Saturday morning viddy

A report on Port Alberni in 1967. Young people and their vehicles.

A brief appearance of Ed Roth's Yellow Fang at Cobble Hill. Unfortunate that the kid calls the guy "Jerry Roth".

more 1984 super modified information from the US

A couple more reports from the National Speed Sport News.

1984 super modified racing

A few stories from Spanaway, WA, and elsewhere, 1984. Marty White from Kamloops, BC, did well as did US driver Don McLeod.

1996 Kent Raceways

Found this nice colour cover from one of the first times I ventured out to Kent Raceways, now Agassiz Speedway.

a few more Knox Mountain photos

From the 2007 program.

Knox Mountain, 2007 program

Some photos from the 2007 Knox Mountain hill climb program.

comics

A couple oldies.

Knox Mountain hill climb, 2013

More recent history. Just this year.

 http://youtu.be/ZbK74e_P0Eg

Langley Speedway, 1970 review

I can't find the official points champs to the early-late and modified stock divisions. At least not yet.

I have included a points page from a program but that isn't official.

So, starting with the Canadian Oval Racing Association (formerly Early-Late Racing Association) winners:

1970 CORA

Top points

Gordie Hemrich

Track record

Dennis Lester (also has track record at Victoria’s Western Speedway)

Sportsman of the year

Mac Morrison

Hard luck driver

Bill Godfrey and Bill Strachan

Best mechanic

Ed Roe

Rookie of the year

Rick Adsit

Best appearing crew

Ken Sayers
Tosh Irota
Ken Cammeron

Best appearing car

Bill Hunt

Best prepared

Gordie Hemrich

Best competitor

John Rothwell

Most improved driver

Jim Fraley

Most aggressive

Rollie Walker

Most consistent driver

Dennis Lester

Most popular

“Happy hippie” Danny James

Most popular crewman

Brian Giddons (Danny James)

Most welcome visitor

Harvey Brown

B class points

Brad Baerg

B class best prepared

Brad Baerg

Mechanic of the year

Bill Goldstone

Rookie of the year

Garwin Wilson

Best appearing crew

Bill Goldstone
Rick Atchison
Ken Baker

Most popular driver

Rick Atchison

Most popular crew

Goldstone and Baker

Best competitor

Ray Mackie

Most consistent

Brad Baerg

Best appearing car

Rick Atchison

Most improved driver

Don Gibson

Most aggressive driver

Al Baldwin

Hard luck

Ed Weismiller

another hydro story

This Charlie Kobus guy keeps showing up in the press of the 1950s.

old hydro race from Harrison

Looking at the "archive" and I found this wire story from a Spokane newspaper about a hydro race at Harrison Lake in 1957.

Jim McGuire from West Vancouver and Ron Bestward, the crackerbox champ, both did well. Bill Muncey was also there.

a couple more old photos

Two more photos. Group shots from what might be Vancouver, WA. Bagley Field. In the 1920s/30s?

some old photos

From the Art Scovell collection. Two sprint cars at Silverlake, Washington, near Everett, circa 1951. Don Radbruch in the number 54 and Art Scovell in the 63.

Sunday funny

Another way to kibosh a new vehicle courtesy of Al Capp.

Saturday morning sock hop

a soggy national championship at Westwood, 1971

Probably have done this before but not this extensively. From the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin.

Sunday, September 27, 1970, Langley Speedway

Final race of the season, the big Langley 2500.

Sunday, September 27, 1970

Langley 2500

10000 in attendance.

Fast time:

Chuck Little, 16.96

B early-late dash

1 -- Cliff Hague

B super stock dash

1 -- Don Latting, Sedro Wooley, WA

A super stock dash

1 -- Mac Morrison

Foreign stock main

1 -- unknown

C super stock open

1 -- Wayne Nelson
2 -- Bill Landry
3 -- Tom Mair

2nd super stock heat

1 -- Steve Dyer
2 -- Tom Fentie
3 -- Larry Walker, Victoria

B early-late championship

1 -- Jim Sneddon
2 -- Don Nickel
3 -- Grev Jewell

A main (60 laps)

1 -- Chuck Little, Spokane, 66 Comet
2 -- Dave Cooper, Victoria, 65 Chevelle
3 -- Bill Godfrey, 64 Pontiac
4 -- Dennis Lester

Out early: George Cook, Gordon Hemrich, John Rothwell (had a problem, went to pits and returned laps down), Ken Sayers (blew an engine but finished), Jim MacMillan spun.

Sunday, September 20, 1970, Langley Speedway

The season drawing to a close with championship races.

Sunday, September 20, 1970

All classes championships

6000 in attendance.

