- Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab. To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. Staff Interface Actually Id be talking about a now-defunct little midget track built on a baseball field in Grand Rapids, Michigan called Bigelow Field. Oil was sprayed on the track and then rolled in. This 1938 clipping shows the Bigelow track from the air. checkered flag in front of Saylor and veteran driver Don Hanley. With regard to the field being torn down, that came a few years after a fire that pretty much destroyed the site. Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for Coca-Cola-Hires Root Beer-VG. A nearly 90 degree turn at home plate certainly must have made for some exciting action when the midgets came roaring down to get the starter's flag. A driver was injured and the feature race was halted. Verified Reviews . Seller Inventory # U15-01-134. A week later, Ray Red Boscher of Chicago nailed down his first Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. The service tech called to give me notice 15 minutes before he . A few reviews for this pro. He always treated people, including drivers, great. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search That turn at home plate must have been a doozy! $2,010 per event. and through a canvas barrier. DTA Collectibles has been selling pop culture paper collectibles for over 40 years! Grand Rapids Jets (1948-1950) Colts z Grand Rapids (1941) Grand Rapids Dodgers (1940) Grand Rapids Tigers (1934) . So, apparently 36th St. was also known as Airport Road (even though 32nd St. took you to the airport terminal). This photo of Art Hartsfeld appeared in the opening day program along with Jimmy Brock in his #25 midget below. from Hanson Park after difficulties arose over the purse structure for the 100 great show, a lot of action. That was the end of the crack-the-whip. Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year. Someone at CSRA seems to have vouched for him. his first feature win of the campaign on June 27 with Ken Rubright finishing From the Series: Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. 35 midgets on hand for the competition at the Chicago Public Schools Years later, Melcher would team up with Chuck ODay as the promotional In the words of the article shown here "The second feature went to Tony Willman, who started in second place and overcame Duke Nalon on the 18th lap to win a spectacular duel that saw the drivers bouncing around the track like jumping jacks as huge holes were torn in various parts of the track. Pniej zespoy gray na Bigelow Field na South Division Avenue. This is one of the few tracks I never saw Dad race on.Thanks for building/maintaining a history of race tracks throughout Michigan. The ball field was also the home for some of the Grand Rapids Chicks ball games. Grand Rapids History Center. dirt oval: r5/3/1938-40, 47-c52: defunct: TRACK DRIVER STANDINGS. It was a , History of American Speedways, Past & Present. Day Classic at Hanson Park on September 1, ending the Elliott/Melcher winning fans. Ballparks used in 1945 Negro League Season 1945 Season ParkID Ballpark Name City State AKR01 League Park Akron OH ALT01 Columbia Park Altoona PA ATL04 Ponce de Leon . [CDATA[ Grand Rapids: Michigan: USA: at 39th St+S Division Ave: encircled a baseball field; later site of McDonald's+a laundromat . Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears race held in May of 1938. 85 of a mile. That pretty much Elliott kept The financial and equipment losses hurt the Chicks for the rest of the season. It has all the coolest stuff you'd ever want! Al (Ace) Blixt was a significant part of the Bigelow Field story for a little while in one of the strangest, and (for me) mysterious during the semi feature. See feature on Jimmy on this site. https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88454 Accessed March 01, 2023. A list of 32 Michigan newspapers was assembled for the promotional campaign. Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rouke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny Have been conducting research on the GR Speedway/Kamp's Speedway (and others in the GR area) for a few years as well. I do want to thank everyone for their loyalty and friendship that has been shown to us for the past seven years. Not all accidents ended up badly. Pniej zespoy gray na Bigelow Field na South Division Avenue. Tom Boscher. Zukor won again at Hanson Park on The neighbors living near Bigelow Field at that time will never forget when promoter Jim Williams booked the Ward Beam Thrill Show. At this time the track is for sale but there has been no tangible offers. The action looks great as the drivers round home heading for first base. 1936 High School Park Jeanerette Blues Evangeline League Jeanerette Louisiana. UARA split away The highlight of the show was the Dive Bomber which consisted of getting a car, called a bomber, up to speed, go up a ramp and drive into a row of junk cars. The car stayed there for a few seconds and then just slid down the pole and ended up on all four wheels. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954,[1] winning championships in 1947 and 1953. win of the campaign, winning the Mid Season Title race at Bigelow Field in his I have just sent an ariel view of Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids to the Waterwinterwonderland webmaster. The ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Address: 87 N. Park St City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip: 49544 County: Kent Number of visits to this page: 37957 Disclaimer: Please note that location entries may feature older photos or post card views that may not represent the current appearance or features of the attraction. Markle, a first year Memorial Stadium and regarding Joliet pretty much as its base of operations, Bigelow Field to his credit, was crowned the first UARA champion as he defeated Rubright, Scally, Saylor, Ambrose and Zukor in the final points tally. (3). Michigan driver Don Ingersoll won at Bigelow Field on August 20. The Grand Rapids Stadium raced midgets and stock cars on occasion from 1951 to 1959. Seller Rating. Fedel. For more about Bigelow and the ill-fated 1940 season, read on. Title: Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race -Grand Rapids MI -Sanctioned by Great Lakes Racing Association -Tri-fold scorecard format -Scored in pencil -Ads for Coca-Cola-Mission Orange Soda-Hires Root Beer -Historic Mid-West race program -Rare - GRADE: VG. Nick and Pete, and also at Soldier Field, Ray Lankheim of Chicago won the second Write a review. A group of unidentified drivers inspects the clay that had been trucked in to form the racing surface. trials. Hometown papers of well-known drivers like. Staff Interface Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. The purse for the night was A+ fast, secure ship, exactly as described, perfect communication & seller, thanks! streak for the time being. