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Show The Newspaper Thursday, October 22, 1981 PageB3 Las Vegas Grand Prix Nelson Piquet hits the jackpot mmmmmmmmmmtmimmmHmnmm iiiiiiiiiiiimum .inn no mini" inwf jam m uuttmi , r '"- by Jim Kennicott Not everyone who left Park City last weekend went deer hunting. At least nine Park City residents went to Las Vegas to attend the final rounds of the Can-Am and Formula One racing seasons. Pefr Cole, Bonnie Bishop, Jerry Hoke, Doug Hale, Jim Ruzicka, Rick Brighton, Mark Freeman, Mark Walker Wal-ker and Jim Kennicott all watched the top drivers in the world inaugurate a brand-new racing facility at Caesar's Palace. With all that talent and stakes that high, it was not surprising that the course designers' estimate of 80 to 90 mph average lap speeds was easily exceeded in the first hour of practice on Wednesday. By Friday afternoon, after-noon, all 24 of the Formula One drivers who qualified to start were posting average speeds in excess of 100 mph with championship points leader Carlos Rentemann leading the pack with a lap at 104.917 mph. On Saturday the Formula One green flag dropped at 1:15 p.m. before a crowd of approximately 40,000 in a sunny 75 degree afternoon. The start was without incident, in-cident, but on the third lap Patrick Tambay went wide in Turn 13, hit a tire wall, demolished the front end of his Talbot-Ligier, bruising his left elbow and lower leg. J w 31 v - u- 'f 1 1 ' A I WW Meanwhile Alan Jones, world champion had begun to open up a lead on the rest of the field which eventually exceeded 50 seconds on lap 48. However, the race for the world championship was taking place behind the leader. Jones' teammate, Carlos Reutemann, struggled strugg-led to maintain his one-point lead in the season standings over Nelson Piquet and his three point lead over Jacques Jac-ques Laffite. Alain Prost drove his Renault to second place only 20 seconds behind Jones TAG Williams. Gilles Villeneuve pushed his poor-handling Ferrari along in third, holding up the rest of the field until Lap 22 when mechanical problems forced him to retire. He was eventually excluded from the standings for a starting line infraction. Once past Villeneuves rolling roll-ing roadblock, Laffite, Gia-comelli, Gia-comelli, Andretti, Mansell Piquet and Reutemann began an intense battle for third through sixth positions. The battle ended on the final lap with Giacomelli in third, followed by Mansell, Piquet and Lafitte. Reutemann finished eighth, out of the points, and Andretti dropped out of the race with gearbox failure. When Nelson Piquet crossed cross-ed the finish line in fifth place, he became the 1982 World Champion and hundreds hun-dreds of Brazilians in the stands began a victory party that went on well into Sunday.. man Budweiser, Coors, and Ferrari North America; the four days of practice and racing were up to Park City party standards. A postscript for those who were unable to attend the final event of the weekend: despite considerable popular support, Bernie Ecclestone was unable to apply adequate leverage and was defeated on points in the first annual FISA-FOCA mud-wrestling mud-wrestling championship by Jean-Marie Bales tre. v . '3,&, V," , Bartender's Cup tennis tourney to begin Nov. 2 Before you write off tennis for the year, remember the Bartender's Cup. No, it's not a drinking contest. It's an annual event, sponsored by the Park City Racquet Club and Star,.., Distributing of Salt Lake City, which is used to raise money for nonprofit organizations organ-izations which serve the local community. Last year the beneficiary was the Park City Middle School auditorium. This year, funds will go to the Park City Preschool, and to . 'Developmental Disabilities Inc., which provides education edu-cation and training for handicapped preschool-age youngsters. Here's how it works. The week-long tournament is open to a maximum of 40 teams, each composed of three players, one "A", one "B" and one "C". Men and women play in separate divisions. The winning team in each round will be the one which compiles the most points in singles play. Each team member will play an eight-game eight-game pro set in each round. One point is given for each game won. At the end of the round, the team with the most points advances to the next round. There is a consolation bracket in the tournament, so each team will play at least twice. Play in the tournament is caf fn KofTin Mmr 9 Qnd din1 with the championship matches and a post-tourney celebration set for Nov. 7. The Park City Racquet Club is looking both for competitors and for sponsors. spon-sors. Local businesses who wish to sponsor teams may do so for a $50 donation. The entrance fee for the individual in-dividual players is an additional ad-ditional $15 per person. According to Nan Ball, director of sales at the Racquet Club, the tournament tour-nament can handle as many as 40 teams. This year's goal is to raise $3,800. Court time is being donated by the club,' and t-shirts, balls, trophies and post-tournament re-' freshments will be provided by Star Distributing. This year's tournament has a new wrinkle. For an additional $100 ' - "love donation," any local business busi-ness can receive one cor-pora,te. cor-pora,te. membership, t the, Park5 City Racquet Club, which would normally sell for $800. The deadline for entering the tournament is Oct. 30. The Racquet Club will match individuals with sponsors where necessary. More information can be obtained by calling the Racquet Club or the Park City Preschool. X r 4 ji , ; ... i DON BRADY ASSOCIATES lean your jeans on us. 2 Interior Design, Residential and Commercial, Furniture Packages available starting at $5,000. Park Meadows Plaza Building, Park City, Utah, 84060, P.O. Box 1678, 801-649-4044 ttint&m m - 1 fa I " It "In my six years of association with Jack Green on the City Council, he has always worked for all the people of Park City. I urge my supporters to vote for Jack and keep our town a progressive place to live. " Richard Martinez V . i,' Kf 5 Coleman has been a personal as well as family friend for a number of years. I admire his integrity and objectivity. 11188 I ' to r if 4 f I J t ' - 4 Bill Coleman's record of civic improvement the governors special Task Force on the Agenda for the eighties, a member of the planning commission, and past president of the Chamber of Commerce has been outstanding. outstand-ing. He is an asset to the entire community. Mayor Jack Green 1 I J .il |