Early-late dash

1 -- Lou Ferguson

Modified stock dash

1 -- Dave Angus

B super stock dash

1 -- Brad Baerg

A super stock dash

1 -- Gordon Hemrich

Early-late main (20 start)

1 -- Lou Ferguson
2 -- Tom Fentie
3 -- Frank Fletcher

Modified stock main

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- Andy Fentie
4 -- Al Tourond

B super stock main (40 laps, 10 start, five finish)

1 -- Brad Baerg
2 -- Allan Mackie
3 -- Garwin Wilson

Super stock main

1 -- Jim MacMillan
2 -- Gordon Hemrich
3 -- John Rothwell
4 -- George Cook
5 -- Dennis Lester

A modified main (8 start, 60 laps)

1 -- Roy Smith
2 -- Dennis Goldstraw
3 -- Ron Morris

Sunday, September 13, 1970, Langley Speedway

Last CAMRA race at Langley for the season.

Glyn Lewis of the Columbian was a great supporter of local racing.

Sunday, September 13, 1970

CAMRA and modified stocks

Fast time:

Tom Sneva

A dash

1 -- Bob Gregg

B dash

2 -- Albert Smith

Modified stock dash

1 -- Al Tourond

Only one heat result:

Fast A heat

1 -- Tom Sneva

Modified stock main

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- Al Tourond

B main

1 -- Bud Gorder
2 -- Albert Smith
3 -- unknown

50 lap A main (15 cars)

1 -- Tom Sneva
2 -- Alvin Haggith, Nanaimo
3 -- John McPherson, Washington
4 -- Roy Smith, Victoria

Dennis Goldstraw on pole. Led but had mechanical problems while in second.

Saturday, September 12, 1970, Langley Speedway

Another big weekend. The Saturday show featuring the super stocks (back from Prince George) and the early-lates.

Saturday, September 12, 1970

Super stocks and early-lates

65 cars in pits.

Early-late dash

1 -- Larry Lodge

Super stock dash

1 -- Ron Morrison

B super stock dash

1 -- Ralph Wiley, Campbell River

1st early-late heat

1 -- Earl Wutke
2 -- Ernie Schepanosky
3 -- Bill Fisher

2nd early-late heat

1 -- Herb Hall
2 -- Gordy Mannes
3 -- Robert Watson

3rd early-late heat

1 -- Frank Fletcher
2 -- Grev Jewell
3 -- Bill Dunn

4th early-late heat

1 -- John Thompson
2 -- Bill Hamon
3 -- Tom Fentie

Fast super stock heat

1 -- Jim MacMillan
2 -- Gordon Hemrich
3 -- Harvey Brown, Oyster River

Slow super stock heat

1 -- Mac Morrison
2 -- Wes Henham
3 -- Butch McCormack

Fast B super stock heat

1 -- Brad Baerg
2 -- Allan Mackie
3 -- Al Baldwin

Slow B super stock heat

1 -- Larry Christie
2 -- Don Gibson
3 -- Ray Mackie

Larry Gibbons had front end removed after hitting the safety fence.

B super stock main

1 -- Allan Mackie
2 -- Ray Mackie
3 -- Doug Birchall, Campbell River

O’Keefe Trophy early-late main (21 start, nine finish)

1 -- Bob Thomas
2 -- Eric Molliet
3 -- Frank Fletcher

Bob Whitehead smashed a five foot hold in the third turn. Uninjured.

A super stock main (35 laps, 18 start, 8 finish)

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Gordon Hemrich
3 -- unknown

Lap 2 Jim MacMillan clipped Mac Morrison into Harvey Brown. Brown out. MacMillan lost his fender and lost other fender next time he hit Morrison.

Rick Adsit had a stuck throttle. Hit turn three fence. Unhurt.

Sunday funny

Found some Tank McNamara. 1982.

Saturday morning sock hop

Did I already do this? Not sure. I know there is more than one Spirit of America song. So this is the same one or a new one.

Saturday, September 5, 1970, Langley Speedway

The race got rained out. So why a separate post for it? Because the super stocks heading north to Prince George and got some press back here.

Saturday, September 5, 1970

Intercity

A modifieds, modified stocks, early-lates

Rained-out.

Sunday, August 30, 1970, Langley Speedway

Racing was the bonus to a visit by daredevil Orval the Clown. Or maybe it was the other way around, Orval was the bonus to racing.

Either way.

Sunday, August 30, 1970

Modified stock and early-lates

Orval the Clown thrill show

Modified stock main

1 -- Al Tourond

B early-late main

1 -- Cliff Hague

A early-late main

1 -- Don Nickel

No other information on racing for that day.

