Cultus Lake, 1932

I believe I've run the ad before. But here are the results. From the May 26 and June 2, 1932 issues of the Chilliwack Progress.

Power boats at Cultus Lake, 1932

Nice ad for some power boats racing. From the May 26, 1932 Chilliwack Progress.

chilliwack 1955, part three

Chilliwack report three for 1955. Power boat racing. Some interesting names in Jim Hutchison as he is in the BC Sports Hall of Fame and a Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer. Bob Henry must be the same Bob Henry that raced midgets at Digney Speedway and further south into Seattle. And, if he is the same person, the guy who started Van-Kam Trucks.

the first power boat race at Cultus Lake

"The first" is always (maybe that's a poor word choice) a dodgy claim. But I'll take it at face value for the moment. The first power boat race at Cultus Lake, BC, was April 22, 1962.

One mistake I see is that it was Ron Bestward, not "Robert", who was the cracker box driver. At least I think it was. Ron Bestward went on to be the American Power Boat Association (APBA) cracker box champion for the year of 1962. And second place finisher Bunny Jeboult was cracker box champion in 1964. Not too shabby for a couple local racers.

As usual there were boats from the Seattle area that did well in most of the other classes. More power boat histories to follow as the weather warms (?) into summer.