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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1994-8-24, Page 20Pax(' 20 Times -Advocate, August 24, 1994 Paul Lovie, left; and Ivan Hem have been racing for over 20 years. Starting on the oval track, now they are into drag racing. Exeter Golf Club Monday Night Men A Flight Low gross Jim Ahrens 36 Low net Gary Kyle 31 2nd LG Dave Jackson 37 2nd LN Larry Pole 35 B Flight Low gross Ted Wedge 42 Low nee Mike Nice 34 2nd L41 Gary Campbell 43 2nd LN Pete Sutherland 35 C Flight Low gross Ken Kadey 42 Low net Fred Campbell 32 2nd LG Bob Jones 45 2nd LN Bob Osgood 35 D Flight Low gross Paul Ritchie 45 Low net Gary Koehler 30 2nd LG Bill Armstrong 46 2nd LN Dave Keys 33 Sponsor: Jack Glavin Sandblasting Closest to pin on #3: Gary Dunlop Longest drive on #9: Corey Sar- geant August 22 A Flight Low gross Ernie Ahrens 39 Low net Monty Scott 34 2nd LG Cory Sargent • 39 2nd LN Derek Robinson 34 B Flight Low gross Greg McAuslin 37 Low net Pete Sutherland 33 2nd LG Clayton Cooper 42 2nd LN Brian Brooks 34 C Flight Low gross Gary Dunlop 43 Low net Bob Osgood 32 2nd LG Charlie Chambers 43 2nd LN Bill Coleman 33 D Flight Low gross George Pratt 50 Low net Jack Aikenhead 33 2nd LG Paul Ritchie 51 2nd LN Dave Keys 34 Sponsor: Exeter Chrysler Ltd. Closest to pin on #3: Jeff Ansems Longest drive on #9: Cory Sargent Nett'Nveek's sponsor: Ellison Trav- el Ironwood Ladles Club August 15 Lowest putts A4(lt. Lynn Farquhar 15cb B Ilt. Angela Clarke 14cb C fit. Jodie Baker 17 D flt. Mary Lou llydc 17 Highest putts A fit. Marj Schilbe 23 B 01. Kelly Hohmann 20 C fit. June Fisher 22 D fit.. Viv Cowen 23 Closest to creek 12: Bonnie Ross Most sand shots: Pat Fletcher cb Most water shots: Marg Truemncr Most penalty shots: Terry Bezaire, Donna Mcrner Skins: A&B flts. - #1 Judy Hod- gins; #6 Peggy Bondy; #7 Delores Schilbe; #4 Ruth Mercer -Ross; C&D fits. - #2 Lauri Prout Birdies: 12 Judy Hodgins; #2 Lauri Prout; #4 Ruth Mercer -Ross; #7 De- lores Schilbe; #8 Lynn Farquhar,. Bonnie Ross, Joan Heywood Sponsor: Something Special Gift Boutique 1'`' '' Men's Club' August 16 Aight First Sean VanDongen 34N33 Second Haydn Gozzard 37N35 Third Don Heywood 38N37 Fourth Al Mitchell 39N37 Fifth Steve Prout 4IN37 Sixth Stu Homuth 34N37 B Flight First Jim Steen 40N37 Second Jim Duddy 40N37 Third Jason Heywood 40N37 Fourth Ken Pinder 43N38 Fifth Duane Swinkels 40N38 Sixth Mark Cronyn 42N39 Seventh Don Cowan 4I N39 C Flit First Clayton lefley 42N40 Second Rich Lather 44N42 Third Ron Bilcke 47N43 Fourth Dan Brintncll 45N43 Fifth Dave Harburn 46N43 D Flight First Guy Giddings 43N39 Second Ed Beck 49N42 'Third John Swinkels 44N42 Fourth Paul Anstett 5I N44 Ironwood awards Kevin McArter Closest to pin: NI John Swinkels; 03 Sean VanDongen; 05 Clayton Helly; 08 Don Coughlin Skins: NI John Swinkels, 02 Mike DesJardine; 04 Haydn °ozzard; 06 Paul Stephens 1 Drag racing Hern and Lovie c�ntinue to race after 20 years They started out on the oval track By Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - Once it gets into your blood, drag racing seems to stay there. That holds true for Granton's Ivan Hern and Exeter's Paul Lovie. The two have been building race cars and heading to the track for 20 years. This past weekend they raced a 1980 Camaro in the Pro Class. On the car's hood it says, "Wild Bunch Racing". To race you have to be a little wild and crazy, daring and brave. Strapped into a car which you usually made yourself and flying down a quarter -mile track at speeds weil over a 100 miles per hour is not for the week at heart. "We live and breath it. We go down to the national meets in Ohio. It's interesting finding new things," said Lovie who admits the jitters are still there when he gets behind the wheel. He is no stranger to the blacktop at the Grand Bend Speedway and was with his father who raced a 1958 Meteor back when the track first opened in 1964. "I used to clean up the track at the end of the day," recalls Lovie. At Hem's farm near Granton, the yard has two cars in it - the 1980 Camaro and a 1970 Camaro called 'Milk Shake'. Currently 'Milk Shake' isn't run- ning yet as all Hem's time, energy and money has gone into the 1980 car. So far he's poured nearly S15,000 into it and to get it in win- ning form it could take another S3,000. "It's (Milk Shake) a bigger engine and about two seconds faster. It will run in the high nine's I hope," said Hern of hoping that car will go the distance under 10 seconds. When the cars reved up at the starting line in Grand Bend on Sat- urday, they were focused on two things. The Christmas tree, known as the staging lights, and the finish line. Hern and Lovie explain you want The featured attraction at Grand Bend Speedway on Saturday was the Motion Lin- coln Mercury Funny Car. Above photo, with the mas- sive engine exposed. 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"You have to get your gears right compared to your tire size," said Hern of the racing strategy. The two have been heading to tracks for nearly 20 years now but it wasn't always the straightaway of tracks like those in Grand Bend and Sparta. In 1975 they began racing stock cars at Delaware but now their taste is more for speed than endurance and distance. While the 1980 Camaro is strut- ting its stuff at the local tracks and in the chase for points at Sparta, and 'Milk Shake' sits awaiting some fine tuning, Lovie is building a 1978 Fairmont for the SuperPro class. "I'm hoping to be out by October running but a Ford, it's harder to get engine parts," said Lovie. Hensel liner Hockey Registration Wed., Aug. 24 7-8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 10 11 a.m. -1 p.m. In the lobby of the Hensel) Arena Getting cars is not that tough, they are around. Finding parts, money and time to get them ready is tough. Sometimes, you like to take a little memory a long with you. "My wife and I went in our hon- eymoon in that car," said Hern of the 1970 Camaro. Saturday's racing at Grand Bend fell victim to the bad weather once again as it had been postponed from the week before. However, race fans were able to get a look at the Motion Lincoln Funny Car driven by Paul Noakes. Next action on the track is Sat- urday, Sept. 17 while the next day organizers are planning oval racing with micro sprints. Wier Station GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Thedford SUMMER SPECIALS after 2 p.m . Monday - Friday Green Fees & Cart $25./person/with coupon Sat., Sun. and Holidays $27./person/ with coupon Min. 2 players. 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