Saturday, August 29, 1970, Langley Speedway

The season winding down doesn't mean things get any less busy. And a bonus ad for motorcycles at Westwood. (I just didn't crop it out. Lazy. Meh!)

The way the points were adding up heading into the weekend.

Saturday, August 29, 1970

Super stocks and early-lates

Super stock dash

1 -- George Cook

Early-late dash

1 -- unknown

Two bits of info on heats:

A super stock heat

1 -- Dennis Lester

B super stock heat

1 -- Allan Mackie

And that’s it.

Early-late O’Keefe Trophy main

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- Bill Hamon, 55 Chev
3 -- John Thompson, 57 Pontiac

B super stock main

1 -- Al Baldwin
2 -- Brad Baerg
3 -- Rick Atchison, 57 Chev

A super stock main (35 laps)

1 -- Gordon Hemrich
2 -- Jim MacMillan, 69 Dodge Charger
3 -- John Rothwell

Harvey Brown, from the Island, led 33 of 35 laps before spinning.

Points to August 29th. One points race left.

A super stocks

1 -- Gordon Hemrich, 452
2 -- George Cook, 445
3 -- John Rothwell, 430

B super stocks

1 -- Brad Baerg, 275
2 -- Rick Atchison, 261
3 -- Allan Mackie

Saturday, August 22, 1970, Langley Speedway

Intercity meet with the visitors doing the damage, or getting the prize money at any rate.

Saturday, August 22, 1970

Dogwood Special

Intercity: A modifieds, modified stocks, early-lates

4000 in attendance.

Early-late dash

1 -- Tom Edwards

Modified stock dash

1 -- Don Fletcher

A modified dash

1 -- Al Smith

No information on heat races. I told you 1970 sucked for information.

B early-late main

1 -- Don Sass
2 -- Cliff Hague
3 -- Dave Dixon

A early-late main

1 -- Eric Molliet
2 -- Frank Fletcher
3 -- Larry Lodge

Modified stock main

1 -- Al Tourond
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- Bob Brodoway

(Tourond also won the modified stock fast heat. So, okay, one piece of information on the heat races.)

A modified main

1 -- John Tharp
2 -- Al Smith
3 -- Larry Sproule

(And Tharp won the A modified fast heat. Two bits of heat race info. Not enough though.)

Saturday, August 15, 1970, Langley Speedway

Saturday, August 15, 1970

Super stocks and early-lates

4000 in attendance.

Super stock fast time:
Jim MacMillan, 16.67

Early-late dash

1 -- Eric Molliet

B super stock dash

1 -- Brad Baerg

A super stock dash

1 -- Rollie Walker

(Heats were listed as the names appear. But there was no break down of first, second and third or which heat. I’m guessing this is how they broke down. 1970 sucked for information.)

1st early-late heat

1 -- Jack Fleming
2 -- Ken Holdstrom
3 -- Don Hale

2nd early-late heat

1 -- Jim Sneddon
2 -- Don Nickel
3 -- Dennis Corfe

3rd early-late heat

1 -- Tom Fentie
2 -- Peter Harding
3 -- Bob Thomas

1st B super stock heat

1 -- Wayne Nelson
2 -- Ray Mackie
3 -- Merv Meyers

2nd B super stock heat

1 -- Brad Baerg
2 -- Al Baldwin
3 -- Allan Mackie

1st A super stock heat

1 -- Barry Chamberlain
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Danny James

2nd A super stock heat

1 -- Harvey Brown, Oyster River
2 -- Jim MacMillan
3 -- John Rothwell

O’Keefe Trophy early-late main

1 -- Peter Harding
2 -- Bill Hamon
3 -- Robert Watson

B super stock main

1 -- Brad Baerg (58 Dodge 354 cu. in.)
2 -- Allan Mackie
3 -- Al Baldwin

A super stock main

1 -- Gordon Hemrich
2 -- Jim MacMillan
3 -- George Cook

Early-late B main

1 -- Jack Fleming
2 -- Don Hale
3 -- Cliff Hague

Cut short due to 10:30 curfew. Dennis Corfe caught fire.

some old "otto auto" cartoons

From 1920:

song about James Dean

Here we go, a month or so past the anniversary of his fatal accident.

Thursday, August 13, 1970, Langley Speedway

Poor, poor, piss poor info from the newspaper sources I've accessed. Just the top three to the main.

Even the ad is wrong. It was the 13th, not the 18th.

Thursday, August 13, 1970

International Open Wheel

6000 in attendance

Second meet of the $16,000 series.

60 cars at Langley.

Main event results

1 -- Tom Sneva ($15,000 car)
2 -- Roy Smith
3 -- Frank Weiss