| SPORTS Thousands watch dragboats attempt speed record | JIM ZEEBEN Sun staff tion attempt to beat the jadian speed record for the asic ee ' It was arguably the premicr event of Sunfest. ‘ For the fourth year running drag boat races were held on the Tom of A was one of the carly favorites to win the event. “We're hoping to set some kind of record, "he said before the finals, held the spccd bia River bi the old fe ferry crossing and the Ccl- gar Pulp Mill on the festival week- end, An estimated 6-8,000 people lined the river's banks to watch the Fraser Valley Drag Boat Associa- Fulltandscaping. $88,000. ond at 6.60 seconds until Wade Olsen of Maple Ridge recorded a time of 6.58 seconds That was the time drivers of the blown-alcohol speedboats were aiming for on Saturday. OPEN HOUSE Sunday, June 3,lto3 pm 115 - Knob Rd., West Raspbeny, Robson River view from a wonderful family home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, garage and part finished basement. Hipwell Realty Phome 357-2141 The waters of the Columbia course are heralded as the fastest in the west by most racers and have been the setting for previous record times, However that didn’t happen this weekend and Olsen’s time still stands. Rasmussen had the fasiesi iicat io take first place with a 6.83 quar- ter mile—way ahead of second place winner Stuart Smith of Rich- mond ‘vho timed in at 7,12, “The water was excellent —99 per cent perfect,” said Rasmussen who was happy with the win but pointed that, with his new boat Air Time, he didn't approach the record. “I was sleeping on the lights, he said referring to the drag-strip start- ‘ing-lights, Racers must time their approach so that they are moving before the green light but haven't crossed the starting line. If they were to start from a stand- still the sudden acceleration would force the boat out of the water and out of the driver's control. Other than the Fraser Valley rac- ers, Tom Wright of Oregon was an early favorite in the unlimited cate- gory. : His boat Cuckoo’s Nest, a ighter-th: ink craft coupen offers. This offer does'no 30" DANBY — GAS RANGE © Separate broiler © Full black glass oven door Ea e Electric clock @ “\@ Also avaliable In 24" “ FERRARO'S CASTLEAIRD PLAZA : © “*SuperValu will! double the face one-coupon | per ee jem. Offer do offers or free merch include coupons offered iby” ‘other. stores. (Not to exceed total item’ Ss alue). SALE ENDS JUNE 30, 1991 PURGE & FILL Unelodes SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brondan Halper SPEED, NOISE AND WATER were the order of the day during the fourth annual Sunfest dragboat races on the Columbia River last Saturday. Tom Rasmussen of; Abbotsford won in the unlimited category with his blown-alcohol racer, Air Time, but . he failed to break the Canadian Speed record for the quarter mile. just begun to race, was supposed to be quite a step up in speed for him. Before the race he thought he had a shot at the record, claiming that his old boat ran a 6.90 second quarter-mile and this new one was a lot faster. But because his crew were still - testing the boat, ‘Wright had a few problems—at one point he even made a public asking from the racing heats but did man- age an exhibition run that was way off the record time, “With a brand new boat I hoped we would have done better,” he said. “But next year we'll be ready to get serious.” Along Broadwater road on the Robson side of the river the smells of sun-tan lotion and fuel drifted if there was a welder in the crowd. “Even with the problems we had, we feel good about the boat,” said Wright who was disqualified hi: th the of people making their way past the pit-crews who were constantly fine-tuning roaring engines. And: when the blown-alcohol bydro drag boats blasted out of their: starting positi their Wednesday, June 5, 1991 The: Castlegar Sun Page 9A Banjo’s looks. impressive | atthe mid-point of Men’s Fastball season ili ZEEBEN Sun staff. ‘They are the top two teams in the standings but while Banjo’s Pub are playing like champs the Nelson Athletics appedr set to nose-dive as the league, approaches its mid-way point. - As has been the case all year Banjo’s of Castlegar took it to the A's, winning easily 7-1 at Kinnaird park on Monday night, After Nelson took a brief 1-0 lead in the first inning the home town team came back with two runs jn the second, one each in the fourth and fifth and then four in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Eli Soukeroff played his usual outstanding game on the mound and both Steve Kanigan and Bruce Macmillan hit homeruns to lead Banjo’s, Nelson's position in the stand- ings is in jeoprady with the third- place Labbat's Blues playing, literally, like a brand new ball club. The Blues have new life after regaining several players to their line-up, Last week they handed the first place Banjo’s their first loss of the season. Joe Tarasoff was the key for Labbat's with a strong game from the mound as well as the batter’s box. He pitched a four-hitter while going 3 for 3 at the plate. It was also Soukeroff’s first loss of the