Saturday, May 26, 1979, Langley Speedway

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

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 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

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

Langley Speedway, Sunday, September 10, 1978

Championship races. Some controversy that was all sorted out.

Sunday, September 10, 1978

Championship races

limited super stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

claimer B dash

1 – Lloyd Hill, Burnaby

claimer A dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter

limited super stock B dash

1 – Bruce Brown, Chilliwack

limited super stock A dash

1 – Al Adams

claimer consolation main

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

claimer main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Roy Blumenhagen, Burnaby

Bjorn Illingby disqualified for lead weight ballast. Roy Blumenhagen also disqualified. After a review it was found most cars were illegal so Bjorn Illingby was named winner.

Langley Speedway, Saturday, September 2, 1978

Lost a couple days, or didn't plan a couple days ahead to avoid missing a couple days.

In any event the last points race of the 1978 season.

Saturday, September 2, 1978

limited super stocks and claimers

LMORA final points race

claimer B dash

1 – Mubby (?) Beggs

claimer A dash

1 – Ron Lester

limited super stock B dash

1 – George Irwin

limited super stock A dash

1 – Nick Mannes

claimer consolation main (12 entered, 8 started, one finished)

1 – Ronald MacDonald

claimer main

1 – Gord Harding

2 – Bjorn Illingby

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

limited super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Al Adams, Surrey

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Mike Enns

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 19, 1978

All three regular classes on tap for a August Saturday night.

Saturday, August 19, 1978

Limited super stocks, claimers, modified sportsman

26 claimers timed in.

Claimer B dash

1 – Carl (?) Baber

Claimer A dash

1 – Alan Darbyshire

Modified sportsman dash

1 – Bill Lawrence, Kelowna

Limited super stock B dash

1 – Andy Dunseith, Osoyoos

Limited super stock A dash

1 – Bruce Browne

No heat race information.

Claimer B main

1 – Carl (?) Baber

2 – unknown

3 – unknown

Claimer A main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – unknown

3 – unknown

Modified sportsman main

1 – Doug Heath

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Bill Lawrence

Limited super stock main

1 – Lloyd DeJong, Surrey

2 – Wayne Baber, Coquitlam

3 – Al Adams, Surrey

Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 12, 1978

Back to a regular points meet.

Saturday, August 12, 1978

Limited super stocks and claimers

NTR for claimers:

Bjorn Illingby, 17.54 (breaking old record held by Al Kennedy, 17.79)

Claimer B dash

1 – Ray Dizenbach

Claimer A dash

1 – Gordie Harding

Limited super stock B dash

1 – Dennis Hollingworth

Limited super stock A dash

1 – Al Adams

Fast claimer heat

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Alan Darbyshire

3 – Harold Oliver

Second claimer heat

1 – Jim Lester

2 – Guy Miller

3 – Ray Dizenbach

Two crashes during race: Jim Cooke into the back wall; Steve Lievers into the front wall.

Third claimer heat

1 – Chuck Swanson

2 – Dan White

3 – Larry Graham

No info on limited super stock heats.

Claimer main (25 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Gord Harding

2 – Alan Darbyshire

3 – Guy Miller

Five car pile-up on lap one. Lap 24 Illingby lost wheel while in second.

Limited super stock main

1 – Al Adams

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Mike Ens

Saturday, July 29, 1978, Langley

Back to LMORA's limited super stocks and claimers.

Saturday, July 29, 1978

limited super stocks and claimers

limited super stock fast time

Al Adams, NTR, 16.05. Old record, Buddy Lynds, 16.06

claimer B dash

1 – Ray Dizenbachs

claimer A dash

1 – unknown

limited super stock dash

1 – unknown

claimer heat two

1 – Ray Dizenbachs

no other heat information.

Claimer consolation main

1 – Ray Dizenbachs

2 – Wilf Kasper, Aldergrove

3 – Dave Kinghorn, Vancouver

claimer main (25 laps, 18 start, 7 finish)

1 – Danny Villeneuve

2 – unk

3 – unk

Lap two, Lloyd Hill clipped into the back fence, clipped again in turn four and went into inside pit fence. A pole dropped onto Lloyd DeJong's limited super stock. Fourth time in two years the pit fence has been taken out.

Lap five, Illingby dropped oil all around the track. Ten minute delay to clean up.

Restart with one green lap, then Harold Oliver and Vern Keith tangled.

Gordie Harding in lead when Ron Lester and Tonis Kaest crashed and spun into Harding putting Villeneuve into the lead.

Limited super stock main (13 started)

1 – Al Adams

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Bruce Browne

limited super stock points to date

1 – Al Adams, 262

2 – Nick Mannes

3 – Lloyd DeJong

4 – Dennis Hollingsworth

Saturday, July 15, 1978, Langley Speedway

The modified sportsman class is added to the limited super stocks and claimers.

