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Show i v. , i is We Have a Better Deal! IN STOCK GL 43HlSO Station wagon ON DEMAND -.- ' ' '1)1 ,vv- v " . s i ' ; . mlmlsmM0 yilillt -V' . ' ,.''' ' ' ' ' '- . ' Go in the Snow with 4 wheel drive and front wheel drive! Selection Parts Financing Service Leasing SUBARU of MURRAY Pro division racers charge side by side for the finish line. photo by Jill Snyder Town Race Skinner makes it two in a row by Jeff Howrey Park City's ever-popular town race series is now about halfway through the 1982-'83 season. Last Monday's Mon-day's race was the third this year, not counting the season opener qualifying race on Dec. 13 which did not count towards the standings. All in all, it's been an excellent ex-cellent season so far. The race departmentspearheaded depart-mentspearheaded by Tasha Beebe, Hans Jakobowitz and last Monday's Mon-day's pro division winner, Bill Skinner has, by all reports done a top-notch job of running and officiating the races, given the resources available. Competition has been tough and interest has been high. Last Monday's turnout of over 300 racers marked the third time that that many local racers have participated par-ticipated this year. Before this year there had never been a turnout of over 300 skiers for a town race. Additional factors have aided in making the series a pleasure for all so far. The courses have generally been fast and fair. Additionally, with the exception excep-tion of last Monday's on-again, on-again, off-again snowfalls, the weather has been bluebird for most of the race days so far. Plus, the post-race parties at the Black Pearl have been lively affairs, with music, free beer and a quick awards ceremony. Skinner's hot With the season at midpoint, mid-point, it seemed a good time for the News' to have a chat with the man who has perhaps the best overview of the season so far race coordinator, Bill Skinner. Besides the fact that he's an acute observer of the ups and downs of local skiers, Skinner himself is in the thick of the chase for this year's pro division downhill crown. Although he has won the last two town races as well as recent Masters series races at ParkWest and Snowbird Skinner is still aware that the competition locally is intense and that luck plays a major role in who comes out on top any given race day. "When it gets to the pro division caliber of skier," says Skinner, "It's all in your head. The top five races in the pro division right now are very close. But, I don't think that there's necessarily any of them who can beat me. But then again, in racing, you're only as good as your last race." As impressively as Skinner Skin-ner is skiing right now, he's still in second place overall to the ever-consistent Victor Roy. Roy has finished in second place in all the races so far. Roy is the backbone of the Black Pearl team, a traditional powerhouse outfit out-fit in the pro division. Another Black Pearl racer, Mike Wade, put on a strong showing in the flats Monday to take third. The Black Pearl contingent also picked up valuable points from Robbie Beck, who finished third in the women's competition. com-petition. The strong overall showing moved Black Pearl almost into a tie with pro division team leaders, Ski Service Center whose team includes Skinner and top men's competitor Karl Jacobson, as well as women's second place finisher, Karri Hays. Roxanne wins again The women's pro class was won handily last Monday Mon-day by well-known local prdduct Roxanne Toly, who won the previous Monday's race as well. Both were done in convincing fashion. "Roxanne is skiing exceptionally excep-tionally well," says Skinner. "Her time on Monday would have almost tied her for second place in the men's A competition. And the men's As are tough this year. "At this point, Roxanne is carrying the Corner Store team. They're just about tied for second with the Black Pearl. The whole key to the thing is to get a strong woman for your team. You need a reliable girl who's a good racer who will show up for the races," says Skinner, alluding to the fact that each team must have at least one woman present on race day to have the team results count towards standings. Toly's awesome showings in the last two races she missed the season opener have catapaulted her into first place in the women's pro class individual standings. Joanie Skinnerwho Skin-nerwho finished out of the top three Monday for the first time this season is in second. Third is a virtual tie between Hays who's also battling for the women's cross country title and Beck. Where's Stein? The dominant force in the veteran class so far has been George Ward. Ward won the men's competition Monday, his second victory in a row. . But Ward's success is largely a result of the recent absence of former Olympian and Parkite's number one ski legend, Stein Eriksen. Eriksen easily won in the first race of the year, totally dominating the competition. But the last couple of weeks his absence has been noticeable. "Stein's a busy guy," says Skinner with a shrug. Obviously, Skinner and the rest of the race