Twig Zeigler documentary

Made about 2009 this is a good look at a racer from the northwest.

1975 Formula Atlantic series

A half hour look at the Canadian Formula Atlantic series of 1975. Interviews with Bill Brack, Gilles Villeneuve, Craig Hill amongst others.

The Challengers - 1970s Formula Atlantic Racing from Alex King on Vimeo.

And a look at the way the points shook out that year.

another cartoon for the holidays

Tom Slick. Irritating "trial" graphic throughout but there you go. Looks like some of the same people that did Rocky and Bullwinkle did this cartoon series.

another cartoon for the holiday week

Shopping! We don't need to stinking shop! Doubt if this is the Motormouse and Autocat that has gone blank. But Motormouse does say "boy howdy" and that's good enough for me.

on any sunday, on Xmas day

Full movie. Never sure how long these things will stay up.

another cartoon returns

Another dead link reanimated. Mighty Mouse and the Hot Rod episode.

reanimating some dead links

Some links from the past are no longer good. So, as it's Christmas week, I'll do what I can to re-establish the links.

First Betty Boop's Ker-Choo! cartoon:

Isle of Man

This is just an amazing movie. I suppose it was filmed in 3D but even 2D is amazing. A close look at riders who approach and go past the edge.

Saturday, June 29, 1968, Langley Speedway

The CAMRA series returned to Langley at the end of June.

Saturday, June 29, 1968

CAMRA

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

A dash

1 -- John McPherson, Bremerton, WA

B dash

1 -- Alvin Haggith, Nanaimo

First super stock heat

1 -- Dwight Coyle
2 -- Jim Fraley
3 -- Bill Landry

Second super stock heat

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- John Cuzner
3 -- Don Latting, Sedro Wooley, WA

First modified heat

1 -- Bob Warman, Vancouver
2 -- Doug James, Seattle
3 -- Warren Culver, Boise, ID

Second modified heat

1 -- George Robertson, Lewiston, ID
2 -- Dennis Goldstraw, Vancouver
3 -- Tony Mortel, Victoria

Third modified heat

1 -- Len Jones, Cloverdale
2 -- Bob Neely, Ontario, OR
3 -- Ray Pottinger, Nanaimo

Fourth modified heat

1 -- Jim Roberts, Eugene, OR
2 -- Ralph Monhay, Burnaby
3 -- John McPherson

Super stock main

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

B modified main

1 -- George Robertson, 327 Chev
2 -- Tony Mortel, 327 Chev
3 -- Dennis Goldstraw, 299 Ford

A modified main

1 -- Jim Roberts, 340 Chev
2 -- Norm Ellefson, 340 Chev
3 -- Chuck Neitzel, Boise, ID, 289 Ford

Sunday, June 23, 1968, Langley Speedway

Special race for the members of the press. Always good to keep the press happy. That way historians 40 plus years later stand a fighting chance of getting the record straight.

The Carl Christensen modified stock.

Sunday, June 23, 1968

LARA and ELRA

Early-late dash

1 -- Bert DeLisle, Surrey

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bob Baker, Surrey

Super stock dash

1 -- Rollie Walker, Richmond

First early-late heat

1 -- Leo Lasser
2 -- Roger Boucher
3 -- Gary Steen

Second early-late heat

1 -- John Kowaliuk
2 -- Arnold Toth
3 -- Clarence Regenwetter

Third early-late heat

1 -- Keith Cheyne
2 -- Lyn Briggs
3 -- Dave Beales

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Ray Mackie
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- ????

First modified stock heat

1 -- Keith Whitter
2 -- John Thomas
3 -- Jack Graham

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Carl Christensen

First super stock heat

1 -- Bob Johnson
2 -- Jim Fraley
3 -- Alfie Aiello

Second super stock heat

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- Gary Greenaway
3 -- John Rothwell

Early-late main

1 -- Ron Morrison, Cloverdale, 1953 Chev 235
2 -- Ray Mackie, North Delta, 1950 Ford 255
3 -- Gordie Plastow, Aldergrove

Early-late consi

1 -- Leo Lasser

Modified stock main

1 -- Carl Christensen, Aldergrove, 1934 Ford 223
2 -- Dave Angus, 1934 Ford 253
3 -- Keith Whitter, Burnaby, 1934 Plymouth 225

Super stock main (25 laps)

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Les Spratt, Vancouver, 1956 Ford
3 -- Bill Godfrey, New Westminster, 1957 Chev, 327

Press Race

Ric Johnson, CJJC
Jim Alp, CJJC
Dave Moyer, Columbian (last year’s winner)
Rick Murray, Columbian
Neil Godin, Columbian
George Anderson, Surrey Leader
Allen Barnett, KERI
Chuck Baxter, Canadian Press
Vince Pleshak, Channel 6 (winner)

Saturday, June 22, 1968, Langley Speedway

I just want to plow through a few of these races, get the results up. I should have got to this point a long time ago so I'll play catch up from a few laps back.

