Sig Haugdahl, 1922

 From the April 11, 1922 Tampa Times.

 

Sig Haugdahl

 At Calgary in 1922. Ad and clippings from the July 6 and 7, 1922 Calgary Morning Albertan.

another old article

Two page spread on Sig Haugdahl from a 1924 issue of Popular Science.

imca, 1922 part one

Probably will take three installments for this. Don't want to overtax everyone, including myself. First is Alberta.

The bottom clipping just verifies Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductee Jack Smith's participation then.

July 6, 1922, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:03 3-5

--6th event--5 miles--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Lampkin--time, 6:08 4-5

--Calgary Sweepstakes--1st heat--7 laps--1st, Lampkin--time, 5:20 2-5

--Calgary Sweepstakes--2nd heat--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool--time, 4:16

--consolation--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Oscar Anderson--time, 2:37

--mile--Miss Zenita Neville, 1:12 1-5


July 7, 1922, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 2-5 (equals world’s record) (1/2 mile in 31; 3/4 mark in 47)

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Haugdahl (Frontenac); 2nd, Oscar Anderson; 3rd, Claypool--time, 9:29 1-5

--1st race--5 laps--light cars--1st, Claypool--time, 3:14 1-5

--2nd race--7 laps--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Anderson--time, 4:23 2-5

--time trials--1/2 mile--Jack Smith, 35 4-5; Lampkin, 36 2-5; Claypool, 32 3-5; Haugdahl, 32.

--match race--1st, Zenita Neville; 2nd, Endicott--time, 1:16 1-5


July 14, 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 3-5 and 1:02 3-5

--Edmonton Sweepstakes--final heat--10 laps--1st, Haugdahl (Frontenac); 2nd, Claypool--time, 5:51 2-5

--sweepstakes--1st heat--7 laps--1st, Lampkin (Duesy Special); 2nd, Bill Endicott--time, 4:19 2-5

--sweepstakes--2nd heat--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Haugdahl--time, 4:09 2-5

--consolation--1st, Swede Anderson (King Special); 2nd, Endicott (Fiat); 3rd, Daly (Peerless)


July 15, 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Wisconsin Special), 1:01 1-5 (world’s record)
--then broke crankshaft

--2nd event--7 laps--heavy cars--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Endicott--time, 4:11 2-5

--1st event--5 laps--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Jackels--time, 3:10 1-5

--match race--mile--1st, Zenita Neville; 2nd, Bill Endicott

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--8 points to winner for international championship for 1/2 mile--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, Haugdahl; 3rd, Anderson--time, 8:48 1-5

imca, 1920 part two

Second of what will be three parts to the 1920 Canadian IMCA season. This part finishes out the prairie provinces. Interesting to see a town like Yorkton, SK on the schedule. Wish I had some info on what happened there. As I remember I couldn't find anything in the Regina newspaper.

And why I have nothing from Winnipeg, MB is a mystery right now. Hopefully it'll get sorted soon. But, to this point, we have what we have. And we have:


Saturday, July 17, 1920, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--time trials--half mile and mile--Haugdahl, 32 4-5 and 1:05 4-5; (old records 33 1-5 and 1:06 4-5)

--1st event--3 miles--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Ted Rick--time, 4:05 3-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Duray--time, 2:39 1-5

--4th event--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Ted Rick; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, LaPlant; 4th, Brainerd--time, 6:54 4-5

--Saskatchewan Sweepstakes--1st, $1000; 2nd, $500; 3rd, $200--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Claypool; also ran: Rick, Brainerd, LaPlant and Haugdahl--time, 6:00 4-5


Saturday, July 24, 1920, Brandon, Manitoba, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st event--1st, Brainerd; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Duray

--mile--Haugdahl, 65 seconds

--3rd event--1st, Claypool

--match race--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Brainerd

--10 mile race--1st, Haugdahl

--special race--2 miles--1st, Lampkin


Saturday, July 31, 1920, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--1st race--3 miles--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Brainerd (Briscoe); 2nd, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 3rd, Ray Claypool (Paige Special)--time, 4:06 3-5

--time trials--one mile--Haugdahl (Essex), 1:10 2-5

--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Claypool (Paige); 2nd, Lampkin (Essex)--time, 6:46 2-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl (Essex); 2nd, Brainerd (Briscoe)--time, 2:40

