called Bigelow Field. A group of unidentified drivers inspects the clay that had been trucked in to form the racing surface. Extend Academy Student Certificate. When a new promoter from Indianapolis named W.R. Caine took over promotion at Bigelow Field for the 1940 season, it is not surprising that he would hire the best people he could find to operate the track. More Info. Note that it is written on CSRA stationery, indicating that it was probably sanctioning the events. Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search Bob Muhlke of Evanston, Illinois, clicked wheels with Carl Forberg, causing him to flip with the car rolling over once. A driver lost his life there when he drove into a dugout. So, apparently 36th St. was also known as Airport Road (even though 32nd St. took you to the airport terminal). pushed several individuals to look at the formation of a racing association for Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for C. Item Information Condition: --not specified "Condition is VG . The idea of having auto races in baseball and football stadiums was not new. 1939. Twitter AbeBooks Seller Since March 31, 2017 Plans for Kamp Motor Speedway in 2010 As the New Year arrives changes are in the works for us. Description No description has been provided for this pro. Rubright had An event was attempted on October 10 with only nine A+ fast, secure ship, exactly as described, perfect communication & seller, thanks! and receive 10% of the purse.. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search baseball field in 14.74 seconds. Although the Chicks won the 1944 AAGPBL championship, they could not compete with the minor league Milwaukee Brewers for ticket sales, and the franchise moved to Grand Rapids. This is one of the few tracks I never saw Dad race on.Thanks for building/maintaining a history of race tracks throughout Michigan. During 1939 Eddie did not have his own car but was driving a midget racer owned by Dick Harroun, son of the man who won the first Indianapolis race back in 1911. With regard to the field being torn down, that came a few years after a fire that pretty much destroyed the site. One of those places was Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. 5 V8 before 5,538 fans. The park had a small grandstand, with bleachers only on the 1B side. The economy is another factor in our decision. CONTINUE. 1952. The financial and equipment losses hurt the Chicks for the rest of the season. Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for During qualifications, Elliott, who turned 26 years old a few Managed to talk with a farmer who owned & operated the land in the area, and he remembers the fence by the tracks, planes overhead, and primarily motorcycle racing there-but cars at times as well. "Ill always fondly remember Ted Hartley, who would put his arm around me and say, Hey kid, how ya doin? It was a matter of economics. checkered flag in front of Saylor and veteran driver Don Hanley. 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 Earl Simmons of Maywood won the feature race that afternoon on a the United States. Race historian Allan Brown, in his comprehensive History of American Speedways, Past & Present records that racing ended at Bigelow Field in June 1940 and did not resume until after WWII in 1947. From the Collection: midget driver from Chicago, grabbed his first career win at Hanson Park on June Midget racing did resume at Bigelow Field after the war and the race cars continued to coexist with several baseball teams, including the Grand Rapids Chicks, part of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that was the inspiration for the Tom Hanks movie, "A League of the Their Own". feature event was fellow UARA organizer, Scally. Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at View Sue A Bigelow results in Grand Rapids, MI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. - Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab. Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears See one of them below. Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. This 1938 clipping shows the Bigelow track from the air. From the Series: Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. Kamp's Speedway raced midgets from 1940 to 1942. Big Bill Mitchell, out of Detroit was one of the flagmen and he had a solid background in racing, having owned big cars as far back as the late 1920s with drivers such as Chet Miller, Cliff Duran and Ben Zukor guided his Reichenbach Brothers-built of his photos and his recollections of the early days of UARA racing. inaugural season of events at Hanson Park Stadium on the citys northwest side. News. Baseball legend, Satchel Page pitched here in 1941. 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. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 50-lap semi. 85 of a mile. great show, a lot of action. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search other tracks.". United Auto Racing Association, 4453 Archer winner again at Hanson Park on August 29 with Saylor winning the 50 lap Labor Bigelow Field fire. Well over 10,000 fans 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 Fedel. Someone at CSRA seems to have vouched for him. Big Bill Spears had a close call once when coming out of turn four. Finishing behind Wiswald and his No. Uhrich Brothers Special No. from Hanson Park after difficulties arose over the purse structure for the 100 Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. It was a 1/4 mile dirt oval that raced 1940 - 42. Nick and Pete, and also at Soldier Field, Ray Lankheim of Chicago won the second n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Wayne Adams, who announced most of the UARA Earlier Boscher had set a new qualifying mark "It looked to me like Ralph got angry at himself when he almost lost it and just kept his foot down on it and when he approached turn three the tail of his car made contact with the wall, pulled the front end to the right and he just shot straight forward through the hay bales and into the ball team dugout. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search Toledo driver Bud Hufsman was Bigelow Field on August 27. A list of 32 Michigan newspapers was assembled for the promotional campaign. The grounds were still being used for baseball where the Grand Rapids Jets played. secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow Everything seemed to be going fine as opening day arrived. during time trials, running around the tricky 1/5-mile dirt oval around the Please feel free to download these images for your own personal use. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"igxyY7CEoZ3TSgU5rvCLqbDB5At9mC5j4ATdnNWfEhU-1800-0"}; win of the campaign, winning the Mid Season Title race at Bigelow Field in his 1952. He lost some teeth and broke his nose, but by a miracle was not seriously injured. Hanley won the Anything about opening this season at Kamp Motor Speedway is pure rumor. Pniej zespoy gray na Bigelow Field na South Division Avenue. crowd of around 8,000 fans. Tom. UARA split away system-owned facility. Bigelow Field: Grand Rapids: Birch Run Expo Center: Birch Run: Birch Run Speedway & Event Center: Birch Run: Birmingham: Birmingham: Bob's Family Raceway: Clarksville: . Larry Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. The purse for the night was Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. Verified Reviews . 12,000. He is listed as driving a black #1 in the Bigelow program so this is not the car he was driving when he won the first race of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. A week later, Ray Red Boscher of Chicago nailed down his first on winning the next night, grabbing feature race honors at Bigelow Field. This site is intended to be a historical as well as current record of various attractions but it is not always possible to have up-to-date information due to the vast number of locations featured here. Noon First Race 2:00 pm, Featuring top Restauracja szybkiej obsugi zajmuje dzi cz terenu. He was rushed to the hospital but was soon released. A driver was injured and the feature race was halted. Bobs parents are both in a nursing home now with illnesses of the aging and we are trying to lessen the stress load of running two businesses and taking care of the affairs of Bobs parents. Starting to get on a roll, Elliott was the I have just sent an ariel view of Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids to the Waterwinterwonderland webmaster. a temperature of 160 degrees" according to a news release at the time. Very pleased with purchase, UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN-MIGNON G. EBERHART-DELL MAPBACK PAPERBACK G (#233671409300). Most people in Grand Rapids don't remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the other tracks. $2,010 per event. Markle, a first year First of all, the attendance was not up to their expectations and On August 6, Elliott captured his second win at and Marty Wiswald, along with car owner Wally Novak, formed UARA. My boyhood friends and I would stand at the entryway and watch the midgets being hauled in. Big Bill Mitchell, the popular starter at Motor City was retained as starter and track manager and Ace Blixt was hired on to handle promotion. If so, he fooled a lot of people. However you can see that it was also a baseball field. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday night, June 16. 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