old motorcycle item

From the August 22, 1936 Vancouver Province, a story on local motorcycle racing.

Motorcycle scrambles, 1969

Not sure exactly where this was. Off Carvolth Road (200th Street) in Langley, south of No. 10 Highway. "Sully property under the B.C. Hydro power lines". I can sort of visualize it.

some more stuff

From the Larry McBride collection.

some old street rodders

From the Larry McBride collection.

Sunday funnies

From an external hard drive.

1947, Jack Smith's Flying Saucer

Article from the January 25, 1947 Victoria Daily Colonist.

Saturday morning viddie

From Westwood, 1965, Phil Gaglardi and Stirling Moss doing a few laps.

1968 Billy Foster Memorial Speedway program

A pretty simple looking artifact.

1976 PGARA program

Some pages from a 1976 PGARA program.

1951 Abbotsford, motorcycle vs. automobile

From the October 26, 1951 Vancouver Province. No results of the competition as of yet. (It's only been 68 years!)

Flyin' Phil and Whistlin' Bernie

An old Vancouver Province story with Phil Gaglardi hamming it up with Bernie Smith.

Boats, Harrison Lake,1959

Two weekends of racing, one for the locals got press in the Chilliwack Progress.

arena cross program, Stetson Bowl, Cloverdale, 1989

There were a lot of venues that held motorcycle/motocross races over the years.

Saturday morning sock hop

The Surfaris, "Boss Barracuda":

1978 Westwood Honda series

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.

1991 motocross

Some events from Aldergrove, and a mention of a Supercross at BC Place.

some old clippings

Some motorcycle racing stuff from 1947.

1980 motorcycle racing at Westwood

From June 1980.

1966 drag boats, Deas Channel

I always want to call it Deas Slough, but it's Deas Channel.

super cross poster

"Found" on a hard drive.

Saturday morning sock hop

Everett Gates and the Jokers, "Mean Machine":

Arlington airport drag racing, 1953

Another couple pages "borrowed" from facebook. This one a story on Arlington Airport from HRM.

1976 Langley Speedway

Big payout, $1,000 to win in 1976.

1966 Tiger Raceways ad

Drag boat racing at the Deas Slough/Channel off the Fraser River near the tunnel, 1966.

1964 Syndicate Scuderia

From an old issue of National Dragster, Jack Williams and the Syndicate Scuderia. Found on facebook.

1974 Daffodil Cup, Western Speedway

Some new old newspapers coming online. Report on the 1974 Daffodil Cup from the Victorian newspaper.

Sunday funnies

A comic strip I've never seen before.

Saturday morning sock hop

Pete Anderson, "Drivin' Wheel":

Ed Gray, drag racer

Some mid-1960s photos of Ed Gray at the Jack Williams' shop.

a track unknown

South of Blaine, Dunkins Speedway.