--free-for-all--3 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Claypool (Paige Special); 3rd, Lampkin (Essex)--time, 4:06

--International Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Haugdahl (Essex); 3rd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special)--time, 6:51


evening:

--free-for-all--1st heat--2 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Haugdahl (Essex); 3rd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special)--time, 2:43

--free-for-all--2nd heat--2 miles--1st, Lampkin (Essex); 2nd, Claypool (Paige Special); 3rd, Brainerd (Briscoe)--time, 2:29

--time trials--half mile and mile--Haugdahl (Essex), 33 1-5 and 1:07 1-5 (new record); Claypool, 35 and 1:10 1-5

--free-for-all--final heat--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Disbrow--time, 6:35

--consolation race--3 miles--1st, Claypool (Paige Special); 2nd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special); 3rd, Rick (Stephens)--time, 3:57


Wednesday, August 4, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba

unknown


Friday, August 6, 1920, Yorkton, Saskatchewan

unknown

imca, 1920 part one

Missed yesterday. Oh well, trying to keep it to one a day and I got busy the previous two days. Do too much and people get tired, me included.

Here's the beginning of two, maybe three posts for the IMCA in Canada for 1920.

We like world's records and Sig Haugdahl allegedly set one for 5 miles at Edmonton. "Allegedly"? Well, it is the IMCA of the hippodrome days so everything, including clocks, are suspect. But the show was probably exciting as all heck.

Here's the Alberta races. Some two a day shows. You had to work if you were with the IMCA in those days.


Friday, July 2, 1920, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--1st race--2 miles--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Rowe Brainerd; 3rd, Ray LaPlant--time, 2:33 1-5

--2nd race--3 miles--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Ray Claypool; 3rd, Sig Haugdahl--time, 3:36 1-5

--3rd race--time for mile--Haugdahl, 1:03 1-5

--4th race--5 miles--pursuit handicap--1st, Duray; 2nd, Claypool--time, 6:08 1-2

--5th race--Canadian Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Rowe Brainerd; 3rd, Claypool--time, 9:28


Saturday, July 3, 1920, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--event #1--half mile time trial--Brainerd, 35 4-5; Duray, 34 4-5; Haugdahl, 33 (new record)

--event #2--3 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Lampkin--time, 3:27 1-5

--event #3--consolation handicap--3 miles--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Brainerd; 3rd, LaPlant; 4th, Rick--time, 3:38 1-5

--event #4--free-for-all--3 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Haugdahl--time, 3:45 4-5

--event #5--Canadian Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Lampkin--time, 8:56


evening:

3 events--two won by Brainerd


Tuesday, July 6, 1920, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st event--mile--Haugdahl--1:03 4-5

--2nd event--free-for-all--1st heat--1st, Sig Haugdahl; 2nd, Ted Rick--time, 2:49 1-5

--3rd event--free-for-all--2nd heat--1st, Rowe Brainerd; 2nd, Leon Duray--time, 2:20 2-5

--4th event--free-for-all--3rd heat--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, Ray Lampkin--time, 2:36 3-5

--5th event--heat winners--3 miles--1st, Haugdahl


Saturday, July 10, 1920, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--2 miles--Haugdahl, 2:09 4-5 (new Canadian record)

--mile--Haugdahl, 1:04 3-5

--1st event--3 miles--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Brainerd; 2nd, Haugdahl; 3rd, Ray LaPlant--time, 3:39

--event #4--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, $300; 2nd, $100--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, LaPlant; 3rd, Ray Claypool--time, ???

--match race--2 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Haugdahl--time, 2:23 1-5

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--$1500--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Duray; 3rd, Brainerd


evening:

--1st, event--consolation handicap--1st heat--1st, Claypool; 2nd, LaPlant

--last event--Midnight Sun Sweepstakes--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Duray--time, 3:36

imca, 1919 part one

It's Wednesday and time for the IMCA recap. Only will need two parts for this year.

Again noticeable for the names: Dave Koetzla went on to work at the Gilmore Stadium midget race track in Los Angeles; Sig Haugdahl's name became synonymous with the IMCA in the years to come; and Irving "Putty" Hoffman's name is mentioned in the most recent issue of The Alternate by future IMCA start Emory Collins. Seems Hoffman was a cousin to Collins and at age 13 Emory got his first chance to drive a real race car, Hoffman's. Might have been this year.

