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Wednesday July 25, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Vinczes both finish in top four in 24-hour marathon (Continued from Back Page Sports) Jason's second-place finish earned him a berth at the world champi onships, too. He had won the Kelso race last year and finished Mth in the world championships in California. This time out, he was hampered this time by a separated shoulder he suffered during a fall in a race two weeks earlier. Although Tracy was one of only three women to compete as soloists in the event, her showing was still impressive. "I was very happy. I had the fourth fastest time in both men and women. The guy that finished third completed 20 laps," she said. While Tracy had participated before in several 24-hour team events -- where anywhere from five to 10 team members take turns doing laps -- this was her first solo experience. After watching her husband ride solo last year, she decided to give it a try. After training extensively together, their goal of racing together in a 24hour race as soloists almost didn't materialize. Two weeks before the Kelso event, the couple was competing in a 24-hour team event at Albion Hills when Jason took a tumble and separated his shoul der. "Five minutes into the ride he hits a pothole that was not visible form the road and he went down like a sack of potatoes," said Tracy. It looked like he wouldn't be able to compete at Kelso. "That was not a pleasant thought because both of us had been training so much," said Jason. "This was going to be real special because we were both doing it." But after two weeks, Jason decided there was enough m obility in his injured shoulder to race at Kelso, although he had to alter his racing style. "I couldn't really pull up the han dlebars like I used to for going over things like logs," he said. He rode cautiously -- gingerly said his wife -- over the technical (obsta cles such as rocks, boulders, logs, and deep holes) section. "He was going slower than usual because if he fell it was game over for his shoulder," said Tracy. The couple drew strength and inspi ration from each other during the race. "I thought, `If he can do this, so can I,' and he thought, `If she can do this, so can I,'" said Tracy. They crossed paths four times dur ing the race, twice at pit stops and twice on the trail. On one occasion they met on the trail in darkness at 3 a.m. "I didn't know at first that it was her up ahead," said Jason "I just saw the flashing tail light up ahead and then she said, `Is that you Jason?' "It was great. We rode together for a few minutes. We compared notes, offered a few words of encouragement to each other and then off I went," he said. They rode through the night with a light attached to the helmets by a Velcro strap. "It's a very neat experience, kind of eerie, but pretty cool," said Tracy. Both admitted the toughest point in the race was at sunrise. Tracy said she was told many riders experience a sense of exhilaration with the sunrise. She experienced the oppo site. "That was the hardest part. When the sun came up all I could think was that I have another six hours to go," she said. For Jason, the frustration was dou bled because he lost his shot at first place at sunrise. For the first 18 hours of the race, Jason and the eventual winner had traded the lead several times. At about 5 a.m. Jason's lead had grown to about 15 minutes, so he tried to stretch it out to gain a psychological edge over the other rider. But he miscalculated his energy level at that point, and instead of falling further behind, his opponent overtook him. It was a blow both physically and mentally that he could not recover from. When he made his pit stop at the end of the lap. Instead of refueling his body quickly with an energy boost drink, "I pretty much had an all-youcan-eat breakfast," consisting of veg etable soup, an energy boost drink, banana, oatmeal, and a rice cake with peanut butter and honey. Tracy was also struggling and at times felt like quitting, but she found an inspiration from an unexpected source -- complete strangers, who would offer her words of encourage ment and cheer her on. "People were so amazing," she said. For a week afterwards Jason didn't go near his bike, which his highly unusual