midgets, PGARA, 1977

 From the August 26 and 29, 1977 Prince George Citizen.

 

1962 club races at Westwood

 From the archive.

2023 Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society ceremony

 

Set your calendar for Saturday September 30, 2023. Our next ceremony is scheduled for that day, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Shannon Hall on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.

 

Inductees for 2023 are:

 

Bill Lemon, Hot Rod and Custom Car

Marty Knoll, Sports Cars and Road Racing

Cliff Haller, Collector and Restoration

Denis Mitchell, Motorcycles

Ron Morris, Oval Track Racing and Restoration

Fred Semple, Sports Cars and Road Racing

Wally Levy and the Levy Family, Motorcycles

Roy Smith, Oval Track Racing

Greg Lardeur, Drag Boat Racing

 

George Bell Memorial Award (formerly the Sandy Lovelace Memorial Award): Fred Rannard Sr., and Fred Rannard Jr.

 

 

Club Recognition: Early Ford V8 Club of America Regional Group #120

midget racing, Cloverdale, 1946

 From the archive.

Steve Baker, Laguna Seca, 1976

 From the November 1976 issue of Cycle World.

 

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Saturday's Hero The Super Stocks

1969, drag racing, Van Isle

 From the August 30 and September 3, 1969 Victoria Daily Times.

 

1987, motorcycles

 Vancouver-based motorcycle racer Gary Goodfellow at Laguna Seca. From the July 13, 1987 Salinas Californian.

1979 CAMRA, Super Oval, Idaho

 From the July 7, 1979 Idaho Statesman.

 

1967 award winners, Crossroads Speedway, Red Deer, AB

 From the Red Deer Advocate, October 21, 1971.

1990 Players Challenge Series, Westwood

 Results from the May 14, 1990 Vancouver Sun.

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Readin', Ridin' And Racin' by the Super Stocks

more from the last CAMRA race, 1984

 From September 16 and 17, 1984 Idaho Statesman.

 

last CAMRA race, 1984

 From the September 14 and 15, 1984 Idaho Statesman.

vintage car prices, 1980

 From the December 13, 1980 Vancouver Sun.

 

2019 power boats, Sproat Lake

 From the July 17, 2019 Alberni Valley News.

 

1984 Action Raceway

 From the July 7, 1984 Vancouver Sun.

 

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Jump In My Car - Chris Spedding

1938 hydros, Harrison Lake

 From the August 29, 1938 Seattle Star.

 

1967 drag racing ad, Calgary

 "The Canuck" at a car dealership with races that weekend. From the June 29, 1967 Calgary Albertan.

1925, IMCA, Delorimier Park, Montreal

 From the August 22 and 24, 1925 Montreal Gazette.

 

John Hall and Dave Dunbar

 From the April 30, 2010 Vancouver Sun.

 

George Hollinger story

 From the September 29, 2006 Vancouver Sun.

 

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Going Mobile, The Who

Westwood, August 1, 1971

 From the July 31 and August 2, 1971 Vancouver Sun. Not much of a report.

 

some Mission Raceway mini-sprint results

 From the July 15, 1992 Abbotsford News and the July 12, 1993 Vancouver Province.