Langley Speedway, June 24, 1965

Couldn't get my server to work this afternoon so I'm late. But here is what I wrote while waiting.

Continuing with the Langley Speedway results. I'm going to have to double up here (two a week!) to get the 1960s done before the end of the year.

Anyway, only source, again, is the Surrey Leader. Thank god they were covering the track.

3000 in attendance.

Fast time for the super modifieds was Mel Keen at 15.77, a hundreth off the time Vic Russman of Prince George had the week before.

In the jalopy (early-late) class Carmen Parton set a new track record for the class at 19.72 -- they might have been four seconds slower than the supers but they were action packed while racing.

In total 51 cars timed in: 12 super modifieds; 11 B modifieds; 13 modified stocks; and 15 early lates/jalopies.

In the 25-lap main for the super modifieds Al Smith, of Victoria, in the Vantreight Special, won. Second was Ralph Monhay, Burnaby, and third was Mel Keen, Vancouver.

The B modified main was won by #36, Ken Hamilton. Second and third were Dennis Goldstraw and Ken Klatt respectively.

The modified stock main finished: 1st, Reinhard Unruh; 2nd, Frank McCabe; 3rd, Doug Thompson.

The early late main was won by Carmen Parton followed by "Bones" Fallis and Tom Hankins.

The photos come from the Ken Klatt collection. Some B modifieds. Not sure if this is the #36 of Ken Hamilton and not sure if this is the same Ken Hamilton that raced out of Boise, Idaho. Don't think so. The #40 is Dennis Goldstraw in the former Larry Sproule modified that he raced at Haney and the #88 another former Haney car that was campaigned by Ken Klatt for awhile.