ae wee ate a cee iol Pe bare ae i . SO FLEE PPLE ETL AAR Ee ee og Eitan owe pein ME ole Sova 7 No-snow By RON NIESNER Griss Blast it was called and a blast is just what it was for both competitors and spectators. _The event was the Skeena Val- _ Tey) Snowmobile Association's ‘-, first ever snowmobile grass drag _¥aces, held Sept, 13 in Thornhill. Racers - fromm Prince Rupert to oo) )-Prince George and as far north as ~ Stewart made the trip to compete “vehere, 0) - Names. stich as John Bodnar from Houston, John Brown and edriver. Art Anderson from Trails “North Smithers, Ken Hansen, _, Trevor Galloway and Steve and Mike Radley from LDM Ruacing- ~ Ski-doo “Burns ‘Lake provided - entrants with some stiff competi- ‘tion, : Neweomers to the circuit, Gerry _and Norm. Ebert from. Big Bear = Racing of Stewart also cliallenged the field with an impressive ‘showing.on their V-max 4s. From stock machines fo ‘modifieds, it was a day’s racing well worth seeing. \ Gerry even raced a 93 V-max 4 ~~ he’d bought only the day before, “a beck of a way to break in a new sled. ¢ Terrace racers were also in top form with. Ken Gibson, Trevor -. -Gibsonand Steve McCulloch, old “cos hands on the circuit, powering - 0 “Yamaha, V-max 4, Exciter and “:Phazer sleds in front of the home ‘town crowd. a oo. *.. All'three had picked up an array of “trophies at the Vanderhoof “aneet the weekend before and suc- cceeded in doing the same again oo ahere, * =) Ken finished with a win and a > ‘gecond in both Stock and Im- “proved Stock, Trevor was twice -“funner-up and added three thirds -while McCulloch hit the line first - -in Improved Stock C to go with - “two seconds, Another liome town favourile, Lory Knull. knows how to race and proved just that in the Open “Ian I reer eners really howling as he gave other racers something to think about with three second place finishes. Sean Brady, another local, powered his Cat to top spot in his Improved Stock B class and Norm Larson, riding an older model V-max, also went bome with hardware, Big winner on the day was Art Anderson of Smithers, piloting | his Polaris sleds to three wins, two seconds and a third. ' From = stock =machines to madifieds, it was a day’s racing well worth secing, Dana and Jean Galloway from Burns Lake bath worked with our organization to put on the show, Jean at the registration table and chalkboard during the races and Dana on the PA system kept the spectators informed and euter- tained from start to finish. Ken and Lia Hansen passed on their experience in the pil area teching machines and in adminis- tering registration. Pil boss Ken Gibson kept things straight there and, with the help of Mac Fell, got the machine tech duly finished by race time, Adolf Lubke and Curtis McCann in the staging area, offi- cial lightman Wade Bamieit, fin- ish line crew Greg Delaronde and Gil Beitma, radar gunman Emie Vandenbrock and a _— well organized security team led by Albert DeJong and Dave Kenna all bandied their ditties very professionally. . Earl and Bonnie Larson, Sharon Fell and Joyce Gibson manned the concession sland, Dean Prins was our volunteer first aid at- tendant and Jamie Gibson and Lisa Haugland did a fine job on the gate. Hats off to the entire team and all volunteers who worked on getting the track ready for race day; to Wayne Webber, owner of the property, and caretaker Frank Bowsher; ihe competitors, trophy and alher sponsors for their sup- port and all the faus who turned up for the event. Sce you all next year. Full results from Grass Blast on thd previpus.pages:i: is. riun 20h c2092 .are, included . in, Scoreboard Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 23, 1992 — Page C3 blast off © “AS CLOSE AS IT GETS. Trevor Gibson streaks for the finish find out what the result was when judges had to resort to video line in his Open Stock final duel with Lory Knull, another tocal racing at the Grass Blast. Spectators had to wait a few minutes to got the verdict by a fraction of a ski. footage to split the pair. Knull,.who clocked 111 kph atthe fine, Sledders keep finding new challenges" The snowmobile was originally designed to operate. on ice and snow and was primarily used by mining exploration teams in the Arctic. Hpowever, other developers soon saw the light on this new motorized device, the vecreational aspect. ‘Hey, there’s another way to travel and on snow. Try it, you might file it,’ Manufacturers, dealers and sponsors created a business of this snowmobiling activity as enthusiasts pot together to set up clubs in all parts of North America, non-profit organizations providing a ser- vice to benefit beth the sport and the com- munity. Over the years, the development of clubs, trail systems and snowmobiling areas developed on an internatianal scale. Snowmohilers spend a good portion of | et hretp Pe et phe ngemag AF 4 their Wiiter out. on tieifmachines. How- Se note tai nk ‘ . ever, When “not out Tiding or doing maintenance work on trails and cabins, they also donate their time to stage events and raise nioney to benefit the cont- munity, - As with any motorized activity, the com petitive spirit came into the picture and | the result was racing on ice and snow. The manufacturers and dealers got on board becouse they needed a way to test hew models. Racing provided it and a chance to promote their product. Fans gathered in sub-zero weather to watch the show but racing on ice and snow was not enough. They wanted to see what else this all-terrain vehicle could do. And so canie the sport of snowmobile water crossing, To begin with, racers tried for the longest distance on open water. Now the sport had developed into to watelrs 6 of. a : n - The Inst record distance I have for a snowmobile ou open water Is ‘26. miles. Quitea feat! ee But, hey, you ‘can only curry so much ~ fuel In a sled and sooner or later you're ' poingforaswim. 0": With the fans still wanting more, compe- - titors rose.to the challenge and ° grass drags began. Race tracks were easy to set “up since all you needed was o flat fleld ‘and a good group of volunteers. “You can imagine ‘the looks early organizers got from land owners when as- king to use their field for summer snow- mobiling. - . ny ‘But, the | dwners supported the pronoters, the : competitors ‘showed up and the newest fad: in snowmobile racing has been flourishing ever since. a en Ne Bt ad coe a at a Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 - Terrace Invites Members and Guests SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 8:00 P.M. - 1:00 A.M. To An Evening Of Entertainment Featuring The Exciting Music Of |- .. ..“IN THE MOOD" |. See You There! Music Every Weekend. Tide tet ST PTY Two Unlikely Heroes. One Outrageous Rescue Adventure! Available September 18. Reserve Your Copy Today! =. fd 92 The Walt Gury Company. New On Video! Bernard & Bianca’s First Rescue Mission! etansy HOME VIDEO ViDEO FREE KID'S MOVIES 1TH ANY OTHER RENTAL NTHREEOR A FIRES. . 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