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The Prince George Citizen - Tuesday, June 1 7 ,1 9 9 7 - 7 INSIDE M IC H A E L JORDAN: The Chicago FAX VANCE OLIVER, Bulls star unfurls a championship ban­ 562-7 4 5 3 Sports Editor ner commemorating the Bulls winning- E-Mail 5 6 2 -2441 five of the last seven NBA titles at a re­ [email protected] Local 4 0 0 Sports ception Monday in Chicago. PAGE 9 Bike races never a drag for English by BRIAN DREWRY Drag Racing Association’s Pro Modified DRAG RACING Citizen Staff overall points race last year but this He has the leather pants and jacket year, working in a new ‘rig’ has set him “We’re treated so well here by the and full helmet like any other motorcy­back a little in the early going. people at the track and the people in SCORECARD cle enthusiast would. Only he rides his “It’s a brand new bike,” English said town that it makes it easy for us to bike for about nine seconds at a time of his Kawaski 1200. “So we’re just try­ come back every year.” and reaches speeds in excess of 200ing to get all the bugs out of it and Donn says Prince George is one of BASEBALL kilometres per hour. there’s been quite a few so far.” the smaller stops, with about 40 racers Bob English is just one of the many English travels the CMDRA circuit, taking part, but it’s always one of the Interleague motorcycle racers who come to Prince which includes stops in Mission, most popular with the racers. “They Montreal 6 Baltimore 4 George once a Kelowna, Calgary, Saskatoon and love the track and the area,” she adds. Atlanta 3 Toronto 0 year to rip down Ashcroft, with his wife Vickie. He says The circuit runs eight classes includ­ ChiCubs 8 ChiSox 3 the straight Prince George is always a welcome siteing Top Fuel, Pro Gas, Pro Dragster, Florida 7 Detroit 3 stretch at North on the schedule. Modified, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Su­ Cincinnati 4 Cleveland 1 Central Motor- “It’s so well run here and the people per Bike and Street. Boston 5 Philadelphia 4 (10) sport Park in are always so friendly,” English said. This weekend racing fans got to see N.Y. Mets 6 N.Y. Yankees 0 search of speed “But the best thing about racing in two new CDMRA records set at North Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 0 records, tro­ Prince George is the track. It’s always inCentral’s quarter-mile track. Pittsburgh 8 Minnesota 6 phies and cash. great shape and the slope at the front al­ Coquitlam’s Jim Gauthier won the Kansas City 5 Houston 2 “It’s really a lot lows you to just roll down to the start Pro Gas event in a time of 8.164 sec­ of fun and very line. And it’s so long that you usually onds, while travelling at a speed of don’t have to use your brakes at the end, 267.4 kph. TELEVISION thrilling,” English said in between heats of Sunday’s races. “I’ve been do­which helps decrease maintenance.” Rick Dawson of Yorkton, Sask, raced Citizen photo by Brent Braaten ing it for 12 years and every year you CMDRA coordinator Ingrid Donn to a record time in the Pro Stock event. Bob and Vickie English are regulars BASEBALL: Interleague - At- just try to get faster and faster.” says the circuit has been coming toHe won the title in a time of 8.739 sec­on the CMDRA circuit, which , lanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays English, of 100 Mile House, finished Prince George for four years now and onds, while lighting up the track at stopped at North Central at 4:30 on TSN (cable 16). second in the Canadian Motorcycle it’s been a great experience every time.236.72 kph. Motorsport Park over the weekend. HOCKEY Double whammy on the courtLimo driver by Citizen Staff ment over the weekend. TENNIS a s le e p a t Chris Simnett and David Meger were Simnett and Meger both picked up the big winners in the hardware de­two trophies as they won their respec­combined with Colin Stewart for an partment at the annual Bud Sports tive singles and doubles events. easy 6-0, 6-1 win over Ricky Prieter th e w h e e l? Prince George Open Tennis Tourna- Simnett had an easy time of it in the and Chris Chanter in the boys doubles Men’s Open fi­ final. nal defeating In the under-14 boys event, Ben Mitten AP photo Graham Baker went on to a 6-0, 6-3 win over Kyle Ol­ BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes owner 6-0, 6-3 and son in the final, while Eric Engstrom cap­ driver in the limousine accident that Peter Karmanos speaks then he teamed tured the men’s intermediate tide with ainjured two Detroit Red Wings and the Monday after the NHL team up with Glen 6-0,6-0 win over Craig McQuarrie. team masseur appeared never to hit unveiled Its logo at Research Fugate to take a On the women’s side, Linda Olson and the brakes and may have been asleep Triangle Park, N.C. 6-3, 6-1 victory Ingrid Witt battled back and forth in the when the limo careered into a tree, po­ over Phil Red­ Women’s Open singles final before Olson lice said Monday. 