Saturday, August 4, 1979, Langley Speedway

First day of a weekend of racing.

Saturday, August 4, 1979

super stocks and claimers

40 cars in the pits.

fast times:

claimers, Harvey Hoogenboom, 18.150

super stocks, Gordy Mannes, 16.151

claimer B dash

1 – George Rayburn

2 – Bob Fletcher

3 – Gerry Durchak

4 – Jim Cooke

claimer A dash

1 – Garnet Zimmerman

2 – Harvey Hoogenboom

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – Dave Balkwill

super stock dash

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Gordy Schmidt

3 – Jim Godfrey

4 – Gordy Mannes

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Graham

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Lee Homon

4 – Doug Graftstrom

5 – Chuck Swanson

claimer heat two

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Guy Miller

4 – Gerry Durchak

5 – Len Cranmore

claimer heat three

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Bill Olebar

super stock heat one

1 – Len Jansen

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Dennis Hollingsworth

4 – Norm Bailey

5 – Ken Jansen

super stock heat two

1 – Al Adams

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Lizz Johnson

4 – Gordy Mannes

5 – Gordy Schmidt

claimer main (25 laps, 22 cars)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Rick Graham

5 – George Rayburn

6 – Ron Mitchell

7 – Lee Homon

8 – Dave Balkwill

9 – Gerry Durchak

10 – Ken Graham

11 – Chuck Swanson

12 – Guy Miller

13 – Jim Cooke

super stock main (40 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Roy Blumenhagen

2 – Al Adams

3 – Gordy Schmidt

4 – Nick Mannes

5 – Len Jansen

6 – Bruce Browne

7 – Lizz Johnson

8 – Gordy Mannes

9 – Ken Jansen

10 – Frank Zalot

11 – Kevin Lester

12 – Ron Stevenson

13 – Jim Godfrey

14 – Dennis Hollingsworth

15 – Norm Bailey

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning yodel

Drifting Johnny Smith, "Service Station Blues":

Saturday, July 28, 1979, Langley Speedway

All three classes racing late in July.

Saturday, July 28, 1979

super stocks, modified sportsman, and claimers

fast times:

claimers, Atom Villeneuve, 18.154

modified sportsman, Jim Hagen, 15.972

super stocks, Roy Blumenhagen, 16.206

claimer B dash

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Jim Cooke

3 – Dave Roosa

4 – Harold Oliver

claimer A dash

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Barry Hilts

modified sportsman dash

1 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

2 – Jim Hagen

3 – Al Airlie

4 – Lance Bracewell

super stock dash

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Gordy Schmidt

4 – Bruce Browne

claimer heat one

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Tonis Kaest

3 – Rick Graham

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Joe Brooks

claimer heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Dave Roosa

3 – Bob Fadden

4 – Harold Oliver

5 – Guy Miller

claimer heat three

1 – Jim Darby

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Bill Olebar

modified sportsman heat

1 – Tom Felling

2 – Kieth Whitter

3 – Lance Bracewell

4 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

5 – Jim Hagen

super stock heat one

1 – Nick Mannes

2 – Frank Zellot

3 – Ken Jansen

4 – Len Jansen

5 – Andy Dunseth

super stock heat two

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Lloyd DeJong

5 – Doc Dockendorf

claimer main (20 cars, 25 laps)

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – George Rayburn

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

5 – Guy Miller

6 – Atom Villeneuve

7 – Len Cranmore

8 – Tonis Kaest

9 – Jim Cooke

10 – Harold Oliver

11 – Jim Darby

12 – Rick Graham

modified sportsman main (20 laps)

1 – Keith Whitter

2 – Lance Bracewell

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Jim Hagen

5 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

6 – Tom Felling

7 – Onno Van Gilder

8 – Al Prendergast, Jr.

9 – Al Airlie

super stock main

1 – Roy Blumenhagen

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Lloyd DeJong

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Frank Zellot

6 – Andy Dunseth

7 – Liz Johnson

8 – Len Jansen

9 – Ken Jansen

10 – Doc Dockendorf

Saturday, July 21, 1979, Langley Speedway

A Claimer special.

Saturday, July 21, 1979

claimer special

40 cars in the pits.

1200 in attendance.

Fast time:

Roy Blumenhagen, 18.054

B dash

1 – Dave Rossa

2 – Dave Balkwell

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Barry Dearmond

A dash

1 – Guy Miller

2 – Bob Fadden

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Bill Flag

heat one

1 – Ed Maskell

2 – Mike Sutherland

3 – Ken Graham

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Jim Graham

heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Rich Graham

3 – Bernie Strybos

4 – Jim Cooke

5 – Barry Dearmond

heat three

1 – Doug Lefebvre

2 – Harold Oliver

3 – Tim McBryan

4 – Dan Villeneuve

5 – Stan Lievers

heat four

1 – Len Cranmore

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Bunk MacKay

4 – Tonis Kaest

5 – Guy Miller

B main (25 laps)

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Dave Balkwell

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Mike Sutherland

5 – Barry Dearmond

6 – Murray Dyck

7 – Ken Graham

8 – Jim Cooke

9 – Ed Maskell

10 – Rick Graham

A main (18 cars, 35 laps)

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

5 – Gordon Sciotti

6 – Harold Oliver

7 – Tonis Kaest

8 – Guy Miller

9 – Len Cranmore

10 – Roy Blumenhagen

11 – Bill Flag

12 – Jim Lester

13 – Stan Lievers

14 – Bunk MacKay

15 -- Haas

Saturday, July 14, 1979, Langley Speedway

The demolition derby/race returns. A very popular attraction in the 1979 season.

