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T he C lackamas P rint *13
)ip and race your whip at PIR
•ceway offers late-night drags, other events throughout summer
ugar sports may
wer ‘til fall, but
the Portland
International
ceway is a great
alternative
-
Angela Gerhart
IE C lackamas P rint
Saturday, June 3 is the start of
the month of auto swaps. The
vendor gate opens at 7 a.m. and
the spectator gate is open 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Vendors pay $20 for a
10 by 20 foot space and specta
tors pay nothing;
The most exciting and per
haps most popular event at
PIR has to be the late-night
drags. Every Friday and
Saturday night,
at 5 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on
Saturday and lasts until 1 a.m.
Anyone can come out and drag
their car, truck or minivan down
the quarter-milc
track.
their reaction times as well as
their quarter-mile time. Racers
can drag against themselves or
opponents.
for purchase in a covered area
with tables because drag racing
always works up an appetite.
Also, 200 riders will begin the
PIR motocross season tomor
row. Cost for spectators is $8
for adults and $5 for chil
dren ages 6-12 (chil
dren under 6 are
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free).
at is a Clackamas student
without any Cougar
during the summer
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to ride,
the fee is $20.
With all the events at PIR to
fill in for the absence of Cougar
sports, the Clackamas sports fan
should have no trouble sleeping
at night, PIR, has events hap
pening every day of the week, all
summer long, lor a calendar or
events or more information, visit
www.portlandraccway.com.
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depending
on the weather, of course,
passersby can hear engines roar
ing for miles. The action starts
Racers
start with a
burnout, of course, to get the
audience pumped. The announc
er is hilarious and gives the racers
Love is in the air for
Clackamas sports
oing places
iduate with a British
in American Bachelor ' ’ S
p’or
first-time dragger
of the year, the cost is $30; for
returning racers it’s $20. Either,
way, draggers can race all night.
Spectators pay an $8 entrance
fee to watch the drags or look at
the cars. Food is also available
Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
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Another school year is coming
to a close and I would like to give
some love to a few people who may
have taken time to read my gibber
ish on an every-ot her- weekly basis.
First off, to the coaches of the
various sports that 1 have had the
privilege to cover this year.
Women’s' Soccer coach Tracy
Nelson, Men’s Basketball coach Clif
Wegner and ■ Women’s Softball
coach Paul Fiskum are three of the
most professional and competent
people that this writer has worked
with, and even though we had a
hard time connecting during the
season sometimes (you know who
you are, coach Wegner), you were
genuinely happy with the coverage
and I hope 1 did your teams justice
with my writing.
I had the great opportunity to
follow the men’s basketball team to
Kennewick, Wash., to cover the
NWAACC tournament and truly
enjoyed the experience. The men
Completed a stellar season, captur
ing a fifth-place trophy at the tour
nament with an exciting run
through the bracket
1 also enjoyed covering the soft
ball team through another exciting
season. Paul Fiskum. is one of the
nicest people I have known and has
bent over backwards to make sure
The Print gave his team the cover
age that they deserved. Although
the team lost to the dynasty known
as Ijowcr Columbia College for the
third year in a row, this team and
this school have a lot to be proud of.
Many thanks also go to Athletic
Director Jim. Jackson and Athletic
Secretary Dotty Coburn for all of
their help during the year. 1 would
be amiss in not mentioning some of
the other coaches whose teams I
helped our crack sports department
cover this year. Mike Haluska and
his wrestlers, Jack Kcgg and the
track team, Jim- Martineau and his
N WA ACC champion women’s bas
ketball team and especially Keoni
McHonc, in his dual role as cross
country coach and . sportS informa
tion director. -
But to save the best for last. Nic
Dclzcll is a very enthusiastic and
dedicated individual. This man has
shown his sports section much love
during the year and I have enjoyed
every moment working for him and
with him- He has put up with my
strange work schedules and I hope
that he is grateful for the effort that
I hope I gave throughout the year.
If 1 should happen to make an
appearance on this staff next year,
which is Very possible, then I will be
glad to see Mr. Delzell.
linda Vogt is possibly the best
teacher that I have ever had (with
sincere apologies to Gerald Talbot,
my mentor in high school). I have
had the honor to have known this
wonderful person for my now two
stints on The Clackamas Print
and she has inspired me to levels
that I never thought capable. I am a
better writer because of her and a
better journalist because of her
insight. If I have never thanked her
for all of this, then I would like to
do it now. Thank you, Linda, for
who you arc- and all that you do.