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00)rag redu,,
,cores a hit
from page 22.)
drag-racers have been satis-
for a hundred-percent vol-
you know, we're not doin'
)ad. You know, we've done this
time before; this was our sec-
time. And our third time will
a know, it's a learning
ibr us."
COMPLAINT he heard
past weekend, adds the
was that the track
of bumpy in spots.
our cars do not feel the
track - at all," puts in fel-
whSD SA,,founding m'ember Peggy
ssZOW. It s the 8- and 9-second
s s that ,feel the bumpy track.
: there s not much we can do
-y, y0 .
lant it till we can resurface it.
ag.l t's_ not, a horrible complaint,
gh. It s not gonna throw 'em
;te the wal! or anything like that.
thighs like, Oh. Well, it was a lit-
d0umpy., ,,
sd after the first pass," re-
rca Reid, most of 'em got to
ct the bumps and they were
1]y for em. You know, if we do
ig in 300-mile-an-hour cars, it
ht get a little dicey. But-"
y ut they're planning to resur-
the thing anyway, aren't they,
key get the port commissioners'
ahead for more racing?
oi ires,,, says Reid. "If we can get
m , thing to make this corner,
im L_be a brand-new racing surface
e spring of next
d then we wonYear'"t have those
COes," adds Zamzow
,r jii
eaH: S COMING WEEKEND,
bray rate, the racers' ante is al-
, [y up.
agdeed, for the first time ever
e, .say organizers _ and that
,x[. des Shelton's glory days back
o_e ixties - entrants will be
mling for Wallys, as they re
not competing in a divisional race.
And they take this very serious.
That Wally is like your Oscar; ev-
erybody wants one, and not too
many people get one."
Just like last weekend's, this
coming event starts with tomor-
row's "Five-Dollar Friday," where
you pay $5 to get in plus $20 to
race. Members of a huge national
Mustang club will show up Fri-
day afternoon for picnicking and
such, "and they will be able to go
race their cars as well as the locals
will," says Myers.
Saturday and Sunday will be
the event's "National Dragster
Challenge," as it's called, with
the aforementioned Wallys up for
grabs.
MORE COMPETITIVE, then,
than this past weekend?
"Much more competitive," says
Myers. "The Nostalgia Drags last
weekend was a chance for people
to bring their street rods or what-
ever out - that they show or drive
- and get a chance to see what
they'll do. This next weekend is
more competitive, because most of
these people that are out here are
lookin' to win that Wally."
And how's that accomplished?
'Tou have to win your class,"
says Zamzow, whose son Corey is
among a select handful of locals
with a legitimate shot at doing so.
"And the classes are Sportsman,
Pro, Super Pro, Super Street, Su-
per Gas and Super Comp -just
like in Bremerton and at other
tracks."
GATES OPEN for racers at 7
a.m. all three days and for specta-
tors at noon Friday and at 7 a.m.
both Saturday and Sunday. Rac-
ing starts at noon Friday and at 9
a.m. the next two days.
Local expectations are running
high once again for a big turnout.
"Consider this," offers direc-
tor Redman. "We'll have as many
t's your Oscar in drag racing," visitors over the two weekends as
r Zamzow. And that will brin there are residents in this commu-
irs out of everywhere that are g nity..."
la
,e ' tic
00;'dons, cys fibrosis
fund-ralser set
• ;i he Lions clubs of Shelton once "Bragging Rights Division"
m are sponsoring the anno
tic Fibrosis Chanty
rnament.
their seventh yearly go-around
hetfor Saturday, August 18, at
e Limerick Golf Club.
"ntry is $75 per player and
cIrs _green fees, a sack lunch,
dsthAlae d barbecue and tee
'2." s will be given for
;Sshand" women's long and
r s, anves and KPs, plus
e ll be a car up for grabs for
one making a hole-in-one.
onsorships are available
ting at $100. Service clubs and
'nesses can sponsor a team in
A
for an additional $100 donation to
cystic frbrosis.
Last year's bragging-rights
winner and traveling trophy
recipient was Windermere/ttimlie
Realty.
The tournament format is a
four-person scramble, and space
is limited to the first 64 players
registering.
