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iv 2A The Barrie Examiner Tuesday November 30 1976 PETER VAN DOLDER HIS BROTHER ANDY Flying Dutchmen are back with what they first used started racing snowmobiles over 10 years ago said Andy Van Dolder and now that were back on Bombardier produots it feels like were coming home This was the reaction from Andy Van Dolder as he and his brother Peter concluded arrangements with Bom bardier Limited ntaro Bran ch Barrie to ride specially developed SkiDoc and Moto Ski racing sleds on the up coming Ontario Snowmobile Racing Federation OSRF sanctioned race circuit for 197677 Andy and Peter equally as well known as the Flying Dut chmen Racing Team have combined 17 years experience in snowmobile racing Andy has raced for 11 years with ex perience not only in snowmibilcs but with motor cycles and stock cars as well Hes twotime winner of the coveted Georgian Yup and has consistently been in top con tention at the NorthAmerican renowned STP Kawartha ln ternations Andy has extensive ex perience and fan recognition throughout the SRF circuit but has also ridden in Quebec the Atlantic provices and the United States Peter Van Dolder has six years experience on the snowmobile race track and Won the overall championship at the SRF event in Barrie in 1973 He is also experienced in motorcycle competition although snowmobile racing according to Peter takes top preference The Flying Dutchmen Racing Team running Ski Don and MotoSki snowmobiles will compete in 25tkc 340cc 440cc and super stock events in all sanctioned Sltl prgrams throughout the provm ce Barrie MotoCross Centre wants You in the See the fabulous I977 MotoSkis BARRIE MOTOCROSS CENTRE 389 Bayfield St North of Grandview 72641 Down jacket is destined to top outerwear market NEW YORK AP From the ski slopes to the super market in one year Thats the story of the down jacketdestined to be one of this years most popular out erwear fashions says the Na tional Outerwear and Sports wearAssociation Jackets made of down have perennially been fzvorite of skiers and more recently of backpackers This year theyre making the transition to specta tor wearfor shopping trips hiking bicycle riding and just plain everyday leisure wear when temperatures drop this fall and winter Although the idea of using down as insulation is not new it has been used in quilts com forters sleeping bags for yearsmost consumers have some misconceptions about it the association says Down is not feathers as many people believe It is rather the under plumage of most waterfowl such as geese or ducks Feathers are the outer layer on bird down fluffy material is the under layer which keeps the bird in sulated from extreme cold or heat The outdoors set has been partial to down because it of fers warmth without weight Both ride on bogiewheel suspen utla MD seasons EXAMPLE But it also has other advan ets dutfle coats ski styles and tages For example the same down jacket which can keep you warm at 40 below zero will also be comfortable in 60 degree weather The reason is that down acts as thermal barrier trapping air and reac ting to body temperature In addition down is resilient can be folded into small area for packing and then snaps back to its original shape Down jackets took devious route to fame on Seventh Ave nue First Henry Kissinger had to go to Peking and negotiate rapprochement with the Chi nese Then the US fashion in dustry decided to promote the Oriental lookwhich means among other things bulky quilted styles That set the stage for down outerwear perfect inter pretation of the Oriental trend for it is an item of apparel that must be quilted There is no other way to make it WILL BE VARIED This season down outerwear is on the racks in wide variety of styles and lengths Most popular will be waist lengths and thigh lengths the associ ation predicts There are some models just above the knee They come as warmup jack SPDHTS LTD MDSLEY 20th SCS WASAGA BEACHONTARID TELEPHONE 70534292725 GREEN MACHINE Green Machine pots John Deere quality and dependability in an economical package The 300 with pistonported 292cc engine the 400 with reedvalve 339cc engine and CD ignition combined with surface gap spark plugs trailsmoothin system Many other models on sale SPORTS LTD SLEY EC Ch 8C8 WASAGA BEACHDNTARID TELEPHONE 7OS429E728 eve vest types While they will still be made in the bulky style of past years the most fashionable and most popular will be slimmed down version which someone has likened to streamlined elephant There will be several differ ent types of down used in out erwear While goose down is most popular and most often of fered as the quality product there is actually no difference between duck and goose down INSPECT JACKETS Jackets should be inspected carefully to be sure there are no feathers popping through the lining Inevitably some feathers get mixed in with the down but the eWer the better Many jackets will be using synthetic down It is made gen erally of crimped polyester in the form of batting and pro vides the same insulating quali ties as genuine down Down however is softer and more re silient which are the features consumer should look for the association advises And for those fashioncon scious shoppers who may be concerned that the wild bird population will be depleted in the quest for down fear not