Starting to get on a roll, Elliott was the Laundromat are now sitting on that corner. With some as the Michigan representative both for the the national auto racing weekly, the, My dad appears to have taken on the job with gusto based on the number of news releases that were issued and the articles that appeared in the Grand Rapids papers prior to the opening of the season. The "Ill always fondly remember Ted Hartley, who would put his arm around me and say, Hey kid, how ya doin? It seemed like there was a flip in every race.. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org midget racers that included stars like Ted Hartley, Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, The friendship part of the racing has been what has kept us going. Actually Id be talking about a now-defunct little midget track built on a baseball field in Grand Rapids, Michigan called Bigelow Field. See feature on Jimmy on this site. The park had a small grandstand, with bleachers only on the 1B side. In all, 37 UARA-sanctioned dates took place in Our Hutch (farm store) is open MOST Saturdays 11am-4pm. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field Pinch-hit flagman Wesley DeVol made sure that Howard Dauphin would never forget his victory when Wes accidentally cracked Howard on his helmet with the checkered flag as Howard zoomed under the flagmans stand. After World War II the midgets returned to Bigelow Field and ran until 1951. 17 midget in the inaugural UARA 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. $2,882.00 with Zukor setting a new track record of 20.13 seconds during time The economy is another factor in our decision. night with the KK/Offy cars pretty much dominating feature races and the drivers View Larger Map Association (UARA) was regarded as one of the premiere midget racing groups in Add Joint Data Model Applet. AbeBooks.com: Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for Coca-Cola-Hires Root Beer-VG: -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 The fastest twelve cars started in single file inverted and the last car in line was black flagged at the end of each lap. 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. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. baseball field in 14.74 seconds. News. Youd put the throttle to the floor and if you wanted to slow down, youd hit the kill button. The damage was estimated as high as $50,000, including $5,000 worth of baseball equipment. Racing at Hanson Park pretty much came to an Larry opener. BIGELOW, Shawnee D. Coopersville, MI Age 60, passed away unexpectedly April 1, 2021. Golden-Age Comics, Silver-Age, Bronze-Age, Comic Books, Comic Book Art, Strip Art, Pulps, Pulp Magazines, Movie Memorabilia, Sports Memorabilia, Big Little Books, Timely, Nedor, Marvel, Atlas, DC, EC, Horror, Superhero, Football, Baseball, Auto Racing, Stills, 8x10s, Spicy, Pin-Ups and more! Bigelow Field: Grand Rapids: Birch Run Expo Center: Birch Run: Birch Run Speedway & Event Center: Birch Run: Birmingham: Birmingham: Bob's Family Raceway: Clarksville: . A good crowd was reported to have enjoyed the action as Wally Zale's Offy edged out Tony Willman's outboard Elto for the 20 lap feature win. Restauracja szybkiej obsugi zajmuje dzi cz terenu. Night game at Bigelow Field. Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first on September 5. Veldrome. This brings us to the mysterious events of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. Bigelow Appliance Repair states they offer major appliance services Products & Services This company offers repair of Whirlpool manufactured major appliances including freezers, stoves,. Grand Haven River Road Track raced jalopies from 1946 to 1948. . He always treated people, including drivers, great. 5 V8 before 5,538 fans. Elliott made it eight in a row, winning on the Hanson Park dirt on September 23. second and Chick Markle nailed down third. Hometown papers of well-known drivers like. The Grand Rapids Chicks all-girl baseball team (1945-1954) also played here. Elliott was 85 of a mile. Rubright was second Something went wrong. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. View larger map. and Ambrose. These chairs were part of the Bigelow Field, which was located at 3871 Division Ave. South, then Wyoming Township. //