Thursday, September 10, 2009

Langley Speedway, Saturday, July 22, 1967


Missed a week, apologies.

Saturday, July 22, 1967

BCTRA/Inter-City. Looking at the lack of out of town cars in the finishes it might have been called Inter-City just because two big trophies were up for grabs: the Bardahl Trophy for the B modifieds; and, the Emprie Trophy for the A modifieds.

4000 in attendance.

Two new track records set:

early-late track record --
Brian Thompson, 18.85

super stock track record --
Jim McMillan, 17.33

early-late dash:
1 -- Brian Thompson

super stock:
1 -- Jim McMillan

B modified dash:
1 -- Walt McKitka

A modified dash:
1 -- Cal Arnold

1st early-late heat:
1 -- Harry Robertson (Roberts, as per Harry Roberts)
2 -- Clarence Regenwetter
3 -- Ken McCaley

2nd early-late heat:
1 -- Ken Horner
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Earl Jergens

super stock heat:
1 -- Jim McMillan
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Bob Keam

1st B modified heat:
1 -- Walt McKitka
2 -- Ron Lamont
3 -- Doug Thompson

2nd B modified heat:
1 -- Jack Cross
2 -- Ron Nielson
3 -- Cal Hough

A modified heat:
1 -- Cal Arnold
2 -- Barry Chamberlain
3 -- Larry Sproule

early-late main:
1 -- Brian Thompson
2 -- Ken Horner
3 -- Ron Morrison
(Earl Jergens rolled his '49 Ford five times)

combined early-late and super stock main:
11 cars, 12 laps:
1 -- Brian Thompson ('51 Hudson)
2 -- George Cook ('55 Chev)
3 -- Bob Keam ('55 Meteor)

B modified main, Bardahl Trophy:
1 -- Walt McKitka
2 -- Doug Thompson
3 -- Ron Nielson

A modified main, Empire Trophy:
1 -- Cal Arnold
2 -- Barry Chamberlain
3 -- Len Jones

Mention was made that DCI Dick Newell from the USS King (US ships were in Vancouver). Newell, at that time, was the official timer of the San Diego Racing Association and the El Cajon Stock Car Association.

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