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: LJ ol i i . i - | e ! J > 1 J ¢ 3 3 Ny tet seein han ---- 4 J ] ® A | | y | ¢ | | | ' I 4 | @ Cl N . Lo x |» » | il | | r | & 8 - as spectators, PORT PERRY SECOND Ad SECTION Parkin g space oem rare as spectators and sportsmen bie by the hundre ds nowmobile drags draw large crowd Port Perry ib 'weekend was a drag. -And hunrdds" of people turned to watch! The Part Perry -Snow- mobile Club's snowmobile drag races on Sunday" prov- ed an enormous success as scores of snowmobilers lin-' ed up waiting for their turn on the one-eighth mile track located on Lake Scugog at the new launching area here in Port Perry. - Sno Jet. 400 - Port Perry Auto Supply, Arti 440 - Kelly Goreski Perry, .John Deere. Junioh Child 250 - Timmy", Young, Oshawa, Yamaha. Ladies 340 - Linda .Chomisky, Oshawa, Polaris. Junior Child 340 - Daniel Hannam, Brooklin, Sno-Jet. Ladies 440 - Margo Allin, Frasers- ville, Rupp. Senior Child 340 - Jay Adam - Port Perry, . Polaris... 440. - .Jay With registration over by Adam, Port Perry, Polaris. noon, car parking become scarce as the afternoon progressed and hundreds of people--participants as well gathered along the track to watch the . machines accelerate down the icy track. i The races began with time trials 'from 11 a.m. until noon, and: races. were conducted in various classes ranging from stock; super free air, stper stock liquid, *"Wodified, aswell as ladies "and junior classes. There were trophies pre- sénted for top spots in the stock rates, and for the super stock- and modified classes, 75° percent ofthe registration fees were paid- back ip prizes. " Trophy winners, were: Stock Fan 250 - Ken Jones, Oshawa - Yamaha. .340 - Henry Hanyam, Brooklin, Money winners were: Super Stock Free Air 250 - David Rankin, Port Perry, John Deere. 340 - Alex Guindon, Whitby, Polaris. 400 - Russell Allin, Bowman- ville, Rupp. 440 - Mike Adam, Port Perry, Polaris. Super Stock Liquid 250 -- "Rod Williamson, Mercury. 340 - Rod Williamson, Oshawa, Mer- cury. 440 - Dean Spears, ~ Pickering, Mercury. Midified 250 - 'Rod Wil- liamson, Oshawa, Mercury. 340 -, Stuart Houthuys, Port Perry, Boa-Ski. Houthuys, Port Perry, Boa- Ski. Tottenham, Mercury. Open - John Peterson, Tottenham, Mercury. Winner of ticket draw supplied- by -Ponderosa Steak House, Oshawa Dave Johnson, Oshawa. Lake Scugog water lowered one foot 'Lake Scugog and Scugog River are among those bodies of water in-the Trent- Severn Waterway system that are being "drawn down" to absorb some of the high water flows during the 'spring run-off. : Stoney Lake, Buckh Chemong, Pigeon, Balsam Lakes and ! Bobcaygeon River are-other lakes and . rivers in the system to be ut a oot over the next month an hegah early in January. \ . The annual draw off carried out to mihimize the 1] > Caesarea. _half / check ice conditions before other purposes. possibility of flooding dur- ing the spring thaw. .. Two years ago too little rain coupled with problems resulted in too low a water level in the summer months and last year, 'levels were a bit 'on -the high side," according to a Waterway spokesman. Water levels are monitor- ed _daily, the Lake Scugog level checked at an auto- mated gauge, located at During the period of "drawing off," (until Marc! 15), the public is advised fo travelling on the lak rivers for récreation Oshawa, = 400 - Stuart ~ 440 - 'John Peterson, . A TA me yD SA TV A a Spee Ae PHOTOS BY JOHN GAST * { Waifing for their tyrn \ bees? _ Man, machine, and snow" At speeds to make your head spin Sen bo ToL J ~~ ry AY ARTI,