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m tribune september 10 1986 b3 off road truck rally on empty stomach although last saturdays offroad truck rally in markham was open to anyone including stouffville motor enthusiasts fewsho wed up to try their expertise on a tricky route that meandered through stouffville uxbridge and claremont markbam sports editor francis king survived the experi ence to recount a rather stomachchurning ordeal by francis king well my lips have stopped tingling theres no more hyperventilating and i can walk again so i must have finally recovered from saturdays first annual markville toyota 4x4 truck rally this is a truly frightening sport people especially if youve never done it before and dont know whats coming despite publicizing the event the turnout was quite underwhelming only 10 people showed up to ride five trucks one driver one navigator each but organizer gary mcarthur decided to go ahead with it anyway so off we all went shortly after 11 am for the uninitiated like myself rallies involve deciphering a sometimes- complicated map with the aid of a corresponding mileage list then driving through the route and hitting all halfdozen checkpoints in this event there were also a few riddles to figure out in the mileage list and skilltesting competitions to do at each checkpoint but this wasnt the tough part the offroad sections were the words truly frightening come to mind when describing what markhams gord hooper and i drove through it actually wasnt that long of the complete course 85 miles through markham stouffville claremont and uxbridge there were only two off- road sections but in those six miles the toyota we had went through more godawful terrain than what seems possible actually it came out better than i did with gord at the wheel thank goodness we bounced and banged our way through waterfilled mud holes that make your average pot hole look and feel nonexistent by comparison we didnt stop either gord said wed never get moving again if we did i started worrying after that gord also had the good sense to bring along a pair of helmets lord were they needed in one fourmile stretch of this lunar landscape my head and the ceiling interfaced about four times there i was strapped in the passengers seat whiteknuckled hands gripping the door handle and storage area cover feet frantically pushed against the wall under the dash heart beating like a bloody rabbit and bouncing up and down like there was no tomorrow a checkpoint in the midst of all this gave us a chance for a break but i found even walking was of some difficulty that elicited only grins from gord and the others who must be used to this sort of thing but what can i say waiting for the vehicle im in to hit a tree or flip right over does weird things to my metabolism anyway for all our trouble we still missed one of the checkpoints finishing third behind the teams of devin gilbert ray sheppard and howie simson jeff sheppard behind us were john peck partner and dale campbell gary hunt by the way the rally was held under mcarthurs york region offroad association and he might hold another one later in the fall anyone who wants to join up and take part in a rally like this but dont say you havent been warned in advance should apply in writing to po box 75 unionville ontario l3r 2ls equestrian i centre to open this month a new equestrian centre is opening in stouffville on sunday sept 21 wilsons equestrian centre inc located on the town line be tween uxbridge and stoffville south of bloomington rd will mark its grand opening with a wine and cheese open house and ribbon cutting ceremony the centre is located on the for mer harvey swaine property the ribbon cutting is at 1230 pm open house is 1 pm to 4 pm markville toyotas athlete of the week isfij iain forster lain forster scored 1 4 of 1 8 points in a markham rugby club 1 80 win over the york yeoman last weekend mmrfflmle ihwy 7 east of mccowan 2948100 home of the professionals iw0m 4414 steeles ave serving scarborough markham 477446 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