'Canes show off logo ding and Gra­ came out on top 7-6,1-6,6-0. The driver, Richard Gnida, did not RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. ham Baker in In doubles, the team of Sandra Sut­ have a valid driver’s licence; it had (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes the men’s dou­ ton and Debbie Ward fought back from been revoked after a series of tickets. unveiled their new logo Monday, bles competi­ a first-set defeat to win 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 “His statement was, ' I think I might giving the Hartford Whalers’ dis­ tion. over Jen Clarke and Colleen Kelly. have blacked out,’ which indicates to tinctive fishtail one final sendoff. Meger and Bren- Sarah Grill was crowned girls’ singles me he might have dozed off,” said The NHL team, which moved to don Abercrom­ champion thanks to a 3-6, 6-2,6-4 win Richard Patterson, deputy police chief North Carolina from Hartford last bie staged a pret­ over Heather Paul, while Sylvia Rogal- in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham. month, now features a logo with ty good battle in sky took the women’s novice singles ti­ Patterson and Michigan State Police swirl around a couple of sea shapes. the under-18 tle with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Tammy Sgt. Larry Richardson said preliminary In the eye of the hurricane is a fly­ Citizen photo by Brent Braatenboys singles final Ayott. examinations show the limo’s brakes ing black puck. before Meger In mixed play, the junior doubles fi­ and steering were working and no oth­ And the team colors — blue, green Ingrid W itt took Linda Olson to three sets before losing came out with a nal was won by the team of Benji er mechanical problems were found. ;and silver in Hartford — are now a in the women’s singles final of the Bud’s Sports Prince 6-4,6-4 win. Hatchwell and Kiwita Salt, 6-1, 6-0 Authorities also say they have found -red, black, white and silver hurri­ George Open Tennis Tournament over the weekend. M e g e r th e n over Daniel Pierce and Erin Bosenberg.no evidence that alcohol or drugs cane emblem. were involved in Friday night’s crash, -Meanwhile, the team has filed a let­ which left defenceman Vladimir Kon-; ter of protest with the North Caroli­ stantinov and masseur Sergei Mnat-i na secretary of state’s office chal­ Habscheid takes over Blazerssakanov comatose and also injured de­ lenging a Raleigh lawyer who has fenceman Slava Fetisov. -staked a claim to the Carolina Hur­ by TRACY ELSAESSER to start. Everything happened so fast, At William Beaumont Hospital COVER STORY ricanes name. Kamloops D aily News now I’m just kind of trying to gather as meanwhile, doctors said Monday they KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Marc Habscheid much information and get as comfort­ n e s o t a were encouraged by the responses of left town 15 years ago on a stretcher. able as I can with it. North Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Konstantinov and Mnatsakanov to fam­ Monday, he was welcomed back on a “For me, it was pretty simple and Calgary Flames — and had a stint with ily members and Red Wings players. red carpet as the Kamloops Blazers re­very obvious if the job was offered tothe Cana'dian Olympic team that sent As for the limo driver, Oakland Coun­ ; U -14s provincial-bound vealed the worst-kept secret in hockey take it. It’s an outstanding opportunity. him to the 1988 Calgary Winter ty prosecutor David Gorcyca said Mon­ and made Habscheid the eighth head I feel very fortunate to have it.” Olympics. day that Gnida had been convicted of ei­ ' Citizen Staff coach in the WHL franchise’s 16-year Blazers general manager Stu Mac­ He won a gold medal with the 1982 ther operating while impaired or drunk - Prince George soccer fans will now history. Gregor said Habscheid brings invalu­world junior team (finishing sixth in driving a few years ago while driving a * have a home-town team to cheer It was a homecoming of sorts for the able experience to the team.

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