Three of the top early-lates from 1968.

Saturday, June 22, 1968

Early-late jamboree

A dash

1 -- Frank Fletcher, New Westminster

B dash

1 -- Dave Dixon, Surrey

First early-late heat

1 -- Dale McCartney, Surrey
2 -- Barry Ball, Langley
3 -- Marc Moore, Surrey

Second early-late heat

1 -- Leo Lasser, Surrey
2 -- Keith Cheyne, Surrey
3 -- Lyn Briggs, Surrey

Third early-late heat

1 -- Lou Ferguson, Surrey
2 -- Jim McKinley, White Rock
3 -- Don Fletcher, Surrey

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Brian Thompson, Surrey
2 -- Ron Morrison, Cloverdale
3 -- John Bettles, Burnaby

A main (30 laps, 19 start, 8 finish)

1 -- Brian Thompson, Hudson Hornet
2 -- Frank Fletcher, 1952 Chev 235
3 -- John Bettles, 1951 Chev 235

Langley Speedway, Sunday, June 16, 1968

Another big Sunday at Langley. New track records in various classes. And fifteen races. A good afternoon.

Sunday, June 16, 1968

LARA and ELRA

NTR super stock

Bob Bissenden, Victoria, ‘57 Ford 374 (?)
16.79

NTR early-lates

Bert Delisle, ‘53 Studebaker
18.62

Early-late dash

Ray Mackie, North Delta

Super stock dash

Clare Walsh, Richmond

Modified stock dash

Dave Angus, Surrey

First early-late heat

1 -- Dave Beales
2 -- Barry Ball, Langley
3 -- Leo Lasser

Second early-late heat (eleven start, two finish)

1 -- Neil Smith, Langley
2 -- Merv Meyers, Aldergrove

Third early-late heat

1 -- Ken Marwood, Surrey
2 -- Ric Jensen, Milner
3 -- John Kowaliuk, Richmond

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Frank Fletcher
2 -- Bert Delisle
3 -- Lyn Briggs, Surrey

Modified stock heat

1 -- Norm Andrews, Aldergrove
2 -- John Thomas, Surrey
3 -- Dave Angus

First super stock heat

1 -- Alf Aiello
2 -- Brian Moore, Vancouver
3 -- Harland Gustafson, Surrey

Second super stock heat

1 -- Clare Walsh
2 -- Ross Surgenor
3 -- Gordie Hemrich

Early-late main

1 -- Frank Fletcher, New Westminster
2 -- Don Fletcher, Surrey
3 -- Ken Marwood, Surrey

Modified stock main

1 -- Norm Andrews, Aldergrove
2 -- Dave Angus, Surrey
3 -- Larry Gibbons, Surrey

Super stock main

1 -- Ross Surgenor, Victoria
2 -- Clare Walsh, Richmond
3 -- John Rothwell, Burnaby

Early-late consi

1 -- Dave Beales, Langley
2 -- Keith Cheyne, Surrey
3 -- Leo Lasser, Surrey

Langley Speedway, Saturday, June 15, 1968

Another Intercity meet, another A modified feature win by Roy Smith.

Saturday, June 15, 1968

BCTRA -- Intercity

Early-late dash

Brian Thompson, Surrey

Super stock dash

Jim MacMillan, Surrey, ‘57 Dodge 354

B dash

Cal Hough, Surrey

A dash

Len Jones

First early-late heat

1 -- Lyle Wolf, Langley
2 -- Gerry McHale, Whonnock
3 -- Terry Postle, North Vancouver

Second early-late heat

1 -- Ron Morrison, Cloverdale
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Rick Peters, Langley