Net proceeds will benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
For more information or to get
on the list, call Bob Buhl at 427-
5854 or DJ at the Lake Limerick
pro shop, 426-6290.
i00otorcyele poker run
!00ill benefit dlve team
i e Mason County Search
Scue Dive Team has an-
ednt € will stage a fund-
e_}i g otorcycle poker run
rUraonth.
a tide & Dive Run 2007," as
,been dubbed, will be Satur-
iI e a spaghetti feed
lit at the last stop, say spon-
, which include the follow-
:Uick Throttle Magazine,
Sted Chopper Energy Drink,
J. E's Lounge, Little Creek
no, Northwest Harley-Da-
on, Paulson'
, , s Motor Sports,
.]d Sport n Dive, Shelton Safe
V '
1. ern s Restaurant, Lynch
Li k Floral, Three 60, Thom-
,'rintmg," Beane Sem
e ry p "alty
' arough Coffee of Belfair
Dillanos Coffee Roasters,
lng others.
,,tor more information contact
490-433,
:i
ii
The Mason Conty Search
& Rescue Dive Team is a non-
profit organization comprised of
volunteers dedicated to provid-
ing rescue and recovery services
on Mason County waterways as
well as assisting surrounding
areas.
There are approximately 300
miles of saltwater shoreline
plus more than 200 lakes and
numerous waterfront vacation
areas in Mason County, and the
team is funded solely by dona-
tions and fund-raising efforts.
Each volunteer provides his or
her own equipment and donates
time and resources for missions
and training.
The team is affiliated with the
Mason County Sheriff Search
and Rescue Division. It consists
of certified divers and surface
support tenders. Divers must
complete the basic open-water
certification as well as the re-
quired training set forth by the
sheriffs office for emergency
workers.
TWISPIAN WALT PEARCE poses with 'His Mistress' Saturday morning
at Sanderson Field.
His 'addiction' isn't a drag
By STEVE PATCH
Walt Pearce hails from the town
of Twisp, but residency wasn't his
chief claim to fame last weekend
at the Shelton Drag Strip.
The youthful seventysomething
was commemorating a date of rare
personal significance.
"My first drag race was in Santa
Ana, California, in July of 1957,"
he tells you. "So this is my 50th
anniversary for that addiction. He
grins.
HIS SHELTON ENTRY?
Pearce laughs. "My wife calls it
'His Mistress.' And there's actually
a song titled that.
"It's a 1932 Chevrolet sport
coupe. It's got a rumble seat. It's
got a Chevy 256 in it. Six-cylinder.
And in 2005 at Spokane it ran a
13.40. It's a little off its pace right
now, but we're workin' on it."
Its top speed in the quarter
mile?
"It's never cracked a hundred,"
says Walt. "Ninety's the quickest
it's ever gone. In the early Fifties
and Sixties and Seventies I was
runnin' a B-3 roadster - that '29 A
roadster pickup - with a 283 and
a tri-power. Its quickest mile per
hour was 105, but 13.8 was the
quickest it ever went. And it was
400 pounds lighter than this car!"
SO HIS LIL COUPE is pretty
amazing?
"Yeahhhh," says Walt, grinning
anew.
And is it just as big a thrill now,
all these years later?
The Twispian nods. "In fact,
right now," he says, "I didn't realize
how excited I was to come to this
race until I was getting here. I was
giddy." He laughs. "It's my 'carrot'
in life."
And what's drag racing's
appeal?
"It's always got your mind
workin'," says Walt. "Always
thinkin' what you're gonna do next,
where you're gonna be racing. All
winter I'm mopin' around - and
it's snow country - But getting it
to go faster; getting it to do well;
racing with my buddies, it's-"
WHAT? IT'S NOT just as
simple as the speed?
"Oh! Heck, no," says Walt,
laughing good-naturedly. "No,
no, no. If it was just winning and
speed I probably would have quit a
long time ago.
"But it's kicking V-8 ass with a
little six-cylinder. That's big on my
plate." He laughs anew.
He's done that a few times, has
he?
"Oh yeah," says Walt.
"Particularly in the eighth mile.