season as he gave up seven. hits to the Labbat's batters. * “They've now got three of the speediest guys in the league,” said Banjo's third baseman Phil Angrignon of the new look Blues. “They have their fielders back.” ‘The sliding A's will get another chance to gain back some momen- tum tonight against the upstart Lab- bat’s team. The next game for Banjo’s is next Monday against winless Salmo and then on the following Thursday they'll get to try again against the Blues, oe Local soccer team fails to earn a spot in the BC Summer Games AM ZEEBEN Sun staff In West Kootenay Soccer League action over the weekend the echoed through the mountains, Some spectators managed front- row seats aboard pleasure boats beside the course while others lined the rooftops of private homes along the stretch of the course, Craig Burton was on the Sunfest committee which organized the drag boat event. “To me, this seems to be the best tumout we've ever had,” he said. The 6-8,000 person estimate was. made by a crew aboard a Highland courtesy chopper which. Register at: INDUSTRIAL EFIRST AID June 17 - June 28 Time: 8:30 a.m. SELKIRK COLLEGE, NELSON 352-6601 Fee $400.00 buzzed the course for about an hour. Burton said he believes the drag- boat races are the centrepiece of the Sunfest events and that he'd like to “age it become a national.champi-» - -onship spread'over an entire-week- end. “I’m not trying to take away from anything else, but the races are a premier event,” he said. “If we put some good corporate packages together we could get some national sponsors-tobacco, softdrink or beer? id get a i “_y Your #1 Choice \ See our fine selection of brand name . bikes, parts and accessories such as: ¢ ROCKY MOUNTAIN ¢ PEUGEOT ¢ BRC e NORCO ¢ NISHIKI ° KUWAHARA ALL BIKES 15% OFF ACCESSORIES 25% OFF — Licensed Machinist for 40 Years — Mostly Same Day Service for Out-of Town Customers Open: Mon. - Sat. 9 am - 6 pm Fri. - 9 am - 9 pm Sun. 10 am - 2 pm CASTLEGAR BICYCLE & SPORT SHOP 713 - 13th St, Castlegar 365-5044 For Your Bicycle Purchase or Repair RALEIGH y, (includes side bumer) 565sq. In. cooking area Range type side burner (10,000BTU)._ ;... 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The Devils played three games over two days and finnished out of contention with one win and two working against Hi-Arrow, as a few of their players took a bit of a beat- ing over the weekend. Rob Johnson suffered a badly sprained ankle from attempting a tackle and Kevin hearne needed stitches to his lip after a collision with another play- er. The Devils skill level was on par with the other teams, said Amaral. “We played well against Cran- brook. We just hit a lot of posts while their shots went in.” Cranbrook won the opener 2-0 Amaral, said the Devils simply weren't conditioned enough to compete at the same physical level as the other teams. é “We're not in as good a shape as those teams down there,” he said. “We only played 60 minutes when we needed to play 90 minutes.” Injuries were another factor on Saturday. On Sunday, Castlegar played in two games. A 4-1 loss to Kimber- ley, and the Devils’ only victory, 4- O over Nelson. “We weren't into the game against Kimberley,” said Amaral. But despite their injuries Castle- gar decided to field their best team, Castlegar's Beiczyck wants to ski for Olympic BRENDAN HALPER gold — Sun staff “Yes it’s true,” replied World Cop Downhill ski racer and native Felix Belezyk wae asked if he planned to con- tinue his career in racing. Belczyk said that his main incentive for continuing in the 1991-92 season is because it’s an Olympic year. “That’s a major drawing card,” said Belczyk. “I want that gold medal.” Belczyk had been thinking of hewn was s reaching peak form for the season. He is presently in a train- ing camp in Whistler, getting into shape for next season's racing. “I've been skiing on it for a few days now with a brace,” said Bel- k, “The knee is good on hard pack but I can notice it in the softer snow. The strength is there though.” A typical summer's training routine for the racer includes a very intensified weight program mixed with, “a lot of throwing in the towel after a train- ing session crash in Lake Louise Jast March It left him with a grade 2 medi- al calateral tear of the ligament in his knee. y, LE Ld ee LL June 7= 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. .P.P.W.C: Hall Downtown Castlegar | ee 1002 -.3rd St., Castlegar SPONSORED BY ED CONROY AND THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY Moe will also be appearing in Salmo at biking and roller blading,” said Belczyk, who feels confident about his chances in the upcoming season, “I believe my chances are very good. I’m feeling pretty strong.” LY, Everyone Welcome Wine and . Cheese Reception GUEST SPEAKER: Moe Sihota Attorney General "Labor Critic << SS S CR SS WN - Trapper John's Restaurant - 1 p.m. including the sore players, against Nelson. “If Nelson had beat us by four points of more they would have gotten into the Summer games,” said Amaral. 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