First super stock heat

1 -- Rick Goodwin, Vancouver
2 -- Dennis Young, Surrey
3 -- Bill Landry, Langley

Second super stock heat

1 -- Jim MacMillan
2 -- Ross Surgenor, Victoria
3 -- Bob Bissenden, Victoria

B modified heat

1 -- Jack Cross, Langley
2 -- Cal Hough, Vancouver
3 -- Walt McKitka, Surrey

First A modified heat

1 -- Gary Destobel, North Vancouver
2 -- Dave Ferris, Victoria
3 -- Roy Smith, Victoria

Second A modified heat

1 -- Cal Arnold, Surrey
2 -- Barry Chamberlain, Coquitlam
3 -- Tony Mortel, Victoria

Early-late main (22 start, 7 finish)

1 -- Ron Morrison
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Harold Harks

Super stock main

1 -- Jim MacMillan
2 -- Ross Surgenor
3 -- Bob Bissenden

Roy English, no. 113, flipped

A main

1 -- Roy Smith

B main

1 -- Jack Cross

some paperback covers

No Sunday funnies for the moment. A couple paperbacks pulled from the web. I don't have them in my collection.

Not yet anyway.

Westwood mural unveiling

Some singing by Ian Wood, and some story telling by Ian again along with Roger Salomon. A mural unveiling of the old track.

Langley Speedway, Sunday, June 9, 1968

Big race raising money for the "Jr. Stadium", what would become Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.

Sunday, June 9, 1968

ELRA and LARA

81 cars timed in.

Early-late dash

Ric Atchison, Surrey

Modified stock dash

Bob Barker, Surrey

Super stock dash

John Rothwell, Burnaby

First early-late heat

1 -- Roger Boucher, Fort Langley
2 -- Keith Cheyne, Surrey
3 -- Dave Burkett, Surrey

Second early-late heat

1 -- Clarence Reggenwetter, Port Coquitlam
2 -- John Kowaliuk, Richmond
3 -- Jime Whitehead, Surrey

Third early-late heat

1 -- Terry Keeler, New Westminster
2 -- Fred Deuschle, Penticton
3 -- Gary Hutcheon, Kelowna

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Ray Mackie, Delta
2 -- Larry Polson, Victoria
3 -- Frank Fletcher, New Westminster

First modified stock heat

1 -- Bill Goldstone, Surrey
2 -- Larry Gibbons
3 -- Dave Angus

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Ken Baker, Surrey
2 -- Carl Christiansen
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy

First super stock heat

1 -- Don Robertson
2 -- Harland Gustafson
3 -- Bill Hunt

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Cowan
2 -- Mac Morrison
3 -- John Rothwell

Early-late main

1 -- Mel Marshall
2 -- Bob Morcombe
3 -- Ric Adsit

Modified stock main

1 -- Norm Andrews
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Doug Firth

Early-late consi

1 -- Don Fletcher, Surrey
2 -- Baisil Wells, Victoria
3 -- Dennis Corfe, Langley

Super stock main (20 start)

Harland Gustafson rolled two times turn 4. Mac Morrison, Ron Mcdougal and Bob Johnson crashed turn 3. Jim MacMillan caught fire.

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

Langley Speedway, Saturday, June 8, 1968

The rain delayed Early-late Jamboree along with the Billy Foster Memorial race for A modifieds. At least that's the best I can make out for this night.

Saturday, June 8, 1968

Early-late jamboree

BCTRA/LARA/MIRA/VITRA

?????

Billy Foster Memorial race

83 cars timed in.

Early-late dash

Mel Marshall, Victoria

Super stock dash

Dave Hemphill, Langley

B dash

Cal Hough

A dash

Dennis Goldstraw

First early-late heat

1 -- Harold Harks, Delta
2 -- Dave Teather, North Surrey
3 -- Baisil Walls, Victoria

Second early-late heat

1 -- Ric Peters, Langley
2 -- Winston Pike, North Surrey
3 -- Gordon Gough, South Burnaby

Third early-late heat

1 -- Pete Beaudry, Victoria
2 -- Garry Polson, Victoria
3 -- Bob Morcombe, Penticton

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Gordie Plastow, Aldergrove
2 -- Ron Morrison, Cloverdale
3 -- John Bettles, Burnaby

Early-late main

1 -- Mel Marshall, Victoria
2 -- Pete Beaudry, Victoria
3 -- Garry Polson, Victoria

Super stock main

1 -- Jim MacMillan, Surrey
2 -- Bob Keam, New Westminster
3 -- Gary Greenaway, North Vancouver

A main (Billy Foster Memorial, 14 start)

1 -- Glen Parsons

Lap 8 crash involving Gary Destobel, Cal Hough, Jack Cross, and Ron Lamont. No injuries.

a rained out weekend at Langley, 1968

At least that's what I can find out about from the various sources I have.