for him. Normally, the couple rides six or seven days in a row before taking a break for a day. To a non-rider, their training and racing schedule seems exhausting. "It seems now w e're racing pretty well every other week and when w e're not racing w e're training," said Jason. "Sometimes the training is harder than the race." Mixed in with their demanding training programs are busy working schedules. Jason is a tax lawyer with McCarthy, Tetarult in Toronto and Tracy is with the marketing department with Canadian Tire in Burlington. They ride almost daily and their weekend excursions are about four to five hours long. According to Tracy, their longest ride together was 162 kilometres. They each have two bikes -- a mountain bike and a road bike. Most of their riding is on the road, a switch Jason made about three years ago. "When I first started getting into road racing I didn't think it would be as exciting," he said. "A mountain bike race is like a roller coaster ride in a for est." However, Jason finds road bikes are better suited for training purposes. "It's a lot easier on your body to go five to six hours on the road than on a mountain bike," he said. One o f his favourite mid-week activities is a weekly 30-lap race around a two-kilometre pylon race at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. It's comparable to a pickup basket ball game for avid cyclists. While they won't be competing as soloists in any more 24-hour Adrenaline races before the California race, they are signed up for one 24hour team event. And while Jason doesn't want to spend too much time on his mountain bike for fear of re-injuring his shoul der, they will be working on their climbing technique. Although the Kelso course runs through the Glen Eden Ski area and included about two grueling uphill climbs with each lap, it doesn't come close to the trail in California. Located 5,000 feet above sea level in the San Bernardino Mountains, Jason described it as a "truly world class course." "It makes the escarpment look like a speed bump," he said. Last year it took him nearly onethird of the race to get into the rhythm of the course and find the right gears for each section, especially the climbs. But it's worth the effort. "It's gorgeous up there," said Jason. The California race will be sand wiched in between sightseeing and maybe even a retreat to a Palm Springs spa, afterwards. They will certainly be ready for it. Another tyke coach sought John Guzzo, a school principal in Burlington is the first coach to be appointed to guide the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) tyke program for the upcoming season. Guzzo has been an active coach at both the town rep and house league levels in local hockey circles. This former Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbird junior B player is looking forward to a hockey journey with these young players. MOHA officials are still looking for another coach to pilot the second tyke entry. It is expected that both teams will be of equal ability, both teams playing in the tri-county league. Tryouts commence Aug. 25. With the MOHA offices closed for the month of July, town rep V.P. Keith Murray will accept applications at (905) 825-5635. As well, the MOHA Mitron hockey school, scheduled for the weeks of Aug. 13-20 are rapidly tilling up. This school should be of particular interest to all players participating in tryouts commencing the last week of August. Parents/players should contact Murray at the above number. Check out these Oakville Soccer Club stars M ICRO ALL-STARS (July 7) Team IA Jake Kerr/Andrea Petch; Team 2A Mitchell Over; Team 3A Lindsay James; Team 4A Marotta Colin; Team 5A Katie Prestage/Marc Calado; Team 6A Braden Taylor, Team 7A Patrick Leon; Team 8A Andrew Smith. Team IB Adam Power; Team 2B Alex Bencke/Marie Grecco; Team 3B Nicole Brunelle; Team 4B Sydney N ew ton; Team 5B D aniel G ibbs; Team 6B Peter Missiuna; Team 7B Kira Cheung; Team 8B Christopher Corrente. Team 1C Bridget Godfrey; Team 2C Kyle Pike; Team 3C Sydney Cook; Team 4C Robert Cant; Team 5C Ryan Wycks; Team 6C Peter Dunn; Team 7C Zachary Brubacher; Team 8C Hailey Saxton. Team ID A lexandra Kamp; Team 2D Hugh McLarty; Team 3D Jessica Losch; Team 4D Reade Snair; Team 5D Spencer Lee; Team 6D Em ma McGillis; Team 7D Jack