1961 Copper Classic, Salt Lake City

Final results for the Copper Classic. Art Pollard won the two day event with Eldon Rasmussen second. The picture of Art (below) is from a couple years later.

Eldon Rasmussen, down in Salt Lake City, 1961

The Copper Cup was a big race at the Salt Lake City Fairgrounds for a number of years. By 1963 it was part of the CAMRA circuit. But even back in 1961 drivers were coming from far and wide to vie for the big prize money.

IMCA, Calgary, 1950

Some results that include Calgary's own George LeMay. George is also in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

"the Ted Williams of auto racing", Emory Collins

Some 1950 Calgary Herald clippings on the IMCA race in Calgary. It was Emory Collins' last year racing.

oldie, but a goodie

I don't think I've put this Jack Smith clipping up. Found it on the net. Finding information on Jack's early days in Alberta is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. After he got to Victoria he became very well known. And that is the reason why he is in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

a couple Sunday cartoons

Because I haven't added any for a long time.

some Langford stats, 1936-1950

Hopefully this is the updated version I worked on recently. I'd added incorrectly in a previous draft. And that upset Pike Green immensely. He wasn't happy being behind Vern Bruce, a guy he couldn't get along with way back when. He was much happier having more wins when I did a recount.

Langford Speedway (1936-1950) summary

main event wins: 1--22, Jack Spalding
2--16, Digger Caldwell
3--10, Swede Lindskog
4--7, Don Olds
5--6, Jerry Vantreight
Dave Cooper
Ernie Spalding
8--5, Pike Green
Bud Green
Del Fanning
11--4, Lew McMurtry
Vern Bruce
13--3, Wally Schock
Jimmy Seim
Chick Barbo
16--2, Dave Dippallito
Stan/Jack Mahoney
Bert Bloomgren
Bert Sutton
20--1, Elmer Setterman
Woody Woodford
Claude Walling
Les Anderson
Bill Gehler
Joe Moore (Kenny Rickman)
George Haslam
Bung Eng
Bob Simpson
Brownie Brown
Ed Kostenuk

midget main wins: 1, Bud Green

hardtop main wins: 2, Chuck Cedar

Langford Speedway, 1950

At the end of the 1950 season, the property the held Langford Speedway was sold to the local school board, thus ending eleven seasons of big car racing. The big cars would return to the Victoria area, but it would take a detour north before then.

And all of that will be covered shortly.

1950


May 6, 1950

--fast time: Del Fanning, 17.11 (NTR)
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Del Fanning


May 20, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--main event: Ernie Spalding


May 24, 1950

--fast time: Ernie Spalding, ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Dave Cooper


June 3, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


June 17, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Bob Simpson


June 24, 1950 (Washington hardtops)

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Chuck Cedar
--B main event: Jack Anderson
--A main event: Chuck Cedar


July 1, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--main event: Jack Spalding


July 8, 1950 (Washington hardtops)

--no results (rain?)


July 15, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--30-lap main event: Brownie Brown


July 22, 1950 (Washington hardtops)

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Chuck Cedar
--main event: Chuck Cedar


July 29, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Ed Kostenuk


August 5, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--main event: Dave Cooper


August 19, 1950

--cancelled because tires were seized by customs


August 26, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ed Kostenuk
--main event: Dave Cooper


September 4, 1950

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--40-lap main event: Dave Cooper


1950 summary

track record: Del Fanning, 17.11

trophy dash wins: 5, Ernie Spalding
3, Jack Spalding
2, Vern Bruce (Chuck Cedar, hardtop)
1, Ed Kostenuk

main event wins: 4, Dave Cooper
2, Jack Spalding (Chuck Cedar, hardtop)
1, Del Fanning, Ernie Spalding, Bob Simpson, Brownie Brown, and Ed Kostenuk

BCASA big car Champion -- “Brownie” Brown

Owner: Rundell Winfield, No. 10

Midget champ: Ed Kostenuk in No. 33C Cooney V8

Langford Speedway, 1949

The penultimate season for Langford Speedway.

