results, IMCA, Calgary, 1934

 Coverage from the July 19, 1934 Calgary Albertan.

1934 IMCA, Calgary

 The Calgary Albertan's coverage from the July 17 and 18, 1934 issues.

Emory Collins, 1933

Some promotional material about former Regina kid, Emory Collins. From the March 28, 1933 Regina Leader-Post. 

Emory Collins

 An article from the March 28, 1971 Sioux City Journal on the great Emory Collins.

Emory Collins

 An article from the March 28, 1971 Sioux City Journal on the great Emory Collins.

Emory Collins, Moose Jaw, 1949

Part of the western swing included a race at Moose Jaw.

Emory Collins, Regina, 1949

The IMCA travelled through the prairie provinces for the first time in many years back in 1949.

IMCA, Calgary, 1950

Some results that include Calgary's own George LeMay. George is also in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

"the Ted Williams of auto racing", Emory Collins

Some 1950 Calgary Herald clippings on the IMCA race in Calgary. It was Emory Collins' last year racing.

a 1930 IMCA race from Winnipeg

Some new race results from the IMCA. It comes in these days in dribs and drabs but it still is coming in.

A new track, the 3/4 mile Polo Park, I'd not heard of. I will have to chase down the Winnipeg Free Press from that era next trip to the microfilm morgue.

Regina's Emory Collins, 1927 at Toronto

A description of Emory Collins giving a ride to a "society" editor at Toronto. (I deleted a photo of some society people that had nothing to do with the story.)

some more Emory Collins

Clippings from the web:

Emory Collins item from 1962

This google online newspaper archive is taking up a lot of my time.

The "local boy done good" was still making the Regina newspaper in 1962.

The top photo is from a McLaren site. I know I have photos of Emory to scan. I just have to find them....

the old outlaw circuit

The World of Outlaws drivers were at Skagit over the weekend. From close to 50 years ago here's a clipping of the IMCA, often referred to as being outlaws by the AAA and then USAC way back when.

Emory Collins was still the big draw in the Canadian swing, having grown up in Regina and having one of the more powerful cars.

From Lethbridge, 1950.

imca, 1933

Done quickly to beat a scheduled outage. Only one race found in 1933, at Regina. Emory "Spunk" Collins comes home triumphant.


Friday, August 4, 1933, Regina, SK, World Grain Show, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--2 mile trial--Sig Haugdahl (Miller 8), 2:06 2-5 (New Canadian record)

--Exhibition sweepstakes--heat--Emory “Spunk” Collins (Cragar Miller)

--Exhibition sweepstakes--final heat--1st, Emory “Spunk” Collins

--1/2 mile--Collins, 31 2-5; Haugdahl, 31 3-5

--Miss Elfrieda Mais crashed through a timber barricade at 60 mph


Saturday, August 5, 1933, World Grain Show, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--2 mile record run--Emory Collins (Cragar Miller), 1:56 (New Canadian record)

--match race (50 points toward 1933 championship)--1st, Collins; 2nd, Haugdahl

--1/2 mile--Haugdahl, 28 2-5

--Dominion Sweepstakes--final heat--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Larry Beckett

--Regina Derby--7 laps--1st, Larry Beckett; 2nd, Roy Lake

imca, 1923 part two

I like the photo from the Toronto Star. There was a big article in the magazine Auto Racing Memories by former IMCA stalwart Aut Swenson who traveled with the group back in those days and eventually had a thrill show that came through the prairies during the 1950s and beyond that talks about the train coaches that were attached to the fair train by Sloan that went from town to town. I'll have to search that one out.

The further exploits of Emory Collins, Regina, SK, come to light. First as a "mallet welder (sic)" for the automobile polo match that was part of the show and then in Ontario as a driver.

Saturday, July 28, 1923, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, exhibition, 1/2 mile

no results--sports page missing from the Monday--I got a headache for this?


