And the results of the 1978 Trans-Am race at Westwood.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Friday, June 30, 1978, Langley Speedway
NASCAR Western Grand National stock cars.
Friday, June 30,
1978
NASCAR Western Grand
Nationals
dash
1 – George Stuart,
Campbell Riverside
main
1 – Ron Eaton
2 – Bill Schmitt,
Reading, CA
3 – Jimmy Insolo,
Mission Hills, CA
Monday, June 27, 2016
Saturday, June 24, 1978, Langley Speedway
Some confusion with the ads. And a revelation -- there was another sports car race at Langley. I thought the one from the early 70s was the only one.
This one isn't correct. |
This one is. |
Saturday, June 24,
1978
first ad reads:
limited super stocks, modified sportsman and claimers.
Results are for
claimers and Hondas.
Honda novice dash
1 – Mike Payne,
Port Coquitlam
Honda dash
1 – Wray Nixon,
Burnaby
claimer B dash
1 – Mubby Beggs
claimer A dash
1 – Bjorn Illingby
Honda novice main
1 – Erik Hansen,
Fort Langley
Honda main
1 – Wray Nixon
claimer main (35
laps, 20 start, 10 finish)
1 – Bjorn Illingby
2 – Tony Glisher
3 – Barry Hilts
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Saturday video. Archival motorcycle footage
Some pretty cool racing footage from Grouse Mountain (I think), Bellingham, Burnaby (a "race around the houses") and Abbotsford.
Labels:
1952,
Abbotsford airport,
Burnaby,
motorcycles
Friday, June 24, 2016
Sunday, June 17, 1978, Langley Speedway
Another round with the limited super stocks and claimers with the car count up.
Saturday, June 17,
1978
limited super stocks
and claimers
46 cars: 18 limited
super stocks and 28 claimers
fast time:
Larry Sproule,
Penticton, 16.468
claimer B dash
1 – Barry Hilts
claimers A dash
1 – Bob Fletcher
limited super stock
B dash
1 – Lizz Johnson,
Abbotsford
limited super stock
A dash
1 – Dennis
Hollingsworth
claimer consolation
main
1 – Alan
Derbyshire, Langley
claimer A main
1 – Bjorn Illingby
2 – Bob Fletcher,
Pitt Meadows
3 – Mark McFadyen,
New Westminster
Bjorn almost lapped
the field.
Limited super stock
main
1 – Dennis
Hollingsworth, Burnaby
2 – Bruce Brown,
Chilliwack
3 – Lloyd DeJong,
Surrey
Labels:
1978,
claimers,
Langley Speedway,
limited super stocks
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Sunday, June 11, 1978, Langley Speedway
The return of the super modifieds from both northwest racing associations, the Washington Racing Association and the Canadian American Modified Racing Association.
Sunday, June 11,
1978
Washington Racing
Association and Canadian American Modified Racing Association
(WRA/CAMRA)
fast time
Doug Larson
B dash
1 – Marty White,
Kamloops
A dash
1 – Don McLeod,
Seattle
B heat
1 – Blaine Sneva,
Spokane
A heat
1 – Stu Brears,
Quesnel
main (50 laps)
1 – Doug Larson,
Quesnel
2 – Jack Cross
3 – George
Robertson, Lewiston, ID
Labels:
1978,
CAMRA,
Langley Speedway,
super modifieds,
WRA
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Sunday, June 4, 1978, Langley Speedway
Limited super stocks and claimers take over.
Sunday, June 4, 1978
limited super,
claimers.
Claimer B dash
1 – Lloyd Hill
claimer A dash
1 – Mark McFadyen
limited super stock
B dash
1 – Eugene
Pinette, Surrey
limited super stock
A dash
1 – Jim Mairs
claimer A heat
1 – Bjorn Illingby
2 – Mark McFadyen
3 – Andy Hass
claimer B heat
1 – Lloyd Hill
2 – George Rayburn
3 – Barry Hilts
claimer C heat
1 – Tony Kaest
2 – Jim Wishburn
3 – Rick Graham
limited super stock
heat A
1 – Dennis
Hollingsworth
2 – Jim Mairs
3 – Al Adams
limited super stock
heat B
1 – Mike Ens
2 – Lizz Johnson
3 – Bob Cooke
claimer A main
1 – Mark McFadyen
2 – Bjorn Illingby
3 – Vern Keith
limited super stock
B main
1 – Gordon Harding
2 – Jim Lester
3 – Tony Kaest
limited super stock
A main (25 laps)
1 – Lloyd DeJong,
Surrey
2 – Mike Ens,
Langley
3 – Jim Mairs,
Surrey
Labels:
1978,
claimers,
Langley Speedway,
limited super stocks
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Sunday, May 28, 1978, Langley Speedway
The Golden Cup Trial. (Or maybe Trail.) Second race of the International Driver's Challenge series for super stocks.