1949


May 7, 1949

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 17.87
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--28-lap main event (power failure): Jack Spalding


May 14, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


May 21, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Del Fanning
--10-lap B main event: Ken McMurray
--A main event: Del Fanning


May 24, 1949

--fast time: Vern Bruce, 17.95
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--10-lap B main event: Ed Kostenuk
--30-lap A main event: Jack Spalding


May 28, 1949

--fast time: Vern Bruce
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--30-lap main event: Vern Bruce


June 4, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Ernie Spalding


June 11, 1949

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 17.62
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Vern Bruce


June 18, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Jack Spalding
--30-lap main event: Vern Bruce


June 25, 1949

--rained out


July 2, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--30-lap main event: Del Fanning


July 9, 1949

--Satan’s Hell Drivers


July 16, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


July 27, 1949, Digney Speedway, Burnaby, BC

--30-lap main event: Bob Simpson (in No. 36 rear-engine)


July 30, 1949

--fast time: Dave Cooper, 17.67
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--30-lap main event: Ernie Spalding


August 13, 1949

--fast time: Ernie Spalding, 17.31 (NTR)
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Ernie Spalding


August 20, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


August 27, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Vern Bruce
--30-lap main event: Don Olds


September 3, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--B main event: Don Olds
--A main event: Ernie Spalding


September 5, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: ??
--30-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


September 10, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--30-lap main event: Ernie Spalding


October 1, 1949

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Ernie Spalding
--60-lap main event: Vern Bruce


1949 summary

track record: Ernie Spalding, 17.31

trophy dash wins: 5, Jack Spalding
4, Vern Bruce and Ernie Spalding
2, Digger Caldwell
1, Del Fanning
(1, unknown)

main event wins: 5, Ernie Spalding
4, Jack Spalding and Vern Bruce
2, Digger Caldwell and Del Fanning
1, Don Olds

--1949 big car champion: Jack Spalding
--most popular driver: Digger Caldwell

Langford Speedway, 1948

Langford Speedway's 1948 season.

1948


May 1, 1948

--fast time: Pike Green, 18.48
--helmet dash: PIke Green
--30-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


May 8, 1948

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Vern Bruce
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


May 15, 1948

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Pike Green
--B main event: Bob Simpson
--A main event: Digger Caldwell


May 22, 1948

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--main event: Pike Green


May 24, 1948

--fast time: Harry Brown, ??
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--main event: Del Fanning


May 29, 1948

--rained out


June 5, 1948

--fast time, Jack Spalding, ??
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--10-lap B main event: George Haslam
--40-lap A main event: Jack Spalding
(Hawkes-Foster Trophy)


June 12, 1948

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--B main event: Eddie Kostenuk
--A main event: Del Fanning


June 19, 1948

--rained out


June 26, 1948

--fast time, Jack Spalding, 18.07
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--B main event: Eddie Kostenuk
--A main event: Jack Spalding


July 1, 1948

--50-lap stock car main: Roy Newton
--Model T main: Bob Simpson
--15-lap big car main: Dave Cooper


July 3, 1948

--fast time: Don Olds, 17.9 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Don Olds
--40-lap main event: Don Olds


July 10, 1948

--fast time: Don Olds, 17.89 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Don Olds
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


July 17, 1948

--fast time: Vern Bruce, 17.92
--helmet dash: Vern Bruce
--main event: Jerry Vantreight


July 24, 1948

--fast time: Don Olds, 17.64 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Don Olds
--main event: Don Olds


July 31, 1948

--fast time: Dave Cooper, 18.21
--helmet dash: Dave Cooper
--main event: Bung Eng


August 7, 1948

--fast time: Don Olds, 17.50 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Don Olds
--B main event: Gar Warren
--40-lap A main event: Don Olds
(Hawkes-Foster Trophy)


August 14, 1948

--fast time: Howard Stanley, 18.12
--helmet dash: Howard Stanley
--main event: Don Olds


August 21, 1948

--fast time: Vern Bruce, ??
--helmet dash: Vern Bruce
--main event: Jack Spalding


August 28, 1948

--fast time: George Simpson, ??
--helmet dash: George Simpson
--main event: Don Olds


September 4, 1948

--fast time: Don Olds, 17.80
--helmet dash: Don Olds
--main event: Don Olds


September 6, 1948

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Vern Bruce
--50-lap main event: Jack Spalding
(Hawkes-Foster Trophy)


1948 summary

--Bert Sutton Memorial Trophy for top points: Jack Spalding
2nd, Digger Caldwell

track record: Don Olds, 17.50

helmet dash wins: 5, Don Olds
4, Vern Bruce
3, Jack Spalding
2, Pike Green and Digger Caldwell
1, Dave Cooper, Howard Stanley and George Simpson

main event wins: 6, Jack Spalding and Don Olds
2, Digger Caldwell and Del Fanning
1, Pike Green, Dave Cooper, Jerry Vantreight and Bung Eng

Langford Speedway, 1947

Second post-World War Two season at Langford Speedway.

