Friday, August 2, 1996 — North Shore News — 27

N. shore racers on a Mission

NORTH Shore auto racers get their final rune-u competition before the Vancouver Indy as the Sports Car Club of B.C, pre- sents a weekend of international racing at Mission Raceway Park.

Over 290 competitors will compete over the two-day event, with practice and qualifying taking place tomorrow, and quali- fying and racing on Sunday. Action runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Also, volunteers for the Vancouver Indy are still being sought by race organizers. Call Christine at 684-4639,

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SERVICE & USED PARTS (MECHANICAL & BODY PARTS)

Porsche Boxster unwrapped

WHAT do you get when yeu give a group of Porsche engineers three-and-a-half years to come up with a now two-seat roadster? The answer will ba in Porsche showrooms throughout North America in January, The mid-sngine Boxster comes with a 2.5-litre water-cooled six-cylinder engine that produces 204 norae-

; power. State-of-the-art safety features include dual! airbags and an integrated roll pretection system.

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an indication of its smooth- running nature. 7 ’ -Asolid, direct, but not slick five-speed manual trans- “mission is standard equipment anda four-speed automatic with push-button Power and “Normal modes is an option. The Tiburon’s best fea- . ture, in my opinion, is its -handling. Fun to drive, the ~ front-wheel-drive Tiburon “corners with very litle under- - steer and enough contro! and stability to inspire confidence. .. Ride quality hasn’t been sacri- _y ficed tor handling. The ride is .-, firm but not uncomfortable, "And the standard power- . /assisted steering is quick and responsive. According to Hyundai, Porsche was “involved in tuning the ‘Tiburon’s suspension. vy Like 'the Elantra; the Tiburon has a fully indepen- dent suspension (front ~ MacPherson struts and rear multi-links), Base models have front disc/rear drum brakes

with no ABS, while FX Tiburons offer four-wheel-disc brakes with ABS, 195/60R- 14 inch Michelin tires are standard,

Inside, the Tiburon has’ unusual oval-shaped instru- ments, a sweeping dash lay- our, and big, soft-rouch knobs on the console for the heating and air onditioning controls.

While the dash is well- designed, its monotonous all- black color scheme leaves me cold. The front seats have excellent lateral suppert to hold you in place during spir- ited cornering, and outward visibility is good. :

The rear seats have ade- quate legroom, but headroom is minimal and there are no adjustable head restraints. In- addition, the rear passengers sit under the rear window... allowing the Sun to beat down on their heads.

The trunk, accessed by a hatchback, offers better-than- average trunk space (12.8 cu.

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With the standard 50/50 split rear seats folded down, there’s double the cargo area.

Base models start at $16,995, while FX models start at $18,895. Fully equipped Tiburons top out ar about $21,000.

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