Langley Speedway, 1974

 From the August 1 and 8, 1974 Langley Advance.

 

1977, Langley Speedway

 Claimers at Langley Speedway. From the July 6, 1977 Langley Advance.

1978 Langley Claimer Special

 Late season race for Claimers at Langley Speedway.

1977 Langley Speedway

Ad and results from the June 10 and 13, 1977 Vancouver Sun.

Saturday, May 5, 1979, Langley Speedway

The race report for Saturday, May 5, 1979 from the May 23, 1979 issue of Racing Wheels.

Saturday, May 26, 1979, Langley Speedway

The report for May 26, 1979 from the June 6, 1979 issue of Racing Wheels.

1974 claimers, Prince George

A popular class for competitors and spectators.

Saturday, August 25, 1979, Langley Speedway

All three of the regular classes.

Saturday, August 25, 1979

modified sportsman, super stocks and claimers

fast times:

claimers, Harvey Hoogenboom, 17.900

super stocks, Gordy Schmidt, 16.141

modified sportsman, Bill Lawrence, 15.698

claimer B dash

1 – Bill Olebar

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Dave Balkwill

4 – Jim Cooke

claimer A dash

1 – Atom Villeneuve

2 – Guy Miller

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

super stock dash

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Al Adams

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Bruce Browne

modified sportsman dash

1 – Bill Lawrence

2 – Ron Hagen

3 – Al Airlie

4 – Dennis Lester

claimer heat one

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Lloyd Hill

3 – Chuck Swanson

4 – Doug Graftsrom

5 – Rick Graham

claimer heat two

1 – Dan Villeneuve

2 – Bill Olabar

3 – Tim McBryan

4 – Dave Balkwill

5 – Tonis Kaest

claimer heat three

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Jim Darby

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Atom Villeneuve

super stock heat one

1 – Lorne Johnson

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Frank Zalot

4 – Jim Hartney

5 – Len Jansen

super stock heat two

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Al Adams

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Gordy Schmidt

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

claimer consolation main

1 – Lloyd Hill

2 – Lee Homon

3 – Joe Brooks

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Rick Graham

claimer main (25 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Tim McBryan

5 – Harvey Hoogenboom

6 – George Rayburn

7 – Guy Miller

8 – Bill Olabar

9 – Dave Balkwill

10 – Jim Darby

11 – Jim Cooke

12 – Tonis Kaest

13 – Ed Maskell

14 – Doug Grafsrom

super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Gordy Schmidt

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Al Adams

4 – Lorne Johnson

5 – Frank Zalot

6 – Bruce Browne

7 –Buddy Lynds

8 – Len Jansen

9 – Lloyd DeJong

10 – Jim Hartney

11 – Nick Mannes

modified sportsman main (30 laps)

1 – Al Airlie

2 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Tom Felling

5 – Dennis Lester

6 – Al Prendergast, Jr.

7 – Lance Bracewell

8 – Jim Hagen

Sunday, August 19, 1979, Langley Speedway

A claimer special.

Sunday, August 19, 1979

claimers

fast time:

Roy Blumenhagen, 17.744

B dash

1 – Doug Lefebvre

2 – Andy Fentie

3 – Harold Oliver

4 – Murray Beggs

A dash

1 – Garnet Zimmerman

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Atom Villeneuve

heat one

1 – Grant McPherson

2 – Chuck Swanson

3 – Doug Graftstrom

4 – Dan Proulx

5 – Ken Graham

heat two

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Doug Lefebvre

3 – Rich Graham

4 – Ed Maskell

5 – Harold Oliver

heat three

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Al Darbyshire

4 – Gerry Durchak

5 – Dave Balkwell

heat four

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Tonis Kaest

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

B main

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Grant McPherson

3 – Chuck Swanson

4 – P. Rayburn

5 – Rick Graham

6 – Doug Graftstrom

7 – Ken Graham

A main (20 cars)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Doug Lefebvre

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Barry Hilts

5 – Atom Villeneuve

6 – Guy Miller

7 – Len Cranmore

8 – Tonis Kaest

9 – Harvey Hoogenboom

10 – Gerry Durchak

11 – Stan Lievers

12 – Roy Blumenhagen

13 – Murray Beggs

14 – Ed Maskell

15 – Bob Fadden

Sunday, August 5, 1979, Langley Speedway

Second day.