1947


May 24, 1947

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 19.2
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--B main event: Don Olds
--A main event: Digger Caldwell


May 31, 1947

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18.5
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--B main event: Jack Patterson
--A main event: Digger Caldwell


June 14, 1947

--fast time: Howard Stanley, ??
--helmet dash: Howard Stanley
--30-lap main event: George Haslam


June 21, 1947

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Del Fanning
--30-lap main event: Pike Green


June 28, 1947

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Jerry Vantreight
--B main event: Jack Norton
--A main event: Jerry Vantreight


July 1, 1947, The Willows Model T race

--15-lap main--Oscar Guelpha


July 5, 1947

--fast time: Howard Stanley, 18.76
--helmet dash: Howard Stanley
--30-lap main event: Jerry Vantreight


July 12, 1947

--fast time: Jerry Vantreight, 18.69
--helmet dash: Jerry Vantreight
--30-lap main event: Jerry Vantreight


July 19, 1947

--fast time: Dave Cooper, 18.42
--helmet dash: Dave Cooper
--30-lap main event: Dave Cooper


July 26, 1947

--fast time: Ken McMurray, 18.19
--helmet dash: Ken McMurray
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


August 2, 1947

--fast time: Howard Stanley, 18.18
--helmet dash: Ken McMurray
--30-lap main: Jack Spalding


August 9, 1947

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18.41
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--30-lap main event: Jack Spalding


August 16, 1947

--fast time: Ken McMurray, ??
--helmet dash: ??
--30-lap main event: Pike Green


August 23, 1947

--fast time: Del Fanning, ??
--helmet dash: Del Fanning
--B main event: Eddie Rossano
--A main event: Jack Spalding


August 30, 1947

--fast time: Howard Stanley, 18.02
--helmet dash: Howard Stanley
--B main event: Dave Cooper
--A main event: Digger Caldwell


September 1, 1947

--fast time: Howard Stanley, 18.31
--helmet dash: Howard Stanley
--50-lap main event: Jack Spalding

September 6, 1947

--rained out


September 13, 1947

--fast time: Del Fanning, 18.29
--helmet dash: ??
--30-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


September 20, 1947

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, ??
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--50-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


1947 summary

--top points, Bert Sutton award: Digger Caldwell

--most popular driver: Jerry Vantreight

--Frank Cameron trophy for the “most untiring effort”: Corky Thomas

--Chuck House, Seattle, owner of car No. 25, was presented with a club bag from the BCASA for his untiring efforts on behalf of the sport.

track record: 18 seconds by Digger Caldwell (1946), Lew McMurtry (1941) and Jimmy Seim (1939)

helmet dash wins: 4, Digger Caldwell and Howard Stanley
2, Del Fanning, Jerry Vantreight and Ken McMurray
1, Dave Cooper
(2, unknown)

main event wins: 5, Digger Caldwell and Jack Spalding
3, Jerry Vantreight
2, Pike Green
1, George Haslam and Dave Cooper

Langford Speedway, 1946

Some more winners, this time from the post-World War Two era.

1946


May 25, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


June 8, 1946

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18 (equals track record)
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


June 22, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


July 1, 1946 (The Willows, Model T)

--24-lap main: Albin (Alvin?) Nelson


July 13, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: ??
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


July 27, 1946

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18 2-5
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


August 10, 1946

--fast time: Bud Green and Digger Caldwell, 19
--trophy dash: Bud Green
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


August 17, 1946

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18 (equals track record)
--trophy dash: Bud Green
--20-lap main event: Digger Caldwell


August 24, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--20-lap main event: Bud Green


September 7, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: ??
--20-lap main event: Pike Green


September 21, 1946

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Digger Caldwell
--15-lap B main event: Lloyd Blair
--50-lap A main event: Pike Green


1946 summary:

track record: 18, Digger Caldwell (equals Lew McMurtry, 1941, and Jimmy Seim, 1939)

trophy dash wins: 6, Digger Caldwell
2, Bud Green

main event wins: 7, Digger Caldwell
2, Pike Green
1, Bud Green

Bert Sutton Memorial trophy
Digger Caldwell 53
Pike Green 40
Jerry Vantreight
Jack Spalding
Bob Wensley
Corky Thomas
Jimmy Laird
Roy Vincent
Jack Norton

(Johnny Wright in Oct. 9, 1946 NSSN has 7 through 10 positions as: 7, Jack Norton; 8, Roy Vincent; 9, Spence Mathews; 10, Jimmy Laird.)

Digger Caldwell also won the Laird Trophy for most wins in the helmet dash.

Edmonton Trans-Am, 1973, part three

Peter Gregg was second at Edmonton's 1973 Can-Am. John Greenwood, in a Corvette, won the race. Also, a follow up story on Milt Minter's injuries.

Edmonton Trans-Am, 1973, part two

Some more Edmonton Trans-Am clippings.

