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Show PAGE 12 continued from page 8 in drive and hold it to the floor," says Ricky. This year he's _. driving a fresh car, a ‘76 Chrysler Newport, a car he picked ‘up in Provo for $150 bucks. A car that doesn't run now, but with the number 15 on it, a car Ricky says will run by derby time. a pathering place Books e Cards Unique Gift Items Special Orders As a derby-man, a few. years ago, when Mason first weekend’s Heber Demolition Derby. decided to join Search and Rescue, he faced a horrible dilemma-join Search and Rescue or continue to be in Heber's Demolition Derby. Mason's not dlewed to do both. He décid_ ed that being a part of Search and Rescue was more important. Search and Rescue is responsible for almost every aspect of the derby, from the selling of the tickets, to officiating ~ - the event, to collecting the entries, divvying up the prize money and even cleaning up the mess when the derby’ S over. Search and Rescue also does the pre-derby inspection. ) The safety inspection | "We've got to maintain safety," says Mason. | includes checking the battery, which must be located inside the car, as well Book Searches Coffees & Teas “A Store With Book Sense” * eee Labs CU IGE Digger Kinsey hops in number 55, the car he will drive in this _ derbies around the state. $ eee ee % _| = as the gas tank, the driver's helmet and seat belts. Beyond safety, all cars are inspected to make sure no oné cheats. | Mason himself knows what to look for. Even though he no ieee drives in the Heber derby, Mason still drives in others, having participated in last weekend's derby in Kamas. "Once you drive in one, you're hooked," he says. _ Derby season in Utah runs from mid-May to mid-September, with one to _ two derbies happening every weekend from June through August. Ricky ». Stratton claims there's a strategy to winning, "You find the nicest car and ‘gang up on it. It's a team ee es aes Say Last yee: he was fourth ini points in the state. As-far,as. cars go, everyone has. thei siosfiregasls Sane say:pena is bet’ ter, some say. bigger cars are too‘slow and heavy. Stratton and friends laugh 435-657-BOOK _ 09103 East Main:e: Midway; Lléale 4 con ' Monday- Saturday, 10” a.m.to7 p.m. _ si Ricky “Racoon” Stratton won Most _ Agressive driver at a recent derby. Stratton believes in giving the audience a good show. “That’s why they come,” Stratton says. IL. Lo . - That's. what they do all winter long, Ricky says. They look for cars. They look for good cars, for cheap cars, for cars that will get them through at least one derby if not more. Ricky says he's had a car that lasted him six or seven derbies. A Chrysler Imperial. According to Lynn Mason with Wasatch County’ S Search and Rescue, organizers and sponsors of the annual derby, the Chrysler Imperial is nearly indestructible, that's why it's been banned this year from Heber's derby, as well as most other Your neighborhood book store. Located right in the heart of Heber Valley! — = about some import-that was in: oF ae «American-made sport. a — seas back. This is an ey "There's no really good car,"" says oe Kinsey, aii, he's S ay impressed with the ‘67 Plymouth he's driving as number 55 this year. “It's LL 80% how the car runs, 10% experience and 10% luck." Digger participates in at least four or five derbies each year. He was invited to take part in the Weekend of Destruction at the E-Center a few months ago, where he ran with the me boys, the protessionts..' He says i did pretty. well. ca "Last year i kinda’ got a girlfriend na didn't do that many derbies. But now that she's cow . ." Digger's back in the race. 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That's the profession Tasha plans to pursue once summer's nursery near you: COUPON “When Tasha was two, she oo her grandfa-_ ther to take her on the parachute drop ride at Lagoon, the one that drops you straight down," says Jill Ford of her daughter Tasha. No one thought the two-year-old Tasha would like it, but when she stepped back on terra-firma, she asked her grandfather to take her on the red parachute next. J ill Ford has known since a that she has Tasha's Chrysler LeBaron will be easy to recognize. It's the one with the cushy leather driver's seat that's painted like a Heber City police car. Now Available: Thousands to choose from! Save $1 Minimum © Fresh Utah Produce! 84 South Main e 657-1 730 J ea | Oereerers) | a ye TUESDAY RB rs | da " WASATCH COUNTY COURIER _ | 1 59 East Mewit ,« ‘ultouees 435.657.1440 Utah : Derby riders say it’s the hits you don’t see that hurt. This is the end result,of one of Stratton’s derby cars. | |