Langley Speedway, August 22, 1965

Ray Hurren from the November 1965 issue of Motorsport in BC. Looks like number 37 is Dennis Corfe and his "passionate pink Packard" as announcer Dick Brooks used to refer to it.

Actually quite a bit of information on this date. All the dailies, the Sun, the Province and the Columbian had Monday reports as did the weekly Surrey Leader. And I even have a clipping from Racing Wheels about the race.

Summarizing:

A record crowd, so far, of close to 3800 in attendance.

40 jalopies (early lates) competing with a total of 75 cars in the pits for the four classes.

Some modifieds arriving from the south (Bob and Gerry McLees as well as Bobby Etchison and John McPherson).

Rollovers and wrecks (Ray Hurren for the second time in 1965 -- see photo above).

Trophy dash winners:

jalopies -- Carmen Parton (he also lowered the class record from 19.46 to 19.41 seconds and got $10 for the effort)

stocks -- Walt McKitka

B modified -- Ken Klatt

A modified -- Wayne Wilbey

Heats:

jalopies -- Walt Katcema (slow heat), Rick Lester (fast heat)

stocks -- Vince Landry (slow), Walt McKitka (fast)

B modified -- Ken Klatt

A modified -- Wayne Wilbey

Mains:

jalopies -- Gary Greenaway (consolation), Bill Mandy (main) after rolling the week before

stocks -- Reinhard Unruh

B modifieds -- Ken Klatt

A modifieds -- Mel Keen

Keen edged out Gerry McLees by a narrow margin in the 25 lap feature.

Well, this is the 99th post for me which will make the next one the .... And I'll have to do something more impressive for that.