My home track is an eighth mile.
And there's a lot of 12-second cars
that can't catch me in an eighth
mile.
"It's quick. It's 60-foot time is
a 1.72. And it's only a 13-second
car.
That compare well with other
cars, does it?
"Well, a lot of 12-second cars
are like 1.8s," says Walt. "So,
yeah: It's quick out of the hole!"
He laughs. "Oh, it's very quick out
of the hole..."
Bayshore
Bayshore's ladies yielded the
ibllowing the past two weeks:
July 3, Gross & Net
First division - Coralie Watters low
gross (93) and Alice Chapman low net
(72).
Second division - Billie Elms low gross
(no total given) and Deb Rechnitz low net
(69).
Nine-holers - Charleen Wallitner low
gross (55) and Lois Poe low net (33.5).
Fewest putts - Charleen Wallitner
among the nine-holers and no one among
the 18-holers.
Birdie - Toni Stevens (3rd hole).
Chip-in -Mary Lou Wicken (15th
hole).
July 10, Gross
First division - Eeva Kissick 84, Cor-
alle Watters 91.
Second division - Billie Elms and Pen-
ny Greaves tied at 105.
Nine-holers- Pat Oltman 56, Debi Re-
chnitz 58.
Fewest putts - Eeva Kissick 28 among
the 18-holers and Lois Poe .and Kaye
Knudsen tied with 15 among the nine-hol-
ers,
Birdies - Coralie Watters (4th hole)
and Toni Stevens (9th).
Chip-ins - Lois Poe (6th hole) and
Eeva Kissick (18th).
----You wanna call
SUNBAKED CLIMBER FIELD summons up another dust storm at home
plate Sunday as Shelton Timbers pitcher Tristin Richerson puts the tag
on a Capital baserunner. Alas, though a virtually identical play by the
brand-new Climber graduate scant moments earlier wound up costing
the visitors an out, this call went to the kids from Thurston County and
they went on to win the game by a 7-0 count. For a complete account
of the local Legionnaires' doubleheader and more, see next week's
Journal.
Thursday, July 12, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23
00)rag redu,,
,cores a hit
from page 22.)
drag-racers have been satis-
for a hundred-percent vol-
you know, we're not doin'
)ad. You know, we've done this
time before; this was our sec-
time. And our third time will
a know, it's a learning
ibr us."
COMPLAINT he heard
past weekend, adds the
was that the track
of bumpy in spots.
our cars do not feel the
track - at all," puts in fel-
whSD SA,,founding m'ember Peggy
ssZOW. It s the 8- and 9-second
s s that ,feel the bumpy track.
: there s not much we can do
-y, y0 .
lant it till we can resurface it.
ag.l t's_ not, a horrible complaint,
gh. It s not gonna throw 'em
;te the wal! or anything like that.
thighs like, Oh. Well, it was a lit-
d0umpy., ,,
sd after the first pass," re-
rca Reid, most of 'em got to
ct the bumps and they were
1]y for em. You know, if we do
ig in 300-mile-an-hour cars, it
ht get a little dicey. But-"
y ut they're planning to resur-
the thing anyway, aren't they,
key get the port commissioners'
ahead for more racing?
oi ires,,, says Reid. "If we can get
m , thing to make this corner,
im L_be a brand-new racing surface
e spring of next
d then we wonYear'"t have those
COes," adds Zamzow
,r jii
eaH: S COMING WEEKEND,
bray rate, the racers' ante is al-
, [y up.
agdeed, for the first time ever
e, .say organizers _ and that
,x[. des Shelton's glory days back
o_e ixties - entrants will be
mling for Wallys, as they re
not competing in a divisional race.
And they take this very serious.
That Wally is like your Oscar; ev-
erybody wants one, and not too
many people get one."
Just like last weekend's, this
coming event starts with tomor-
row's "Five-Dollar Friday," where
you pay $5 to get in plus $20 to
race. Members of a huge national
Mustang club will show up Fri-
day afternoon for picnicking and
such, "and they will be able to go
race their cars as well as the locals
will," says Myers.
Saturday and Sunday will be
the event's "National Dragster
Challenge," as it's called, with
the aforementioned Wallys up for
grabs.
