northwest midgets

 From the archive.

 

Soap box and hydroplane race ads, 1962

From the June 27, 1962 Chilliwack Progress.

 

Lou Berry and the Bel Raves -- Hot Rod

 

1962 power boats, Swan Point, Hatzic Lake

From the June 6, 1962 Chilliwack Progress.

 

1962 Haney Speedway

 From the June 11, 1962 Vancouver Province.

ad from 1962

 An experiment.

 

1971 Alberta hill climb

 From the June 28, 1971 Calgary Albertan.

 

sprint cars, 1966

 From the April 2, 1966 International Motorsport News.

 

1966 Northwest Rod News

 April 1966.

 

car-toon politicks

 From 1954.

 

Saturday morning cartoons: Motor Mouse and Auto Cat

 Motor Mouse and Auto Cat.

 

1921 Tacoma

 From July 3, 1921 Oregon Journal.

 

1958 Indianapolis

 From May 25, 1958 Eugene Register-Guard.

1963 Haney Speedway

 From the May 27, 1963 Vancouver Province.

 

1963, Columbian Canyon Rally

 From the August 1963 issue of Canada Track & Traffic.

 

1963, Westwood

 From the May 27, 1963 Vancouver Province.

 

Sunday funnies

 Ponytail

 

Saturday morning cartoon: Tom Slick -- Monster Rally

 Tom Slick.

 

1977, NASCAR Modifieds, Langley

 From the July 9, 1977 Vancouver Province and July 20, 1977 issue of Racing Wheels.

motorcycles, Westwood, 1977

 From the July 8 and 11, 1977 Vancouver Province.

1963, Western Speedway CAMRA results

 From the May 21, 1963 Victoria Daily Times.

 

1963, CAMRA, Western

 Ad from the May 18, 1963 Victoria Daily Times.

 

1963, motorcycle hill climb, Victoria

 From the October 15, 1963 Victoria Daily Times.

 

Sunday funnies

 From 1950.

 

Steve Miller Band -- Mercury Blues

 

1980, sports cars, Western Speedway

From the July 19 and 22, 1980 Victoria Daily Times.

demolition derby

 Ross and Sean Edwards. From the August 12, 2000 Abbotsford News and the July 14, 2011 Chilliwack Progress.

                                                                     

fuel altereds at Puyallup Dragway, 1968

 From the May 10 and 13, 1968 Tacoma News Tribune.

 

1947 or 1948 GVMC 300 mile endurance run

 Ads from April 3, 1947 Vancouver Province and April 3, 1948 Vancouver Province.

                                             

                                               

Kaija Kalevale

 From the March 27, 2008 New Westminster News Leader.

 

photo by the late Robert G. Hunter

 From 1983, Westwood, Datsun Racing Series.

Bo Diddley -- Ride On Josephine

 

1955, BCCCA, Abbotsford Airport

 Photo by Milt Goodman.

 

1954, Digney Speedway, opening day

 From the May 5 and 10, 1954 Vancouver Herald.

 

1966, Western Speedway

 Clippings from the July 23 and 25, 1966 Victoria Daily Times.

 

1966, San Cobble Dragway

 Ad from the July 23, 1966 Victoria Daily Times.

 

1980 Bob Naylor obit

 From the March 5, 1980 issue of Racing Wheels.

 

ad, 1966, Calgary

 From the July 2, 1966 Calgary Herald.

 

The Four Speeds -- R.P.M.

 

1954, opening day, Western Speedway

 From the May 21, 22 and 25, 1954 Victoria Daily Times.