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s ~4 , >f ~ s.'114 ~Olt WIUB~FRE PR, EbNSDJNEE 29, 1989, PAàÈ 25 Racing history Two weeks before Indy-cars are at Toronto's Exhibition Place, racing history will come alive at Shannonville Motorsport Park, just east of Belleville. The annual Vintage Auto- mobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) race festival, July 7-9, turns back the clock with about 150 cars competing in four vintage classes as well as historic category. Among those competing will be Klaus Schonfeld of Whitby. He will drive a Volvo PV544 which he restored. There will also be a feature race in the Honda-Michelin Chal- lenge series, with more than 35 Civic drivers. Vintage racing cars pre-date 1961 designs. Historic sports rac- ing cars are permitted up to 1972, historic production cars up to 1967, and historic sedans up to 1965. Cars run the gamut from flaw- less thoroughbred racing machines worth hundreds of thousands, to sports cars driven daily on public roads. First entry in this year's festi- val was a Triumph owned by Steve Martin of Brighton. Second Gas bar expansion planned By Debbie Luchuk The proposed expansion of the Sunoco gas bar at Thickson and Taunton Rds. elicited no com- ment at a public meeting last week. The gas bar currently has a small convenience kiosk. Dave Powers, representative for Comtrade Petroleum, said the plans for expansion include a convenience store with a bank machine. Committee will consider the application in the next few weeks. entry was a McLaren M8 Can- Am racer owned by Gary Hatch of Ithaca, N.Y. Filmmaker David Cronenberg p lans to race either his 1959 ormula One car or his newly acquired 1959 Cooper Monaco sports racer. VARAC president Stephen Burnett of Toronto will compete in the sedan race with a 1965 Mini-Cooper S, and in either the production sports or sports rac- ing class with a 1961 Lotus 7. There is free access to the racers' area to allow fans to talk to drivers and examine the cars. Shannonville Motorsport Park is located just east of Belleville. Take Shannonnville Rd. south from Hwy 401 to Hwy 2, drive east for about five minutes, and the park is on the north side. .Racing starts at about noon each day. General admission is $25 for the three days, or $10 daily (accompanied children under 12, free). HANDLING is more important than in close formation in a VARAC race horsepower as a Turner leads a Lotus combining pre-1961 production cars Cortina and two Austin-Healy Sprites and pre-1965 sedans. CRUISING CLASSICS: Love at first sight FROM PAGE 24 couldn't bear to drive it or even have it in the garage. He'd sold it, and hadn't seen it in 25 years. He looked the car over some more, and finally asked, "Were the fender mouldings bent in and scraped?" I told him the chrome had been replaced because it had been hit on both sides. He smiled and said, "That's because the garage door was too small for the car. The day Dad brought it home he did that, and he never got them replaced." He stayed with the car for a long time, just running a hand over the upholstery. A few weeks later, I received a cracked photograph of an old man with two boys posing by a brand-new Ford, circa 1952. Right behind, with scraped trim, was my car. Old car buffs -- or just people with memories -- should come out for Durham's two cruise nikhts. bôth hosted by Street Dreams Car Club. On Saturday nights, meet at the Bayley Plaza in Ajax, on Bayley west of Harwood. On Sunday nights, more than 200 cars meet between 6 and 9 p.m. at the K-Mart Plaza in Oshawa on Simcoe St. north of the 401. There's no admission charge for either. If you prefer formal shows, don't miss the Rodders Weekend, open to all 1972 and older vehicles, on July 2 at McLeod Park in Cannington. For information, call Joe Taylor at 705-432-2016. On July 30, the Clarke Township Museum holds an Antique and Classic Car Show at the Kirby Museum on Regional Road 9, east of the 115. This is a small, charming show and of course the museum is open as well. And who knows -- you may run into the car you remember from "way back when." Have your car serviced at Wildwood or buy a new car or truck and we will contact you to ensure that you are happy with your purchase. If you have had your car or truck serviced, we will follow up to mak' sure it was done right and that you were properly served. If you are not happy with our service, please cali me! Yours truly, Customer satisfaction is not only #1, but a must at Wildwood Ford! Bill McMaster FORD SALES LTD, WILDWOOD--ýD Hy 1167 Kingston Rd., Pickering c BetweenLiverpoolRd.&Whites Rd.onHwy.2 We serviceA Ford, Gm. Chrysler, imports > and A Diee#Engires. HOURS SERVICE & PARTS: Mon.-Fi.7-5 Tues. and Thurs.401 7-8 SALES:9-9 Mon.-Thurs. 9-6 Fri.& Set, 1 ýl, i ý, '-, ý 1 I'J ';' , t 4 j c i 1 # 10 -