MORE COMPETITIVE, then,
than this past weekend?
"Much more competitive," says
Myers. "The Nostalgia Drags last
weekend was a chance for people
to bring their street rods or what-
ever out - that they show or drive
- and get a chance to see what
they'll do. This next weekend is
more competitive, because most of
these people that are out here are
lookin' to win that Wally."
And how's that accomplished?
'Tou have to win your class,"
says Zamzow, whose son Corey is
among a select handful of locals
with a legitimate shot at doing so.
"And the classes are Sportsman,
Pro, Super Pro, Super Street, Su-
per Gas and Super Comp -just
like in Bremerton and at other
tracks."
GATES OPEN for racers at 7
a.m. all three days and for specta-
tors at noon Friday and at 7 a.m.
both Saturday and Sunday. Rac-
ing starts at noon Friday and at 9
a.m. the next two days.
Local expectations are running
high once again for a big turnout.
"Consider this," offers direc-
tor Redman. "We'll have as many
t's your Oscar in drag racing," visitors over the two weekends as
r Zamzow. And that will brin there are residents in this commu-
irs out of everywhere that are g nity..."
la
,e ' tic
00;'dons, cys fibrosis
fund-ralser set
• ;i he Lions clubs of Shelton once "Bragging Rights Division"
m are sponsoring the anno
tic Fibrosis Chanty
rnament.
their seventh yearly go-around
hetfor Saturday, August 18, at
e Limerick Golf Club.
"ntry is $75 per player and
cIrs _green fees, a sack lunch,
dsthAlae d barbecue and tee
'2." s will be given for
;Sshand" women's long and
r s, anves and KPs, plus
e ll be a car up for grabs for
one making a hole-in-one.
onsorships are available
ting at $100. Service clubs and
'nesses can sponsor a team in
A
for an additional $100 donation to
cystic frbrosis.
Last year's bragging-rights
winner and traveling trophy
recipient was Windermere/ttimlie
Realty.
The tournament format is a
four-person scramble, and space
is limited to the first 64 players
registering.
Net proceeds will benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
For more information or to get
on the list, call Bob Buhl at 427-
5854 or DJ at the Lake Limerick
pro shop, 426-6290.
i00otorcyele poker run
!00ill benefit dlve team
i e Mason County Search
Scue Dive Team has an-
ednt € will stage a fund-
e_}i g otorcycle poker run
rUraonth.
a tide & Dive Run 2007," as
,been dubbed, will be Satur-
iI e a spaghetti feed
lit at the last stop, say spon-
, which include the follow-
:Uick Throttle Magazine,
Sted Chopper Energy Drink,
J. E's Lounge, Little Creek
no, Northwest Harley-Da-
on, Paulson'
, , s Motor Sports,
.]d Sport n Dive, Shelton Safe
V '
1. ern s Restaurant, Lynch
Li k Floral, Three 60, Thom-
,'rintmg," Beane S em
e ry p "alty
' arough Coffee of Belfair
Dillanos Coffee Roasters,
lng others.
,,tor more information contact
490-433,
:i
ii
The Mason Conty Search
& Rescue Dive Team is a non-
profit organization comprised of
volunteers dedicated to provid-
ing rescue and recovery services
on Mason County waterways as
well as assisting surrounding
areas.
There are approximately 300
miles of saltwater shoreline
plus more than 200 lakes and
numerous waterfront vacation
areas in Mason County, and the
team is funded solely by dona-
tions and fund-raising efforts.
Each volunteer provides his or
her own equipment and donates
time and resources for missions
and training.
The team is affiliated with the
Mason County Sheriff Search
and Rescue Division. It consists
of certified divers and surface
support tenders. Divers must
complete the basic open-water
certification as well as the re-
quired training set forth by the
sheriffs office for emergency
workers.
TWISPIAN WALT PEARCE poses with 'His Mistress' Saturday morning
at Sanderson Field.
His 'addiction' isn't a drag
By STEVE PATCH
Walt Pearce hails from the town
of Twisp, but residency wasn't his
chief claim to fame last weekend
at the Shelton Drag Strip.
