Here is more from Bud Bussiere. Looks like they had their own Can-Am challenge in the Northwest and the purses were pretty good when you consider that being 1970s dollars! [...]
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Ron Eaton’s #7 bow-tie racercars at Langley, BC
Here are a few pictures of local racer Ron Eaton. Ron was always loyal to General Motors bow-tie brand and race various Chevies throughout the years. It seems that he did that with quite some success as you can see by the victory lane fotos from Langley Speedway! [...]
Canadian cuties: Langley Speedaway trophy girls
Bud Bussiere sent us once more a whole lot of great vintage pictures from Langley's active past. Here are the trophy queens from the late 60s and early 70s. Now who was wishing that they all could be California girls? [...]
Gord Maskell in the #9 Ford Torino at Langley Speedway
Here is another local celebrity (no, not that girl in the blue tiger bikini but she sure looks sharper than the other trophy queens that we saw so far…) from Langley Speedway. Looking at these pictures that keep coming in from Bud Bussiere, I wonder if what they had at Langley, was more like a [...]
The Langley Speedway photo album: Back in the Day
Bud Bussiere sends us some phantastic pictures back from the 70s and early 80s when Langley Speedway was a busy British Columbia track. The cars mostly look like Street Stock and some like Late Model Sportsman, so most drivers are only of local fame. may look like they just escaped from the local junkyard only [...]
Austin Healey breaks 1000 km speed record at MIRA
Sunday 15th November 2009 saw the 'Healey Endurance' car built by Denis Welch Motorsport attempt the International and National speed record up to 1000 Km (International Group 2 Class 8 non supercharged). The car successfully completed 308 laps at record breaking speed, averaging 148.22 mph. The ambition was to beat the non-supercharged 4 cylinder records [...]
Chevrolet Camaro at Langley Speedway, Canada
Langley Speedway, like Pinecrest in Ontario, is one of those legendary tracks that closed before its time and one that fans never forget. Bud Bussiere is a long-time Langley fan who visited the track in the spring of 2005 and sent these photos. The Camaros should not be missed. Here are a few great pictures [...]
Built by Petty: 1970s Mopars in NASCAR
Part of the deal that brought Richard Petty back to Chrysler after his 1969 Fomoco excursion, was that Petty Enterprise would build and sell complete cars, chassis and components to NASCAR and USAC racers through the Chrysler performance catalogue. So what was before exclusively in Nichels hands went to Lee Petty, as ordered by Chrysler's [...]
1972 K&K Dodge Charger NASCAR racer unearthed
Here is a little sentation for you from the vintage racing world. The famous K&K Insurance Dodge, one of the cars that was driven by Bobby Isaac and Dave Marcis and managed by famous NASCAR crew chief Harry Hide, has recently come back to the light of day! While it is just a chassis for [...]
Langley Speedway: going roundy-round Canadian style
Here are some more pictures of Langley Speedway's glorious past. Today is featured car number 15, a Pontiac Bonneville of local fame. Competing in the sportman or street stock class, the old Poncho saw its fair share of fender rubbing! Stay tuned for more on Langley as Biud Bussiere brings the British Columbia short track [...]
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