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The previous "Reminiscing" mentions Mel Anthony wearing Aurora's wall like a hat. Here's some photos and the story about it.
Story about Aurora Stadium Speedway from the February 12, 1975 issue of Racing Wheels.
I can't seem to find mind stuff right now but there were two Auroras back then. The Aurora Speedway from 1936 to 1942 (pictured) and Aurora...
Video of Allen Heath and Len Sutton with Bonnie Guitar and others. Part of the Mel Anthony DVD, Smoke, Sand and Rubber. [MEDIA]
The clipping is from June 15, 1952, Bellingham Herald. More of the same can be found at: http://befastpast.blogspot.ca/search/label/1952
Here's a few laps, with unnecessary orchestration, at Riverside with Lance and the Grand Prix Scarab. Must be a longer film attached to it....
I don't believe Floyd Willard is connected to Canada in any way other than racing. Interesting to note that in 1919 there was a Spencer Willard...
Red Pepper, A couple links to photos you might already be aware of from the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, AB that features your great-grandfather....
Gary, You might have seen many of the track roadster shots in Don Radbruch's books on the Roaring Roadsters. They were a passion of his. Another...
A couple pages of northwest track roadsters can be found here: http://www.martsrods.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/vaphead/vaphead1.htm
The online magazine, Bench Racing, usually dedicates a few pages to northwest drag racing. Some great photos and information....
From the Edmonton Journal, 1967. Unfortunately I haven't yet found out what happened that weekend. The pre-race date was online. The Monday...
Some other clips of track roadsters in various chapters. The DVD is mainly focused on midget racer Mel Anthony and his return to racing with...
Corona Show Grounds? Just guessing from the map and the information given above. Another couple clips are available if you have Quicktime....
Northwest racer Jerry Day with a tether car in 2004. He did start it. The phrase "screaming banshee" comes to mind. :D
Some photos I took around 2004 at the Golden Wheels tech. Where was it? Sandblasters in Marysville? Something like that. Seems like I've been in a...
Multiple threads on this video. But that No. 53 pick up might be Yam Oka. Or Fred Ryness. Or Colby Scroggins. I've seen those names associated...
In the same vein, a roadster race at Sultan, WA, in 1948. Art Waller, now a member of Golden Wheels, is being interviewed. Part of the Smoke, Sand...
There's a photo of the No. 8 car in the Dick Wallen Roaring Roadsters book, circa 1947. Says the driver is Bill Steves. So if it's 1947, early...
A couple cars from last year's Mission (BC) Historics. Stan Burnett's group 7 and Bill Sadler's single-seater. That's Sadler himself in his creation.
PIR in 1963: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wctnXDvkGAY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> And...
Here's the Competition Press story on the 1964 Rose Cup.
Funny, as I was sorting out some sprint car results for the 1950s from Victoria, BC., last night I noted that in 1957 "Benny" Eyerly's name is...
Sadly Bill Phillips passed away about a decade ago. I'm part of a group that recognizes local motorsport Pioneers so we added Madman Bill Phillips...
Mention of the Eyerly name warrants adding patriarch Harry Eyerly and another son Mike Eyerly.
Should have mentioned Palmer Crowell. He was 1971 CAMRA champ as well as 1973 Washington Midget Racing Association champ. From Hillsboro, OR.
Along with Art Pollard and Ernie Koch there was Jim Roberts, 1968 CAMRA champ.
I think you're correct on the no. 79 driver, Jerry Curry. Owned by Alex Pabst. There are some photos of this SCMRA in Dick Wallen's Distant...
I don't think these have been posted. Two videos from British Pathe that feature board track footage:...
Here's a couple entries from my blog that mention Gaston Chevrolet in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. It's all buried in the results. Even a poor...
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