Saturday, June 1, 1968

Early-late jamboree

BCTRA/LARA/MIRA/VITRA

(BC Track Racing Association/Langley Auto Racing Association/Mid-Island Racing Association/Vancouver Island Track Racing Association)

Rain?

No report.

Lots of racing for the five weeks listed here.

A week in advance but good for anyone with photos to identify.

Sunday, June 2, 1968

LARA and ELRa

Rain?

No report.

1966 Shell 4000 Rally

Some publicity for the 1966 Shell 4000 Rally. Funny how the fashion page will have something as well.

1966 air races?

Another air race, or relay. Part of a 1966 fly-in at the Pitt Meadows airport.

Sunday funnies

A couple more found on the sports pages.

Saturday morning sock hop

Little Richard celebrated his 80th birthday on the 5th. Hard to believe. He played Vancouver in 1957.

Sunday, May 26, 1968, Langley Speedway

A bit of a non-descript, at least a non-major wreck, afternoon. And that's a good thing.

Short, but sweet.

Sunday, May 26, 1968

ELRA and LARA

Early-late dash

1 -- Ken Marwood, North Surrey, ‘52 Chev Coupe 235

Modified stock dash

1 -- Doug Firth

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

First early-late heat

1 -- Lloyd Green
2 -- Dennis Corfe
3 -- Jack Kowaliuk

Second early-late heat

1 -- Gerald McHale
2 -- Bill Harris
3 -- John Bettle

Third early-late heat

1 -- Don Fletcher
2 -- Frank Fletcher
3 -- Ray Mackie

First modified stock heat

1 -- Bob Baker
2 -- John Thomas
3 -- Keith Whitter

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Carl Christianson
2 -- Jim Dinsmore
3 -- Doug Firth

First super stock heat

1 -- Ross Surgenor, Victoria
2 -- Ken Sayers
3 -- John Cowan

Second super stock heat

1 -- Roy Haslam, Victoria

Early-late main

1 -- Ric Adsit, North Surrey
2 -- Frank Fletcher, New Westminster
3 -- Gordie Plastow, Aldergrove

Modified stock main

1 -- Carl Christianson
2 -- Charlie Brown (Lloyd Bellamy), Langley
3 -- John Thomas, North Surrey

Super stock main

1 -- Mac Morrison, ‘55 Pontiac 265
2 -- John Rothwell, ‘58 Ford 352
3 -- George Cook, ‘55 Chev 283

Saturday, May 25, 1968, Langley Speedway

A rain shortened program with one piece of important information. Jack Cross survived this accident.

Also another photo of the Lloyd Bellamy accident.

Saturday, May 25, 1968

BCTRA Intercity

During time trials Jack Cross’ B modified throttle stuck and he hit the fence. He had to be cut out of the roll cage. Apparently, according to the news reports, no injuries.

Early-late dash

1 -- Ernie Noel, ‘51 Ford 239

Rain after. The rest of the night cancelled.

Sunday, May 19, 1968 Langley Speedway

Charlie Brown has a big crash at Langley. I remember this one. I was there. That'll get an eleven year old's attention I'll tell you for sure.

For the number of times the car rolled it didn't show much damage.

Sunday, May 19, 1968

ELRA and LARA

5000 in attendance

Modified stock dash

Lloyd Bellamy (Charlie Brown) rolled his 1934 Chev Coupe seven times on lap one of the dash. Was taken to hospital with a broken hand and being shook up.

1 -- Carl Christianson

Early-late dash

1 -- Ric Jensen

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

First early-late heat
-
1 -- Lyn Briggs, Newton
2 -- Jim Snddon, Surrey
3 -- Leo Laser, Surrey

Second early-late heat

1 -- Ernie Noel, Maillardville
2 -- Terry Keeler, New Westminster
3 -- Bill Harris, Whalley

Third early-late heat

1 -- Jim Whitehead, North Surrey
2 -- Merv Meyers, Aldergrove
3 -- Ric Peters, Surrey

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Don Fletcher, North Surrey
2 -- Roger Boucher, Fort Langley
3 -- Lloyd Green, Burnaby

