Jalopy Races from Hollywood 1952. Dirt track racing action from Culver C...

1969, Westwood road course racing, Coquitlam, BC

Unleashing Speed and Empowerment: Stories of Women Dominating the Racetrack

1966 USAC Champ Cars - DuQuoin

Car Crazy NFB 1955

been off my game for a week or two

Sorry about that. Other things have been coming up and planning the posts for this blog have made it to the end of the list that I seem to not get to the end of much lately. (Uh, is that a sentence?)

So, as it's Burt Munro's birthday today ( 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978), here's a three part story on him from 1971: Offerings to the God of Speed.

Westwood, 1969 Pepsi Pro Invitational

Looks to be the Group 7 and Formula races at Westwood, June 29, 1969. OLK Productions made this VHS video. Long out of print from what I can tell.

Saturday morning film

A little music and some clips from the 1963 Winternationals featuring Jack Williams' Syndicate Scuderia dragster.

old film from Vancouver/Abbotsford, 1955

Great footage from the NFB.

Saturday morning viddy

A report on Port Alberni in 1967. Young people and their vehicles.

A brief appearance of Ed Roth's Yellow Fang at Cobble Hill. Unfortunate that the kid calls the guy "Jerry Roth".

The Reactor episode on Bewitched

It's Saturday morning reruns.

Building a palm size V12

If you've got the tools....

Saturday video, Boundary Bay

Another from Boundary Bay, 1975.

This one featuring Bill Phillips, who was recognized for his contributions to the local racing scene by the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society a few years back.

http://www.gvmps.org/inductee_pdfs/b-phillips.pdf

Langley Speedway video

From the Ken McCauley collection. His name is showing up in the results for 1967. Brian Thompson is in the number 4 Hudson Hornet.

Stirling Moss and Phil Gaglardi at Westwood, 1965

Interesting film clip of Stirling Moss and Phil Gaglardi (Minister of Highways back then) doing some promotional work at Westwood. Sir Stirling in the Bob McLean Lotus and "Flyin'" Phil looks to be in G.B. Sterne's Morgan.

A Spitfire engine rebuild

A fun video.

A Saturday Video

Short, but informative. And somewhat entertaining.

Evolution of the F1 Car from Ruf Blacklock on Vimeo.

The NOVI at Indianapolis

Fifteen minute video of the 1964 NOVI trials, tribulations and a little success at Indianapolis.

I've been told Regina's Bob Rogers was part of the NOVI crew wearing those somewhat goofy STP coveralls. I don't know what he looked like then so I can't identify him.

Flagger Pat Vidan came out of the Portland area. I don't think he ever came up to any Canadian track to flag before he made it to Indianapolis and the big show.

Friday night video

Odd one:

Saturday morning video

Sprint cars from the Dick Wallen collection of videos.