Saturday, August 4, 1923, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--light car race--7 laps--1st, Claypool (Gray-Dort); 2nd, Daily (Duesy Special)--time, 4:41

--championship match race--5 laps--1st, Lampkin (Peugeot); 2nd, Claypool (Premier Special)--time, 2:58

--Australian Pursuit race--7 laps--1st, Sarles (Mooney Ford)--time, 4:14

--Class D handicap--7 laps--1st, Claypool (Premier Special); 2nd, Petticord (Essex); 3rd, Lampkin (Peugeot)--time, 4:26

--Regina Sweepstakes--5 laps--1st, Sarles (Mooney Ford); 2nd, Lecklider (Earl Special); 3rd, Claypool (Gray-Dort)--time, 3:11


evening:

--match race--5 laps--1st heat--1st, Petticord (Essex); 2nd, Sarles (Mooney Ford)--time, 3:?6

--match race--2nd heat--1st, Lecklider (Earl Special); 2nd, Daily (Duesy Special)--time, 3:21 4-5

--match race--3rd heat--one mile--1st, Lampkin (Peugeot); 2nd, Claypool (Premier Special)--time, 1:11 4-5

--final--1st, Petticord; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Lecklider--time, 3:10

note: (from Regina Leader on the auto polo event) “Emery (sic) Collins, the well-known young hockey player, who is taking up the gasoline sport, was one of the mallet-welders (sic).”


Saturday, August 25, 1923, Toronto, ON, CNE, 1/2 mile

--1st race--7 laps--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, Ray Lampkin; 3rd, “Pop” Daily--time, 4:13

--2nd race--5 laps--1st, Jack Petticord; 2nd, Emory Collins; 3rd, Cleo Sarles--time, 3:02 2-5

--3rd race--7 laps--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Cleo Sarles; 3rd, Emory Collins--time, 4:17 3-5

--4th race--7 laps--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, “Pop” Daily; 3rd, Jack Johnson--time, 4:14 3-5


Monday, August 27, 1923, Toronto, ON, CNE, 1/2 mile

--results unknown


Sherbrooke, 1923 (Mike Tanney info, thanks Mike)
> Half-mile track
> Friday, August 31
> 1) Light Car Race (7 laps)
> 1. Lecklider (#5 Earl Spl) 4:04, 54.5mph
> also ran: Petticord (#28 Essex), Collins (#34 Beaver), Norton
> (#29 Grey-Dort)
> 2) Match Race (5 laps)
> 1. Lampkin (Peugeot) 2. Claypool (Premier)
> 3) Australian Pursuit (7 laps)
> 1. Norton (Grey-Dort) 4:12 2/5
> also ran: Beaver, Essex, Mooney Ford
> 4) Class D Handicap (7 laps)
> 1. Lampkin 4:20 3/5 2. Claypool 3.Lecklider
> 5) Exhibition Sweepstakes (7 laps)
> 1. Lampkin 4:13
> also ran: Essex, Premier, Mooney Ford, Beaver


Friday, September 14, 1923, Ottawa, Ontario, Central Canada Exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st race--heavy car race--7 laps--1st, Ray Claypool (Premier Special); 2nd, Burr Lampkin (Peugeot)--time, 4:22 1-2

--2nd race--light cars--5 laps--1st, Jack Petticord; 2nd, Cleo Sarles (Ford)

--2nd heat--Exhibition Sweepstakes--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Pop Daily (Duesey Special)

--final heat--5 miles--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Sarles--time, 6:00


Saturday, September 15, 1923, Ottawa, Ontario, Central Canada Exhibition, 1/2 mile

--Exhibition Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Cleo Sarles (Mooney Ford); 2nd, Ray Claypool (Premier Special); 3rd, Pop Daily (Duesey Special)--time, 6:02

--1st race--light cars--7 laps--1st, Joe (?) Collins, Regina, Sask. (Gray-Dort)--time, 4:14

--match race--5 laps--1st, Ray Claypool (Premier Special); 2nd, Burr Lampkin (Peugeot)--time, 3:03 1-4

--class D handicap--7 laps--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool

--Australian pursuit--1st, Pop Daily (Duesey Special); 2nd, Sarles

imca, 1923 part one

Looks like a two parter, maybe three. Some of the names aren't all that well known, but they are colourful -- Robin Hood?

Also interesting to note the non-IMCA race win by an "E. Collins" from Regina, SK this year. Emory Collins' racing career is underway.


