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Show Skiers approach top form, top speed in Town Race series ils l- :-'":'-:"; ' : " :V 'V. ' ' 'V-f ; -:-:s.;: . . . .: ' ' , ! . - .!" " .'; : :. :. V'v' x.j : :i' : ' :i " SifiiisiiiiiPililiM by Jeff Howrey Another big field of entrants en-trants took part in the most recent Town Race last Monday. Mon-day. For the second time in a row, more than 300 local skiers ran gates and joined in the day's other activities. It was a pleasant day for the event sunny, crisp and clear with the only lingering trace of the weekend storm in the form of fresh snow on the ground. By all reports, the Clementine Clemen-tine run at the Park City Ski Area was good and fast. So fast, in fact, that some spectacular spec-tacular falls occurred. With skiers reaching midseason form and pushing all out as the Town Race competition intensifies, those who did crash often went down in grand displays of uncontrollable uncon-trollable and unavoidable personal violence. Said race department official of-ficial Bill Skinner, "The runs were fast. When somebody took a fall, he took it big. There were lots of hairy wipeouts, like Goose (Bruce Juhl) who took a big fall on his second run. He had an excellent first run but was just pushing too hard the next time." So many skiers took potentially poten-tially dangerous falls throughout the day that another race department official, of-ficial, Hans Jakobowitz, was prompted to announce at the Scott Cartier sparkles in Snowbasin meet Scott Cartier had something some-thing to talk about when he came home Sunday night. Cartier, who rejoined the Park City Ski Team this season after a two-year absence, came out of nowhere no-where Sunday to take first place among the JIII (12-and (12-and 13-year-old) racers competing com-peting in downhill at Snow-basin. Snow-basin. "He put it all together Sunday," observed Park City Coach Jim Clifford. "He did everything right that run. That's probably his finest result, by far." Cartier's win led the Park City Ski Team to a 1-2-3 sweep in Sunday's JIII results, as Tyler Tebbs and Bret Johnson captured second and third, respectively. respective-ly. That race was the highlight high-light of two days of downhill Looking for a good, inexpensive meal See our Restaurant Guide Page B8 Al LaMarre, the third place finisher in the men's veteran post-race awards party at the Black Pearl that everyone should keep his speeds down to a controllable con-trollable level to avoid serious injuries. The consensus of race observers ob-servers seemed to be that the general level of conditioning con-ditioning and ability had im- The runs When somebody took a fall, he took it big. There were lots of hairy wipeouts." proved noticeably since the last race on Jan. 10. Observed veteran local skier Brad Bubb, who was unable to race Monday due to torn ligaments sustained in the previous race, "People are starting to hit their peak forms. It's the meat of the winter now and the people who are out there doing it every day are really hitting their form. Their training and work is starting to show." Some of the best displays of mid-season skiing prowess occurred in the pro class competition. And it was Skinner, hot on the heels competition at Snowbasin. However, it was far from the only outstanding performance perfor-mance by members of the Park City Ski Team. In other results : In addition to his second-place second-place finish Sunday, Tyler Tebbs captured first place in Saturday's race for the JIII boys. Clifford said his time in that race would have been good enough for sixth place among the older JII (14- and 15-year-old) competitors. Stephanie Palmer took a first and two seconds in three races among the JIII girls. Jason Lawson captured a first and a second in two races among the JII boys. Nicki Koch took two thirds and a second in three races among the JII girls. Clifford said he has also noticed a big improvement in the skiing of Jere Calmes, who finished fourth and sixth of his victory last Saturday in the Masters slalom at ParkWest, who emerged triumphant. Spurred by a trmendous second run, Skinner smoked the field last Monday, handily hand-ily beating Victor Roy and Carl Jacobsen. The victory for Skinner broke a personal were fast two-year dry spell in town Race competition. Many observers ob-servers noted that Skinner is skiing his best ever. In the women's pro competition, com-petition, Roxanne Toly handily han-dily won, outdistancing Karri Hayes and Skinner's younger sister, Joan. (Speaking of the Skinner clan, younger brother, Bob, made his first appearance of the year at Monday's competition. com-petition. Following a sharp first run that had him among the leaders, Bob had a disappointing second run and finished out of the money. But at the post-race party he was still in a good in his two races. "He's skiing very consistently con-sistently in all three events now," Clifford said. "He's right in there." The races were held on Snowbasin's Wildcat run. Clifford said the Park City racers had expected a more "turny" course than the one they finally skied. "There wasn't much time to make up for mistakes on that course," he said. "It took us a day to adjust." This weekend, the JI (16-and (16-and 17-year-old) and the top JII racers from Park City will be in Sun Valley for slalom and giant slalom competition Saturday and Sunday. From there they will go to Jackson Hole for a pair of giant slalom races Tuesday and Wednesday. The younger Park City racers will not see competition competi-tion this weekend. pholo by David Hampshire class. mood, saying, "I was just happy to be out there. ' ' ) in the competition among the veterans, George Ward was the winner among the men, outdistancing Rolf Sandberg and Al LaMarre. Among the women, Karen Korfanta beat second and third place finishers LuAnn Ward and Alice Olch. The men's A competition was won by Alan Johnson, the tennis pro at the Park Meadows Racquet Club, who barely bested Scott Siemon and Scott Beck. Among the women, Heidi Francis handily hand-ily outdistanced Janie Hookier and Dori Pratt. The men's B competition was taken by Bill Rogers while the women's victor was Ka thy Pick. The men's C competition was won by Dan McCann ITS TIME FOR OYSTERS AND CHAMPAGNE Rolex Datejust, self-winding chronometer, stainless steel and 1 4 kt. gold Oyster case, Jubilee bracelet. PatA (faty 1f. Pfi. Jar PavMity. tA M(W 649-1187 while Kathy Vandergrift was the women's champ. In cross country action, Brad Makoff scored his first win of the year. Ralph Morrison finished second and Carl Jacobsen took third. Among women three-pinners, three-pinners, Lea Battiste took first with Cindy Fish finishing second and Becky Lamphier taking third. (For further results, see "Scoreboard," this section. ) A few grumblings of sand-baggings sand-baggings were heard at the post-race party and it was rumored that a few of the B and C class winners might be booted up a class before the next race to even out competition. com-petition. While the town race competition is always clean and fairly run, some locals inevitably reach the conclusion con-clusion that some skiers would rather stay in lower categories to enhance their chances. A typically sarcastic sar-castic comment came from Gary Hinson, who joked "I'm going to have to start skiing in C class so I can take home some hardware (trophies)." Despite the suspicion of a bit of sandbagging, it seems that more and more of the non-pro locals are scurrying to get in the A class to take advantage of the longer course. (B and C competition, com-petition, of course, is run from halfway down, the course, beginning at the dog-lkeg dog-lkeg on Clementine.) Said race deparmtnet official of-ficial Tasha Beebe after the day's activities, "We had 304 racers today, which is a very large field to handle under any circumstances. But it's made even more difficult by the fact that more than 100 of them want to race in the A class, because they want to run gates from the top of the hill. "We've had a lot of people move into the As from the Bs which makes for some congestion during the afternoon after-noon activities. Consequently, Consequent-ly, we've moved our afternoon after-noon starting time back to 12:30 in order to accommodate accom-modate the A class crush." The next town race will be held Monday, Feb. 7. Preregistration is a must. For more information, contact con-tact the race department at the resort. - j You can own this. Call Don for details. 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