Motorsports Park in Coquitlam.

dents will be expecting a tor from me at the Molson Indy. 1 won't disappoint them!”’ Bentley has hos work cut out for him. He has to com- pete against the world's best Prepared, best sponsored teams with newer cars. And he has to qualify for the race

‘“‘Media coverage of the race will also give Vancouver an international profile it hasn’t had since Expo ’86.’’

Bentley will be renting one of last year’s winning Indy cars, which comes complete for this event with spare Parts, tires, pit crew, and mechanics.

“This is obviously a tremendous opportunity for me to prove to the world that I can win against the best,’’ Ross says confidently.

“I know most of my stu-

Poor vision tied to night accidents

IMPROVED HIGHWAY markings and better automotive lighting are help- ing to hold down nighttime traffic accidents, Dut the after-dark fatality rate is still

nearly triple the daytime rate. While driver condition

(visual acuity, sobriety and other factors) is a big factor in this statistical phenome- non, car condition also plays a major role. A_ targe number of cars have one or

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With intensified public awareness measures this could be prevented. Anyone capable of driving should be able to check his or her lights, windshield wipers and washers periodically.

It is irresponsible to en-

danger peoples’ lives through simple vehicle ne- giect.

With the fastest growing segment of our driving pop- ulation, the older driver, another factor becomes very important. Ninety per cent of all sensory input needed to drive comes through the eyes.

But as your eyes change with age, your sensitivity to glare increases, you need more illumination and you'll find you won't adapt as well to the dark.

Also, you'll lose some of your peripheral vision.

It makes sense at any age to reduce your vulnerability to an accident.

by posting a fast. enough time during qualifying period prior to the race.

Whether he finishes or not, it’s good to see a local driver make a serious effort. I’m sure he'll have thou- sands of fans cheering him on, myself included.

To help raise the necessary sponsorship) funds for Bentley to compete in the 1990 six-race Canadian Formula Atlantic series and the Vancouver Molson Indy race, a group of Vancouver business people has formed The Spirit of Vancouver Supporter Society,

The society believes that having a Vancouver driver in the Molson [Indy race will create increased local interest in the event.

Local businesses and indi- viduals who are interested in sponsoring Vancouver's In- dy challenge can purchase special memberships in the Spirit of Vancouver Club. Corporate, VIP, and Charter memberships in- clude special passes to the race, pits and entertainment packages.

Contact the Spirit of Van- couver Supporter Society at 671F Market Hill, False Creek, Vancouver, 6.C. V5Z 4B5, or phone 876- 6877.

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