Friday, July 4, 1919, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

3 miles--B and C cars--1st, Irvin Hoffman, No. 9; 2nd, “Red” Fosser, No. 10; 3rd, Wild Bill Endicott, No. 7--time, 3:52

3 miles--A and B cars--1st, Jules Ellingboe, No. 8; 2nd, Wild Bill Endicott, No. 11; 3rd, Dave Koetzla, No. 14--time, 3:34

time trials--Jules Ellingboe, 1:07 1-5 (NTR); Wild Bill Endicott, 1:10; Dave Koetzla, 1:11; Ray Lampkin, 1:23

matched race--3 miles--Wild Bill Endicott defeated Dave Koetzla--time, 3:35 2-5

handicap race--2 miles--1st, Claypool, No. 17; 2nd, Hoffman, No. 9; Lampkin, No. 5 dropped out--time, 2:31 3-5

Rocky Mountain Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Dave Koetzla, No. 14; 2nd, Lampkin, No. 10; 3rd, Claypool, No. 17--time, 8:57 3-5


July 5, 1919, Calgary, Alberta, exhibition, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

afternoon

--1st race--consolation handicap--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Claypool--time, 2:21 3-5

--2nd race--match race--3 miles--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Bill Endicott--time, 3:36 1-5

--3rd race--5 miles--1st, Endicott; 2nd, R. Claypool; 3rd, Hoffman--time, 6:15 2-5

--4th race--time trial--2 miles--Jules Ellingboe, 2:16

--5th race --Australian Pursuit race--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Hoffman--time, 3:50 3-5

--6th race--Dominion Sweepstakes--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Ray Lampkin; 3rd, Ellingboe--time, 9:11 3-5


evening races

--1st race--2 miles--free-for-all handicap--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, R. Claypool--time, 2:31 2-5

--2nd race--2 miles--free-for-all--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, Ray Lampkin--time, 2:30 1-5

--3rd race--2 miles--championship event--Koetzla loses wheel in race with Ellingboe going to 3rd lap.


Monday, July 7, 1919, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--time trials--one mile--1st, Jules Ellingboe, 1:05; Ray Lampkin, 1:09 2-5; Wild Bill Endicott, 32 2-5 for half-mile then broke

--2 miles--A and B cars--1st, 1st, Wild Bill Endicott; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, Dave Koetzla (or Lampkin)--time, 2:22 4-5

--3 miles--B and C cars--1st, Red Fosser; 2nd, Sig Haugdahl; 3rd, Irvin Hoffman; 4th, Ray Claypool--time, 3:40 4-5

--5 miles--championship race--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Red Fosser; 3rd, Irvin Hoffman--time, 6:14 4-5


Saturday, July 12, 1919, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon

--mile--Jules Ellingboe, 1:06 4-5

--event #6--15 laps--Northwestern Sweepstakes--1st, Wild Bill Endicott; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, Dave Koetzla--time, 8:56

--3 miles--light cars--1st, Red Fosser; 2nd, Putty Hoffman; 3rd, Ray Claypool--time, 3:50 2-5

--3 miles--heavy cars--1st, Koetzla; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, Ellingboe--time, 3:41 2-5

--2 miles--match race--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Endicott--time, 2:20 2-5


evening races

rained out


July 19, 1919, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, exhibition

--mile--Jules Ellingboe, 1:06 3-4 (NTR, old 1:12 4-5)

--two miles--Ellingboe, 2:12 3-5 (NTR, old 2:16 4-5)

--1st race--light cars--3 miles--1st, Putty Hoffman; 2nd, Ray Claypool; 3rd, Red Fosser--time, 3:53 2-5

--3 miles--1st, Dave Koetzla (Maxwell); 2nd, Bill Endicott (Rahe Special); 3rd, Jules Ellingboe (Briscoe); 4th, Ray Lampkin (Briscoe)--time, 3:34 3-5

--flying start--one mile--Bill Endicott, 1:27 2-5; Ellingboe, 1:06 3-4; Dave Koetzla, 2:00

--4th race--2 miles--pursuit handicap--1st, Jack Palmer; 2nd, Ray Claypool; 3rd, Putty Hoffman--time, 2:27

--5th race--3 miles--match race--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Endicott--time, 3:18 4-5

--final event--15 laps--Hudson Bay Sweepstakes--1st, Dave Koetzla