some Hot Rod Cartoons covers

Hopefully I haven't used these before. They show up on phasebook occasionally.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Astronauts (from Denver), Devil Driver.

more from Mission, 1969

More Richard Schroeder and his wheelstanding AMX.

more from Mission, 1969 drag racing

The big NHRA Division 6 points and record meet, July 12 and 13.

more 1969 Mission Raceway action

The wheelstander Richard Schroeder brought his AMX funny car to the track.

another 1969 drag race at Mission

From the June 1969 issue of Motorsport in BC. The May 4th and 18th race reports.

1969 Mission season

First race was rained out. But cars and spectators showed up anyway. From the May 1969 issue of Motorsport in BC.

cartoons

From 1949.

video of WRA pictures

While growing up in certain eras would be great, seeing it all would have been near impossible. This modern age is bringing stuff back.

A video of many Washington Racing Association photos set to music.

http://vimeo.com/112121372

a look at the WRA series from 1973 to 1975

From the 1976 WRA Yearbook. I believe the previous full yearbook was in 1972. I saw a copy. Wish I'd taken a few photos of it.

from the WRA 1976 yearbook, IDC results

The International Drivers Challenge, from 1976 and earlier.

even more from the 1976 WRA yearbook

Colour photos of the top 20 car owners.

more from the WRA 1976 yearbook

Pictures of the top 20 drivers from the yearbook.

Washington Racing Association, 1976 Yearbook

Been doing some scanning.

Sunday comics

A couple well known comic characters in, and around, vehicles.

drag racing, Pacific Raceways, 1963

Don't think this 1963 footage from Pacific Raceways has been put up yet.

some 31 year old photos from Skagit

Been scanning some Racing Wheels, focusing on the northwest. A feature was always the photos.

story on Sunny-Grand Speedway (WA) in Stock Car Racing magazine, 1971

Again, no photos, but interesting.

story on the 1970 International Driver's Challenge from Stock Car Racing

No photos, unfortunately.

Larry Tipke, Spokane

The name came up yesterday on phasebook. A big part of the Spokane racing scene for many years. Article and photo from 1976. Obituary from 2002.

two pictures of Hershel McGriff at Riverside, CA, 1969

Sunday Sunday Sunday

The Mongoose and The Snake, sponsored by Hot Wheels.

midget car racing at Con Jones Park, 1940

Jack "the little man with the big cigar" Spalding, Mickey McDowell and others at east Vancouver's Con Jones Park, circa 1940.

1940 Con Jones Park

In anticipation of tomorrow's video of midget auto racing at Con Jones Park here is some coverage from the 1940 season.

season recap, 1968 Mission

A look back on the 1968 drag racing season at Mission and a look forward to 1969. From the December 1968 issue of Motorsport in B.C.