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. wn'Eitirxiatnomcu-chmday, May H, zen-z- i lâ€" i ‘ The need for s eed ‘ l p ' ‘ . . . . . . : Twelve-yearâ€"old lake Watson is working hlS way to the head of the pack in mm: stock car races BvSoorranulssiwu alwayshadhlseyeondrivingfaster. , Ferrite Chronicle Wade put lab in his ”modified Ford Mustang for a few practice laps. and soon ake Watson is only l2 years old. but he's decided it was time for dad to retire and lining up to test his driving skills against hand the keys to lakeâ€" then 11 yearsold. men three times his age. lake's skills may have been ready. but his _ The young racer just started his second body didn't quite fit in the Mustang. The season of racing mini stock cars and is hop- family spent time in the shop modifying the ing to move to the front of the pack this car for him. fitting blocks on the pedalsand . \ summer. asmaller seat movedclomtothewheel. _ Watson. whose family is originally from Last year was a steep learning curve, as Waterloo. but currently resides in New Ham- lake learned to drive with! stick shill, react “- burg, and his Ford Mustang began compet- more quickly and find the right level of .« ing at the Sunset Speedway in lnnisfil. Ont. aggressivedrivingnoededtowirt ' last weekend. last year, the rookie driver fin- Wade is now his coach. communicating ished 14th out of 28 in the summer race by radio with lake during a race to tell him i 5 series at Flamborough Speedway. This year, when to pass and when to move over. ' 44' ‘ he’s testing himself in bigger races and look» lake's 14th overall finish last year was ' ing to improve his skills in the men's divir impressive. He finished first in two races. I sion. and was winning another when he had the g The Grade 7‘ student's friends. at ion-st first of two crashes that knocked him out of f (lien don't always believe him when he tells a race, Those crashes ended up earning Watâ€" them he’s a rat‘ecar driver during the win son the “Hard luck Award.” mer, reaching 80 kilometres per hotir while Racing against fullgrown men was a big . iostlmg for posinon around an oval asphalt leap for Watson last year at the age of l I. But , , _ . _ _ track he made big strides and he said he now feels 3“,: Watson;‘ .1 2' 0' New Hamburg '3 by far the ””29.“ driver m his Mp" §tfolckotace dwision It wasn't easy to make the big leap from more confident With a year of experience e ml " summer (“"9“"‘9-1'95'm‘ men at unset Speedway in not“: “nit. MWM M V rut ing gorkiirts to full site four-cylinder under his belt. (an, Watson said "I didn't think I was ready ”It got kind of ('ihlt‘r it’s still tough." be At spome pouit, move up to the regular Watson. lake's mother until liflt'l three yt-tirsofgorkaning." said. describing hl\ first stock car season stock (at divtsum. where cars have bigger “It was very intimidating lot him to \ltlll lake was nervous but had watched his ”it's sometimes intimidating and st an engines. ”That's his goal to evt-tituallv keep racing against older men," she said father Wade race stock cars for years and Most olthem have been good to llit‘ " moi itig up." ‘ \illtl Wendy Continued on page (l0 ‘ SPRING HAS SPRUNG.’ ' All ll.lll(‘lt‘ ON SALE NOW' {fi 1’“ I I“ A â€" I: ‘ I i I f. v. . I I ‘ .1 ' 3 A K .. [â€"54.14 g h ' , \_ â€" ,., \ www camperswondra A. k , '- // 162.'l""'<'i"r'7”¢‘-' .i \ _ ‘ . g l “ ’ 2014’ " i it t i ‘. ' â€" . m 629 W The Victoria Day long weekend ' Signals the beginning of warm ‘ weather actiwties and lots of outdoor '3 t V -‘c- » - v.»-.-n - . . u in m . , fun. Please, this holiday weekend if ~ A your fun involves havmg a drink or l I.“ i' \ , . . . . M“ A Hm.“ tw0,ora few, DON T DR“ E. H “lung All A San U ‘ I no: “alum! \(‘(‘ll)h\wlb l)()\"l Happy long Weekend ; |.1\l\l,ll()l4ll),\\.\ ’ m , * .; : , . PLEASEDON’T (W ,.-, ' I I : s ' - ”1‘ DRINK & DRIVE thaw“, 4 mm- l.‘ll’i limo St N . Si Jacobs e . 4 WATERilio CllLERONlC mm “on ’ . Muhfiflw~~~~mmnu~ mow tairwaylumbcr C3