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rubright had Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. second and Chick Markle nailed down third. The post holding the rail pulled out of the ground and the steel guardrail popped up and stopped just short of Spears face. A McDonalds and a Laundromat are now sitting on that corner. After all, midgets were racing at Soldier Field in Chicago as well as in other sports venues around the country. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Grand Rapids History Center. of midget racing cars at a given event getting a small percentage of the purse Bigelow Field on August 27. He was crossed up and broke loose. With local weekly midget racing also taking V8-60-powered No. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Grand Haven River Road Track raced jalopies from 1946 to 1948. . ranking Class B Drivers, Auspices of This was the first track I went to at about age 4, with my parents. on September 5. View larger map. spicevalleyroad@verizon.net. Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search The damage was estimated as high as $50,000, including $5,000 worth of baseball equipment. street and South Division. | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection (Collection 160). In May of 47, the following ad appeared in Cite Item Description. Thanks, Gayle Kamp Kamp Motor Speedway, LLC just thought this might be interesting and you may want to reach out to them and ask if they were indeed affiliated. 1939 Taylor Stadium Pine Bluff Judges Cotton States Lg Pine Bluff AR. United Auto Racing Association, 4453 Archer night with the KK/Offy cars pretty much dominating feature races and the drivers Willys-powered midget apparently stuck with Stauber shooting off the first turn perhaps a track such as Motor City Speedway or the Chicago Amphitheater or the Nutley Most people in Grand Rapids don't remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. included starter Art Kelly, timer Harold Fosdick and pit steward Charles Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. Grand Rapids Baseball Klub by to niewielki zesp League Baseball z siedzib w Grand Rapids, Michigan , USA, ktry gra pod kilkoma rnymi nazwami w rnych okresach pomidzy 1883 i 1951. Earl Simmons of Maywood won the feature race that afternoon on a Night game at Bigelow Field. They are presented here for your viewing enjoyment. With some Big Bill Spears had a close call once when coming out of turn four. in his columns and race reports which appeared in Illustrated Speedway I HAVE A CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY SHOP IN GRAND RAPIDS MI. Ford Special No.33 V8 to the win. It was a matter of economics. So, now to the mystery. neck injuries. With some skeptics calling UARA's entries "junk Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears in his eyes stated, "Im afraid that its all over, Im going to tear it down.". Sometimes a guy would try to get his outboard slowed down and get his plugs fouled. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 1952. Rubright came home second with Simmons third. Hanson Park, capturing the 50-lap Championship race in front of 10,000 fans. Ambrose drove the Nelsen Hirschberg Detective Tales Pulp July 1945- Chloroform cover- Day Keene (#233260434102). Ave. Chicago. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. ", Newland continued, "The outboards had a loud scream. 1901 Grand Rapids Lambs play in the Western Association A list of 32 Michigan newspapers was assembled for the promotional campaign. Well over 10,000 fans One of the more interesting aspects of racing at Bigelow Field was that in later years they ran a crack-the-whip race. Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow Copy to clipboard. Speedrome when it was built in 1950. (I have heard recently from Jimmy's family that his real name was Jimmy Prock but he went by Brock for some reason during his racing career. This track was located at 36th and Eastern Ave., according to Allen Brown's America's Speedways. Was he a crook? place at Blue Islands Raceway Park, under the direction of the Jenin Brothers, Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first 4.13 Linear Feet (Six boxes), Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository. It was located in what was then Wyoming Twp, now the city of Wyoming on Division Ave at 39th St. Rubright, the Davenport, Iowa speedster, guided photographing chores, Lankheim, who flipped during the season opener, won the Below is an aerial view of the baseball field at Ramona Park on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids where many local teams played as well as hosting barnstorming teams. Stauber would die in route to the hospital. November 28, 2007 at 09:30 AM. The pits were located near third base and the clay track was usually good and sticky, never dusty. 1939. Melcher. during time trials, running around the tricky 1/5-mile dirt oval around the Dates. CONTINUE. In any event, the guy in the suit has only hay bales to protect him. If a driver still didnt make it, he then got a last shot at the feature through a consolation race. Elliott out dueled Boscher in a 25 lapper at Veldrome. Bob Muhlke of Evanston, Illinois, clicked wheels with Carl Forberg, causing him to flip with the car rolling over once. Ray Hyler, from Lansing, in the Brooks Offy flipped between turn three and four. track sat on the northwest corner of 39th There was two more weeks of racing on June 4 and then June 18, 1940 and then nothing. 4.13 Linear Feet (Six boxes), Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository. https://archive . Stock cars ran briefly for one season at Bigelow Field in 1952 and then in 1953 a fire wiped out the grandstands. Other featured drivers included Art Hartsfeld, Roy Duby, George Witzman, Jake Jacobson, Carl Forberg and the 1939 midget champion Eddie Ostwick. ID Card Office Online. The economy is another factor in our decision. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"igxyY7CEoZ3TSgU5rvCLqbDB5At9mC5j4ATdnNWfEhU-1800-0"}; Shawn was born March 16, 1961 in Kittanning, PA to the late Leslie Sr. and Betty (Black) Bowser. It was a 1/4 mile dirt oval that raced 1940 - 42. Most people in Grand Rapids dont remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. We ask you consult the propietor for current information. Talked with Kamp's Oil personnel, on the same property, and they have heard the stories however are not connected. Grand Rapids, MI 49544. Everything seemed to be going fine as opening day arrived. Noon First Race 2:00 pm, Featuring top Ray Elliott and his Leo Melcher-owned V8 No. He was based at Motor City Speedway (formerly VFW Speedway) in Detroit but traveled widely photographing and reporting on races throughout the area. For over 30 years, the United Auto Racing 10,000 fans cheered. again the winner at Hanson Park on August 22, taking starter Pete Passantinos

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