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Show jk nI HILL TOP TIMES Friday, May 30, 1984 s stfdi coir dower Woimg mraeinmbeir mtroirDlliigfotfs By Amn. Jay Joersz Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office Racing comes easy for A1C Jeff Deskin of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB. "It's something I can do and I do it well." Deskin recently acquired a street class stock car from John Cave, who separated from the Air Force in February. Cave rebuilt the 1968 8 Camaro into a stock car at the Hobby Shop at Hill. Z-2- . - rmmmmm&Mmmmmmm8RtmmxMHmmxn. The stock car is loaded with a 327 cubic inch engine and averages around 78 mph on a half-mil-e track and on the straightaways average speed is 95 mph. Not long after Deskin arrived at Hill in March, Cave noticed the young airman reading a racing magazine and inquired about his interest. Deskin informed him that he had been involved with various race teams for the past eight years in his home town, , Cuperm tino, Calif., and would love to get back struck with an axe. Racing at his level doesn't pay well, but Deskin says it's worth it. "Either you break even or make $50 to $70; all I want to do is break even," he remarked. "I just enjoy being able to into it. Well, he got his chance after he purchased the stock car. But this style of racing is totally different to Deskin. In Cupertino he raced sprint cars that house a 600 to 700 horsepower engine and can get up to 120 mph. The big difference between stock and sprint car racing is the track, said Deskin. Sprint cars are driven on dirt tracks and stock on pavement. "On pavement you can turn the wheel and the car goes where you want it to," he said. "But on dirt it's tricky there are special techniques you have to know." Many modifications were done on the car for racing, according to Deskin. But one that stands out is the tilt hood. Cave welded the hood together so the whole front of the car tilts forward to expose the engine making it easier to do maintenance. Deskin has made many modifications himself, most safety oriented. Deskin explained that he's big on safety precautions. He rigged up a fire extinguishing system which has a hose running from the cockpit through the fire wall into the engine to extinguish engine fires from the cockpit. fuel Also, he installed a cell tank which are known for their toughness. If something punctures the tank it has two layers to go through, the plastic exterior and a tough rubber bladder inside. The bladder has gone through many harsh tests such as being dropped from high elevations and M1 race." Although Deskin hasn't raced the car in competition yet, he looks forward to a summer of action at the Suntana Raceway in Springville, Utah. Deskin hasn't won a major race; however, he looks optimistically to the future. "There's no doubt I'll win rookie of the year," he said. v. 10-gall- Jeff Deskin, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, and his stock car. First half By Stephen Tate Regional Davis Cup Tournament. The second half of the season will be played in the fall. This is the first year for a long while that children, mostly military dependents from Hill, have fielded teams in this league, according to Dale Spangenthal, AYSO Region 198 commissioner. "We used to have a strong program supported by the miltary community, but through lack of organization, the program withered," Mr. Spangenthal said. Hill AFB Thundercats ages Red Devils Sidekicks Raiders Joersz) Jeff Deskin, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, primes the engine of his stock car for competition. ages 8-- 9 ages 10-1- 1 ages 11-1- 2 y powerlifters compete in regional meet Office d 181-poun- participation, the meet consisted only of local competitors. Although the competition was limited, the meet went fairly well, Shendow said. Seven lifters were on hand for the event, fourof them military peronnel from Hill out-of-sta- te r r m mm Erick Frey, assigned to the 4487th Aircraft Generation Unit, was the only one to compete in the weight class. He in 385 the pulled pounds squat, 246 in the bench press and 485 pounds pounds in the deadlift. 