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* *~ . ~ PAGE 24o WEMTY FRM PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,1992 Winn:ing. a habi*t fo r local motorcycle racer By Mark Reesor It didn't take Peter Wilson long te, make the motercycle rac- Iisurance Compa- O f Canadp?P POUCYNUMBER EFFCTV'P DATE F E»'IV I SEAR MME SE U ' Y NAE ANO A' « USJRED. CL LnY vaISRAN'aE CARO -.NAOA/INTER PROVINCE ing world it up and take notice. Tho Oshawa native didnlt have any experience when he entered hie flirat race'in 1987, an end- It doesn't Have to End Like This... M071-875 92 17 1dT sr w ONT.2J Accident or Traffic Triclket? CALL sue x.4 THE TRAFFIC TICKET SPECIAUiSTS Let us take the fear out of going to court by going for you. SERVING DURHAM REGION FOR OVER 5 VEARS FREE CONSULTATION.- LOW COST REPRESENTATION It doesn't cost you anything to talk to us...It might cost you plenty if you don't. 430-m8845 701 Rossland Rd.E. 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PETER Wilson is competing in the Eastern Canadian Pro 600 Production Series again this year, looking for bis second straight championship. 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Only a Dairy Queen' Reatmeal'gives your child a burger. hries, soft drink, plus a soft serve treat and a special pnize.i Ail for $3.49 plus taxes ' At participating Dairy Queen' Braier stores.brzv Dair'y Queewl reaumeal-. Every one is a party. Whitby Location OnIy 1003 Dundas Stm En 342I f the Ch idf * ir Marle Net woik hospitais for ch idrenI 1)q J; Pal Ofl.AM Ooe 668111111115% Dairy Oueen - stores are proud sponsors of Telethon, which benetits local it1 AM D d Corp Il 992 1 -l- - ', 777= 7--, ý>ý,,ý , ý«l m 777-7c The season runis from April te October, but Wilson already is looingforardte next soason and the CaadIîan Super' Bike Series -- if ho can raise the $90 000 or so, required. TuYs dream, is te compote at the World Super Bike or even Grand Prix level. One of Wilson'a secrets is phy- sical fitnes --"a major p art of racing <althou h) a lot o f racers don't realize it. Wilson worka out three times a week at one of his local spon 1sors, the Oshawa Racquet Club, te keep hiniseif in racing trini. Ho uays when you're fit "you're not thinking about your Iody getting tired. «You don't feel your arma get- ting tired or pumiping up, you dont feel yourself gotting o ut of breath, se youýre a b le te put ful 100 per cent concentration inte riding... if you con stay for the whole race that way, you can wmn." When you mention bike racin~ te most people, they think oà spectacular crashes- they may look sorlous, -but W~ilson siays crashes are worse on the street, where ridera often hit cars, posta or curba after falling off their bikes. Racers are ýprotected. with thick padding and leathers,'and «on the track, you juat slide.'. the accidenta are iaelated and overy- thing is in et controlled environ- ment.» . Wilson had two accidenta lest year, -one while going 85 mph, but aays he wasn't hardly hurt in either. .How does it feels te, go flying off a'bike at 85 mph? «By the time you realize you're aliding, your'r almoat atopped.... the next day vou might feel a few aches and pains, but that's about., His worst crash happened in 1988 when "I ran inte a bike that had crashed right in front of me and bounoed out froni a retaining wall.» Wilson camne away from the crash with one wrist s1,rained and the other broken, altheugh "I found that out juat recently; rvo been riding with a broken wrist since thon.» Ho hopes te have it operated on as soon as "I have a break in my achedule.- Cruisin' Classics FROM PAGE 18 (15 psi in front and 26 psi in rear). It is *widely believed that Nadorls book was directir respnsiblo for the Coevai deuse in 1969. As the 1970s swept xi, legislation was being brought in al - acroas North America. for stricter safty regulations. Manufacturera incorporated such thinga as retractable aeatbelta, ahock- absorbing bumpers, padded dashes and spring-mounted hood ornementa. lI 1968, Ontario passed a law, making safety -certificates mandatery requiring that car be 7-77-774-7777-77, 'n