Langley Speedway, Sunday, September 24, 1978

The 3rd Annual Claimer Special.

Sunday, September 24, 1978

3^rd Annual Claimer Special

B dash

1 – Barry Hilts

A dash

1 – Danny Villeneuve

B main (25 laps)

1 – Bunk MacKay, Aggassiz

2 – Barry Hilts, Aldergrove

3 – Mark Fortsyth, Aldergrove

A main (35 laps)

1 – Roy Blumenhagen, Burnaby

2 – Jerry Turchak, Penticton

3 – Len Jansen, Abbotsford

Mexican pursuit

1 – Roy Blumenhagen

Powder puff (20 started, 12 laps)

1 – Lorraine Schmidtke

Media race

1 – Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun

2 – Kim Ramohr, CKVU

Mechanic race

1 – Ernie Jansen and Bill Flag

Sunday funnies

King of the Royal Mounted continues:

Saturday morning sock hop

Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, "Why Don't You People Learn to Drive?"

Langley Speedway, Sunday, September 17, 1978

A demolition derby was held mid-month.

Sunday, September 17, 1978

Demolition Derby

Satellites Motor Sport Club

fast time:

Rick Pemble, 20.6 seconds.

Best looking car

Pat Powers

C dash

1 – Lou Ferguson

B dash

1 – Murray Chambers

A dash

1 – Ken Huffman

Backwards (in reverse) B dash

1 – Angelo Demitri, Coquitlam

backwards (in reverse) A dash

1 – Don Fulton, Delta

Heat one

1 – Don White, Langley

2 – Peter Vincent, Haney

3 – Wayne Nisbet, Surrey

Heat two

1 – Les Spratt, Vancouver

2 – Mike Lagervall, Seattle

3 – Danny Villeneuve, Abbotsford

Heat three

1 – Angelo Demitri

2 – Murray Chambers

3 – Rick Pemble

main (26 cars in hit to pass race until ten left. Then a red flag to clear the wrecks and a final demolition derby on the front straight.)

1 – Danny Villeneuve

2 – Bob Cameron, Cloverdale

3 – Mike Langervall, Seattle

Langley Speedway, Sunday, September 10, 1978

Championship races. Some controversy that was all sorted out.

Sunday, September 10, 1978

Championship races

limited super stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

claimer B dash

1 – Lloyd Hill, Burnaby

claimer A dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter

limited super stock B dash

1 – Bruce Brown, Chilliwack

limited super stock A dash

1 – Al Adams

claimer consolation main

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

claimer main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Roy Blumenhagen, Burnaby

Bjorn Illingby disqualified for lead weight ballast. Roy Blumenhagen also disqualified. After a review it was found most cars were illegal so Bjorn Illingby was named winner.

Langley Speedway, Saturday, September 2, 1978

Lost a couple days, or didn't plan a couple days ahead to avoid missing a couple days.

In any event the last points race of the 1978 season.

Saturday, September 2, 1978

limited super stocks and claimers

LMORA final points race

claimer B dash

1 – Mubby (?) Beggs

claimer A dash

1 – Ron Lester

limited super stock B dash

1 – George Irwin

limited super stock A dash

1 – Nick Mannes

claimer consolation main (12 entered, 8 started, one finished)

1 – Ronald MacDonald

claimer main

1 – Gord Harding

2 – Bjorn Illingby

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

limited super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Al Adams, Surrey

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Mike Enns

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Guess Who, "Two Wheel Freedom".

more racing action from the pages of Racing Wheels, 1971

Some super stock action from Skagit and Western Speedways. From the September 1, 1971 issue of Racing Wheels.

more IDC action photos and final stats from 1971

Some photos from Western Speedway, and a breakdown of money won during the series. From the August 25, 1971 issue of Racing Wheels.

1971 racing reports and photos from Racing Wheels

A couple more things from the IDC series in the northwest. From the August 18, 1971 issue of Racing Wheels.

some more from 1971

The International Drivers Challenge visited Langley Speedway. From the August 18, issue of Racing Wheels.

more 1971 racing action from the northwest

Skagit and Western Speedways from the August 11, 1971 issue of Racing Wheels.

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning sock hop

The Creeps, "Teenage Widder":

The Syndicate dragster back in 1961

Here's an oldie, Jack Williams with the Syndicate dragster down at Arlington in 1961.

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 26, 1978

The Washington Midget Racing Association makes an appearance.