First modified stock heat

1 -- Jim Dinsmore, Surrey
2 -- Dave Angus, Surrey
3 -- John Thomas, Surrey

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Carl Christianson, Aldergrove
2 -- George Wise, Langley
3 -- Bob Baker, Surrey

First super stock heat

1 -- Ken Sayers, New Westminster, ‘57 Chev
2 -- Brian Murphy, Vancouver
3 -- Tom Felling

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Cowan, Vancouver
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- Dave Hemphill

Early-late consolation

1 -- Lyn Briggs
2 -- Arnold Toth
3 -- Dave Teather

Early-late main

1 -- Don Fletcher, ‘49 Ford Coupe 255
2 -- Ken Marwood
3 -- Roger Boucher

Modified stock main

1 -- Jim Dinsmore
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Brian Bishop

Super stock main

1 -- Mac Morrison
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- Ken Sayers

Saturday, May 18, 1968, Langley Speedway

First big CAMRA race of the season at Langley.

Saturday, May 18, 1968

CAMRA

7000 attended

A dash

1 -- Ralph Monhay, #2, Burnaby, Bob Morgan’s 340 Chev
2 -- Jim Roberts, #33
3 -- Mac McTaggart , #11

B dash

1 -- Gordon Stewart, #29, Lynwood, WA, 283 Chev
2 -- Gene Wilson, #95
3 -- Ted Glawson, #43

B heat

1 -- Gordon Stewart
2 -- Gene Wilson, Mt. Lake Terrace, WA
3 -- Lloyd Armey, Skagit

First A heat

1 -- Bud Gorder, #98, Spokane, 301 Chev
2 -- Wayne Wilbey, #15, North Surrey, 292 Chev
3 -- Cal Arnold, #90, Surrey, 301 Chev

Second A heat

1 -- Jim Roberts, Eugene, OR, 327 Chev
2 -- Bob Gregg, #21, Camas, WA, 340 Chev
3 -- Roy Smith, #7, Victoria, 301 Chev

B main

1 -- Gordie Stewart
2 -- Glen (Gene?) Wilson
3 -- Cal Hough, #77

Also ran: Fred Smith, Edmonton

A main (50 laps, 14 start)

Seven car crash on lap one, two out.

1 -- Jim Roberts
2 -- Bud Gorder
3 -- Cal Arnold

Also ran: Dennis Wooden, #11

Sunday, May 12, 1968, Langley Speedway

Langley Auto Racing Association and the Early-Late Racing Association

Sunday, May 12, 1968

52 cars

Early-late dash

Don Fletcher (1951 Ford Coupe) (#67)

Alsoran: #55, Frank Fletcher; #17 L. Treen (?); #53, R. Woods

Super stock dash

Clare Walsh

Modified stock dash

George Wyse (#57)

Alsoran: #4, Lloyd Bellamy; #2, Doug Firth; #21, Dave Angus

First early-late heat

1 -- Lou Ferguson
2 -- S. Tray
3 -- Dennis Corfe

Second early-late heat

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- T. Keeler
3 -- J. Kawaliuk

Third early-late heat

1 -- Rick Jensen
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- R. Boucher

Modified stock heat

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy
2 -- Larry Gibbons
3 -- Dave Angus

First super stock heat

Ken Sayers

Second super stock heat

Clare Walsh

Modified stock main

Dave Angus

Early-late consolation main

1 -- either Clarence Regenwetter or Lou Ferguson
2 -- B. Dunn
3 -- K. Sande

Early-late main

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- R. Boucher
3 -- Frank Fletcher

Super stock main

John Cowan

Alsoran: Mac Morrison and Gordie Hemrich

Sunday funnies

From a 1968 Kamloops program. Intervalley Speedway. From the Larry Olson and Langley Speedway Historical Society collections.

Mexican road race

I mentioned the Mexican Road Race last week and that a local driver was entered, but it didn't happen. I couldn't find anything in my notes to confirm this claim (made by me) that it was Don Bennett.

Checking my notes again it was Larry McBride, the Digney Speedway champion, that was hoping to race the road race. The car would be sponsored by Tom Howe, owner of Empire Motors, who had also raced midgets for a short time as well as being a bicycle racer.

The car was to be a Lincoln. Barry Youngston remembers his father Tom would be the mechanic. Barry remembers the hood was painted flat black to prevent some glare.

According to my notes the race was cancelled. And Larry's comment was that it "probably saved my life."

One of the reasons the entry might not have happened was that the race was stopped after 1954. Too many fatalities amongst other reasons.