Mahoney; Team 8D Grant Duarte. Team IE N icole H odgson; Team 2E Chace Schroeder; Team 3E Kyle Baylis/Kelsey Farrow; Team 4E Paige Saunders; Team 5E Joel Matson; Team 6E Jerem y Nevado; Team 7E Liam Hickey; Team 8E Matthew Barth. Team IF Tyler Hanson; Team 2F Chelsea Smith; Team 3F Sydney Coughlin; Team 4F Haley Pabla; Team 5F Britteny Purcell; Team 6F Andrew Toms; Team 7F M eghan Boyd; Team 8F Taylor Grant. Teaqm 1G Graham Shaw, Team 2G Rachael Jones; Team 3G Renee Nagy; Team 4G M atthew Gima; Team 5G Andrew Heytens; Team 6G Jennifer Wright; Team 7G Cassandra Blaauw; Team 8G Ashley Hines. Team 1H Logan Crazier, Team 2H Nicole Holman; Team 3H Kyle Bryant; Team 4H Dylan Lewis; Team 5H Ryan Works; Team 6H Zachary Moll; Team 7H James Sharpe; Team 8H Ryan DaRosa. 5H David Reid; Team 6H Iain Stoddart; Team 7H Andrew Stone; Team 8H Graham Estey. . (June 16) Team 1A Daniel Palladino; Team 2A A ndrea Spizzirri; Team 3A Theo Lewis/Evan Thompson; Team 4A Jonathan Glassco; Team 5 A Haile Cornwall; Team 6A Andrew Yancan; Team 7A Robyn Cavanagh; Team 8A Deanna Riggs. Team 1B Andrew Greer; Team 2B Sara Habal; Team 3B Melissa Buckley; Team 4B Connor Lorenz; Team 5B Jason Kingdon; Team 6B Taylor McLean; Team 7B Rachael Hardy; Team 8B Taylor Kure. Team 1C C arter Thompson; Team 2C Sean Wilson; Team 3C Austin Platt; Team 4C Veronika Milne; Team 5C Hannah Wallis; Team 6C William Morgan, Team 7C Erica Hubert; Team 8C Graham Wright. Team ID Zachary Guida; Team 2D Cariy Smith; Team 3D Mark Martone; Team 4D Billy Moyssakos; Team 5D Alex Ratcliffe; Team 6D Kevin Murphy; Team 7D Olivia Holmes; Team 8D Julia Celestini. Team 1E Zachary Dennis; Team 2E Liam Newman; Team 3E M atthew Norris; Team 4E Vanesa Allen; Team 5E Oliver Smith; Team 6E Juliette Rounce; Team 7E Ryan Wolski; Team 8E H anna McClean. Team IF M ichael Bain; Team 2F Lindsay Watt; Team 3F Sarah Whibley; Team 4F Tia Crosbie/Brodie Schell; Team 5F Aaron Gomes, Team 6F Jessie Eaton; Team 7F Jacob Whylie; Team 8F Keenan Venerus. Team 1G Matthew Holland; Team 2G Lauren Galida; Team 3G Holly Dominato; Team 4G Patrick Emman; Team 5G Kevin Collins; Team 6G Isabella Pepe; Team 7G Regan Bradley; Team 8G Michael Kelly. Team 1H Harrison Hoole; Team 2H Alexandra Brown; Team 3H Sean O'Neill; Team 4H Jessica Choy; Team 5H Jacob Munro; Team 6H Natalie Duncan; Team 7H Wesley M akowski; Team 8H Ian Kitt. (June 23) Team 1A Emma Hosein; Team 2A Madeline Over, Team 3A Danielle Wonfor; Team 4A Julia McLeod; Team 5A Graham Scott; Team 6A Ashlea Clarke; Team 7A Jennifer Kemp; Team 8A Sarah Stewart. Team IB Andrea Huck; Team 2B Marco Falcone; Team 3B Scott Cece; Team 4B Emma Neukom; Team 5B Kira Beattie; Team 6B Sonya Suchiak; Team 7B Charlie Hall; Team 8B Samantha Fernandes. Team 1C Jam es Spagnuolo; Team 2C Connor McVay; Team 3C Spencer Clarke; Team 4C Gaelan Kirby; Team 5C Tristan Hoik; Team 6C Evan Metier, Team 7C M ichael Finlay; Team 8C Brett Willwerth. Team ID Jazmin Masoud; Team 2D Aaron Parker: Team 3D Steven Ramsey; Team 4D Justin Storey; Team 5D William Dearsley; Team 6D Pierce Southcott; Team 7D Laura Churchill; Team 8D Matthew Barrett. Team 1E Jennifer Morassut; Team 2E Olivia Melito; Team 3E Savana Gray; Team 4E Sean McLaren; Team 5E Kelsey Sutton; Team 6E Carter Forbes; Team 7E Julie Brennan; Team 8E Leah Murray. Team IF Alyssa Hobbs; Team 2F Andrew Bai; Team 3F Luke M ascotto; Team 4F Gordon Schneider, Team 5F Tim M olloy/Thom as M ilovac; Team 6F Stefan Antonakos; Team 7F James Stesco; Team 8F Jack Clayton. Team 1G Jessira Morris; Team 2G Austin Jones; Team 3G Evan White; Team 4G Bailey Dean; Team 5G Hilary Wilush; Team 6G Niko Caron; Team 7G Phillipe Bourreau; Team 8G Eric Van Hees. Team 1H Andrew Bruce; Team 2H Adam Thornton; Team 3H Sarah Henein; Team 4H Rhys Smith; Team 5H Carey Roach; Team 6H M ichelle M urdock; Team 7H Charlotte Dunn; Team 8H Emily Naccarato. .X (July 14) Team 1A M adelyn McHenry; Team 2A Samantha Olguin; Team 3A Kendra Harrington-McKenna; Team 4A Laurel M cLeod; Team 5A Isabella DeMarinis; Team 6A M ichael Wasslen; Team 7A Alyssa Wain; Team 8A Denis Clement. Team IB Meghan Noel; Team 2B Daniel Horban; Team 3B Cameron Naim; Team 4B Olivia Galati; Team 5B Troy LaCoste; Team 6B Joshua Amaral; Team 7B Adam Bilton; Team 8B Ryan Tilly/Ranvir Rai. Team 1C Drew Mortensen; Team 2C Tyler Paris; Team 3C