1952 Digney Speedway, some results

A difficult season to get results for as will be evidenced from the following. But here goes anyway:

All of the races were for stock cars, as would be the ensuing years of operation:

May 10, Bud Miles

May 17, Lyle Isert

May 24, unknown

May 31, Tom McEwen

June 7, unknown

June 14, W00, Lyle Isert

June 21, unknown

June 28, unknown

June 30, Joie Chitwood Thrill Show

July 1, Joie Chitwood Thrill Show

July 5, unknown

July 9, first Wednesday show of the season, Harry Blaine fatal, Fred Newton died nine days later

July 12, No. 25, Reg Royle

July 16, unknown

July 19, unknown

July 23, unknown

July 26, No. 25, Reg Royle

July 30, unknown

August 2, unknown

August 3, Boundary Bay, Pt. Roberts, WA, too dusty

August 6, unknown

August 9, unknown

August 10, Boundary Bay, Pt. Roberts, WA, hard tops, Logan Harter

August 13, unknown

August 16, unknown

August 17, Boundary Bay, Pt. Roberts, WA, unknown

August 20, unknown

August 23, Alex McDonnell

August 27, Larry McBride

August 30, unknown

September 3, unknown

September 6, 100-lap championship race, Larry McBride

September 10, unknown

September 13, No. 49, unknown

September 17, unknown

September 20, unknown

From what I understand Larry McBride was the points champion for 1952.

1952 Digney Speedway, part six

An ad for the final race of the up and down 1952. Andy Digney and the local drivers had made the stock car season, and the track, work, but at a cost.

Next the results, such as they are (spotty at best).

Sunday funnies: Thrill Drivers, part twenty-one

King of the Royal Mounted wraps up the Thrill Drivers mystery with a kiss. "Oh, yuck!", the ten year old boys said:

Saturday video, motorcycles at Westwood

A 1987 race:

1952 Digney Speedway, part five

Championship race for 1952 at Digney Speedway.

1952 Digney Speedway, part four

Andy Digney could get publicity. A wild story about an attempted robbery foiled by Digney himself.

1952 Digney Speedway, part three

A story about Kaija Kalevala from the 1952 Digney Speedway season. As well, more from the aftermath of the two fatalities.

1952 Digney Speedway, part two

More from the 1952 Digney Speedway season. A tragic turn of events in July ended up with two drivers dead. Fred Newton and Harry Blaine.

1952 Digney Speedway, part one

What Digney Speedway was best known for, the stock cars!

Sunday funnies: Thrill Drivers, part twenty

The thrill show is in the lake, reservoir, the whatever! It looks bad!:

Saturday video, report on Westwood's closing

From 1990:

1951 Digney Speedway, the results

Feature winners from the 1951 Digney Speedway season:

May 12, hot rods, Phil Foubert

May 26, hot rods, cancelled

June 8, midgets, Mel McGaughy

June 16, hot rods, Phil Foubert

June 23, hot rods, Ernie Koch

July 7, hot rods, Chuck Cookson

July 11, midgets, Shorty Templeman

July 14, motorcycles, Dick Tilton

July 21, motorcycles, Dick Tilton

July 28, hard tops, Linna Rose

August 4, motorcycles, Trev Deeley

August 11, hard tops, Jack Conner

August 18, jalopies, unknown

August 24, motorcycles, unknown

August 25, jalopies, unknown

September 1, jalopies, unknown

September 8, stock cars, Bill Anderson (Reg Royle)

September 16, stock cars, unknown

September 23, stock cars, unknown

1951 Digney Speedway, part four

Final pair of clippings from the 1951 Digney Speedway season.

1951 Digney Speedway, part three

More from the 1951 Digney Speedway season.

1951 Digney Speedway, part two

Continuing the 1951 Digney Speedway season.

1951 Digney Speedway, part one

Continuing with this look at some Digney Speedway clippings I used at a reunion a couple years back.

Sunday funnies: Thrill Drivers, part nineteen

The Thrill Drivers saga roars toward its end:

Saturday video

From the UK, Dave Edmunds, featuring some short track stock cars.

1950 Digney Speedway, the results

Lots of good info for the 1950 season available from the local newspapers:

1950 Digney Speedway feature winners:

May 28

midgets, Johnny Goss
hot rods, Frank Kratzer

May 31

midgets, Ed Kostenuk
hot rods, Larry McBride

June 4

midgets, feature rained out
hot rods, Frank Kratzer

June 7

midgets, Ed Kostenuk
hot rods, Larry Miller

June 11

midgets, Ed Kostenuk
hot rods, Larry McBride

June 14

midgets, Ed Kostenuk
hot rods, Larry McBride

June 17

midgets, Johnny Goss
hot rods, Johnny Gottselig

June 21

midgets, unknown
hot rods, unknown

June 24

midgets, Johnny Goss
hot rods, Larry McBride

June 28

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Larry McBride

July 1

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Dave Clark

July 6, Joie Chitwood thrill show

July 7, Joie Chitwood thrill show

July 12

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Larry McBride

July 15

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Larry McBride

July 19

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Larry McBride

July 22

midgets, Logan Harter
hot rods, Larry McBride

July 26

midgets, short field no main
hot rods, short field no main

July 29

midgets, Smokey Blake
hot rods, Dave Clark

August 12, hot rods, Dick Brown

August 26, midgets, unknown

September 4

midgets, Ken McMurray
hot rods, Frank Kratzer

September 10

midgets, unknown
hot rods, unknown

September 16, midgets, Smokey Blake

September 23, midgets, rain

1950 Digney Speedway, part five

Final installment from the 1950 Digney Speedway season. Feature winners, and there a lot of them, tomorrow.

1950 Digney Speedway, part four

Another installment from the 1950 Digney Speedway season.

1950 Digney Speedway, part three

Continuing with 1950.

1950 Digney Speedway, part two

More from the 1950 Digney Speedway season.

Sunday funnies: Thrill Drivers, part eighteen

Continuing toward the smashing finale of Thrill Drivers with King of the Royal (keep forgetting that) Mounted:

Saturday video: surf/drag revival music

Hendrix said "you'll never have to hear surf music again". Well..., I dunno about that.

1950 Digney Speedway, part one

Might as well get into the next season, even if only to get rid of the bad taste of the previous year.

1949 Digney Speedway, part four

Just some results to round out the season:

1949 Digney Speedway feature winners:

May 7, hot rods, Phil Foubert

May 14, hot rods, Bob Donker

May 21, hot rods, Johnny Gorman

May 25, bicycles, I didn't look to find out

May 26, midgets, rained out

May 27, motorcycles, unknown

May 28, hot rods, unknown

June 9, midgets, Logan Harter

June 10, motorcycles, Trev Deeley

June 11, midgets, unknown

June 17, motorcycles, unknown

June 18, midgets, unknown

July 2, midgets, unknown

July 10, midgets, Johnny Goss

July 16, midgets, unknown

July 23, hot rods, Bob Donker

July 27, big cars, Bob Simpson

August 6, hot rods, unknown

1949 Digney Speedway, part three

It was a short, and not so sweet, season in 1949 at Digney Speedway.

1949 Digney Speedway, part two

More from the 1949 Digney Speedway season.

1949 Digney Speedway, part one

Continuing with the next season, 1949, at Digney Speedway.

Sunday funnies: Thrill Drivers, part seventeen

Thrill Drivers with King of the Royal Mounted continues: