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First posted January 1, 2006
The history of Mission Raceway Park and the British Columbia
Custom Car Association is a long a storied one. The photos
linked from this page are but a very small part of that history.
At the time of the posting we are still lacking imagery from
the 1950s, something we will ad to this collection asap. Since
the categories go by decades we are still a few years from
being able to include anything from the year 2000 on.
This collection was compiled and captioned by the 2005 Webmaster
Larry Pfister and includes the work of the people whose names
appear below. Over the decades there have been thousands if
not millions of still photos taken at the two properties.
The just over 200 posted here were taken from many sources
with some definite criteria in mind.
First, it is not meant to be a 'history', but more a 'look
back'. Many images were chosen not for the immediate subject
matter in the foreground, but the overall view as well as
what appears in the background, which in many cases we found
held more interest than the racer(s) up front.
Most of the images are of vehicles not people because that
is what was immediately available at the time of the posting,
and the need was there to utilize them to the fullest. People
pictures are most definitely on our 'to do' list.
The cars, racers and people you do see here are simply representative
of the days gone by. Some are seen multiple times, while many
others who some will feel should be here, are not. In the
future we will invite input from everyone to make sure
nobody is left out.
You will notice we are lacking captions (or have something
incorrect) and info on some imagery, so
you are invited to e-mail Larry Pfister any information you
may have (the more the better) on any photo in question,
even if it already has a caption. It may take us some time
to get the caption up, but rest assured we appreciate all
the help we can get on a project like this.
And yes some images may not be from exactly the decade in
which they are placed, but it's a done deal now. Text changes
are easy, moving photos is not. Many of these images are from
very small proofs that we were not able to really view that
well until enlarged with the scanner, and because of our timetable
didn't look at too closly at until the pics were placed then
finally captioned.
In the meantime, please enjoy what is without question the
most comprehensive photo history every put together of the
two Mission Raceways.
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR COLLECTOR. NO
IMAGE MAY BE COPIED, SOLD, REPOSTED OR USED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT
THE EXPRESSED WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER.
IN MOST CASES THE IMAGES HAVE BEEN USED WITH COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
PERMISSION, BUT IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON AND DO NOT WISH YOUR
IMAGE BE POSTED HERE PLEASE
CONTACT THE WEBMASTER AND IT WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.
Please note this is not a commercial project. No money
is made here, the photos are for the sharing with the world
the rich and cherished history of Mission Raceway.
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