Josiah Ierullo; Team 4C Kevin Scaife; Team 5C Liam Godden; Team 6C Hannah Clegg; Team 7C Douglas Bertrand; Team 8C Ashley Sabean. Team ID Michaela Doyle; Team 2D Luke Nicol; Team 3D Tanner Galal; Team 4D Sam DeGroot; Team 5D Shane Reid/Jamie Gadber; Team 6D Shane Reid/Jamie Gadber; Team 7D Alex M ahoney; Team 8D Davis Neale. Team IE R obyn Jennings; Team 2E Jack Ziemba/Kate Barkley; Team 3E Adrian Salvatore; Team 4E Sean O'Reilly; Team 5E Sean O'Reilly; Team 6E Dayna Q'Hanlen; Team 7E Connor Vice; Team 8E Natasha Lundy. Team IF Austin Constable; Team 2F Christian Clancy; Team 3F Lindsay Clarke; Team 4F Antoine Brochu; Team 5F Tyler Tudy; Team 6F Dylan Connor, Team 7F William Fuse; Team 8F Julia Dempsey. Team 1G Hayley Insull; Team 2G Evelyne Guay; Team 3G Callum Fryer; Team 4G John Whaley; Team 5G Brent Heeney; Team 6G A lex Simpson; Team 7G Matthew Thiopoulos; Team 8G Mitchell McAdam. Team 1H Sarah England; Team 2H Kyle Pennett; Team 3H Ariel Masters; Team 4H Adam Mezgee; Team B e s t W h e e l s O a k v i l l e No. 1 with a Bullitt Normally when two police officers come knocking at your door, it's cause to feel some trepidation - but I was glad to see them. They didn't come to take me away, they came to take my car away for a spin. Being good cops, they were following up on a tip from another officer that there was a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in the neighbourhood. It started when a constable on his normal rounds saw me taking the accompanying pictures of Bullitt. The officer mentioned there were some serious Mustang owners around the station, so I gave him my name and address and invited them over. After all, who better to drive this car than a constable and a detective? Perfect, because it was Steve McQueen as Detective Frank Bullitt who made the movie by the same name - a classic and produced arguable the best chase scene ever 'filmed. You have to remember McQueen sliding his ultra mean '68 M ustang GT in behind the two mob hit men. When that Mustang showed up in the bad buy's rearview mirror and the bad guy driver clicked on his seatbelt, you just knew all hell was going to break out. I was never much of a Mustang fan over the years considering what Ford let happen to the marque. I think the 1965 Ford Mustang GT `fastback' was one of the prettiest cars ever made. But I always remember the burble of the exhaust in that movie. With just a whiff of throttle, the engine rumbled deeply and did that "blub-blubbblubbb-blupppppp" sound that only a V8 with oodles of torque can make. After about 1970 and prior to the `Oil Crisis' of 1973, Mustangs got big and bloated like Elvis. Then came the dumb Mustang II of the late '70s that finally lead to Ford dropping the name alto gether. Well public pressure, and the spunk of the cur rent generation Chevrolet Camaro, could not be ignored and the Mustang was brought back six years ago in the form we know it today. Stylists and designers worked in just about every element of the original 1964 Mustang pos sible including the mock side air scoops, the tri bar tail lamps at the rear and the twin cockpit instrument panel. With a 4.6-litre V8 offered in the GT (a V6 in the base car) the M ustang did make some great noises from the exhausts and with 215 hp on tap, the car was a lot of fun. But the performance aspect just wasn't quite up to Camaro/Firebird. Ford did come up with a Cobra version two years ago, but quietly with drew it when it didn't meet expectations. Then this January I happened to be walking through the Ford exhibit at the Los Angeles Auto Show and off to the side was the ruggedly hand- JIM ROBINSON Road Worthy some looking Mustang with a set of what looked like retro wheels. Closer examination proved it to be the Bullitt, a concept car done up to gauge California audi ence reaction. Well, the reaction was an absolute upswell, with people coming forward ready to buy. Same thing happened at the Detroit show and then here in Toronto in February. Ford hasn't done anything to publicize the Bullitt and it isn't even listed in the brochure. But when a very spe cial order car like this hits the street, the word gets out. It's what brought those two officers to my door. The Bullitt begins life as a Mustang GT with the 4.6-litre V8 that normally produces 260 hp and 302 lb/ft of