Page 12 Portland Observar, Juna 8,1983
T askf orce
studies noise
A newly formed citizens task
force has been appointed by C ity
Commissioner Charles Jordan to
review the Portland International
Raceway, effective June 7 ,1 9 *3 .
The task force will serve as an
advisory body to review and make
recommendations for improvement
to the Parks Commissioner. Their
charge it to research alternatives for
noise mitigation at the P IR and re­
view the general operations o f the
facility.
"T h e task force was formed as a
result o f neighborhood concerns,**
Jordan said, "and will provide an
opportunity for citizens to recom­
mend solutions to longstanding
neighborhood problems.**
DAVID HOBBS
WILLY T. BIBBS
Local car enters Rose Cup
English driver David Hobbs, 43,
is one o f the w orld’s most respected
road racing talents whose list of
credentials in virtually every form of
four-wheeled competition speak for
themselves.
Hobbs will drive in the 1983 Bud
weiser Trans-Am Series in the Bud-
weiscr Chevrolet
Cam aro
Z28
owned by Portland, O re., business­
man Neil DeAtley. Hobbs’ team­
mate is young black driver W illy T.
Ribbs.
Ribbs is a 27-year-old driver from
San Jose, C a lif., who has been
involved with auto racing since
1977. But for the only top-flight
black race driver in America today,
the Budweiser Camaro offers Ribbs
his first chance to distinguish him­
self behind the wheel.
Recently, Hobbs, a 24-year veter­
an o f the road racing wars, was
asked to comment on Ribbs’ abilities.
" W illy has had some ups and
downs during his career," said
Hobbs, who has also served as an
expert analyst for C B S -TV 's motor
sport telecasts. "B u t he’s demon­
strated tremendous racing skills and
I think with the strong team behind
him, he’ ll make his mark in motor
racing this year."
Ribbs got the inspiration to be­
come a race driver from his father,
who drove for years in Northern
California.
At 21, Ribbs showed immediate
promise in his first season by cap­
turing the Dunlop Series Trophy in
'77 as young driver o f the year in
fo rm u la Ford competition.
“ I went to Europe and joined the
Scorpion Racing Team because I
felt Europe was the best place to
start in road racing," Ribbs ex­
plained.
In the 1978 Long Beach Grand
Prix Formula Atlantic race, Ribbs
ran fourth in a Budweiser-spon-
sored March most o f the race but re­
tired with a broken throttle. In 1981
he grabbed a spot on the Red Roof
Inns/Pacific M otor Sports Formula
Atlantic team. In 1982 he sat on the
pole for the Formula Atlantic race
at Long Beach, and led much o f the
race before retiring with mechanical
problems.
Now , he has been given the op-
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portunity with a top team for a
season.
Ribbs will compete in the G .l.
Joe's Rose Cup on June 12th.
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MOSES MALONE
M alone good investm ent
Named the most valuable player
in the N B A championship series,
Moses Malone pulled in at least
12,963,000 in salary and bonuses
during his first year with the P hila­
delphia *76ers. He also received
$27,258 as his share o f the playoff
money and a Pontiac Trans Am .
According to his contract, signed
September 2nd as a Houston Rockets
free agent, he received $1.6 million
in salary and a $1 million bonus. He
also received $105,000 for seven
home playoff games; $100,000 for
averaging 30 minutes playing time;
$100,000 in guaranteed endorse­
ments and playoff games; and about
$60,000 for an attendance bonus.
Malone also made money for the
*76ers owners.
Philadelphia's gross revenue in­
creased $2.4 million with Malone.
W ith Malone they were able to elim ­
inate $1 million in salaries by trad­
ing Caldwell Jones and Lionel
Hollins and not signing M ike
Bantom and Steve M ix — so the
cost o f Malone to the team was only
$500,000.
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