Edmonton Trans-Am race, 1973

Some clippings from the Edmonton Trans-Am race of 1973.

some internet clippings from Edmonton (vital stats: 37-26-37)

My back and neck have allowed me more time at the computer screen. Never sure if that's a good thing or not. But here I am and have gone through some months (or as much of those months that were available) from the newspaper archive online.

First one, to get your attention, is a big funny car show in Edmonton from 1973. The final featured Ed "the Ace" McColloch and "Jungle" Jim Leiberman. And "Jungle" Pam was there as well, probably more of a draw than the racers. She provided the vital statistics.



More Pam can be found here and here.

I don't think Jim or Pam made it to Mission. But I could be wrong there.

Langford Speedway, 1941

Last season before the Second World War took over. Photos are from the Golden Wheels collection.

1941


June 7, 1941

--fast time: Lew McMurtry, 18 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: Lew McMurtry
--main event: Lew McMurtry


June 28, 1941

--fast time: Ernie Spalding, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Jerry Vantreight
--main event: Lew McMurtry


July 2, 1941

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Lew McMurtry
--main event: Jerry Vantreight


July 26, 1941

--fast time: Jerry Vantreight, 18.5
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--main event: Jack Spalding


August 16, 1941

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--main event: Jack Spalding


August 23, 1941

--fast time: Jerry Vantreight, 18 3-5
--helmet dash: Jerry Vantreight
--main event: Jerry Vantreight

1941 summary

track record: Lew McMurtry, 18 (equals 1939 mark of Jimmy Seim)
helmet dash wins: 2, Lew McMurtry, Jerry Vantreight and Jack Spalding
main event wins: 2, Lew McMurtry, Jerry Vantreight and Jack Spalding

Langford Speedway, 1940 (1000th post!)

Whoo-hoo! 1000 posts! Didn't think I'd make it.

And here's 1940 from Langford Speedway. More of the local drivers were enlisted and the track relied on American cars coming up.

1940

May 18, 1940

--fast time: Bud Green, 18 3-5
--helmet dash: ??
--main event: Bud Green
May 25, 1940

--fast time: Chick Barbo, 18 2-5
--helmet dash: Chick Barbo
--main event: Chick Barbo


June 8, 1940

--fast time: Chick Barbo, 19
--helmet dash: Seth Renning
--main event: Chick Barbo


June 22, 1940

--fast time: Lew McMurtry, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Lew McMurtry
--main event: Lew McMurtry


June 29, 1940

--fast time: Lew McMurtry, 18.21
--helmet dash: Lew McMurtry
--main event: Lew McMurtry


July 6, 1940

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Bud Green
--main event: Les Anderson


July 13, 1940

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: Seth Renning
--main event: Bill Gehler


August 10, 1940

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 19 1-5
--helmet dash: Bud Green
--main event: Jack Spalding


August 17, 1940

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash: ??
--main event: Bud Green


October 14, 1940

midgets
--fast time: Jack Frumento, 19.1
--helmet dash: Jack Frumento
--main event: Bud Green

big cars
--fast time: Jack Spalding, 18.3
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--main event: Joe Moore


1940 summary

track record: Jimmy Seim, 18 (1939)
helmet dash wins: 2, Seth Renning, Lew McMurtry and Bud Green
1, Chick Barbo and Jack Spalding
1(midget), Jack Frumento
main event wins: 3, Bud Green
2, Chick Barbo and Lew McMurtry
1, Les Anderson, Bill Gehler, Jack Spalding and Joe Moore
1(midget), Bud Green

Langford Speedway, 1939

The track was a happening place as the years went by, even if the season ended with war against Germany being declared.

1939 results

May 6, 1939

--fast time: Chick Barbo and Digger Caldwell, 19 2-5
--helmet dash: Chick Barbo
--main event: Swede Lindskog
(Times had quick time: Barbo, 19 3-5)


June 3, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


June 10, 1939

--fast time: Jimmy Seim, 20
--helmet dash: Jimmy Seim
--main event: Swede Lindskog


June 17, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, 19 4-5
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


June 24, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog and Chick Barbo (No. 27), 19
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Chick Barbo (Lindskog 5th)


July 8, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


July 15, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, Jimmy Seim and Lew McMurtry, 19
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


July 22, 1939

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, 18 3-5 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Bert Sutton (Lindskog through fence, last appearance at Langford. Rajo Jack in attendance.)