torque. The Bullitt ups that to 270 hp by modifying the engine with twin 57mm throttle body, cast aluminum air intake, opti mized alternator and pump pulley ratios and increased volume air filter. Also modified are the mufflers for higher flow and some of the most wonderful sounds you've ever heard. Underneath the vehicle is lowered 1.9 cm (3/4s of an inch) and gets a performance handling package that includes revalved Tokico gas struts, heavier anti-sway bars, and frame rail connec tors. The wheels get 13-inch Brembo front rotors and calipers. The rears are also discs with eye catching red calipers. Wheels are special 17-inch alloy aluminum that look very 1960s magnesium. With the wide 17-inch performance tires and the lowered sus pension, the car looks menacingly aggressive. That look is increased by modifications to the C pillars and rear quarters panels to give the car a more muscular look. Rocker panels are modified to increase the low-to-the-ground look and unmistakable from 100 yards is the brushed alu minum fuel filler door. Inside it is stock GT with the additions of a brushed aluminum shifter for the five-speed manual transmission and Bullitt-motif door sill plates. Also looking very showy, but I wonder what they would be like in winter, are the brushed aluminum pedals. The car is only available in Dark Highland Green, True Blue and Black. Mustang lovers are livid at the three colours, feeling the car should Looking ready for battle against the bad guys is the 2001 Bullitt version of the Ford Mustang inspired by the movie of the same name. only have been offered in deep green like the one the door because they know a thing or two about in the movie. big V8s up front and rear drive. If there was a Optioning up a Mustang GT to a Bullitt adds way to legally probe the envelope, this was it. $5,695 to the initial $30,725 for a grand total of So off we drove with them taking turns at the $36,520 or $37,310 with the $790 shipping wheel (they were off duty, of course) doing a lit charge added. tle "investigating" as it were. Both own pretty Although the Bullitt comes standard with the hot earlier Mustangs, but I don't think they were magnificent 460-watt, six CD-changer Mach ready for the crisp handling or how fast the steer sound system, I didn't even turn it on. It couldn't ing rack did its job. Nobody did anything stupid match the music coming from the twin chrome or illegal, but I could tell by the way they shifted tailpipes. and let the torque come through the clutch that Spin the key and the engine grunts, then they were no strangers to big pressure plates and cracks into life. Just caressing the pedal with Ford five-speeds. your shoe brings out a deep rise and fall. At the end of a very short run, both emerged This car feels like it's straining to get loose smiling and one asked if he could bring his dad even in neutral. around for a spin. Why not? Nothing to good for With the weight 57 per cent at the front, and those who serve and protect. drive at the rear, the wide track and big-boot tires Considering the cost compared to imports of make for a very stable platform. While Traction equivalent performance (and I mean equal in go, Control (on/off button on the centre console) is turning and stopping) but at twice and three times standard, you can still hang the tail out a bit the price, the Bullitt is perhaps the performance before the system kicks in. sleeper of the year. Put the pedal on the right hard down and let One thing for sure is that these cars are the clutch bit in and the Bullitt explodes off the extremely limited in production and are guaran line. Take it to the redline, grab second, hit the teed to be an instant collector classic. My advice, clutch and you get a chirp. Same thing happens get one while you can. in third but after that the thought of speeding tickets and the amount of points involved cooled FORD MUSTANG BULLITT 2001 AT A GLANCE BODY STYLE: Two-door sporty coupe my ardour, so I never even got near top end. With the speedo lined out to 240 kmh I can tell you DRIVE METHOD: Front engine, rear drive that 2,200 rpm in fifth is 120-kmh. The redline is ENGINE: 4.6-litre DOHC V8 (270 hp, 302+ lMt) 6,500 rpm so you can do the math. FUEL ECONOMY: N/A I was pleased when the two coppers came to PRICE: $36,520fas tested** i