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Gary and Rene Bingham stand in front of Bingham's race car which won big recently
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Recreation Activities
Kings Mountain Parks and
Recreation Director David
Hancock announces that the city .
will sponsor a number of programs
in the coming weeks. Interested
area residents may call 739-9631
or 734-0449 for more details on
any activity.
Aerobics - Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-9:30
a.m.; Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 5:30 p.m.-6:30
p-m.; Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:30 pm.-7:30 p.m.
Fees are $10 for inside city resi-
dents and $15 for outside city resi-
dents. Registration is between the
first and 5th of each month.
Water Aerobics - Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 11
a.m.-12 noon; Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Senior citizens pay $10; inside city
Henderson scores
first hole-in-one
Rick Henderson of Kings
Mountain scored his first hole-in-
one last week, and didn't even see
it.
His ace came on the 97-yard, par
three 16th hole at Pine Mountain
Golf Course. He used a pitching
wedge.
"As soon as I hit the shot, I
residents and general public $15;
outside city residents and general
public $22.50. Water aerobics are
held at Neisler Natatorium.
Holiday Decorating - Each class
will consists of two hours of in-
structions in various items such as
wreaths, swags, and table arrange-
ments. Tim Hord of KM Florist
will instruct and registration fee is
$15, plus cost of supplies.
Preregistration is required. Dates of
classes: September 15 from 6-8
p.m, September 22 from 6-8 p.m.
September 29, 6 to 8 p.m.
Western Line Dance - The class
from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. is held every
Tuesday in October. New class
members are welcomed each week.
Cost is $6 weekly. Instructors are
Gene and Pat Brooks. Sign-up by
calling 734-0449.
See Rec, 7-A
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Fourteen years ago Gary Bingham built his first
race car, a 1969 Chevy II, from scratch and got the
racing fever.
Since then, Bingham has won big in racing and
most recently took first place in the Omaha,
Nebraska Mid-American Nationals and first place in
the Ohio World Nationals in his 1989 Cavalier
Chevrolet.
"It's exciting," says Bingham, who races almost
every weekend, accompanied by his biggest boosters,
his wife, Rene, and their daughters, Christy, a sev-
enth grader, and Lisa, a third grader.
Bingham's career took off at Burns High School,
where he graduated in the auto mechanics class and
fixed cars until 1984 for several dealerships before he
opened his own shop with Len Hutchinson off
St.Luke's Church Road. The firm is appropriately
called C.AR.S. for Complete Auto Repair Service.
Hutchinson encouraged Bingham to race locally and
go for the big time.
The years since have seen Bingham participate and
win hundreds of races. The trophies and the cash go
to the fastest cars. Gary estimates his speeds at 165 to
170 miles an hour in 32-car events which at times
don't finish until the early hours of the morning.
Gary's parents, E.A. and Letha Bingham, expect to
be tuned to ESPN September 18 to see the finish of
the recent race at Larue, Ohio.
Bingham's major sponsor is Doug Herbert of
Performance Parts. Associate sponsors are Eaker's
Auto Parts, Phil's Starter and Alternator and Plonk
Tire.
Bingham says that racing and keeping his car in
shape takes most of his time off from the garage. He
works nights to prepare his vehicle for the races, say-
ing he feels safe behind the wheel of his car because
he knows it's in top shape.
His wife agrees that Bingham is safer in a race
with all the safety equipment and safety precautions
than when he is on the highway.
Gary started drag racing at Mooresville and local
tracks.
The multi-color Chevy he drives now was built by
Bingham and Hutchinson who plan to race this fall in
Chattanooga, TN, Eppings, NH, Bristol, TN and
Darlington, S.C.
Gary says he has been lucky that only two acci-
dents occurred during his long career and neither oc-
curred on the track. Traveling home from a race in
April 1987, Gary's tow truck was hit by a drunk driv-
er. No one was hurt but the property damages were
high. A second traffic accident that year totaled his
tow truck and heavily damaged the enclosed trailer
but the race car sustained only minor damages.
In 1990 Bingham made the Top 10 in racing,
emerging as No. I in the Southeast.
A life-long resident of Bingham Road in the
Mary's Grove Community, he is active in Mary's
Grove United Methodist Church.
Dedicated, determined and persistent are three es-
sential traits he would recommend to potential drag
racers. He works at all three.
"Drag racing is a great sport. I believe in it," he
says.
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walked off the tee," he said. "One
of my playing partners, Curt
Gaffney, said 'that ball went in the
hole." He was the only one of the
four that saw it."
Playing with Henderson and
Gaffney were Charles Wilson and Open:
Marion Flowers. Monday-Saturday
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loses two matches :
Kings Mountain High's girls vol- lug Matrix
leyball team dropped matches to
North Gaston and Mooresville last
week.
The Mountaineers fell to North
Gaston 4-15, 5-15, 15-5, 15-7 and
15-8; and lost to Mooresville 15-3,
15-10 and 15-13. ;
Coach Diane Bridges takes her
ladies to Charlotte Latin Friday for
matches against Latin and Country
Day. They return home next
Monday for a 4:30 match with
North Gaston.
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Rodriguez Cherokee winner
Veteran sprint car driver Sammy
Rodriguez blistered a field of 28
sprint cars to win the Bojangles
American Winged Outlaw Sprint
Car Association feature Sunday
night at Cherokee Speedway.
At the drop of the green Taylor
Andrews jumped out front for the
early lead. Rodriguez came from
his fourth starting position to pass
Andrews on lap eight.
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with Robbie Smith third, Willie
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fifth.
Rodney Goins held off a deter-
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Bomber victory. Clayton crossed
the stripe in second, followed by
Johnny Hipp, Bobby Caldwell and
Chuck Pearson.
Scott Spangler won a wild Stock
Four race which saw over half of
dictates it."
Friday's contest is the first of
three straight home games for the
Mountaineers. After East Lincoln,
they host Crest and Lincolnton be-
fore beginning their conference
slate.
Howze 233 and Debbie Van Dyke
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Debbie Sanders and Susan
Cloninger won the longest drive
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Mary Leigh Broadwell won closest
to the hole honors on the par three
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the field taken out by wrecks and
attrition. Mark Blackwell was sec-
ond with Scott Ellis, Jimmy Hicks
and Steve McIntyre completing the
top five.
Saturday night's Labor Day dou-
bleheader was rained out and has
been rescheduled for this Saturday
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We Love
Kings Mountain!
Betty Clark
Jones Intercable
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service is at the
heart of everything we do. Whether
it's longer phone and office hours or
extensive training for everyone at
the Jones Intercable office.
We at Jones Intercable are
proud to be of service to Kings
Mountain. That includes Betty
Clark, longtime Kings Mountain
resident, and Jones Intercable cus-
tomer service representative. It's all part of our (and Betty
Like all of us here at Jones ~~ Clark's) commitment to you and
Intercable, Betty's goal is to provide _ your community.
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