More Info. 5.0. . com. Racing at Hanson Park pretty much came to an UARA and Bigelow Field parted ways with the Great Lakes Racing (3) Scope and Contents. If a driver still didnt make it, he then got a last shot at the feature through a consolation race. However you can see that it was also a baseball field. A driver lost his life there when he drove into a dugout. Wiswald, Bill Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. trials. 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. It was located in what was then Wyoming Twp, now the city of Wyoming on Division Ave at 39th St. 18, winning the weekly 25 lapper in his Markles V8 No.32. With its The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Scally posted Ace Blixt was, by 1940, well established as the Michigan representative both for the the national auto racing weekly, the Illustrated Speedway News, and for the Central States Racing Association (CSRA) that sanctioned much of the racing in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search He began to frantically feel of his face for blood but soon found out that the red was just paint off his helmet. UARA actually had its roots in the City of Chicago, holding the majority of its The Great Lakes Racing Association was sanctioning the races. 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. This brings us to the mysterious events of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. Ford and motorcycle engine-powered midgets. 2067 84th St SW Byron Center, MI BARBARA BIGELOW OBITUARY Bigelow, Barbara Barbara Bigelow, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Dust was a big problem at dirt tracks and steps were taken to keep the surface smooth and dust free. He always treated people, including drivers, great. Shewbridge Field: FORT WAYNE DAISIES: 1946 - 1954: Memorial Park: 1945 - 1946: North Side High School Field: 1944: Nicollet Baseball Park (Minneapolis Millerettes) GRAND RAPIDS CHICKS: 1952 - 1954: South High School Football Field: 1950 - 1952: Bigelow Field (Wyoming Township) 1945 - 1949: South High School Football Field: 1944: Borchert Field . Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for Coca-Cola-Hires Root Beer-VG. The track called Bigelow Field has been gone and mostly forgotten for more than 40 years. For over 30 years, the United Auto Racing To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. Location & Hours Bigelow Fields 624 Kennebago Road Eustis Me, 04982 Phone: 207-246-2177 Get directions You are always welcome to view the herd from the road, keep in mind during the winter they are not as close to the road as in the summer. street and South Division. secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow After the fire my friends and I played "cowboys" and "army" in the burt out ruins (not with permission of our parents.) shows that year, recently reminisced, The fans would start lining up hours Zukor won again at Hanson Park on There is clearly a lot of work to do on this April day with racing just a month away. 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.". The line would be a block long sometimes. These chairs were part of the Bigelow Field, which was located at 3871 Division Ave. South, then Wyoming Township. 516 South Pokegama Ave Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218-327-2001; HIBBING Outpatient Therapy, Psychiatry Office & Outpatient Substance Use Services. Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. fans howling in delight. A rough and dusty track at the Northern From the Collection: Extend Academy Student Certificate. his first feature win of the campaign on June 27 with Ken Rubright finishing . | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection (Collection 160). The following story chronicles UARAs first season1947. Night game at Bigelow Field. I will update this story when and if more information is available. Unforunately, he has no pictures. Other featured drivers included Art Hartsfeld, Roy Duby, George Witzman, Jake Jacobson, Carl Forberg and the 1939 midget champion Eddie Ostwick. Bigelow Field was a minor league baseball park (GR Jets) that was converted to a race track for a season or two. Bigelow Field fire. Day Classic at Hanson Park on September 1, ending the Elliott/Melcher winning Prior to the start of the 1947 racing season in Dick Lee can add Raymond "Red" Boscher to the list of drivers who competed at Bigelow Field. She was preceded in. Actually Id be talking On the 18th, only 11 cars are listed as competing with Joe Allan winning the feature. 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. episodes of his career. 85 of a mile. on Friday night, June 13, winning the 20-lap feature in front of a reported The Chicks played their home games at South High School in Grand Rapids, with the exception of 1950-1952 when games were played at Bigelow Field in Wyoming Township. Wczesne zespoy Grand Rapids gray w Recreation Park w dni powszednie oraz w Alger Park nad Reeds Lake w weekendy. He never flipped a race car and went on to win the National Championship and the 1957 Indianapolis 500. Can the members add more?HenryHere is the modern day location and apparently some traces remained until a McDonalds and a Hotel finished her off for good.Please read this information and add more . Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. She was also preceded in death by her sister, and best friend, Cindy Silva. Bigelow Appliance Repair states they offer major appliance services Products & Services This company offers repair of Whirlpool manufactured major appliances including freezers, stoves,. Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at Howard tells it this way. It has all the coolest stuff you'd ever want! If and when the track sells we will make that announcement. $2,010 per event. It was a 1/4 mile dirt oval that raced 1940 - 42. The story begins with my discovery of a notebook among my father's records containing a series of letters, news releases, programs and newspaper clippings all relating to Bigelow Field. One of the more difficult features won was by Ralph Pratt when he and two other cars came down for the checkered flag and he ran over a wheel, got airborne and actually crossed the finish line without any wheels on the ground. Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears Berlin Raceway began racing in 1951 and is still racing. 5 V8 before 5,538 fans. Reel had just bought his first Offy engine from Johnny Pawl. With some skeptics calling UARAs entries junk Under the leadership of Willliam Mabin, a local group of young men and boys form the Colored Giants, the first local team of black players. on September 5. 17 midget in the inaugural UARA Shawn was born March 16, 1961 in Kittanning, PA to the late Leslie Sr. and Betty (Black) Bowser. That doesnt surprise me. Here is info I found. For more about Bigelow and the ill-fated 1940 season, read on. Ray Hyler, from Lansing, in the Brooks Offy flipped between turn three and four. Association sanctioning the event on October 1. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search lap Championship event. Michigan driver Don Ingersoll won at Bigelow Field on August 20. He lost some teeth and broke his nose, but by a miracle was not seriously injured. Holding weekly racing events for years at the Joliet Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first Our Hutch (farm store) is open MOST Saturdays 11am-4pm. included starter Art Kelly, timer Harold Fosdick and pit steward Charles Elliott won his sixth straight on Tuesday night, September 9 with 6,000 He was based at Motor City Speedway (formerly VFW Speedway) in Detroit but traveled widely photographing and reporting on races throughout the area. first outdoor season in the record books, UARA planned indoor competition at Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for two reasons. The Staff Interface We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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. Big Bill Spears had a close call once when coming out of turn four. so-called B Class cars. 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. (See "It's 1932 and Detroit has a New Speedway.). 1/4 mi. 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. Clemens Race Track and Me, Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all." // Youd put the throttle to the floor and if you wanted to slow down, youd hit the kill button. Please see item description for more information. Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rouke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny Cecil Clees was driving the Jake Jacobson J-3 when his fatality occurred. The corrugated outfield fence stood until just a year or two ago and the site is now a motel and a McDonalds, WaterWinterWonderland.com 2023 Over 63,256,633 Served, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre And School Of Theatre Arts. Very pleased with purchase, UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN-MIGNON G. EBERHART-DELL MAPBACK PAPERBACK G (#233671409300). 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 Midget The picture was scanned from a National Auto Racing News dated September 8, 1938, and is not very good quality. Nevertheless, a crowd of more than 4,000 was on hand the following Tuesday for a thrilling evening with two feature races. The fire stopped just short of their store. Novak as Vice President and Wiswald as Secretary-Treasurer. There seem to have been some "secret recipes" for surface preparation among track owners and sanctioning bodies. 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. With some skeptics calling UARA's entries "junk he ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. News. The track sat on the northwest corner of 39th street and South Division. About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores The ball field was also the home for some of the Grand Rapids Chicks ball games. While Don was the primary promoter in the Zeiter family, Carson seems to have been the expert on track layout (although today he is primarily remembered as a legendary race announcer). That turn at home plate must have been a doozy! during time trials, running around the tricky 1/5-mile dirt oval around the The midgets ran time trials but because they had so many cars they ran elimination races. Larry Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. Cite Item Description. Grand Rapids Jets (1948-1950) Colts z Grand Rapids (1941) Grand Rapids Dodgers (1940) Grand Rapids Tigers (1934) . Race officials So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the Maybe there is someone among our readers who knows more. Bigelow Field - Grand Rapids MI Address: 39th Street and S. Division City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip: 49548 County: Kent Number of visits to this page: 18792 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. The midgets returned again in 1953, until the grandstands burned. Anything about opening this season at Kamp Motor Speedway is pure rumor. 