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saturday july 26 2003 economist sunsuntribune v fcl m m staff photosjoerd witteveen while amanda connolly of aurora and lambert yake of stouffville have a passion for racing placing stock in cars speedway regulars at different stages of racing careers by john cudmore staff writer back in the day lambert yake was one of those young bucks with a fast car and a desire to see how fast it could go amanda connolly came by her need for speed from hanging out at the racetrack aregular part of her familys lifestyle when she was a little girl these days both are regulars at sunset speedway where they hop behind the steering wheel and perform at high speeds in search of saturday nights check- eredflag that mr yake has done so on summer weekends for many of the past 32 years is testament to the addictive nature of stock car racing still it took some selfcon vincing to put the whitchurch- stoufmue farm operator behind the wheel on an oval track we always had a car on the go so once you got your licence you were eager to prove how good you were recalled mr yake now 54 who traded the idea of street rac ing on public roadways for the sanctuary of an actual race facility there was always the ques tion of goingto jail or gettinghurt i couldnt afford either so this looked kind of appealing i just asked myself if t wanted to get arrested for doing something i love or do it legally for mr yake racing is a diver sion its a sport he entered as a young man in his 20s exited briefly and returned to when his son corey showed interest he has left rubber on the asphalt at most ontario facilities over the years competing mostly in the limited late model sportsman class i suppose it grew from the love of being able to work on cars and week after week of not doing anything else but racing said mr yake who started at pinecrest speedway in vaughah a facility that closed in the 1970s its a total break from everything we do through the week even though you use the same wrenches and tools as a girl ms connolly grew up following the exploits of male family members notably her uncles and late father from the first time i drove one i knew its what i wanted to do said ms connolly a promis ing national calibre womens soft- ball player before knee injuries put her on the sidelines ive always loved competition since i was young winning and getting that trophy thats what its all about god knows its not for the money as much as she loved softball racing is easily front seat in her preferences and the attention she receives at the track always man ages to makes her smile it amazes me what people have said to me about me or done for me little kids coming up and asking for photos or autographs and i think yeah i was that 10- yearold running around at the track i know exactly what they are doing ms connolly and her crew chief andrea dakin dont even have to be at the track to catch folks offguard the cousins always manage a snicker for the funny looks they receive when they pour out of their truck for a breakfast stop at seey0ungpagel6 donttake as book review novel testament 456 pages 21 paperback author nino ricci publisher anchor canada an itinerant preacher wanders the firstcentury holy land pealing the sick and sharing a message of compassion and forgiveness winning a devoted fol lowing among the poor but making deadly enemies among the powerful you know thestory well you probably dont know this story testament nino riccis fictionalized biography of jesus presents a detailed and compelling portrait that bears only a distant relationship to the bible structured like the gospels the story is told by four narrators in this case judas iscariot mary magdalene mary mother of jesus arid simon of cyrene the author gets into the minds of his narrators fleshing out characters who are mentioned only in passing in the scriptures and filtering events through their distinct perspectives the awardwinning author is at his best meticulously painting characters and setting scenes his prose plants the reader squarely in the midst of a distant time and place testaments opening passages describe in gritty detail what 40 days of fasting in the desert would do to a per son as judas hangs around a dusty vil lage on the border of the judean desert awaiting his next revolutionary contact he watches an eiriaciated figure stroll into town and settle on the main street although he asks nobody for help peo ple feel cornpelled to bring him food and impressed by the mans quiet digni ty judas lends him a cloak the book captures the tensions and intrigue of a nation trying to throw off its roman oppressors and as such makes for an interesting read even for those who have no interest in christianity in fact im far more reluctant to rec- ommend testament to christiansand i would advise anyone wanting to learn more about the faith to stay clear of this book see mary page 16 0 tractions jfftffmmsaiui 1- g see it hear it v vvi subscribe to a series or chooseyourown shows and sic f469j 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