Saturday, July 15, 1978

limited super stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

claimer B dash

1 – Stan Lievers

claimer A dash

1 – Ron Lester

limited super stock dash

1 – George Irwin

modified sportsman dash

1 – Al Prendergast

claimer heat one

1 – Bjorn Illingby

claimer heat two

1 – Stan Lievers

claimer heat three

1 – Chuck Swanson

limited super stock heat one

1 – George Irwin

limited super stock heat two

1 – Mike Ens

modified sportsman heat one

1 – Al Prendergast

modified sportsman heat two

1 – Ron Hagen

claimer B main

1 – Don White

claimer main

1 – Al Derbyshire

2 – Stan Lievers

3 – unk

limited super stock main

1 – Jim Mairs, Surrey

2 – Gordie Mannes, Penticton

3 – Al Adams

Bruce Browne caught fire after crash with George Irwin.

Modified sportsman main

1 – Bill Lawrence

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – unknown

At Spokane, July 15^th, at the IDC super stock race, George Doonan broke his back in an accident. Reg Kennedy was reported to be the replacement driver. Ron Eaton won the race.

Saturday, July 8, 1978, Langley Speedway

Regular night of club racing and a decent crowd.

Saturday, July 8, 1978

Limited super stocks and claimers

2500 in attendance.

Claimer B dash

1 – Mike Chevrier

claimer A dash

1 – Guy Miller

limited super stock dash

1 – Lloyd DeJong

No information on heat races.

Claimer B main

1 – Ron Lester, Vancouver

2 – Rick Graham

3 – Terry Dionne, Abbotsford

claimer A main

1 – Bjorn Illingby, Vancouver

2 – Bunk McKay, Agassiz

3 – Lloyd Hill, Surrey

Illingby passed McKay on the last lap.

Limited super stock main (35 laps)

1 – Bruce Browne, Chilliwack

2 – Jim Parke, Surrey

3 – Mike Ens, Langley

Nearly half the race was run under yellow. Three yellow and two red flags.

Sunday, June 17, 1978, Langley Speedway

Another round with the limited super stocks and claimers with the car count up.

Saturday, June 17, 1978

limited super stocks and claimers

46 cars: 18 limited super stocks and 28 claimers

fast time:

Larry Sproule, Penticton, 16.468

claimer B dash

1 – Barry Hilts

claimers A dash

1 – Bob Fletcher

limited super stock B dash

1 – Lizz Johnson, Abbotsford

limited super stock A dash

1 – Dennis Hollingsworth

claimer consolation main

1 – Alan Derbyshire, Langley

claimer A main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Bob Fletcher, Pitt Meadows

3 – Mark McFadyen, New Westminster

Bjorn almost lapped the field.

Limited super stock main

1 – Dennis Hollingsworth, Burnaby

2 – Bruce Brown, Chilliwack

3 – Lloyd DeJong, Surrey

Sunday, June 4, 1978, Langley Speedway

Limited super stocks and claimers take over.

Sunday, June 4, 1978

limited super, claimers.

Claimer B dash

1 – Lloyd Hill

claimer A dash

1 – Mark McFadyen

limited super stock B dash

1 – Eugene Pinette, Surrey

limited super stock A dash

1 – Jim Mairs

claimer A heat

1 – Bjorn Illingby

2 – Mark McFadyen

3 – Andy Hass

claimer B heat

1 – Lloyd Hill

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Barry Hilts

claimer C heat

1 – Tony Kaest

2 – Jim Wishburn

3 – Rick Graham

limited super stock heat A

1 – Dennis Hollingsworth

2 – Jim Mairs

3 – Al Adams

limited super stock heat B

1 – Mike Ens

2 – Lizz Johnson

3 – Bob Cooke

claimer A main

1 – Mark McFadyen

2 – Bjorn Illingby

3 – Vern Keith

limited super stock B main

1 – Gordon Harding

2 – Jim Lester

3 – Tony Kaest

limited super stock A main (25 laps)

1 – Lloyd DeJong, Surrey

2 – Mike Ens, Langley

3 – Jim Mairs, Surrey

Sunday, May 7, 1978, Langley Speedway

A new season, a new class. Limited super stocks to replace the weekly show of regular super stocks which had priced themselves out. Special events for them.

Langley Speedway, Sunday, May 7, 1978

Limited super stocks, claimers, modified sportsman

Stan Barnett crashed into turn three after throttle stuck coming out of two. Car caught fire. Totalled. Stan bruised.

20 limited super stocks in attendance.

Limited super stock fast time:

Al Adams, 16.788

modified sportsman fast time:

Doug Heath, 16.289

claimer dash

1 – Allen Kennedy

modified sportsman dash

1 – Al Airlie

limited super stock dash

1 – Al Adams

claimer main

1 – Bjorn Billingby, Burnaby

2 – Allen Kennedy

3 – Danny Villeneuve

modified sportsman

1 – Jim Hagen, '72 Vega

2 – Al Airlie

3 – Al Prendergast

limited super stock main

1 – Al Adam, Surrey

2 – Gordy Mannes, Penticton

3 – Lizz Johnson, Abbotsford

Skagit Speedway also opened that weekend. Reg Kennedy won the super stock dash and main.