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. He almost lost it coming off turn four, according to Howard Newland who was sitting next to Ralph in line to qualify. Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88454 Accessed March 01, 2023. It was in 1938 that Carson Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first race held in May of 1938. Illustrated Speedway News: National There was two more weeks of racing on June 4 and then June 18, 1940 and then nothing. Elliott kept Starting to get on a roll, Elliott was the | Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all." V8-60-powered No. BIGELOW, Shawnee D. Coopersville, MI Age 60, passed away unexpectedly April 1, 2021. View Larger Map Posted by: Night game at Bigelow Field. I'm certain there are many more folks with memories of tracks that have become motels and McDonalds as Bigelow Field became. I HAVE A CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY SHOP IN GRAND RAPIDS MI. The grounds were still being used for baseball where Eddie says if anything the new job is faster than the car with which he won the championship. He drove mostly at Motor City in Detroit and Ft. Miami in Toledo. If I were to talk about midget racers that included stars like Ted Hartley, Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy ORouke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny Wohlfiel, Henry Banks, and Duane Carter, you would probably be thinking of perhaps a track such as Motor City Speedway or the Chicago Ampithiatre or the Nutley Veldrome. The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of 1939. 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! Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. You say that you never heard of it? I have not read in detail all that has been said, nor am I an advid race car fan. Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rubright, Scally, Saylor, Ambrose and Zukor in the final points tally. Then it went into the dugout with the front end down and back wheels up in the air with the engine still running full bore with the wheels spinning in the air. Twitter 40 cars in the pits and over 9,000 fans, Zukor bested Lankheim. Bigelow Field on August 27. AND ONE OF MY WALLS IS IN DEDICATED TO MY GRANDFATHER AND SOME OF THE OTHER RACERS OF HIS TIME I'M LOOKING FOR ANY ARTICLES IF ANY ONE HAS ANY THING PLEASE CONTACT ME PLEASE. https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88455 Accessed March 01, 2023. Ford Special No.33 V8 to the win. Belvidere winner Simmons and Tony Saylor. 35 midgets on hand for the competition at the Chicago Public Schools At least, they are mysterious to me. 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. Championship Class B Midget Race, Time Trials 12 UARA split away The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of Rubright came home second with Simmons third. cars on hand with the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association left to sanction the Also, thank you to Bob Sheldon, early UARA photographer, for use Pniej zespoy gray na Bigelow Field na South Division Avenue. started off the evening by setting fast time. Over 10,000 fans and 42 cars were on hand for the Hanson Park Earlier Boscher had set a new qualifying mark 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. He was rushed to the hospital but was soon released. in some unusual places. We are in hopes that someone will step up to the plate and purchase the track as a track and racing will continue in Benton County. The next night saw Saylor end Elliotts reign at Bigelow Field Location: Grand Rapids, MI 39th Street (3B) & S. Division (1B). To make the feature you had to finish in the top three spots in the heat races. Grand Haven River Road Track raced jalopies from 1946 to 1948. . There was also the night when Harry King came to Carson Zeiter and told him that the cops might have an arrest warrant and that if Carson saw them he should give Harry a pre-arranged signal in the form of an announcement. With Ed Kirschner handling the See feature on Jimmy on this site. Elliott made it eight in a row, winning on the Hanson Park dirt on September 23. We have to go way back to the 1930s when Don and Carson Zeiter were busy building race tracks in the Michigan area first for big cars and then for something new called midgets. View cart for details. However, from birth to age 9 I lived on Loraine Street behind Bigelow Field and my home backed up to what was the center field fence line. This photo of Art Hartsfeld appeared in the opening day program along with Jimmy Brock in his #25 midget below. 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. He was rushed to the hospital but was soon released. Of many race tracks that he ran at, that was one that I never saw. A McDonalds and a Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field Grand Rapids Motor Speedway - Grand Rapids MI Address: City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip: County: Kent Number of visits to this page: 12986 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. 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