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18- Th*Çanada ChanrlanTu»Mdy, Au"ua 10,1999l * Harry Barnea KBarnes is banged up Milton's fastest triathiete couldn't have had worse timing last wcek Not on any competitive course mind you, but on lis way home from work. Harry Barnes, 52, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on the outskisis of town last Tuesday. Fortunately the evening mishap - in which he said he swerved to avoid another car and wound up slamming into a hydro pole - didn't cause serious injury, though it lias left him battered and bruised. And at the worst possible timte, with just a few weeks left before the World Championships in Montreal. 'il survive, but my right side and neck are pretty sore." explained the accom- plished racer, who eamned a bertb to the international competition with a national titie triumph earlier this summier. As a result of the accident, Bamnes lias liad to slash his training regimen in haîf - which this close to the world champi- onships could drastically affect lis perfor- mance. He said, "I don't even want to think about that riglit now." TMe Camplielîville native lias been tum- ing in some of lis best ahowings thîs year, including a sensational 2:10.23 finish in St. Petersburg, Florida Apnil 25. He needed juat two more minutes to take top spot in lis age clasa ait the national cliampionahipa last montli in Edmonton, Alberta - wheoe, unlike many triathletes, lie thrived amiid sweltering conditions. Also en route to the world sliowcase is Milton's Tina Braamn, who captured gold àt nationals in the women's 55-59 loop with a Urne of 2:53.53. Derstoff wins xe gold and silver at police games By STEVE LeBLANO 1h. Champion Tracey Derstroff bas put a new spin on the terni 'highly decorated police officer'. The Milton constable came home recently decked in gold and silver - rewards for a splendid show- ing at the World Police and Fire Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Amid Uic planet's top femnale cycliats in Uic law.enforcement and firefighting trades, site flnislicd first overali in mountain bik- ing and look second in lier age chass in road racing. "It feels juat great. Ibis is a dream come true," oemarked Uic 34-ycar-old, refcmrng to lier medal-winning performances, plus Uic opportunity to visit lier homeland and family. "This bcing a world event, it was tougli to know wliat to expect. I'd been training liard and was hoping to pcak at Uic riglit timte, but certainly didn't expect to do Uiis well." File photo by GRAHAM PAINE Halton Reional Police officer Tracey Deratroif dld botter than ah. .xpected et the World Police and Fit. Gamma In Stockholm. Se. etory at riglit. LKing, Wheller look sharp It was a double dose of victory for local drivers at Flamboro Speedway JuIy 3 1. Milton's Terry King and Andy Wheller took Uic checkered flaga in challenger and street stock racing respectivcly. King jumped out to a strong start and made a nice inside move to pull out Uic victory. He outdistanced Wayne Gummerson and fellow Miltonian Ryan Wamrs, who movcd uap from sixth spot tlirough the carly going to offer a serious challenge. Meanwhile, Whellcr took lis first fea- turc win in dramnatic fashion. He moved up from 12Ui spot at Uic start, surviving a major crash and overtaking Uic second place car on the final lap. He claimcd top spot whcn winner Jim Bail was disqualified. Strossg bike event Derstroif - one of three members of Halton Regional Police to take part in the international competition - was especially surprised at lier efforts in the road race. Armed with only lier mounitain bike, which site said was like 'bringing a Hyundai to a racetrack', île negotiated die 39.6 km event (six laps of a 6.6 km course) in a sizzling one hour and tliree minutes. She was juat a few minutes back of the overali winner from New Zealand. "I look the fat tires off but basically it wasn't an ideal bike for that type of racing. Also, I was alone for a lot of the race and couldn't do mucli drafting, which really helpa. Considering ail that. I thouglit 1 did pretty well." The street crime unit officer was even more impressive on the mountain, completing the 28 km event in 1:41 - more than six minutes faster than the nsnner-up. Luck follows speed Good fortune, site admits, had a littie something to do with the victory. 'Early in the race my wheel came loose but I didn't notice it riglit away. When I finally did, you could see it was close to pop- ping off," recalled Deratroif. "Fortunately I stopped when I did. It took just a couple of mrinutes to tigliten it back up and 1 was on my way agin." She describcd tic mountain as a fair bit more dhallenging than lier hometown training ground of Kelso - with really nsgged ter- rain and vcsy few easy stretches. Derstroff said, "ýConsistency is wliat won it for me. 1 look tic lead early and neyer looked back." Her fsrst and second-place finishes, which came within four days of ecd other, completed lier medal sweep in law enforce- ment competition this year. In June, site dominated both cycling events at thc national championships in Ottawa - higlilighting lier performance by bcating botli the men and women in mountain biking. Next up for Uic ambitious racer is the Kokance 24 Hours of Adrenaline, which will lie lield later this monUi in Barrie. 699 CAMRY CE fe 8months Flsancing as low as -Air Conditlonlng *Auto Trams &OWlgh& 08% @oe idw Door Lochs for P.D.E. 2 eff>.AWFMSte5o witCD I 2 9 9 OM $350 DOU D *2.2 litre 4 cylinder DOHC Engine Ncie* ~B - * e *.* "n ui.m. b e h or. i* ý14 bp 1 " $470. ssaiu.mmfydpdi 0 'W 1s Z. N U b uide iS.OUp5I nCs ~ I. Ine ea q') SPOR oi b