Saturday, August 26, 1978

Washington Midget Racing Association and Claimers

NTR for midgets

Mike Munce, 14.641 (old record by Palmer Crowell, 14.756)

midget dash

1 – Ed Shefchik

No heat information

Claimer consolation main

1 – Al Darbyshire

Claimer B main

1 – Don White

Claimer A main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Chuck Swanson

3 – Gary Rayburn

Midget consolation main

1 – A.C. Stebbins, Kent, WA

2 – Bill Hall, Burnaby

3 – Gary Ekland, Federal Way, WA

Midget main

1 – Ed Shefchik, Puyallup

2 – Mike Munce, Tacoma

3 – Chuck Rude, Lynwood, WA

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 19, 1978

All three regular classes on tap for a August Saturday night.

Saturday, August 19, 1978

Limited super stocks, claimers, modified sportsman

26 claimers timed in.

Claimer B dash

1 – Carl (?) Baber

Claimer A dash

1 – Alan Darbyshire

Modified sportsman dash

1 – Bill Lawrence, Kelowna

Limited super stock B dash

1 – Andy Dunseith, Osoyoos

Limited super stock A dash

1 – Bruce Browne

No heat race information.

Claimer B main

1 – Carl (?) Baber

2 – unknown

3 – unknown

Claimer A main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – unknown

3 – unknown

Modified sportsman main

1 – Doug Heath

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Bill Lawrence

Limited super stock main

1 – Lloyd DeJong, Surrey

2 – Wayne Baber, Coquitlam

3 – Al Adams, Surrey

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 12, 1978

Back to a regular points meet.

Saturday, August 12, 1978

Limited super stocks and claimers

NTR for claimers:

Bjorn Illingby, 17.54 (breaking old record held by Al Kennedy, 17.79)

Claimer B dash

1 – Ray Dizenbach

Claimer A dash

1 – Gordie Harding

Limited super stock B dash

1 – Dennis Hollingworth

Limited super stock A dash

1 – Al Adams

Fast claimer heat

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Alan Darbyshire

3 – Harold Oliver

Second claimer heat

1 – Jim Lester

2 – Guy Miller

3 – Ray Dizenbach

Two crashes during race: Jim Cooke into the back wall; Steve Lievers into the front wall.

Third claimer heat

1 – Chuck Swanson

2 – Dan White

3 – Larry Graham

No info on limited super stock heats.

Claimer main (25 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Gord Harding

2 – Alan Darbyshire

3 – Guy Miller

Five car pile-up on lap one. Lap 24 Illingby lost wheel while in second.

Limited super stock main

1 – Al Adams

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Mike Ens

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 5, 1978

Getting back to that 1978 season at Langley. A big NASCAR modified sportsman race.

Saturday, August 5, 1978

NASCAR modified sportsman and claimers

1800 in attendance.

Only 20 claimers timed in. There was a claimer special in Penticton.

No dash winner information.

Claimer fast heat

1 – Harold Oliver

2 – Bjorn Illingby

3 – Ken Billing

Claimer second heat

1 – Jim Lester

2 – Wilf Kasper

3 – Lloyd Hill

Claimer third heat

1 – Chuck Swanson

2 – Dracy (?) Kirkland

3 – Tom Thompson

First modified sportsman heat

1 – Curt Anderson

2 – Bill Lawrence

3 – unknown

Second modified sportsman heat

1 – Jim Hagen

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Doug Heath

Third modified sportsman heat

1 – Ted Mitchell

2 – Ozzie Wiggs

3 – Bob Jones

Claimer main

1 – Bunk McKay, Agassiz

2 – Harold Oliver, Surrey

3 – Ken Billing, Surrey

Modified sportsman main (60 laps)

1 – Bob Jones, Wenatchee

2 – Ron Hagen, Surrey

3 – Jerry Fife, Seattle

4 – Keith Whitter, Burnaby

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning sock hop

Smiley Lewis, "Too Many Drivers":

more Racing Wheels clippings

Lots of racing action from B.C. in this August 11, 1971 issue:

Racing Wheels clippings

More from the August 11, 1971 issue:

even more Racing Wheels clippings

From the August 11, 1971 issue.

more Racing Wheels

I did a lot of scans. Some from pretty far afield. I'll try to just upload the more local stuff.

some old Racing Wheels

I got a bunch of old Racing Wheels newspapers during the summer. Lots of scanning has been done. I need to get some of this up. So, from the July 28, 1971 issue:

Sunday funnies

Getting back to King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning sock hop

Got to get back into this:

Tom Waits, "Big Black Mariah".