Saturday, July 14, 1979

demolition race/derby

46 cars in the pits

2000 in attendance.

Best appearing car

Rick Pemble

C dash

1 – Randy Martin

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Hans Renker

4 – Jeff Martin

5 – Maik Salo

6 – Jim Leghorn

B dash

1 – Rick Maycock

2 – Dan Proulx

3 – Lloyd Hill

4 – Dave Rooze

5 – Bryan Saunders

A dash

1 – John Martin

2 – Murray Chambers

3 – Rick Pemble

backward dash

1 – Keary Bott

2 – Ken Stridd

3 – Danny Richardson

4 – Dale Harder

5 – Scott Morgan

powder puff

1 – Margaret Power

2 – Darlene Zilkowski

heat one

1 – Dan Villeneuve

2 – Murray Chambers

3 – Rick Pemble

4 – Rick Maycock

5 – Ivan Canvel

heat two

1 – Merv Wright

2 – Hans Renker

3 – Ken Stridd

4 – Jenny Taylor

5 – Pat Power

heat three

1 – Rick Maycock

2 – Fred Thompson

3 – Randy Martin

4 – Scott Morgan

5 – Gary Radford

main (31 cars, 20 laps)

1 – Rick Pemble

2 – John Martin

3 – Murray Chambers

4 – Power

5 – Bev Goddard

6 – Jenny Taylor

7 – Randy Martin

8 – Dan Villeneuve

9 – Danny Richardson

demolition derby (14 cars)

1 – Angelo Demitri

2 – Jim Patterson

3 – Danny Richardson

Saturday, July 7, 1979, Langley Speedway

Better get back to this. The coverage in Racing Wheels was pretty good thanks to Fred Rannard.

Saturday, July 7, 1979

limited super stocks and claimers

40 cars in the pits.

1500 in attendance.

Fast time:

claimers, Bob Fadden, 18.010

super stocks, Gordy Mannes, 16.174

claimer B dash

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Lloyd Hill

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – Bill Olebar

claimer A dash

1 – Tonis Kaest

2 – Bob Fadden

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock dash

1 – Nick Mannes

2 – Gordy Schmidt

3 – Al Adams

4 – Wayne Baber

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Graham

2 – Lynn Cranmore

3 – Lee Homon

4 – Ed Maskell

5 – Glen Peters

claimer heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Barry Hilts

3 – Bob Fletcher

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Lloyd Hill

claimer heat three

1 – George Rayburn

2 – Dave Rooze

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Tonis Kaest

5 – Mubby Beggs

super stock heat one

1 – Doc Dockendorf

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Ken Jansen

4 – Len Jansen

5 – Ray Dizenbachs

super stock heat two

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Al Adams

4 – Wayne Baber

5 – Gordy Mannes

claimer main (20 cars, 25 laps)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Barry Hilts

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – George Rayburn

5 – Dan Villeneuve

6 – Garnet Zimmerman

7 – Dave Balkwell

8 – Dave Rooze

super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Gordy Mannes

3 – Wayne Baber

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

6 – Nick Mannes

7 – Doc Dockendorf

8 – Frank Zellot

9 – Al Adams

10 – Ken Jansen

11 – Len Jansen

12 – Ron Stevenson

13 – Gordy Schmidt

14 – Roy Dizenbachs

some 1965 Langley clippings

From the last race of the season, Racing Wheels, October 9, 1965.

Sunday funnies

More of King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning folk

Woody Guthrie, "Blowin' Down This Road":

two more from the 1953 PNE parade

Two more from the 1953 PNE parade featuring Digney Speedway stock cars. Kaija is the blonde woman standing out front. The flagger is unknown. Maybe Groffe Murdoch. I should remember who the 13 car is. (Maybe Buddy Webb.)

1953 PNE parade photos

I'm not sure these came from Roy Long. I will say so until I remember otherwise.

Looks to be the 1953 PNE parade, the BC Stock Car Association having an entry in the festivities. Roy Long's number 5, Kaija Kalevala's 82 and the 22 of Mel Keen.

a couple more from Digney Speedway, 1953

Including a picture of Roy himself.

some more 1953 Digney Speedway clippings

More from the Roy Long collection:

some 1953 clippings

Photocopies of news clippings from the Roy Long collection. Digney Speedway, 1953.

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning hoedown

Grayson and Whitter, "Going Down the Lee Highway":

more from the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin

The 1971 endurance race.

more from the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin

The 1973 Thunderbird rally.

more from the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin

the 1973 endurance race at Westwood:

more from the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin

The 1973 Western Grand National NASCAR race at Westwood.

some Canadian Motorsport Bulletin bulletins

From a 1973 issue of Canadian Motorsport Bulletin:

Sunday funnies

More King of the Royal Mounted:

Saturday morning blues

Cleo Gibson, "I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips":

another set of CAMRA clippings from 1971

Leading up to the season opener, more "CAMRA Doings" from Racing Wheels.

even more 1971 CAMRA

More clippings from Racing Wheels featuring CAMRA news.

more CAMRA, 1971

Continuing with the CAMRA theme from 1971.