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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - JULY 23, 2008 - PAGE 3B
Auto Racing
Outdoors
Make It An Even Dozen For Love At Lanier
Safety Should Be Priority On The Water
Joey Love, of Maysville, came home with another win Saturday
at Lanier National Speedway.
Photo courtesy North Georgia Sports Media
He did it again!
Maysville racing ace Joey Love
picked up his 12th victory in
the Open Wheel Modified divi
sion Saturday night at Lanier
National Speedway.
It was Love’s fourth straight
win at the Braselton raceway a
track he has all but dominated
this season.
Several local drivers traveled
to Anderson Motor Speedway
in South Carolina to compete
in Friday night’s GAS Series
event. Joey Senter of Jefferson
finished third, while fellow
Jefferson driver Nick Potts
finished eighth and Dacula’s
Russell Fleeman finished ninth.
Anderson native Ralph Carnes
took the win, his first in a GAS
series event.
Jefferson native Ryan Crane
continued his successful sea-
Joey Senter
son Sunday, as he finished sec
ond in the All American 150
at the Music City Motorplex
in Nashville, Tenn. Russell
Fleeman also competed in
the event, but completed only
29 laps before he retired with
overheating problems. Indiana
native Scott Hantz took the
win.
It was an up and down week
end for Suwanee’s Michael
Phelps. Phelps first traveled to
Sparta, KY, to race in the ARCA
150. After starting second,
Phelps worked all night to stay
in the running, and ended up
with a ninth place finish for his
efforts. Ken Butler, of Lilburn,
was running well until a late
race accident relegated him to a
28th place finish. Scott Speed
took the win.
Phelps next traveled to Kenly,
NC, to take part in the USAR
Hooters Pro Cup event tour at
SouthernNational Raceway Park
Saturday night. Phelps made
only one lap before mechanical
issues put him behind the wall.
Mark McFarland of Mooresville,
NC, took the win.
Commerce’s Brian Thomas
took home an eighth place fin
ish in the American Sprint Car
Series feature event Saturday
night at Cochran Speedway
in Cochran. Danny Martin, Jr.
picked up the win.
Dacula’s Andy Lally and
co-driver Tim George Jr. fin
ished third in the GT class
and 16th overall in the Grand
American sports car event at
Barber Motorsports Park in
Birmingham, AL, on Sunday.
GAS Finale Rescheduled For Oct. 4
Georgia Asphalt Series offi
cials have announced the
rescheduling of the series fina
le in October.
The final GAS series event
for 2008 was originally sched
uled to be held on Sunday,
Oct. 12, but has now been
rescheduled for Saturday, Oct.
4, at Peach State Speedway.
“There are many factors
involved with this decision,’’
said GAS Series director Vince
Whitmire in a statement sent
out on July 20.
The next GAS Series event
is scheduled for Saturday,
Aug. 2 at Watermelon Capital
Speedway in Cordele. The
series will return to Peach
State on Saturday, August 30.
Jefferson native Ryan Crane was victorious in the last GAS
series event held at Peach State Speedway on July 3. Officials
announced the series finale at Peach State has been resched
uled to Oct. 4 from its original date of Oct. 12.
Photo by Brandon Reed
Charity Ride
NASCAR racer Kyle Petty
leads a parade of motorcycles
during last week’s Kyle Petty
Charity Ride. The ride started
on July 13 in Michigan, and
ended July 19 in Savannah.
Petty and the riders, includ
ing former UGA football star
Herschel Walker, passed
through Banks, Jackson,
Barrow and Gwinnett Counties
on Friday, making a brief stop
in Suwanee to visit with well
wishers. Among the charities
the ride rasies funds for is the
Victory Junction Gang Camp,
a camp for children with
chronic or life-threatening ill
nesses located in Randleman,
NC. The camp was founded
in memory of Petty’s late son,
Adam, who died in 2000 in a
racing accident.
Photo by Kevin Kane
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The thought of tragedy or
death probably never enters
the minds of most swimmers
and boaters out enjoying
a day of fun on the water.
Perhaps, it should. Last year,
51 people drowned and 18
others died in boating relat
ed incidents in Georgia. The
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources’ Wildlife Resources
Division (WRD) encourages
everyone to practice safety at
all times when in and around
the water.
Some tips for both boating
and water safety include:
• Designate an operator. Don’t
drink and operate a boat.
•Take a boating safety course
and/or a swimming course.
•Never swim alone. If you
are a marginal swimmer, wear a
flotation device.
•Don’t mix alcohol or drugs
with boating or swimming.
•Never let children swim or
boat unsupervised.
•Wear your life jacket.
Children under 10 years of age
are required by law to wear
a life jacket while onboard a
moving boat.
•Don’t overload your boat
with people or equipment.
Check on the capacity plate
for the maximum weight or the
maximum number of people
the boat can safely carry.
•Don’t overdo boating and
water fun. Don’t swim when
you are too tired, too cold or
too far from safety.
• Use navigation lights at ALL
times when on the water at
night. Check lights before it
gets dark.
•Watch your speed. The 100-
foot law applies to ALL size ves
sels and prohibits operation at
speeds greater than idle speed
within 100 feet of any vessel,
unless overtaking or meeting
another vessel in compliance
with the rules of the road.
Personal water craft operators
should also be aware of these
additional safety rules:
•Do NOT jump the wake of
another boat.
•Pay attention to your sur
roundings and make sure you
stay well clear of other vessels.
• Know Georgia’s age require
ments for PWC operation.
• Make sure everyone who
operates your PWC is aware of
boating laws and how to safely
operate a PWC. As the owner,
you could be held responsible.
Prevention and common
sense can help prevent water-
related tragedies.
For more information on
boating safety or how to take
a boating safety course, visit
www.goboatgeorgia.com or call
(770) 760-3010. To learn more
about water safety, visit the
Red Cross web site at www.
redcross.org.
Hunting Regulations Now Available
The 2008-2009 Georgia
Hunting Seasons and
Regulations Guide now is
available online announces the
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, Wildlife Resources
Division (WRD). This guide
provides information on sea
son dates, bag limits, hunting
licenses, wildlife management
areas and much more and is
available on the WRD website,
www.gohuntgeorgia.com. This
important guide will be avail
able soon at license agents
beginning August 1, 2008.
“The Popular guide is designed
to help hunters understand the
laws and regulations for hunt
ing in Georgia,’’ says WRD
Assistant Chief John Bowers.
“We encourage all hunters
annually to review the popular
guide and note any changes
to their favorite hunting areas,
seasons or activities.’’
Members of the Board of
Natural Resources set hunt
ing regulations by acting on
recommendations made by
WRD’s professional wildlife
biologists and field personnel.
Georgia’s game and fish laws
are set by the elected mem
bers of the General Assembly.
Major changes for the upcom
ing season include:
•Dove Season: Based on
input from dove hunters, the
dove season has changed as
follows - the October season
will shift to one week later
and provide full day hunting
on opening day of the October
season (as opposed to half-day
hunting in past years).
• License Changes: Beginning
later this year, hunters will
be able to take advantage of
a new and improved licens
ing system, which provides
options to purchase a license
on-line, by phone and at select
vendors. A service charge is
associated with this new sys
tem.
• License Revocation Policy:
Beginning Sept. 1, 2008, indi
viduals who egregiously or
habitually violate Georgia’s
game and fish laws and regu
lations are subject to having
their hunting and fishing privi
leges revoked or suspended.
For more information on
Georgia hunting seasons and
regulations, visit www.gohunt-
georgia.com , contact a local
WRD Game Management
Office or call the WRD Hunter
Services Office at (770) 761-
3045.
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