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4 Dave parleys his into an very exci ¥ Dave Petrie th i Las Vegas, where he is General Manger of Spring Mountain Motor Resort. Spring Mountain Motor Resort features a six mile track, tucked beside a mountain range in the arr aif iit Ait Mojave desert, an hour from Las Vegas. love of racing ting car-eer Ever since automobiles were invented, teenag- ers have wanted to drive fast, very fast. Like most teenagers, David Petrie had that dream and now lives out an enviable fantasy. He manages the longest road race circuit in North America and has his choice of high performance cars on the track any time he likes. Born and raised in Blackstock, the son of garden- ers and horticulturalists David and Kathleen Petrie, he was well aware of the Mosport Race track a few miles to the southeast. Asa youngster, David's neighbour was John Powell, who operated the racing driving school at Mosport. When he was only eight years of age, David asked John if he would take him for a ride around the track. John obliged by giving the young lad a thrilling ride in his BMW. The die was cast. While he was a student at Port Perry High School, David worked at the track in his spare time, wash- ing cars and learning how to service high perfor- mance cars. Simultaneously he took driving instruc- Please turn to page 4 3 FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 2014