The newspapers of the day, at least the weekly Advance and Leader, were getting quite good at the coverage of the racing at Langley Speedway. The Sun and Province left something to be desired. The Columbian was getting there but Lee Kelly was still working for the Examiner so it wouldn't be until 1967 that they were brought up to speed. Then, they would be the newspaper to turn to for some consistent motorsport news.
5,000 people in attendance.
Over 80 cars in the pits for the early-late flathead, early-late overhead, modified stock, B modified and A modified classes from LARA, ELRA, BCTRA, Skagit and as far south as Seattle.
Red Tisdale got some attention when he did a double rollover before taking out 100 feet of fence. He wasn't seriously injured.
trophy dashes:
early-late flathead --
1 -- Carman Parton
early-late overhead --
1 -- Mac Morrison
modified stock --
1 -- Ron Lamont
B modified --
1 -- Larry Sproule
A modified --
1 -- Don Bennett
1st early-late flathead heat --
1 -- Gordie Plastow
2 -- Doug Phillips
3 -- Dave Clarke
2nd early-late flathead heat --
1 -- Frank Fletcher
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Ron Morrison
3rd early-late flathead heat --
1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Les Spratt
3 -- Mike Olshaski
early-late overhead heat --
1 -- Mac Morrison
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- Bill Strachan
B modified heat --
1 -- Ken Klatt
2 -- Larry Sproule
3 -- Vince Landry
A modified heat --
1 -- Don Bennett
2 -- John MacPherson
3 -- Cal Arnold
early-late consolation main --
1 -- Gordy Plastow
early-late flathead main --
1 -- Dennis Corfe
early-late overhead main --
1 -- Gordie Hemrich
modified stock main --
1 -- Ron Lamont
B modified main --
1 -- Larry Sproule
A modified main --
1-- Len Jones
Two Skagit names that made the news spun in their A modified heat: Don Puttnam and Al Tesch.
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