* Dave, a local Victorian, was introduced to
the sport of Auto Racing by
Eric Foster, former owner of a Fernwood Avenue garage.
* He drove his first race in 1941 at the Langford
Speedway. He started
driving "street stocks" such as a 1936 Chrysler and later turned
to
the stripped down Sprint Cars.
* As a plumber by trade, Dave got involved with
the building of Western
Speedway in 1953 by volunteering to do all the plumbing work.
* In 1953, he was first in season points for
both the Stock Car class and
also the Big Car (Sprint) class.
* He was again points champion for Stock Cars
in 1954 as well as holding the
track record and being voted as Popular Driver.
* As the winner of the Gold Cup Race in 1955,
the "Flying Plumber" also repeated
as track champion.
* In 1957, Dave was virtually unbeatable. On
his way to becoming the track
champion for the third time, he won the Gold Cup, the Roy White Memorial,
the
Six-Mile Perpetual Trophy, the Corby Cup (most Main Event wins) and the
Championship Race.
* 1958 was almost a carbon copy of the previous
year as Dave repeated as track
champion, also winning the Corby Cup, the Roy White Memorial, the Championship
Race and was the track record holder.
* Dave won the Dick Willoughby Memorial Trophy
in 1959 and finished the year in
5th place in the point standings.
* After a brief retirement, Dave moved into
Super Stock racing and travelled
throughout the Northwest on a limited basis.