Monday, July 2, 1923, Winnipeg, Manitoba, River Park, 1/2 mile

--event #1--2 miles--1st, Petticord; 2nd, Sarles; 3rd, Robin Hood--time, 2:40 4-5

--event #2--2 1/2 miles--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Johnson--time, 3:16 4-5

--event #3--1st heat elimination trials--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Robin Hood; 3rd, Sarles--time, 4:31 4-5

--event #4--2nd heat elimination trials--1st, Sarles; 2nd, Petticord

--event #5--British auto polo team defeated Americans 2-0

--event #6--final heat elimination trials--1st, Robin Hood; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Sarles--time, 6:58


Friday, July 6, 1923, Brandon, Manitoba, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--free-for-all--7 laps--1st, Lampkin (Chicago Special); 2nd, Sarles (Ford)--time, 6:24 3-4

--light car race--2 miles--1st, Robin Hood--time, 2:34

--heavy car race--5 laps--1st, Lampkin (Chicago Special)--time, 3:13 3-4


Saturday, July 14, 1923, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--light cars--7 laps--1st, Petticord (Essex); 2nd, Lecklider (Earl Special); 3rd, Ray Claypool (Premier)

--match race--5 laps--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool--time, 3:00 2-5

--Australian Pursuit--7 laps--1st, Claypool (Premier); 2nd, ??? (Mooney Ford); 3rd, Daily (Duesy Special)--time, 3:42 2-5

--5 laps--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool--time, 4:18 3-5

--10 laps--1st, Claypool (Premier)--time, 6:19 1-5


Monday, July 16, 1923, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--event #1--light car race, division one--5 laps--1st, Robin Hood (Premier); 2nd, Petticord (Essex)--time, 3:19 2-5

--event #2--heavy car race, division four--6 laps--1st, Lampkin (Chicago Special); 2nd, Claypool (Premier Special)--time, 4:04

--event #3--free-for-all, division six--1st heat--7 laps--1st, Lampkin (Chicago Special); 2nd, Robin Hood (Premier)--time, 4:13 1-5

--event #4--free-for-all, division six--2nd heat--7 laps--1st, Petticord (Essex); 2nd, Claypool (Premier Special)--time, 4:17 4-5

--event #5--free-for-all, division six--final heat--5 laps--1st, Petticord (Essex); 2nd, Lampkin (Chicago Special); 3rd, Robin Hood (Premier)--time, 3:05 205

note: E. Collins of Regina won a 10-mile race at River Park, Winnipeg, MB, this same day.


Saturday, July 21, 1923, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--match race--10 laps--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Paul Welch--time, 6:04 2-5

--1st race--7 laps--1st, Petticord (Essex)--time, 4:39 2-5

--5 laps--1st, Lampkin (Peugeot); 2nd, Claypool--time, 3:21

--Australian Pursuit--1st, Daily (Duesy Special); 2nd, Sarles (Mooney Ford)--time, 4:19 1-5

--Class D handicap--7 laps--1st, Lampkin (Peugeot); 2nd, Claypool (Premier); 3rd, Lecklider (Earl Special)--time, 4:12 2-5 (?)

--Edmonton Sweepstakes--5 laps--1st, Johnson--time, 3:21


evening:

--match--1st, Lecklider (Earl Special); 2nd, Johnson (Premier)

--match--1st, Sarles (Mooney Ford); 2nd, Petticord (Essex)

--match--1st, Lampkin (Peugeot); 2nd, Claypool (Premier)

--match race winners race--5 laps--1st, Lampkin--time, 2:19


And a photo to close out this rapid post from the Winnipeg Free Press of "E. Collins" and his win.

arrived in the mail today

A couple interesting motorsport items with Canadian connections.

First, John Cordts' short book Blood, Sweat and Turnips.

Second, The Alternate is the beginning installment on The Emory Collins Story, as told to Earl Fabritz.

Haven't read much of either yet so I can't comment. But both hold subjects are of interest to me. Cordts from a photo way back when at a rainy Laguna Seca where he won a Can-Am race. And Emory Collins because of his growing up in Regina, SK, and his racing beginnings from there.

April 1st -- Well, that above paragraph was wrong. John Cannon won the Can-Am race back in 1968 at Laguna Seca. Not sure at the moment if Cannon ever raced at Westwood. John Cordts did as far as I know. And Cordts did race Can-Am during its heyday.

And this is no April Fool joke.