Friday, May 13, 1960, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Opening day after an aborted attempt from the week before. Just not enough cars ready.

1960 Grandview Bowl season, Nanaimo

Might as well get this one started.

Some pre-season items from April 12th.

end of season at Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Some more rainouts. And the final points.

some sad news from the south

Heard that Eugene, OR's John Langan passed away recently. He was a big deal down there.

Ad from 1967.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Chordettes, "No Wheels":

Friday, September 11, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Okay, the previous two races over the Labour Day weekend were rained out.

some confusion about rainouts at Grandview Bowl, 1959

Ads for September 4th and 7th but no results. Not sure if they were rained out or not. And a Doug Bowell photo to boot.

Friday, August 28, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Dave Cooper back to winning.

Saturday, August 22, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

The trip down south was good for some.

Sunday funnies

Another set of pages from an old comic book.

Saturday morning sock hop

Viscount V, "Cherry Red Vette":

Friday, August 21, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

It appears Dave Cooper kept the wheels on the pavement. But he didn't win.

Saturday, August 15, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

Dave Cooper, in a borrowed car (no doubt his being repaired from the rollover the night before in Nanaimo), wins.

Friday, August 14, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Regularly scheduled races with Dave Cooper repeating his feat of the previous week.

Friday, August 7, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Dave Cooper making headlines, first for the right reason and then for the wrong reason.

Friday, July 31, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

A Le Mans start featured.

Sunday funnies

From an old comic book.

10 years

Seems this is an anniversary/birthday of sorts. I started this blog ten years ago, January 13, 2008.

The two inspirations for its continuing existence are the late Don Radbruch and Pike Green, both of whom were generous with their knowledge, their archives and their enthusiasm for me to keep searching for more racing history.

So this anniversary/birthday post is dedicated to their memory.

Saturday, July 25, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

Next day, down south at Victoria's Western Speedway.

Friday, July 24, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Different winners on a Friday night at Nanaimo.

Saturday, July 18, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

The Saturday night race at Victoria's Western Speedway. And the next day, sad news concerning racer Dick Willoughby.

Friday, July 17, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Regularly scheduled races with local hero Ray Pottinger doing well.

Saturday, July 11, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

Another Nanaimo report on the racing south in Victoria.

Bell

Bell helmet ads.

Saturday morning sock hop

Johnny Fortune, "Dragster":

Friday, July 10, 1959, Grandview Bowl, Nanaimo

Friday night in Nanaimo.

Saturday, July 4, 1959, Western Speedway, Victoria

Report on the races south of Nanaimo down in Victoria.