The youthful seventysomething
was commemorating a date of rare
personal significance.
"My first drag race was in Santa
Ana, California, in July of 1957,"
he tells you. "So this is my 50th
anniversary for that addiction. He
grins.
HIS SHELTON ENTRY?
Pearce laughs. "My wife calls it
'His Mistress.' And there's actually
a song titled that.
"It's a 1932 Chevrolet sport
coupe. It's got a rumble seat. It's
got a Chevy 256 in it. Six-cylinder.
And in 2005 at Spokane it ran a
13.40. It's a little off its pace right
now, but we're workin' on it."
Its top speed in the quarter
mile?
"It's never cracked a hundred,"
says Walt. "Ninety's the quickest
it's ever gone. In the early Fifties
and Sixties and Seventies I was
runnin' a B-3 roadster - that '29 A
roadster pickup - with a 283 and
a tri-power. Its quickest mile per
hour was 105, but 13.8 was the
quickest it ever went. And it was
400 pounds lighter than this car!"
SO HIS LIL COUPE is pretty
amazing?
"Yeahhhh," says Walt, grinning
anew.
And is it just as big a thrill now,
all these years later?
The Twispian nods. "In fact,
right now," he says, "I didn't realize
how excited I was to come to this
race until I was getting here. I was
giddy." He laughs. "It's my 'carrot'
in life."
And what's drag racing's
appeal?
"It's always got your mind
workin'," says Walt. "Always
thinkin' what you're gonna do next,
where you're gonna be racing. All
winter I'm mopin' around - and
it's snow country - But getting it
to go faster; getting it to do well;
racing with my buddies, it's-"
WHAT? IT'S NOT just as
simple as the speed?
"Oh! Heck, no," says Walt,
laughing good-naturedly. "No,
no, no. If it was just winning and
speed I probably would have quit a
long time ago.
"But it's kicking V-8 ass with a
little six-cylinder. That's big on my
plate." He laughs anew.
He's done that a few times, has
he?
"Oh yeah," says Walt.
"Particularly in the eighth mile.
My home track is an eighth mile.
And there's a lot of 12-second cars
that can't catch me in an eighth
mile.
"It's quick. It's 60-foot time is
a 1.72. And it's only a 13-second
car.
That compare well with other
cars, does it?
"Well, a lot of 12-second cars
are like 1.8s," says Walt. "So,
yeah: It's quick out of the hole!"
He laughs. "Oh, it's very quick out
of the hole..."
Bayshore
Bayshore's ladies yielded the
ibllowing the past two weeks:
July 3, Gross & Net
First division - Coralie Watters low
gross (93) and Alice Chapman low net
(72).
Second division - Billie Elms low gross
(no total given) and Deb Rechnitz low net
(69).
Nine-holers - Charleen Wallitner low
gross (55) and Lois Poe low net (33.5).
Fewest putts - Charleen Wallitner
among the nine-holers and no one among
the 18-holers.
Birdie - Toni Stevens (3rd hole).
Chip-in -Mary Lou Wicken (15th
hole).
July 10, Gross
First division - Eeva Kissick 84, Cor-
alle Watters 91.
Second division - Billie Elms and Pen-
ny Greaves tied at 105.
Nine-holers- Pat Oltman 56, Debi Re-
chnitz 58.
Fewest putts - Eeva Kissick 28 among
the 18-holers and Lois Poe .and Kaye
Knudsen tied with 15 among the nine-hol-
ers,
Birdies - Coralie Watters (4th hole)
and Toni Stevens (9th).
Chip-ins - Lois Poe (6th hole) and
Eeva Kissick (18th).
----You wanna call
SUNBAKED CLIMBER FIELD summons up another dust storm at home
plate Sunday as Shelton Timbers pitcher Tristin Richerson puts the tag
on a Capital baserunner. Alas, though a virtually identical play by the
brand-new Climber graduate scant moments earlier wound up costing
the visitors an out, this call went to the kids from Thurston County and
they went on to win the game by a 7-0 count. For a complete account
of the local Legionnaires' doubleheader and more, see next week's
Journal.
Thursday, July 12, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 23