181-poun- d Other competitors included state champion in the six-tim- e weight state class, Dave Edmondson; Loran and Ray Morris, Bromley champion who competed in the "super heavies" class, for those who weigh in at more than deadlift. 275 pounds. Gene Palmer of the 388th Headquarters Palmer, who trains at the Hess Fitness Squadron competed in his third meet. In of the the master's Center, invites other base personnel to weight class division, Palmer had lifts of 363 pounds in contact him to organize a base oower 275-poun- Gene lack of age 7 Coach, Mike Farage; assistant coach, Larry St. Pierre; players: Ian Barr, Min-dBeckman, Tom Davidson, Matt Farage, Earl Godby, Stan Godyn, Sean Hoswell, Nikki Jondreau, Will Jondreau, Shawn Richards, Neil Talbot, Jannice Tanner, Derrick Van Beuge, Brian Wright, John Wright Coach, Stephen Tate; assistant coach, Mark Wikstrom, team mother, Toni Brissey; players: Blaire Bagwell, Dominic Brissey, Justin Gowers, Jeremy Geu- - 858-poun- Palmer deadlifts 453 pounds during a meet at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Center in Roy. Amn. Jay Coach, Catherine Danner; assistant coach, Scott Grimes; team mother, Nanette Merrell; players: Ronald Bledsoe, Becky Danner, Sidney Danner, Rhiannon Germaine, George Gray, Stacey Grimes, Aaron Lepper, Russell Lovell, Jon Maruszewski, Jason Merrell, Jessica McDaniel, Todd Posey, Billy Rider, Dawn Schmidt, Stacey Solan 242-poun- Powerlifter A i Photos by Coach, Bob Rosa; assistant coach, Ora Wikstrom; team mother, Sharon McDaniels; players: Aaron Bagwell, Cody Cadenhead, Joshua Cheeks, Jim Cobb, Ricky Cobb, Clint Danner, Jesse Danner, Timothy Grey, Chuck McDaniel, Trever Merrell, Tommy Mortensen, Jason Peters, Chris Schmidt, Andrew Spartien, Luke Wikstrom 4-- 6 242-poun- ' ..irW.rriiiilTri.--M--,.-i- Coach, Bill Kohler; assistant coach, Buddy Henderson; team mother, Pam Turner; players: Jake Kohler, Seth Henderson, David Prody, John Twitty, Kyle Lewin, Russ Carroll, Mike Dicus, Jeremy Cheek, Aslee Gemaine, Erin Turner, Nick Brissey Veteran lifter Richard Stewart of the Tactical Fighter Wing competed in 388th Ogden the weight class .to take first The Region 10 Alternative Powerlifting with a squat of 655 division in his Meet was held last Saturday at the Rocky place 441 pounds and a of bench Mountain Athletic Center in Roy, Utah. pounds, of 672 press pounds. Jan Shendow, a retired Air Force mem- deadlift Jim Schmitt, of the 388th Tactical ber and owner of the center, acted as the meet director for the event, sanctioned by Fighter Wing and in only his second meet, d also competed in the weight the U.S. Powerlifting Federation. His total. an and class pulled According to. Shendow, original plans a included squat, a called for the meet to host powerlifters lifts a and bench press from around the region; however, due to ALC Public Affairs (Courtesy Photo) ., (U.S. Air Force Golden Eagles By Charles Freeman iV await rin, Shannon Kriley, Brian Loer, Mike Merrell, Denver Merrill, Jenny Owens, Ben Petty, Danny Rackliff, Henry Richardson, Kerry Solan, Nate Tate, and Mark Wikstrom This year's rebirth is credited to the effort of Kathy Phillips of the Consolidated Base Personnel Office along with assistance from the base youth center. The upcoming summer registration and next fall's season should be exciting. It looks like there will be several teams in each category. AYSO concentrates on developing team play, and sportsmanship. cooperation, "We don't emphasize winning as the only measure of performance," explained Mr. Spangenthal. "All our players are winners," said one of the coaches. "They challenged themselves to be on a team and every one of them got better and better as the season progressed." The five teams were as follows: What do Thundercats, Golden Eagles, Red Devils, Sidekicks and Raiders have in common? They're the names of the Hill AFB community's five American Youth Soccer Association teams. Youths from the age of 4 through 13 have just finished the first half of their 1986 season and the - auk S (A of youth soccer season concludes American Youth Soccer Association v.- 4 220-poun- d two-tim- e d d 402-poun- d 132-poun- d d ttWatkft be reached Ext. |