Sunday, August 5, 1979

fast times:

claimers, Harvey Hoogenboom, 18.060

super stocks, Gordy Schmidt, 16.023, NTR

claimer B dash

1 – George Rayburn

2 – Gerry Durchak

3 – Bryan Russo

4 – Ron Mitchell

claimer A dash

1 – Bob Fadden

2 – Del Hibbert

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

super stock dash

1 – Al Adams

2 – Gordy Mannes

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Gordy Schmidt

claimer heat one

1 – Joe Brooks

2 – Chuck Swanson

3 – Rick Graham

4 – Bryan Russo

5 – Doug Graftstrom

claimer heat two

1 – Jim Darby

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Gerry Durchak

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Murray Beggs

claimer heat three

1 – Harold Oliver

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

5 – Bob Fadden

super stock heat one

1 – Ron Stevenson

2 – Dennis Hollingsworth

3 – Len Jansen

4 – Lizz Johnson

5 – Ken Jansen

super stock heat two

1 – Fred Airs

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Gordy Mannes

4 – Gordy Schmidt

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

claimer consolation main

1 – Bryan Russo

2 – Len Cranmore

3 – Joe Brooks

4 – Doug Graftstrom

5 – Dennis Johnson

claimer main (25 laps)

1 – Jim Darby

2 – Del Hibbert

3 – Murray Beggs

4 – Dan Villeneuve

5 – Harold Oliver

6 – Guy Miller

7 – Bill Olebar

8 – Garnet Zimmerman

9 – Gerry Durchak

10 – Barry Hilts

11 – Dave Balkwell

12 – Bob Fadden

super stock main

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Al Adams

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Gordy Mannes

5 – Gordy Schmidt

6 – Fred Airs

7 – Wayne Baber

8 – Bruce Browne

9 – Dennis Hollingsworth

10 – Lizz Johnson

11 – Ron Stevenson

12 – Lyle Wolfe

13 – Norm Bailey

14 – Len Jansen

15 – Ken Jansen

Saturday, August 4, 1979, Langley Speedway

First day of a weekend of racing.

Saturday, August 4, 1979

super stocks and claimers

40 cars in the pits.

fast times:

claimers, Harvey Hoogenboom, 18.150

super stocks, Gordy Mannes, 16.151

claimer B dash

1 – George Rayburn

2 – Bob Fletcher

3 – Gerry Durchak

4 – Jim Cooke

claimer A dash

1 – Garnet Zimmerman

2 – Harvey Hoogenboom

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – Dave Balkwill

super stock dash

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Gordy Schmidt

3 – Jim Godfrey

4 – Gordy Mannes

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Graham

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Lee Homon

4 – Doug Graftstrom

5 – Chuck Swanson

claimer heat two

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Guy Miller

4 – Gerry Durchak

5 – Len Cranmore

claimer heat three

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Bill Olebar

super stock heat one

1 – Len Jansen

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Dennis Hollingsworth

4 – Norm Bailey

5 – Ken Jansen

super stock heat two

1 – Al Adams

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Lizz Johnson

4 – Gordy Mannes

5 – Gordy Schmidt

claimer main (25 laps, 22 cars)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Rick Graham

5 – George Rayburn

6 – Ron Mitchell

7 – Lee Homon

8 – Dave Balkwill

9 – Gerry Durchak

10 – Ken Graham

11 – Chuck Swanson

12 – Guy Miller

13 – Jim Cooke

super stock main (40 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Roy Blumenhagen

2 – Al Adams

3 – Gordy Schmidt

4 – Nick Mannes

5 – Len Jansen

6 – Bruce Browne

7 – Lizz Johnson

8 – Gordy Mannes

9 – Ken Jansen

10 – Frank Zalot

11 – Kevin Lester

12 – Ron Stevenson

13 – Jim Godfrey

14 – Dennis Hollingsworth

15 – Norm Bailey

Saturday, July 28, 1979, Langley Speedway

All three classes racing late in July.

