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Object Description

Object ID

MSS 306

Title

Eddie Lamoureux fonds.

Extent

195 photographs: 2 col.; 194 b&w ; photos 4998 - 5195 (2006.61.1 - 2006.61.195, 2006.61.204). 2mm textual records.

Date

[ca. 1964-1985].

Description

Consists of photos taken or collected by Eddie Lamoureux, father of the donor, during the time he had a contract for the food concession at the Langley Speedway, for a time known as Action Raceway. The photos consist of card on the track, racers posing by their cars, receiving awards, and headshots of the racers. The textual records located in MSS 306 include a letter from Marvin Lamoureux (Eddie's son) of Lamoureux and Associates to the Langley Advance newspaper donating the photos; two of Marvin Lamoureux's business cards, three newspaper clippings re: racing, and a faded fax (2004) from the Greater Vancouver Regional District of the recommendations approved by the Park Committee and Board in October 1979 re: the Langley Speedway. Other items added to MSS 306 include two Langley Speedway programs (2006.61.196 and .197), two Speedway program advertising rate cards (2009.61.198 a and b), Speedway Winning Program Awards form pad (2006.61.199) two racing schedules (2006.61.200 and .201), advertising call reports and papers associated with program advertising and concessions (2006.61.202) and three letterhead samples from Lamoureux Concessions, Langley Speedway Programs, and Lamoureux Publications (2006.61.203).

People/Subject

Automobiles

Campbell Valley Park

Langley Speedway

Langley Speedway opened on June 13th, 1965, under original owner Craig Frazer. In 1969 the Vancouver-Fraser Park District (now the Greater Vancouver Regional District) bought the track and surrounding area with the intent to create a park. Frazer obtained a 10-year lease and continued to run the track until Gordon Hemrich took over in 1977. After the 10-year lease expired in 1979 the track came under increasing pressure from local governments. The lease periods became shorter and shorter with each renewal and there were more restrictions on numbers of dates, hours of operation, etc. The Lower Mainland Oval Racing Association took over operation of the track in 1980 and changed the name to Action Raceway. Finally, at the end of the 1984 season (September 15th), the racers were refused a new lease and the track closed.

A wide variety of cars ran at Langley over the years. In the 1960's there were Early Late Models, "A" Modifeds, "B" Modifieds and "C" Modifieds. During the 1970's there were Limited Super Stocks, Claimers, Open Competition and Modified Sportsman. In the final years there were Late Models, Super Stocks, Street Stocks and Bombers.

Numerous touring series also stopped at Langley. The NASCAR Winston West Series appeared a number of times. Hershel McGriff won the 150 lap races in 1971 and 1972, Ron Eaton won the 100 lapper in 1978 and there was another race on July 18, 1981. The NASCAR Late Model Sportsman series appeared regularly in the mid-1970's. There were also Canadian American Modified Racing Association (CAMRA) events and the International Drivers' Challenge (IDC),

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