Saturday, May 11, 1968, Langley Speedway

New season. Lacking in some detail for this race.

Saturday, May 11, 1968

BCTRA Intercity

Ken Horner flipped four times in practice before time trials.

Early-late dash

Brian Thompson

Super stock dash

Don Latting (Sedro Wooley, WA)

B modified dash

Walt McKitka

A modified dash

Unknown

Early-late slow heat

Ernie Noel

Early-late fast heat

Brian Thompson (308 cubic inch Hudson)

Super stock heat

Don Latting

Early-late main (18 started)

Ron Morrison

Super stock main

Don Latting

A & B main (combined)

A -- Roy Smith
   -- Glen Parsons

B -- Jack Cross

some photos from Oregon

Taken from the H.A.M.B. forum's Oregon thread. An old story on what is now Portland International Raceway. Done by Pete Sukalac, who contributed to Hot Rod magazine amongst other magazines of that era.

Nice to see a picture of Pete Kellond racing down there. Other names are also familiar like Harry Eyerly and Tom Veness.

Sprint cars at Pacific Raceways, 1960

Thanks to Golden Wheels' Dave Craver for the photo.

While I doubt it was the full circuit, the sprint cars of the Pacific northwest did race at Kent, WA's Pacific Raceways in 1960.

There was some controversy as the race was held the same day as the Sea-Fair sports car races at Shelton.

I've only had rumours of this race, having got a photo sent to me about five years ago. And then recently a column in a 1976 Racing Wheels had a report on the race.

So it sometimes takes time to piece a small bit of history together.

1967 Inter-City points

The three track circuit -- Langley, Western (Victoria) and Grandview Bowl (Nanaimo) -- ended up with the A and B modified points looking like this.

1967 season at Langley Speedway

Lots of trophies handed out by the BCTRA, LARA and ELRA at their respective season ending banquets.

Jim McMillan inside of BCTRA points champ Bob Keam.

Glen Parsons, third in BCTRA A modified points.

Norm Ellefson, winner of the July CAMRA race and the 1967 CAMRA points title.

1967 BC Track Racing Association

Banquet held October 14th, at the Lamplighter Club

Early-late point

1 -- Brian Thompson
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Ken Horner

Super stock points

1 -- Bob Keam
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Jim McMillan

A modified points

1 -- Larry Sproule
2 -- Cal Arnold
3 -- Glen Parsons

Hard luck trophies

Early-late -- Earl Jergens
Super stock -- Barry Tomkulak
B modified -- John Phillipson
A modified -- Len Jones

Appreciation awards

Orville Neilson
Hank Hankins
Queen’s Hotel

Life of the party awards

Mrs. Joyce Ryan
Floor-show Miller
Wing-ding Willoughby

Rookie of the year

Ron Neilson

Best appearing car and crew

Bob Keam

Sportsman of the year

Gary Destobel

Top mechanic

Early-late -- Rae Wilson
Super stock -- Don Bullock
B modified -- Bernie Anderton
A modified -- Jim Marchant

Participant awards

Early-late -- Dave Dixon
Super stock -- George Cook
B modified -- Dennis Goldstraw
A modified -- Larry Sproule

Langley Auto Racing Association and Early Late Racing Association

Banquet held in White Rock

LARA

Top points

Early-lates -- Chris Palm

Championship race

Rick Atchison

Best appearing car

Chris Palm

Best appearing pit crew

Cliff Jensen and Locky Hay, #88

Modified stock top points

1 -- Doug Rutherford and Lloyd Bellamy (tied)
2 -- Larry Gibbons
3 -- Henry Van Diemen
4 -- Doug Firth

Championship race

Doug Rutherford

Best appearing pit crew

Doug Rutherford

Best appearing car

Lloyd Bellamy

ELRA

Rookie of the year

Rollie Walker

Sportsman award

Don Latting

Best appearing car and crew

Gordy Hemrich

Championship race

1 -- John Cowan
2 -- Bob Moran
3 -- Don Latting

Top points

John Rothwell

Hard luck award

Clare Walsh

Outstanding contribution

Les Spratt

Sunday funnies

From 1940, the National Auto Racing News, which would become National Speed Sport News during the Second World War, had a short lived comic strip. "Race Track Hogan" might be a little corny but it has a racing theme.

Can't remember where I got these. Off the net. Somebody offered them up. So thanks. (I see now it was a Texas Open Wheel forum.)

music, Herb Alpert!