August 5, 1939

--fast time: Digger Caldwell and Jimmy Seim, 18.45 (should be NTR but unofficial)
--helmet dash: Jimmy Seim
--main event: Wally Schock


August 12, 1939

--fast time: Wally Schock and Digger Caldwell, 18 2-5 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Wally Schock
--main event: Wally Schock


August 19, 1939

--fast time: Digger Caldwell, 18 1-5
--helmet dash: Digger Caldwell
--main event: Jimmy Seim


August 25, 1939

--fast time: Wally Schock and Jimmy Seim, 18 1-5 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: Wally Schock
--main event: Wally Schock


September 2, 1939

--fast time: Jimmy Seim, 18 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Jimmy Seim
--main event: Jimmy Seim


September 16, 1939

--fast time: Wes Moore and Jimmy Seim, 18 1-5
--helmet dash: Wes Moore
--main event: Jimmy Seim


September 23, 1939

--race cancelled due to mechanical attrition


September 30, 1939

--fast time: Lew McMurtry and Digger Caldwell, 18 2-5
--helmet dash: Lew McMurtry
--main event: Claude Walling


1939 summary

track record: Jimmy Seim, 18 flat
helmet dash wins: 6, Swede Lindskog
3, Jimmy Seim
2, Wally Schock
1, Digger Caldwell, Wes Moore and Lew McMurtry
main event wins: 6, Swede Lindskog
3, Wally Schock and Jimmy Seim
1, Chick Barbo, Bert Sutton and Claude Walling

Langford Speedway, 1938

Third year of the speedway 8 miles north of Victoria.

1938 results

May 7, 1938

--fast time: Wes Moore, 19 1-5 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Bert Sutton
--main event: Jack Spalding


May 21, 1938

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 19 1-5 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--main event: Swede Lindskog


June 4, 1938

--fast time: Wes Moore, 19 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Bert Bloomgren


June 18, 1938

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, 18 3-5 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


July 1, 1938

--fast time: Chick Barbo, Swede Lindskog, Bert Sutton, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Bert Sutton


July 16, 1938

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 18 3-5 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: Jack Spalding
--main event: Bert Bloomgren


August 6, 1938

--fast time: ?
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


August 13, 1938

--fast time: ?
--helmet dash: Bert Sutton
--main event: Jack Spalding


August 20, 1938

--fast time: Woody Woodford, 18 4-5
--helmet dash: Woody Woodford
--main event: Woody Woodford


September 3, 1938

--fast time: Swede Lindskog, ?
--helmet dash: Swede Lindskog
--main event: Swede Lindskog


September 10, 1938 (all local)

--fast time: Bert Sutton, 19 1-5
--helmet dash: Bud Green
--main event: Bud Green


1938 summary:

track record: Swede Lindskog and Jack Spalding, 18 3-5
helmet dash wins: 5, Swede Lindskog
2, Bert Sutton and Jack Spalding
1, Woody Woodford and Bud Green
main event wins: 4, Swede Lindskog
2, Jack Spalding and Bert Bloomgren
1, Bert Sutton, Woody Woodford and Bud Green

B.C. Automotive Sports Association points:
Bert Sutton 24
Jimmie Laird 11
Digger Caldwell 6
Sutton won the Burdie’s Cafe Cup symbolic of the 1938 championship.

Langford Speedway, 1937

Second pile of info I have on the big car races at Langford Speedway. This time 1937.

1937 (track is “hard surfaced”, 3/8ths mile)

August 7, 1937

--fast time: Elmer Setterman, 23
--helmet dash: Elmer Setterman
--main event: Elmer Setterman


August 21, 1937

--rained out

August 28, 1937

--fast time: Jimmy Seim, 20 3-5 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Jimmy Seim
--main event: Jack Mahoney


September 4, 1937

--fast time: Jimmy Seim, 20 (NTR)
--helmet dash: Stan Mahoney
--main event: Stan Mahoney


September 18, 1937

--fast time: Bert Sutton, 20 (equals track record)
--helmet dash: no result
--main event: Bud Green


1937 summary

track record: Jimmy Seim and Bert Sutton, 20
helmet dash wins: 1, Elmer Setterman, Jimmy Seim and Stan Mahoney
main event wins: 2, Stan/Jack Mahoney
1, Elmer Setterman, Bud Green

Langford Speedway, 1936

Some old stats I have about Vancouver Island's Langford Speedway.

1936 (track is dirt, 3/8ths mile)


June 6, 1936

--fast time: Johnny McDowell, 22 1-5 (NTR)
--helmet dash: run??
--20-lap main event: Dave Dippolito


July 1, 1936

--fast time: Fritz Miller, 24.32 (BCASA trophy)
--helmet dash: ??
--10-lap main event: Dave Dippolito


1936 summary

track record: Johnny McDowell, 22 1-5 (NTR)

main event wins: 2, Dave Dippolito