Langley Speedway,
Sunday, May 28, 1978
Golden Cup Trial
(super stock special)
Race two of the
International Driver's Challenge
Saturday in
Victoria. Reg Kennedy burned a piston in Victoria. Not racing at
Langley.
B dash
1 – Mike Rollins
A dash
1 – Ron Eaton
Main (75 laps)
1 – Roy Haslam,
Camaro
2 – Brian Selby,
Cranbrook
3 – Roy Smith
4 – Marsh
Marmyluk, St. Albert
5 – Mark
Walbridge, Portland
6 – Alan Adams
7 – Mike Rollins,
Tacoma
8 – Don Parnell
Alsoran: Alex
Praisley and Jack Ploeg.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Sunday, May 14 and 21, 1978, Langley Speedway
Confusion already. Ad for "The Mighty Midgets" for the 14th. No results. Rain? (Historian Robert G. Hunter notes the race was cancelled.)
Then an ad for the "limited super stocks, claimers and Orval the Clown"
So results for the May21st race.
Then an ad for the "limited super stocks, claimers and Orval the Clown"
So results for the May21st race.
Langley Speedway,
Sunday, May 21, 1978
ad was for limited
super stocks, claimers and Orval the Clown but results for midgets.
B dash
1 – Gary Lynch,
Salem, OR
A dash
1 – Arnie Starks,
Puyallup, WA
B main
1 – Gary Lynch
2 – Ken Henderson,
Des Moines, WA
3 – Alvin Adam, WA
A Main
1 – Palmer
Crowell, Glenwood, OR
2 – Edward
Shefchik, Puyallup, WA
3 – Eric Gibson
Crowell in the
Gordon Reelie car led from start to finish. Bill Hall also racing.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Sunday, May 7, 1978, Langley Speedway
A new season, a new class. Limited super stocks to replace the weekly show of regular super stocks which had priced themselves out. Special events for them.
Langley Speedway,
Sunday, May 7, 1978
Limited super
stocks, claimers, modified sportsman
Stan Barnett crashed
into turn three after throttle stuck coming out of two. Car caught
fire. Totalled. Stan bruised.
20 limited super
stocks in attendance.
Limited super stock
fast time:
Al Adams, 16.788
modified sportsman
fast time:
Doug Heath, 16.289
claimer dash
1 – Allen Kennedy
modified sportsman
dash
1 – Al Airlie
limited super stock
dash
1 – Al Adams
claimer main
1 – Bjorn
Billingby, Burnaby
2 – Allen Kennedy
3 – Danny
Villeneuve
modified sportsman
1 – Jim Hagen, '72
Vega
2 – Al Airlie
3 – Al Prendergast
limited super stock
main
1 – Al Adam,
Surrey
2 – Gordy Mannes,
Penticton
3 – Lizz Johnson,
Abbotsford
Skagit Speedway also
opened that weekend. Reg Kennedy won the super stock dash and main.
Friday, June 10, 2016
1978, Langley Speedway
An hour or two research and I can get started on Langley Speedway's 1978 season. First up a column from the Columbian's Martin Lewis.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
apologies
Yes, I've not been posting at all for a long stretch here, a month. Cripes!
One way to get a fix is another thing I got started. It's on facebook ("phasebook") for the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society. I don't think you have to log on or belong to fb to see the posts.
https://www.facebook.com/gvmps/
Anyway, I'll try to do better during the summer.
bfp
One way to get a fix is another thing I got started. It's on facebook ("phasebook") for the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society. I don't think you have to log on or belong to fb to see the posts.
https://www.facebook.com/gvmps/
Anyway, I'll try to do better during the summer.
bfp
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