A ditty called "Mexican Road Race". Has little to do with greater Vancouver racing except that Hershel McGriff, from Portland, a regular a Langley in the late 1960s into the 1970s, got his big break at that race when Big Bill France invited Hershel to the southeast to race on the NASCAR circuit.

There is a story from Don Bennett, a Digney Speedway top gun, that there were plans to field a car in the early 1950s for the race. But those plans fell through, much to the relief of Don's mother.



Plenty of reports and stories on the net about the Mexican Road Race.

Langley Speedway, Sunday, September 17, 1967

Last race of the season, the ELRA and LARA championship races. Again, just trophy dashes main events.

Doug Rutherford's modified stock.

Sunday, September 17, 1967

LARA and ELRA championships

First early-late dash

Al Baldwin

Second early-late dash

Terry Keeler

Modified stock dash

Doug Rutherford

Super stock dash

Ken Sayers

Early-late consolation main

1 -- Merv Meyers
2 -- Ken Myers
3 -- Clarence Reggenwetter

Early-late championship (40 laps, 20 start)

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Ray Mackie
3 -- Jim Whiteman

Atchison started last, was first by lap 15.

Modified stock championship (13 start)

1 -- Doug Rutherford
2 -- Charlie Brown (Lloyd Bellamy)
3 -- Grey Ghost (unknown)

Super stock championship (50 laps, either 20 or 24 started, 13 finish)

1 -- John Cowan
2 -- Bob Moran
3 -- John Rothwell

Jerry Janchak, from Skagit Speedway, hit the fence and totalled his car.

#118, John Bettles, voted most popular driver.

Sandra Scott won a go-cart raffle from LARA.

Langley Speedway, Saturday, September 16, 1967

Trophy dashes and main events only. Longer mains as they were championship races.

Saturday, September 16, 1967

BCTRA Inter-City championships

New B modified track record:

Walt McKitka, 16.10 broken 15 minutes later by Harold Sjostrom, 16.06

Early-late dash

Brian Thompson

Super stock dash

Barry Tulkola

B modified dash

Jack Cross

A modified dash

Cal Arnold

Early-late championship (35 laps, 20 start, 6 finish)

1 -- Dave Dixon
2 -- Tom Hankins
3 -- Ken McCauley

B modified championship (50 laps, 17 start, 10 finish)

1 -- Dennis Goldstraw
2 -- Walt McKitka
3 -- Doug Bowell

Super stock championship (30 laps)

1 -- Don Latting (Sedro Wooley, WA)
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Barry Tulkola
4 -- Bob Keam

A modified championship (75 laps, 10 start)

1 -- Larry Sproule
2 -- Barry Chamberlain
3 -- Cal Arnold

Langley Speedway, Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10, 1967

The CAMRA show got done with the usual satisfying results. Local driver Larry Sproule showed well against the import drivers that came from Edmonton, Calgary, Spokane, and Victoria amongst other places.

Saturday, September 9, 1967

CAMRA

NTR -- Larry Sproule, 15.07

A dash

Norm Ellefson

B dash

Walt McKitka

First heat

1 -- Ron Jurisch (Bremerton, WA)
2 -- Ron Neilson (Cloverdale)
3 -- Lorne Grocott (North Vancouver)

Second heat

1 -- Don Bennett (Coquitlam)
2 -- Dennis Goldstraw (Vancouver)
3 -- Cal Hough (Cloverdale)

Third heat

1 -- Jim Tipke (Spokane)
2 -- Frank Jannett (Calgary)
3 -- Chuck Neitzel (Boise)

Fourth heat

1 -- Eldon Rasmussen (Edmonton)
2 -- Larry Sproule (New Westminster)
3 -- Al Smith (Victoria)

Sproule was ahead by a nose but the finish was recorded at the front wheel.

B main (35 laps, 13 start, 7 finish)

1 -- Dennis Goldstraw
2 -- Len (Ken?) Wilcox
3 -- Jack Cross

Crashes on laps 2, 3 and 19.

A main (50 laps, 15 start)

1 -- Chuck Neitzel
2 -- Larry Sproule
3 -- Alvin Haggith (Nanaimo)

Lap 35 -- Bud Gorder blew an engine and the oil took out Gary Destobel, Bob Gregg and Barry Chamberlain.

Sunday, September 10, 1967

LARA and ELRA

Rained out