drag boats, 1996

 From the May 17, 1996 Langley Advance News.

 

1969 drag boats

 From the June 28 and 30, 1969 Vancouver Province.

 

1964, drag boats, Don Prudhomme

 From the October 26, 1964 Los Angeles Times.

 

1986 Fraser Valley Drag Boat Association yearbook cover

 A recent scan from the Larry Pfister collection. His photos.

drag boats, Salmon Arm

 From the May 25, 1983 Salmon Arm Observer.

 

drag boats, Mission

 From the April 23, 1988 Abbotsford News.

 

more drag boats, 1987 at Mission

 From the September 30, 1987 Abbotsford News.

 

1987, drag boats, Mission

 From the April 29, 1987 Abbotsford News.

 

drag boats, Salmon Arm, 1982.

 Clippings from the May 19 and 26, 1982 Salmon Arm Observer.

2022 Pioneer Wayne Dersch

 Story on 2022 Pioneer Wayne Dersch. (To meet Wayne go to Shannon Hall, Cloverdale Rodeo Grounds, Cloverdale, BC, 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 24th.) October 19, 2000 Abbotsford News.

drag boats

 From the Langley Advance, May 24, 1996.

drag boats, 1971, Tacoma

 From the December 12, 1970 and April 5, 1971 Tacoma News Tribune.

drag boats, 1969

 I'd love to find the colour pages of these. Microfilm will have to do for now. From the Canadian Magazine insert for the May 3, 1969 Vancouver Province.

1968 drag boats, Deas Slough

 A couple photos from the August 21, 1968 Richmond Review.

 

 

drag boats, Deas Slough, 1968

 Wasn't the greatest event ever, but it happened. Items from the August 17 and 19, 1968 Vancouver Province.

drag boats, 1966

From the August 6 and 8, 1966 Vancouver Province.

1966 drag boats, Deas Channel

I always want to call it Deas Slough, but it's Deas Channel.

1966 Tiger Raceways ad

Drag boat racing at the Deas Slough/Channel off the Fraser River near the tunnel, 1966.

drag boats, Richmond, 1969

A photo essay of the 1969 appearance of drag boats at Richmond's Deas Slough from the July 2, 1969 Richmond Review.

drag boat racing

Maurice "Mo" Davidson (a 2016 Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer) sets a record in 1983.