Category Archives: CVM History

1st Membership Card..1972 1972 <div class=”maint”> In the early years the Hobby Secretary and Treasurer position was comblined, also that committee member would sing our membership cards.Bill Wakish #23 was the Secretary/Tresurer in 1972, Bill Lyons #9 was the President. 1972 Stats 1972 Rundown First Year In The Hobby Club   Dad’s Membership Card 1972 […]

1973 Membership Card MembershipCard Continue Story   1973 Stats 73 Rundown Our Second Season Was Better     1973 was very tough for us in many ways. We had some very serious wrecks. A roll over during practice at Speedway Park was a true character builder. The car rolled 4 times before stopping in the middle of […]

1974 Membership Card OARC Membership Card <div class=”maint”> Bill Wakish was the Secretary Treasurer in 1974. Bill Lyons was the President. 1974 Stats 1974 Rundown 3rd Year In The Hobby Club   David and I Backing Up The Driveway Kids ride <div class=”maint”> Our home property on Lydon avenue was 25′ wide, that’s 25′ including […]

1975 Membership Card 1975   1975 Stats 75′ Rundown 4th Year Hobby Club…Milestone Season     We hit a couple of milestones in 75, won our first feature at Speedway Park. We also had perfect attendance, and picked up 6 checkers for the season.   Preparing for Motion Car Show Nonie and I set up <div class=”maint”> […]

1976 Membership to OARC 1976 <div class=”maint”> Bob Kurtin was the Secretary Treasurer in 1975 and 1976 1976 Rundown 76 Stats Flamboro Only     The Hobby’s only ran Flamboro Speedway in 76′. Pinecrest and Satelite Speedway were both closed. We had engine trouble and missed 2 nights. The inline would become my biggest and most frustrating […]

1977 Membership Card Gary Elliott Secretary…..Me! Don Cockburn President OARC   1977 Rundown 1977 Stats Improving A Little Each Season     Another tough year, 1977 did have some highlites showing that we were slowly improving our race program. We got our firts and only ramp truck from Ken Jorgenson. A 1948 Chev 3 ton that was […]

1978 Membership Card OARC Membership Bryan Rashleigh Secretary Treasurer   1978 Rundown 1978 Stats A Good Year      This may have been our best year yet in Hobby’s. We did everything in 78′. Rolled over, won a feature, the most exciting, that may never be matched as far as thrilling. We ended up 10th in […]

1980 OARC Membership Hobby Card     Harry Nicholson was President and Bryan Rashleigh was Secretary Treasurer.   1980 Rundown 1980 Stats Inline Ruins Perfect Season…Slicks Scare Many Teams     The season was good in many ways, but incredibly frustrating from our engine program point of view. We blew the engine and could not get it ready in […]

1981 Membership Card 10 Year   1981 Run Down 1981   Racing with one of the best #37 Dave McKee Dave McKee     Dave McKee #37 was one of the toughest competitors to run a Hobby car. This picture was a 1980 shot at Flamboro Speedway, we put it here to remember 80′ as we look […]

1982 Membership Card 11th Season Harry Nicholson President…Ding DeLeeuw Secretary   1982 Run Down 1982 Run Down 1982     This was our 14th season racing and 11th with the Hobby’s. This would be the year Ray Hughes came back, after a two year boycott, he was glad to see…”no more slicks”. “Hey Ray”, aren’t you glad […]

1983 Hobby Membership Card OARC Membership Harry Nicholson President….Ding DeLeeuw Secretary     This would be Harry’s last term as President of the Hobby club. He led the club through a fairly turmoil laden season. We would lose our major club sponor, Power Aid XPL Motor Oil for a promised $3,000 point fund. Late in the fall […]