Friday, July 15, 1977, Langley Speedway

The International Drivers Challenge came to Langley.

Friday, July 15, 1977

International Drivers Challenge for unlimited super stocks

times

Roy Haslam, Victoria, 14.914

George Stuart, Campbell River, 14.792

Larry Phillips, Springfield, Missouri, 14.870

Joe Ruttman, Wesland, Michigan, 14.750

Ron Eaton, Tacoma, 14.660 (NTR)

A dash

1 – Larry Phillips

B dash

1 – Dick Johnson, Bremerton, WA

B main (50 laps)

1 – Ron Fritzley, Bothell, WA

A main (75 laps)

1 – Larry Phillips

2 – Joe Ruttman

3 – Ron Eaton

4 – Roy Haslam

5 – Cam Barnes

6 – Art Roth (?)

7 – Bob Fox

8 – Jim Godfrey

9 – Dave Dalby

10 – J.J. Zaffino

Race was over in 19 minutes.

Saturday, July 9, 1977, Langley Speedway

NASCAR modified sportsman class makes another appearance at Langley.

Saturday July 9, 1977

NASCAR modified sportsman and claimers

fast time

Jim Hagen, 15.547

Al Prendergast, 15.720

A claimer dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby

B claimer dash

1 – Glenn Peters

A modified sportsman dash

1 – Curt Anderson

B modified sportsman dash

1 – Bill Schmitt

claimer heat

1 – Allan Kennedy

2 – Bjorn Illingby

B modified sportsman heat

1 – Keith Whitter

A modified sportsman heat

1 – Bob Jones, Wenatchee, WA

claimer main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Alan Van de ???

3 – Bob Fletcher

Modified sportsman main (60 laps)

1 – Al Prendergast, Port Coquitlam, '74 Vega

2 – Doug Heath, Surrey

3 – Curt Anderson, Kennewick, WA

Al Prendergast took the lead on lap 22.

Saturday, July 2, 1977, Langley Speedway

Small field of super stocks.

Saturday, July 2, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, claimers

fast time

Tom Berrow, 15.249

A claimer dash

1 – Allan Kennedy

B claimer dash

1 – Doran Rickey

A super stock dash

1 – John Rothwell

B super stock dash

1 – Gordie Hemrich

no info on hobby stocks (except for super stock combined main event)

no info on heat races

claimer main (20 started, 10 finished, 30 laps)

1 – Wayne Baber (one newspaper has Bjorn Illingby)

2 – Allan Kennedy

3 – Paul Gendron

combine super stock/hobby stock main (40 laps, 14 cars)

1 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

2 – Jim Godfrey, Langley

3 – Gordie Hemrich

4 – George Irwin

5 – Jim Stratichuk

6 – Alex Praisley

7 – Buddy Lynds (hobby stock)

8 – Jim Mairs

when in doubt, link

Old (relatively) story about Kaija Kalevala. I like the attachments at the bottom of the story. Even looks like a couple clippings from this blog made it.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/kaija-kalevala-a-finnish-hot-rod-granny.551916/

a couple more comic book covers

1960s motorcycle racing

Some home movies from Totem Raceway (Aldergrove) and the indoor races at Cloverdale.

From Gene Greenwood:

been off my game for a week or two

Sorry about that. Other things have been coming up and planning the posts for this blog have made it to the end of the list that I seem to not get to the end of much lately. (Uh, is that a sentence?)

So, as it's Burt Munro's birthday today ( 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978), here's a three part story on him from 1971: Offerings to the God of Speed.

another old history article

This one about Gordon Reelie and Gim Wong. From the July 2001 Geared For Racing magazine.

Sunday funnies

Saturday morning sock hop

Some Little Walter to accompany a towed race car.

stock car history article

Something someone wrote 15 years ago for the long gone Geared For Racing magazine off of Vancouver Island.

some stuff from May 1976

Some stuff that ended up in the "draft" file. Don't think it made it to the page. If so, here it is again.

Ads from the Agrodome for motorcycles and Mission for drag racing.

some details from that 1954 Weekend Magazine article

A little follow up from yesterday. Photocopied from the bound copies found in the main library. Not great but the best I can do for the moment.