Saturday, July 28, 1979

super stocks, modified sportsman, and claimers

fast times:

claimers, Atom Villeneuve, 18.154

modified sportsman, Jim Hagen, 15.972

super stocks, Roy Blumenhagen, 16.206

claimer B dash

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Jim Cooke

3 – Dave Roosa

4 – Harold Oliver

claimer A dash

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Barry Hilts

modified sportsman dash

1 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

2 – Jim Hagen

3 – Al Airlie

4 – Lance Bracewell

super stock dash

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Gordy Schmidt

4 – Bruce Browne

claimer heat one

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Tonis Kaest

3 – Rick Graham

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Joe Brooks

claimer heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Dave Roosa

3 – Bob Fadden

4 – Harold Oliver

5 – Guy Miller

claimer heat three

1 – Jim Darby

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Bill Olebar

modified sportsman heat

1 – Tom Felling

2 – Kieth Whitter

3 – Lance Bracewell

4 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

5 – Jim Hagen

super stock heat one

1 – Nick Mannes

2 – Frank Zellot

3 – Ken Jansen

4 – Len Jansen

5 – Andy Dunseth

super stock heat two

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Lloyd DeJong

5 – Doc Dockendorf

claimer main (20 cars, 25 laps)

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – George Rayburn

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

5 – Guy Miller

6 – Atom Villeneuve

7 – Len Cranmore

8 – Tonis Kaest

9 – Jim Cooke

10 – Harold Oliver

11 – Jim Darby

12 – Rick Graham

modified sportsman main (20 laps)

1 – Keith Whitter

2 – Lance Bracewell

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Jim Hagen

5 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

6 – Tom Felling

7 – Onno Van Gilder

8 – Al Prendergast, Jr.

9 – Al Airlie

super stock main

1 – Roy Blumenhagen

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Lloyd DeJong

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Frank Zellot

6 – Andy Dunseth

7 – Liz Johnson

8 – Len Jansen

9 – Ken Jansen

10 – Doc Dockendorf

Saturday, July 21, 1979, Langley Speedway

A Claimer special.

Saturday, July 21, 1979

claimer special

40 cars in the pits.

1200 in attendance.

Fast time:

Roy Blumenhagen, 18.054

B dash

1 – Dave Rossa

2 – Dave Balkwell

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Barry Dearmond

A dash

1 – Guy Miller

2 – Bob Fadden

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Bill Flag

heat one

1 – Ed Maskell

2 – Mike Sutherland

3 – Ken Graham

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Jim Graham

heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Rich Graham

3 – Bernie Strybos

4 – Jim Cooke

5 – Barry Dearmond

heat three

1 – Doug Lefebvre

2 – Harold Oliver

3 – Tim McBryan

4 – Dan Villeneuve

5 – Stan Lievers

heat four

1 – Len Cranmore

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Bunk MacKay

4 – Tonis Kaest

5 – Guy Miller

B main (25 laps)

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Dave Balkwell

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Mike Sutherland

5 – Barry Dearmond

6 – Murray Dyck

7 – Ken Graham

8 – Jim Cooke

9 – Ed Maskell

10 – Rick Graham

A main (18 cars, 35 laps)

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

5 – Gordon Sciotti

6 – Harold Oliver

7 – Tonis Kaest

8 – Guy Miller

9 – Len Cranmore

10 – Roy Blumenhagen

11 – Bill Flag

12 – Jim Lester

13 – Stan Lievers

14 – Bunk MacKay

15 -- Haas

Saturday, July 7, 1979, Langley Speedway

Better get back to this. The coverage in Racing Wheels was pretty good thanks to Fred Rannard.

Saturday, July 7, 1979

limited super stocks and claimers

40 cars in the pits.

1500 in attendance.