department enjoy it when Stein does show up. His magnetic presence and well-known well-known legacy impart an instant in-stant classiness to the affair. Race days without Stein just aren't the same. Korfante dominates Wire's tnam Mour.i n Sprouts, has a lead in the vett team tondinm but Adolph's is applying the pressure. Adolph's turned in the best team showing on Monday, largely on the strength of second place finishes in both the men's and women's competition by Bob Logefeil and Marit Glenne, respectively. respec-tively. While Glenne finished second, it was a distant second. The women's vet competition Monday was utterly ut-terly dominated by former U.S. Ski Team member, Karen Korfante. Pam Jacobsen, competing for the first time this year, finished third. ; A's very competitive Perhaps the most competitive com-petitive class this year is the As, if for no other reason than sheer numbers. Nearly a hundred skiers have been entering the A competition each race, apparently ap-parently because more and more locals want to run gates from the top of Clementine. (B and C class skiers race from the dog leg.) "The A class is by far the biggest class," notes Skinner. Skin-ner. "It's the division where the average real good skier winds up and there's a lot of real good skiers around town these days. There are fourteen four-teen teams in the A class. "The racing in the A's has been real impressive," he continues. "They're going fast because they're taking it seriously. The people in the A class are really pushing each other. They don't have that much background ia racing but they're getting close to the pro class level of racing." As an example, Skinner points to Monday's A class winner, Scott Siemon. "Siemon had a real good day Monday," says Skinner. "He won both runs his time would have placed him in the top five of the pro's." Bushwhackers back Although they failed to place any racers in the top three on Monday, the A class competition team standings are currently dominated by Alpha Beta. The team which has skied in previous years as the Bushwhackersis Bush-whackersis anchored by the brother and sister team of Ned and Becky Lampheir. Alpha Beta is being pushed by the Millhaus team. Millhaus skiers dominated the A competition on Monday, Mon-day, taking third among male racers (Alan Johnson) and second and third among the women (Janie Hooker andAnnBattiste). The B class team competition com-petition is being won by the Eating Establishment with teams sponsored by the Cattle Cat-tle Company and Mileti's in hot pursuit. The Eating Establishment contingent is anchored by Gene Gautieri, who, according accord-ing to Skinner, "won his first race in years" on Monday. Women's third place winner, Kathleen Witham, also skis for the Eating Establishment. Establish-ment. The women's B class competition com-petition Monday was won by Jamie Merrell, with Jody Gingrass finishing second. Even Cs are competitive According to Skinner, the actively competitive nature of this year's town race series is prevalent in all the classes, not just among the most skilled racers. "The Cs are taking it seriously, too," he notes. "There's good competition there as well." Another Eating Establishment Estab-lishment team sponsored sponsor-ed by Sherwin Baron is on top in the C team standings. Their stature was helped immensely on Monday when Christing Heidleklang won 5300 South State. Murray Open Late 262-2661 prospector W ATHLETIC CLUB at (prospector gquare 649 6670 the women's competition. Cody Bonham, skiing for the Corner Store, won the men's C action on Monday. (For a more complete listing of Monday's winners, see "Scoreboard," this section.) sec-tion.) Jacobson wins Monday morning's crosscountry cross-country action was the event most effected by the day's unstable weather. "We got three inches ot snow while we were setting up the gates Monday morning," mor-ning," says Skinner. "The first cross-country racers were at somewhat of a disadvantage because of the fresh powder. But then again, Karl Jacobson won the men's competition and he was one of the first to race." Jacobson's win, combined with Ski Services' teammates team-mates Dee Wallace and Karri Hays' performances (second in men's and second in women's, respectively) on Monday has vaulted their team into a tie for cross country team honors with Peek-a-Boo's. Peek-a-Boo's mainstay, Lea Battiste, won the women's cross country competition Monday. Her teammate Cindy Fish finished third. Ralph Morrison, skiing for Mileti's (in third place in the standings), finished third, placing in the top three for the third race in a row. The men's cross country competition has been somewhat weakened by the recent absence of top competitor com-petitor Brad Bubb due to torn ligaments sustained a couple of races ago. Another perennial top cross-country skier. Brad Makoff , had some tough luck on Monday, taking a fall which prevented him from making his usual strong showing. 1 CTheRae ' 'liM Naturally Elegant -v?r iNaturanv oeautirui t) 1 For Valentine's Day-Naturally! 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