Weekend Magazine, 1954

From the October 9, 1954 Weekend Magazine, an insert to the Sunday Sun. A few pages dedicated to the BC Custom Car Association at Abbotsford Airport. I have a less than large copy of the three pages and some details from it found in the bound copies of the Weekend found at the main library.

This is from Sylvia Braddick, thanks to Cam Hutchins.

Westwood, international conference points meet

One of those races somewhat forgotten except by those who were there.

Sunday funnies

A couple more comic book covers.

Saturday morning sock hop

"Hot Rod Rock" by the Alexander Courage Orchestra:

1977 Westwood TransAm race

Peter Gregg shows up and wins.

Saturday, June 25, 1977, Langley Speedway

George Doonan resets the super stock record. Buddy Lynds has a win streak broken.

Saturday, June 25, 1977

super stock, hobby stock, claimers

super stock times:

George Doonan, 15.057, NTR for class

claimer dash

1 – Don Walsh

claimer dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby

hobby stock dash

1 – Buddy Lynds

super stock dash

1 – John Rothwell

hobby stock heat

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Buddy Lynds (ended eleven straight race wins for Lynds)

no other heat race results

claimer main

1 – Paul Gendron

2 – Al Vande Woorde

3 –Ray Dizenbach

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Lizz Johnson

super stock main (30 laps)

1 – Jim Stratachuck, 15.783

2 – Tom Berrow

3 – Jim Godfrey

4 – John Rothwell

5 – George Irwin

6 – Alex Praisley

7 – Lee Thomas

8 – Gordie Hemrich

9 – Buddy Lynds

10 – George Doonan

Saturday, June 18, 1977, Langley Speedway

All the classes are here but the super stocks have a low car count.

Saturday, June 18, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

Only eleven super stocks. One of the smallest fields ever.

Super stock times:

Alex Praisley, 15.899

Tom Berrow, 15.843

George Irwin, 15.812

John Rothwell, 15.512

Jim Godfrey, 15.669

Jim Stratachuck, 15.698

Al Tourond, 15.594

A.M. Prendergast, 15.897

George Doonan, 15.100, NTR for class

Jim Mair

hobby stock time:

Buddy Lynds, 16.325

claimer dash

1 – Mike Greenwood

hobby stock

1 – Buddy Lynds

modified sportsman dash

1 – Jim Hagen

super stock dash

1 – Jim Godfrey

hobby stock heat

1 – Buddy Lynds

no other heat results

claimer main

1 – Mike Greenwood

2 – Dan Brisco

3 – Jim Darby

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Mark McFadyen

modified sportsman main

1 – Keith Whitter

2 – Bill Lawrence

3 – Al Prendergast

Jim Hagen and Doug Heath got into the wall. Al Prendergast and Steve Barnett also crashed.

Super stock main (20 laps, shortened from 35)

1 – Tom Berrow

2 – John Rothwell

3 – George Doonan

4 – George Irwin

5 – Jim Godfrey

6 – Bill Stratachuck

7 – Alex Praisley

Seven finished from eleven starters. Berrow, Mairs, Doonan and Prendergast crashed. Prendergast oiled the track. Race was shortened due to clean up time.

Saturday, June 11, 1977, Langley Speedway

NASCAR modified sportsman series comes to Langley Speedway.

Saturday, June 11, 1977

NASCAR Modified Sportsman

with the claimers

claimer dash

1 – Al Kennedy

modified sportsman B dash

1 – Tim House

modified sportsman A dash

1 – Curt Anderson

modified sportsman heat one

1 – Tim House

modified sportsman heat two

1 – Rich Leighty

claimer main (35 laps)

1 – Al Kennedy

2 – Paul Gendron

modified sportsman main (60 laps, 16 start)

1 – Bob Jones, Wenatchee, WA, '33 Chev

2 – Curt Anderson, Kennewick, WA, '72 Vega

3 – Al Prendergast, Coquitlam

4 – Keith Whitter

Lap two – Tim House hit wall. Rich Leighty led til lap 15 when he and Jim Hagen crashed out. Also ran: Steve Barnett.