Tuesday, May 31, 2022

1953, hot rods at Portland

 May 3, 1953 Hot Rod race at Portland Speedway. From the  May 1 and May 4, 1953 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.





Monday, May 30, 2022

midgets, 1953, Portland

 April 5, 1953, midgets at Portland Speedway. From the April 3 and 6, 1953 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.




Sunday, May 29, 2022

Sunday funnies

 Indianapolis 500 today. And back in 1953.



Friday, May 27, 2022

hard top, 1953, Jantzen Beach

 A rain-shortened event. August 23, 1953, Hard Tops at Jantzen Beach. From the August 21 and 24, 1953 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.




Thursday, May 26, 2022

big cars, Portland, 1953





 Saturday, May 30, 1953 at Portland Speedway. Clippings from the May 28, 29 and June 1, 1953 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.


Wednesday, May 25, 2022

1946, Tacoma midget racing

 From the June 19, 1946 Tacoma News Tribune.



Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Shellburn kart track

 From the Jim Greenwood collection. Jim flagging the karts off.



Monday, May 23, 2022

Randolph Odne

 A closer look at Randolph Odne. From the May 31, 1940 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.



Sunday, May 22, 2022

Sunday Art

 More John Burgess.



Friday, May 20, 2022

1940, Randolph Odne

 From the May 23 and 24, 1940 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.





Thursday, May 19, 2022

1951 stock cars, Portland

 From the May 18 and 21, 1951 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.




Wednesday, May 18, 2022

1958 hard tops

 From the August 15 and 18, 1958 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.





Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1927 races, Vancouver WA

 From the May 5 and 9, 1927 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.




Monday, May 16, 2022

1924 Bagley Field, Vancouver WA

 From the August 20, 23 and 25, 1924 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.







Sunday, May 15, 2022

Sunday Art

 Another John Burgess painting.



Friday, May 13, 2022

1950 profile of Bob Gregg

 Bob Gregg from the April 21, 1950 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.



Thursday, May 12, 2022

midgets, Jantzen Beach, 1941

 From the June 26 and 27, 1941 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.





Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Shorty Templeman

 Item on Shorty Templeman from the August 24, 1946 Tacoma News Tribune.



Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Allen Heath winning at Tacoma

 Heath winning in the Carstens midget. From the August 12, 1946 Tacoma News Tribune.



Monday, May 9, 2022

1946, midgets at Athletic Park, Tacoma

 From the June 19, 1946 Tacoma News Tribune.



Sunday, May 8, 2022

Friday, May 6, 2022

Les Anderson, 1937

 Photo from the August 7, 1937 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.



Thursday, May 5, 2022

1947 Portland stock car race

 From the September 12 and 15, 1947 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.






Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Nutley Velodrome, midgets

 From far afield, some stuff on the opening race at the Nutley Velodrome, a banked board track in New Jersey. From the Paterson Morning Call.







Tuesday, May 3, 2022