p l weekenpertfjpyiiunp jilt7 ri mah fitness aerobics centre 90 bullock drive 9054717371 the tribune rts leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402 100 novice katters get taste of racing bruce stapley correspondent moving on down the line claremont rebels rob parcells left chugs on down the first base line in an attempt to beat out this ground ball which was fielded by an uxbridge bandits infielder and eventu ally relayed to first baseman dave dickson right for an out during wednesdays oshawa city and dis trict fastball league contest at claremont park the bandits prevailed 51 em rebels robbed by bandits bruce stapley correspondent the claremont rebels couldnt find their hitting shoes in a pair of oshawa city and district fastball association games played earlier this week but thanks to a sparkling effort from pitcher scott evans the rebels were able to salvage a tie despite scoring only one run in 16 innings the rebels and aurora played to a 00 extrainning tie in aurora on tuesday the next night the rebels were downed 51 by the uxbridge ban dits in claremont evans gave up just two singles while fanning 15 aurora batters in tuesdays nineinning marathon but tom watsons double and single were the only safeties the rebels could manage in the scoreless draw the bandits rode the threehit pitching effort of byron baranies- ki to victory on wednesday bara- nieski also chipped in offensively with a pair of runs batted in rich burkholder had three sin gles and scored a run for the ban dits chris burkholder had a dou ble and a walk and scored a run as well the rebels managed their only run of the game when scott evans cliff herbert and dale jones slapped consecutive singles to lead off the fifth inning scott evans and jim chilvers shared the claremont pitching assignment but were handi capped on the pitching rubber by the fact that the rebels were with out a regular catcher with cliff herbert filling in the rebels host the oshawa reds on july 2 at 830 pm a local go kart track is giving beginner level racers the chance to taste real competition this summer jensport racing will hold the first of 24 heat races july 3 at goodwood cartways just north of stouffville the program called the 1997 indikart challenge also includes 12 feature point races drivers 18 and over are being invited to sign on for a season of road racing using gen uine goldkarts racing machines according to jensports bill lam port the program offers inexperi enced novice kart drivers the oppor tunity to receive proper training on real racing karts before competing on a regular basis its a new style of arrive and drive said lamport whose own experiences include stock car driving and high perfor mance racing usually its the per son with the most money who wins but with our program all the cars are the same lamport said members who join the program will be able to enjoy a full season of competitive racing for a fraction of the cost usually associ ated with racing goldkarts it costs around 10000 to buy a car to be on the circuit with us it costs only about 700 for the season thats a huge difference lamport said all karts are identi cally prepared meaning its up to the driver to make the difference out on the track drivers compete in their own weight category we teach them how to race competitively as well as to drive safely its a good clean style of racing members receive a minimum of four inkart training sessions upwards of 100 members from all over the greater toronto area have signed on so far said lamport while female drivers have been slow to come on board lamport said theres no reason why women racers cant do as well as the men you dont need any experience to start with us racers compete at speeds as high as 5560 miles per hour said lam port members can compete in all 24 heats and 12 points races with their best nine finishes counting the top 100 drivers advance to the fall cham pionships the grand prize is a race ready goldkart races take place thursdays and either saturdays or sundays with jensport leasing the goodwood facility for those times only mem bers enrolled in the indikart chal lenge an compete lamport whose jensport racing partner is veteran kart racer nigel jenkins said karting has great growth potential in this country karting as a whole is still in the infant stages in canada but its going to take off its inexpensive and its fun drivers interested in joining the program should contact jensport at 6401624 install your transponder w cfovun road ten daily draws during the free use period each worth 4070 of 407 etr travel time five grand prizes of free use for one year get your transponder transmitting to be eligible to win for further information phone 1 888 4070407 zip across town 407 express toll route