The Michigan Daily-- Friday, March 17, 1989 --Page 11 'King' Petty makes Ann Arbor pit stop 'M' Gymnasts swing into Big Tens BY JAMES BURGESS Richard Petty, the "king" of American stock car racing, spoke Wednesday to the Society of Auto- motive Engineers before a packed lecture hall on North Campus. The seven-time winner of the Daytona 500, accompanied by racing cohort Dave Brown, answered 40 minutes of questions ranging from how he got started in racing to his own habits on the highway. "In our part of the country (North Carolina), there wasn't any football, basketball, or baseball, so racing was the only professional sport we had," Petty said. He got his start in racing 40 years ago, working on his father's race cars. Petty likened racing to engineering, in that a strong team effort is necessary to be successful. He also fielded questions on racing 0 today .and on recent changes, such as Goodyear's radial racing tires. THE QUESTIONS were tech- nical and academic at first. But with time, the focus of the questioning shifted to what it's like to be behind the wheel of a machine rocketing around a track at around two hundred miles per hour. Brown put it nicely. "When you drive 190 miles per hour and hit something that doesn't move," he said, smiling, "things happen." Richard Petty is no stranger to the things that happen. He has suffered numerous broken ribs, legs, and once a broken neck. A week after the broken neck, Petty was racing again. He has lost nearly half his hearing due to years of roaring exhaust, and half his stomach has been eaten by ulcers. But to Petty, injuries are just the "price of admission." When asked about fear, he said: "if anything happens, there's no time to be scared. And when it's over, there's no reason to be." THIS down-to-earth daredevil in his patent black sunglasses drew more than just engineering hopefuls to the EECS building. Thirteen- year-old David Barth came with his father Tony all the way from the Chelsea-Manchester area to see Petty. And although to him "Grand Prix rules" over stock car racing, he was certainly excited to listen to the king. If SAE members learned one thing about professional racers, it's that they don't lose their sense of humor off the track. His favorite track? "Any race track I can win on," Petty said in his southern drawl. Did he like the movie made about him and his father? "I'd have liked it better if they'd paid." This comment earned him a round of applause. HE EVEN had an opinion on driver's education. "I just had a fifteen-year-old daughter get done with it and she'd come in and ask me what I'd do in a situation...and then she would say "Well that's not what they said."' SAE was able to book Petty thanks to Brown, who is Chief Man- ager of Motor Sports at Pontiac. Brown, who raced professionally for 11 years, is on hand for nearly half of Petty's races each season. As SAE offers its members hands-on exper- ience through automotive projects, he was pleased to ask Petty to address the student organization. "Young people are more enthusiastic about auto racing and the competition it provides," he said. "That's the kind of spirit the industry needs to survive globally." .,(L,, BY MARK KATZ The Michigan women's gymnastics team competes in its final do-or-die meet of the season this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City. The Wolverines are currently in eighth place in the Big Ten, with scores pacing them closely behind seventh-place Iowa. Michigan must attain a high enough score this weekend to break into the top seven of the Big Ten. The first seven teams are guaranteed ~ invitations to the NCAA Regionals, April 1. Coming off its second-highest score ever (183.75) against Michigan State and Western Michigan the team brings much momentum into Iowa. "I think we're really at our peak now," first-year gymnast Diane Armento said. "We're the most consistent and the most confident we've been this year." Armento stressed the need for the entire team to maintain the same goals and attitudes going into the meet as they have at other meets in the past. "We've got to go in with confidence. We have to know we can win, and keep together, always supporting each other." The Wolverine gymnast have been kept back from higher scores in past meets because of falls on the balance beam, especially at last week's meet. "Beam events really make or break a meet," Armento said. "Whoever stays on the beam will probably win the competition or at least fare much better than most of the other teams. "It's been a very risky event, but our goal is still to hit all six out of six routines this weekend." Michigan will need strong performances from senior all-around gymnasts Janne Klepek and Amy Meyer, who both could be competing in the last teams meet of their college careers. Klepek has already "95 percent secured a place at regionals for her individual all-around performance," according to coach Dana Kempthorn. Klepek recorded a career best score of 38.1 in the all-around competition three weeks ago at Stanford, and has followed that up with equally impressive performances in the past two weeks. I think we're really at our peak now. We're the most consistent and the most . confident we've been this year.'. - Diane Armento 'M' carries big BY JAY MOSES The Michigan baseball team continued play in the Rollins Invitational Tournament this week, defeating rivals from both the east and the west. Wednesday, the Wolverines downed Portland State (11-3) of the Pac Ten North Conference, 10-6, and yesterday, they trounced Ivy League foe Yale by a score of 18-5. The two victories raised Michigan's record to 4-3 overall, 3-1 in the tournament. In Wednesday's game, first-year pitcher Russ Brock (1-1) notched the victory. Brock was supported by 2 2/3 innings from sophomore Jeff Tanderys, and junior John Locker got the last out of the game for his first save of the season. Offensively, the Wolverines were paced by a four-run fourth inning. Sophomore second stick in two spring-trip victories baseman Matt Morse continued his assault on opposing pitching with two run-scoring doubles. Sophomores Dave Everly and Greg Haeger hit two-run homers. Thursday, the Wolverines unleashed a furious offensive attack against Yale for the second time this week. The highlights included an eight-run seventh inning, which marked the fourth time in the two Yale games that the Wolverines have batted around in an inning. Individual offensive efforts were led by junior outfielder Phil Price, who went 3-for-3 with three walks and four runs scored. Haeger was 2-for-4 with two doubles, and was credited with his third game-winning RBI in only four Michigan 1I victories. Sophomore lefthander Kirt Ojala (1-0) picked up the win for the Wolverines. Michigan has been very impressive offensive- ly, with its four wins coming by a combined score of 59-14. The three Wolverine losses have all been one-run affairs - 3-2, 10-9, and 3-2. Michigan finishes the Rollins Invitational. and. its Florida spring trip with games today against host Rollins and tomorrow against Portland State. If the Wolverines beat Rollins, they are assured at least a tie for the tournament championship. If a tie should occur, and runs scored is the deciding factor, Michigan's fearsome output would put it over the top. St. Patrick's Day and the 18th Rugby club kicks off spring season FROM STAFF REPORTS The Michigan Rugby club opens its spring season on the road this weekend against the Cincinnati Rug- by Club. . 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