Thursday, June 30, 2016

Westwood results, 1978 Trans-Am

And the results of the 1978 Trans-Am race at Westwood.



Wednesday, June 29, 2016

some Westwood stuff, 1978

Lead up to the Trans-Am race.



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

Nine of first 15 laps under yellow.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Sunday funnies

More King of the Mounted.



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.


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


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


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

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

1961 Western Speedway program

Some pages from a 1961 Western Speedway program given to me.






Monday, June 20, 2016

1960 Western Speedway program

A few pages from programs I was given. 1960 Western Speedway.





Sunday, June 19, 2016

Sunday funnies

And more King of the Mounted.



Saturday, June 18, 2016

Saturday morning sock hop

Red Foley, "Hot Rod Race".


Friday, June 17, 2016

some more Westwood from 1978

Formula Atlantic race won by Keke Rosberg and all the support races.


Thursday, June 16, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

some other 1978 things

Sports car racing at Westwood got some coverage.



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.

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

Sunday funnies

Back to King of the Mounted.



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