economist sunmatoenewstite crashes m first lap v a from pafr i nitely unbelievable to win a race like that and its always the best to win on the last lap its fantastic to win in front of the hometown crowd with my family friends and sponsors all coming down to watch this is a big race and you have to show well macriwho started the racein third position trailed bedard on the final lap but forced the leader wide on the sec ondlast turn and rushed to the inside on me final turn to claim victory every win helps and you need them to get noticed he said hopefully a lot of people will start noticing me the todys main event kept up canadian flavour with scarboroughs paul tracy charging hard to grab a third- place finish while quebecs alex tagliani and patrick carpentier were fifth and seventh respectively with five races left on the toyota schedule bordin now sits seven points shy of rice for the series lead his victo- ry added to a pair of secondplace fin ishes and a third already in the books the canadians really made a state ment in toronto explained the 21- yearold bordin who started the race on the pole after being forced out of his last race in cleveland i had such a busy week that ihad little energy left for the face but i just couldnt ask for anything more it was a good feeling to get out on the track and it was like i had to win this thing after cleveland our team got together and we realized we had to start having some fun things had got just a little too serious i really want to win the important races and there was no way i was going to sit back and relax while hopeful of making the jump to the cart indycar series next year bordin is trying to win the toyota title as a ppi motorspbrts driver after finishing second and third in the series the past two seasons if tgo to indy cars next season it could be a year or two before im run ning at the front of the pack he said i figured i might as well win now meanwhile macris older brother francis 21 did not enjoy a memorable sunday crashing on the opening lapjrf the ninelap race and was finished for the day f the first corner only holdstwo dri vers but i had two racers divebomb me from behind and forced the into the wall said francis pegging didier schraenen and eric paradis for causing the infraction the first lap and it was all over just like that both front corners of my car were ripped right off and a wheel was rolling halfway down the track it was just real ly heartbreaking racing is the only sport where you can go from such a high to such a low in a short period of time everybody thought it was going to be my weekend and then you crash ill just try and get my confidence back up for the next race wete or s when it conies to barbecue there are two camps i the charcoal champions believe the only way to grill is over real coals white hot ready to impart perfect flavour as the meat is seared the gas gurus believe they achieve cooking perfection with the control they can exercise with their backyard grills and a tank of propane or a hookup to natural gas we want to know whosright and we want you to help were settirig up the charcoal versus gas barbe cue cookoff arid were looking for two cooks to take on the challenge are you a charcoal champ or a gas guru tell us in 75 words or less why you use charcoal and only charcoal or why gas is your method of choice for i outdoor cooking s c the best explanation selected by us wmslhe j grand honour a chance to cook meat supplied by us followed by a blind taste testing of the wbrke and the verdict of the panel of expert judges just think of it j you could become york regions barbecue king well publish the results of our charcoal versus gas chauengedong with grilling tips from our real chefs in an august edition of our newspaperj send your entry to barbecue cqokoff economist sunstouffville tribune 9 heritage a- rd markham on l3p 1m3 by fax at 905 294- i 1538 email at letterseconsuncom r x- entry deadline is wednesday july 26vl i questions about the cookoff can bedirecfed a- to brenda larson at 905 8538888 y i all products must be sold i final weekl one location only 2245 kennedy road bb fllflll mm m central air fireplaces e furnaces mantels 75 ibridlewood 9054794024 heating air conditioning no dealers please shoppard avosr vf hwy 4q1 jg jit ecome early for best selection m huge fev sidewalk sale wed july 19 to aun jmxaa sb v- s vcrii iv bradford plates dolls trisha romance sandra kuck lena liu and morq iiilffirmai austin figurines 4- us svvjfekef nd rattan furnitmr are 3g40 dff iiejliestabi yymyy are all priced to go fte j- r jt y r i closing end of july sale on all store fixtures offers considered a marklllie mall v v i v s