Fast time:

claimers, Bob Fadden, 18.010

super stocks, Gordy Mannes, 16.174

claimer B dash

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Lloyd Hill

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – Bill Olebar

claimer A dash

1 – Tonis Kaest

2 – Bob Fadden

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock dash

1 – Nick Mannes

2 – Gordy Schmidt

3 – Al Adams

4 – Wayne Baber

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Graham

2 – Lynn Cranmore

3 – Lee Homon

4 – Ed Maskell

5 – Glen Peters

claimer heat two

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Barry Hilts

3 – Bob Fletcher

4 – Atom Villeneuve

5 – Lloyd Hill

claimer heat three

1 – George Rayburn

2 – Dave Rooze

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Tonis Kaest

5 – Mubby Beggs

super stock heat one

1 – Doc Dockendorf

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Ken Jansen

4 – Len Jansen

5 – Ray Dizenbachs

super stock heat two

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Al Adams

4 – Wayne Baber

5 – Gordy Mannes

claimer main (20 cars, 25 laps)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Barry Hilts

3 – Atom Villeneuve

4 – George Rayburn

5 – Dan Villeneuve

6 – Garnet Zimmerman

7 – Dave Balkwell

8 – Dave Rooze

super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Gordy Mannes

3 – Wayne Baber

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

6 – Nick Mannes

7 – Doc Dockendorf

8 – Frank Zellot

9 – Al Adams

10 – Ken Jansen

11 – Len Jansen

12 – Ron Stevenson

13 – Gordy Schmidt

14 – Roy Dizenbachs

Langley Speedway, Saturday, June 23, 1979

Better results, via Fred Rannard and Racing Wheels.

Saturday, June 23, 1979

claimers and super stocks (Victoria super stocks on 11-inch tires, locals on 8-inch tires)

Doc Dockendorf hit turn one wall in hot laps. Out for the night.

claimer fast time:

Mubby Beggs, 17.815

super stock fast time:

Larry Pollard, 15.399

super stock B dash:

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Al Adams

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Gord Schmidt

super stock A dash:

1 – Larry Pollard

2 – Tony Johnson

3 – Orton Ker

4 – Al Vanderbyl

claimer B dash:

1 – Rick Graham

2 – Grant McPherson

3 – Jim Cook

4 – Bob Fadden

claimer A dash:

1 – Jim Darby

2 – Tim McBryan

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Mubby Beggs

claimer heat one:

1 – Lloyd Hill

2 – Ron Mitchell

3 – Jim Lester

4 – Ken Graham

5 – Jim Graham

claimer heat two:

1 – Atom Villeneuve

2 – Harvey Hoogenboom

3 – Rick Graham

4 – Grant McPherson

5 – Tonis Kaest

claimer heat three:

1 – Dave Balkwell

2 – Barry Hilts

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – George Rayburn

super stock heat one:

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Ken Jansen

4 – Det Wrede

5 – Harold Oliver

super stock heat two:

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Al Adams

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Gord Schmidt

super stock heat three:

1 – Larry Pollard

2 – Al Adams

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Tony Johnson

5 – Orton Ker

claimer consolation main:

1 – Ron Mitchell

2 – Lloyd Hill

3 – Jim Lester

4 – Ed McKell

5 – Larry Graham

6 – Jim Graham

claimer main (16 cars, 25 laps):

1 – Bob Fadden

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Tim McBryan

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Tonis Kaest

6 – Jim Darby

7 – Dave Balkwell

8 – Dan Villeneuve

9 – Mubby Beggs

10 – Garnet Langille

11 – Rick Graham

12 – Harvey Hoogenboom

13 – Jim Cook

super stock main (25 laps):

1 – Larry Pollard

2 – Tony Johnson

3 – Orton Ker

4 – Lloyd DeJong

5 – Bruce Browne

6 – Wayne Baber

7 – Al Adams

8 – Roy Blumenhagen

9 – Nick Mannes

Langley Speedway, Saturday, June 16, 1979

Very poor information on this race date. So here it is, such as it is.

