Saturday morning sock hop

The Vettes, "Superstock Vette":

more stuff from the day before the 1964 Gold Cup

The August 26, 1964 Edmonton Journal continues its good coverage of local racing.

Edmonton Gold Cup, 1964

Qualifying for the Gold Cup, 1964. From the August 26, 1964 Edmonton Journal. Eldon Rasmussen gets fast time, the time is questioned, then re-times at the same clocking as Billy Foster.

testing Bob McLean's Lotus 23B

From the November 1964 issue of Canada Track & Traffic.

another race report from Meridian, 1964

From the August 9, 1964 Idaho Sunday Statesman.

race report, Meridian Speedway, 1964

Another item from July 19, 1964.

some clippings from the Idaho Sunday Statesman, 1964

A story on Jack Eckman, July 19, 1964.

Sunday funnies

Merry Xmas.

More from King of the Royal Mounted.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Vettes, "Happy Hodaddy":

more seasonal greasings

More from the 1970s:

seasonal greasings

Part one from the 1970s:

1979, some Westwood and Mission

Westwood has a sports car race; Mission has motocross.

Langley Speedway, Saturday, May 26, 1979

Back to the regular classes of limited super stocks and claimers.

Saturday, May 26, 1979

limited super stocks and claimers

17 limited super stocks

23 claimers

fast times:

claimers – Garnet Zimmerman, 17.972

super stocks – Al Adams, 16.255

claimer B dash

1 – Tim McBryan, Langley

2 – Jim Cook

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Lloyd Hill

claimer A dash

1 – Dan Villeneuve, Abbotsford

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock dash

1 – Doc Dockendorff, Langley

2 – Al Adams

3 – Lizz Johnson

4 – Bruce Browne

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Grahame, Surrey

2 – Fernanda Legentil, Langley

3 – Len Cranmore, Surrey

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Lee Holman

claimer heat two

1 – Jim Cook, Coquitlam

2 – Tim McBryan

3 – Bill Olebar, Langley

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

5 – George Rayburn

claimer heat three

1 – Bob Fadden, Abbotsford

2 – Andy Haas, Surrey

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock heat one

1 – Len Jansen, Abbotsford

2 – Ray Dizenbachs, Surrey

3 – Bob Cook, Pitt Meadows

4 – Bill Lengentil

5 – Det Wrede

super stock heat two

1 – Gordie Schmidt, Surrey

2 – Nick Mannes, Abbotsford

3 – Wayne Baber, Surrey

4 – Doc Dockendorff

5 – Lizz Johnson

claimer consolation main

1 – Rick Grahame, Surrey

2 – Ron Mitchell, New Westminster

3 – Len Cranmore

4 – Joe Bidoks

5 – Fernanda Lengentil

claimer A main (15 start, 25 laps)

1 – Tim McBryan

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Dan Villeneuve

5 – Barry Hilts

6 – Atom Villeneuve

7 – Tonis Kaest

8 – Andy Haas

9 – Rick Grahame

10 – Dave Rouze

11 – Bob Fadden

12 – Garnet Zimmerman

13 – Bill Olebar

14 – Mubby Beggs

super stock main (35 laps)

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Al Adams

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Len Jansen

6 – Wayne Baber

7 – Ken Jansen

8 – Bob Cook

9 – Nick Mannes

10 – Det Wrede

11 – Lizz Johnson

12 – Harold Oliver

13 – Ray Dizenbachs

14 – Bill Legentil

Langley Speedway, Sunday, May 20, 1979

The second day of a double-header demolition race weekend.

Sunday, May 20, 1979

demolition races and derby

first dash

1 – Gary Radford

second dash

1 – Ernie Nichols

third dash

1 – Murray Chambers

powder puff

1 – Donna Sandulack

heat A

1 – Pat Gordichuck

heat B

1 – Barry Emmett

heat C

1 – Dale Harder

main

1 – Gary Radford

derby

Gary Radford and Rick Pemble

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Astronauts, "'55 'Bird":

Langley Speedway, Saturday, May 19, 1979

Saturday, May 12, 1979 was rained out.

The next weekend was a double header demolition race weekend.

Saturday, May 19, 1979

demolition races and derby

first dash

1 – Gary Radford

second dash

1 – Larry McKenzie

powder puff

1 – Judi Edwards

Heat A

1 – Mike Salo

Heat B

1 – Murray Chambers

Main

1 – Murray Chambers

derby

Murray Chambers

Langley Speedway, Saturday, May 5, 1979

Opening day/night.

Saturday, May 5, 1979

modified sportsman, limited super stocks, claimers

fast times:

claimers – Dan Villeneuve, 18.198

modified sportsman – unknown

super stocks – Al Adams, 16.486

claimer dash

1 – Barry Hilts

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter

super stock dash

1 – Andy Dunseth, Osoyoos

claimer heat A

1 – Murray Beggs

claimer heat B

1 – Tim McBryan

claimer heat C

1 – Bob Fletcher

modified sportsman heat

1 – Ron Hagen

2 – Tom Felling

3 – Al Prendergast

4 – Lance Bracewell

super stock heat

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Gordy Mannes

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Johnson

claimer main (24 start, ten finish, 25 laps)

1 – Atom Villeneuve

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Harvery Hoogenboom

4 – Murray Beggs

5 – Tonis Kaest

6 – Guy Miller

modified sportsman main (20 laps, 9 start)

1 – Jim Hagen

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Tom Felling

5 – Kurt Anderson

super stock main (20 laps)

1 – Al Adams

2 – Doc Dockendorff

3 – Lloyd DeJong

4 – Gordy Mannes

5 – Bruce Browne

6 – Frank Zalot

7 – Ray Dizenbach

8 – Wayne Baber

9 -- Johnson

Langley Speedway, 1979

Starting the 1979 season at Langley. Some pre-season clippings from Racing Wheels by Fred Rannard, Sr.

Skagit Speedway, 1965

Scrambling around to get something/anything out. Not that I lack "content". ;-)

1979 CAMRA at PGARA

Clippings from the August 29, 1979 issue of Racing Wheels and August 20, 1979 Prince George Citizen newspaper.

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning sock hop

The Royal Shandels, "Be Careful with your Car-full":

1990 two page story on the end of Westwood

Two pages dedicated to the demise of Westwood. From the Vancouver Province.

1989, Buck Kinney

A story on Buck Kinney down at Seattle International Raceway from 1989. Photo and story by Gerry Frechette.

another 1983 clipping

Roger Manson (another Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer, class of 2011) makes headlines in 1983 at the Mission Raceway sand drags.

another 1983 story

Al Ores makes the headline in the July 26, 1983 Columbian newspaper race weekend recap. And Tom Berrow does well down south.

drag boat racing

Maurice "Mo" Davidson (a 2016 Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer) sets a record in 1983.

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Evergreen Speedway video, mid-1960s

You'll have to follow the link but the video is cool. Super modifieds at Evergreen Speedway.

https://vimeo.com/147798999

a Skagit post

Just to round out this week of 1979 posts. I believe the "Cap'n Crunch" derby car is of Canada's Rick Pemble.

Roy Smith wins a Winston West Grand National race, 1979

Third Canadian to do so, Roy Smith from Victoria, won at Portland.