Wednesday, April 16, 2008

imca, 1922 part one


Probably will take three installments for this. Don't want to overtax everyone, including myself. First is Alberta.

The bottom clipping just verifies Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductee Jack Smith's participation then.

July 6, 1922, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:03 3-5

--6th event--5 miles--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Lampkin--time, 6:08 4-5

--Calgary Sweepstakes--1st heat--7 laps--1st, Lampkin--time, 5:20 2-5

--Calgary Sweepstakes--2nd heat--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool--time, 4:16

--consolation--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Oscar Anderson--time, 2:37

--mile--Miss Zenita Neville, 1:12 1-5


July 7, 1922, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 2-5 (equals world’s record) (1/2 mile in 31; 3/4 mark in 47)

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Haugdahl (Frontenac); 2nd, Oscar Anderson; 3rd, Claypool--time, 9:29 1-5

--1st race--5 laps--light cars--1st, Claypool--time, 3:14 1-5

--2nd race--7 laps--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Anderson--time, 4:23 2-5

--time trials--1/2 mile--Jack Smith, 35 4-5; Lampkin, 36 2-5; Claypool, 32 3-5; Haugdahl, 32.

--match race--1st, Zenita Neville; 2nd, Endicott--time, 1:16 1-5


July 14, 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 3-5 and 1:02 3-5

--Edmonton Sweepstakes--final heat--10 laps--1st, Haugdahl (Frontenac); 2nd, Claypool--time, 5:51 2-5

--sweepstakes--1st heat--7 laps--1st, Lampkin (Duesy Special); 2nd, Bill Endicott--time, 4:19 2-5

--sweepstakes--2nd heat--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Haugdahl--time, 4:09 2-5

--consolation--1st, Swede Anderson (King Special); 2nd, Endicott (Fiat); 3rd, Daly (Peerless)


July 15, 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 1-5 (world’s record)
--then broke crankshaft

--2nd event--7 laps--heavy cars--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Endicott--time, 4:11 2-5

--1st event--5 laps--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Jackels--time, 3:10 1-5

--match race--mile--1st, Zenita Neville; 2nd, Bill Endicott

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--8 points to winner for international championship for 1/2 mile--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, Haugdahl; 3rd, Anderson--time, 8:48 1-5

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