Saturday, June 16, 1979

limited super stocks and claimers

claimer main

1 – Bob Fadden, Abbotsford

limited super stock main

1 – Lloyd DeJong

special super stock main (Victoria cars)

1 – Larry Pollard

Langley Speedway, Saturday, May 26, 1979

Back to the regular classes of limited super stocks and claimers.

Saturday, May 26, 1979

limited super stocks and claimers

17 limited super stocks

23 claimers

fast times:

claimers – Garnet Zimmerman, 17.972

super stocks – Al Adams, 16.255

claimer B dash

1 – Tim McBryan, Langley

2 – Jim Cook

3 – Bill Olebar

4 – Lloyd Hill

claimer A dash

1 – Dan Villeneuve, Abbotsford

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock dash

1 – Doc Dockendorff, Langley

2 – Al Adams

3 – Lizz Johnson

4 – Bruce Browne

claimer heat one

1 – Rick Grahame, Surrey

2 – Fernanda Legentil, Langley

3 – Len Cranmore, Surrey

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Lee Holman

claimer heat two

1 – Jim Cook, Coquitlam

2 – Tim McBryan

3 – Bill Olebar, Langley

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

5 – George Rayburn

claimer heat three

1 – Bob Fadden, Abbotsford

2 – Andy Haas, Surrey

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Garnet Zimmerman

super stock heat one

1 – Len Jansen, Abbotsford

2 – Ray Dizenbachs, Surrey

3 – Bob Cook, Pitt Meadows

4 – Bill Lengentil

5 – Det Wrede

super stock heat two

1 – Gordie Schmidt, Surrey

2 – Nick Mannes, Abbotsford

3 – Wayne Baber, Surrey

4 – Doc Dockendorff

5 – Lizz Johnson

claimer consolation main

1 – Rick Grahame, Surrey

2 – Ron Mitchell, New Westminster

3 – Len Cranmore

4 – Joe Bidoks

5 – Fernanda Lengentil

claimer A main (15 start, 25 laps)

1 – Tim McBryan

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Harvey Hoogenboom

4 – Dan Villeneuve

5 – Barry Hilts

6 – Atom Villeneuve

7 – Tonis Kaest

8 – Andy Haas

9 – Rick Grahame

10 – Dave Rouze

11 – Bob Fadden

12 – Garnet Zimmerman

13 – Bill Olebar

14 – Mubby Beggs

super stock main (35 laps)

1 – Lloyd DeJong

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Al Adams

4 – Bruce Browne

5 – Len Jansen

6 – Wayne Baber

7 – Ken Jansen

8 – Bob Cook

9 – Nick Mannes

10 – Det Wrede

11 – Lizz Johnson

12 – Harold Oliver

13 – Ray Dizenbachs

14 – Bill Legentil

Langley Speedway, Saturday, May 5, 1979

Opening day/night.

Saturday, May 5, 1979

modified sportsman, limited super stocks, claimers

fast times:

claimers – Dan Villeneuve, 18.198

modified sportsman – unknown

super stocks – Al Adams, 16.486

claimer dash

1 – Barry Hilts

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter

super stock dash

1 – Andy Dunseth, Osoyoos

claimer heat A

1 – Murray Beggs

claimer heat B

1 – Tim McBryan

claimer heat C

1 – Bob Fletcher

modified sportsman heat

1 – Ron Hagen

2 – Tom Felling

3 – Al Prendergast

4 – Lance Bracewell

super stock heat

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Gordy Mannes

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Johnson

claimer main (24 start, ten finish, 25 laps)

1 – Atom Villeneuve

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Harvery Hoogenboom

4 – Murray Beggs

5 – Tonis Kaest

6 – Guy Miller

modified sportsman main (20 laps, 9 start)

1 – Jim Hagen

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Tom Felling

5 – Kurt Anderson

super stock main (20 laps)

1 – Al Adams

2 – Doc Dockendorff

3 – Lloyd DeJong

4 – Gordy Mannes

5 – Bruce Browne

6 – Frank Zalot

7 – Ray Dizenbach

8 – Wayne Baber

9 -- Johnson