Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1973 Page: 15 of 22
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Friday October 5 1973
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By CHRIS MENEFEE
A hobby satisfying one's
own self-interests and desires
and at the same time acting
as a recruiting device for the
2nd Armd. Div. would seem
to be non-existent. But the
hobby Cpt. Dennis B. Bedard
adjutant 1st Bn. 3rd Field
Arty. zealously pursues
fulfills to hear perfection both
those points.
Captain Bedard finished
second this year in the For
mula Ford Class of the South
west Division of the Sports
Car Club of America's grand
prix style racing. As a result
he will take his racer which
bears HOW insignia to the
Amreican Road Race of
Champions in Atlanta Ga.
the end of this month to com
pete for the national title in
his class.
"I think my chances for
winning are very good. I've
raced against most of the
Rose leads
Pete Rose star outfielder
of the Cincinnati Reds and
Minnesota Twin's second
baseman Rod Carew were
the leading hitters in their
respective leagues this year.
Rose won the title for the
National League and Carew
captured the crown for being
the top hitter in the
American League.
Rose a veteran of 11 major
league seasons finished the
year at a .338 clip. He gar
nered 230 hits while going to
the plate 680 times. Ceasar
Cedeno of the Houston Astros
Was second behind Rose and
(San
Francisco outfielder
Garv Maddox is third.
Right between Carew in the
..hitting averages of the
American League is George
|Scott of the surprising
Milwaukee Brewers in second
place and in thrid place is
Tommy Davis a designated
hitter of the Baltimore
Orioles. The remaining top
ten hitters are as follows:
Bobby Murcer of the New
York Yankees fourth Dave
»May of Milwaukee fifth
^Thurman Munson of the
"^Yankees sixth Amos Otis of
^the Kansas City Royals
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^Seventh Boston outfielder
£Carl Yastrzemski eighth
^Reggie Jackson of Oakland
.-^ninth and in the tenth
-^position is another designated
-.hitter Tony Oliva of the
"Twins.
ijOnce again the Fi. Hood-
Killeen A&M Club is spon
in a to
Aggieland. The trip will
feature the football game bet-
ween Texas A&M and the
Baylor Bears on Saturday
October 27.
The total cost of the trip is
$10.75. The price of the ticket
is $6.00 and the bus fare is
^$4.73. This price includes soft-
drinks ice and beer.
Make reservations or ob
tain further information by
calling Jim Natho office:
685-8214 home: 526-2340 prior
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HOW boss recruits
other drivers men before so
I have a good idea as to how
I'll do against them. If I do
win I'll not only be gaining.
self-satisfaction for myself
I'll also be providing the
Army with a lot of favorable
"ecruiting publicity"
remarked Cpt. Bedard.
The captain whose record
this year included two first
place victories and his Titan
Mark 6 Alpha Formula Ford
will be accompanied to
Atlanta by a pit crew of
three. They are his wife
Elizabeth Cpt. Dennis McAd-
vo 1st Bn. 3rd Field Arty.
and Cpt. David Vance 2nd
Avn. Co. 2nd Armd. Div.
All necessary equipment
for the car is provided at
Cpt. Bedard's own expense
and this along with other
matters places him at a
disadvantage to many of the
drivers he competes against.
Many of them are indepen-
dantly wealthy and in a
sport where a weekend of
racing can cost $250 in tire
wear alone financial
capabilities are vitally impor
tant.
Additionally while most of
his competitors drive on a
track once or twice a week
Cpt. Bedard averaged only
one trip a month to a track
during the past season. Thses
handicaps did not discourage
HOW's champion.
"I tremendously enjoy the
competition. To be able to do
something better than anyone
else is a great feeling" com
mented the captain. He con
tinued "When you're racing
you must concentrate 101 per
cent on what you're doing. At
speeds up to 140 miles per
hour things happen very
quickly."
"After 30 minutes on the
track I'm totally exhausted
from the mental pressure.
High speed grand prix
racing is more concentration
than skill. Once you settle
into your pattern each lap
time shouldn't vary more
than a second and you should
enter and exit corners with
no more than a few inches
difference on each lap."
Captain Bedard's introduc
tion to racing came while he
was in the Air Force and
stationed in france during the
early 1960s. He observed
several grand prix races and
decided some day he would
try it for himself.
For three years after
leaving the Air Force in 1963
he held a civilian job and at
tended college part-time in
his home state of Connec
ticut. During this time he
became a regular at the
tracks but only as a spec
tator.
In late 1966 he enlisted in
the Army for the Warrant Of
ficer Flight Program. Upon
graduation in Nov. 1967 Cpt.
Bedard went to Vietnam and
spent the next year flying
helicopter gunships.
The captain began racing
Formula 5 Class cars in 1969.
The Formula 5 races are
made up of smaller cars than
Formula 6 and are for begin
ning drivers. He drove For
mula 5's for a year and a
half and then went back to
Vietnam. When he returned
to the States he bought a
Formula 6 Ford and began
his quest for the champion
ship.
During his first season last
year Cpt. Bedard never
finished higher than ninth.
Obviously the experience he
gained in that first season
paid off this year.
What about the future? "I
guess my goal would be to
have a sponsor who would
own and put out money on
the car. I owuld only drive.
That way I could concen
trate totally on winning"
concluded Cpt. Bedard.
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for prospective members.
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December and arrangements
are now being made to
schedule several matches
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Race of Champions in Atlanta Ga. at end of this
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Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1973, newspaper, October 5, 1973; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255212/m1/15/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.