After a few years as an avid spectator and a fan of Stockcar driver Phil Lambrick, Mike, the eldest of the four Currier brothers, began his active participation in local auto racing in 1958 as a Stockcar owner with a 1935 Ford sedan driven by Wally Lum and was soon followed by his three younger brothers. Youngest brother Pat crewed for Bob Bissenden on a “Road Stock” in 1960 and later with Bob on Jalopies and Stockcars as well as partnering with Albert Smith on a Jalopy in 1964. Third eldest brother Bill took to Western’s oval in a Jalopy in 1961 finishing eighth in that season’s points standings and was also behind the wheel in 1965 and 1966 with Mike and John on his crew. John, the second eldest, became a crew member on the red #42 Dodge Stockcar driven by Barry Bissett in 1963 which included his first appearance behind the wheel in it at one race meet that year. John started driving full seasons starting in 1967 with Mike and Pat as members of his crew.
Mike continued into the late 1960’s and ’70’s as a car owner with brother John and Ronnie Hancock as his drivers as well as Ernie West who piloted Mike’s Open Competition Super Stock. Bill became an Assistant Pit Boss in 1967, an infield official’s position that Mike and Pat also occupied during different seasons including 1969 when Mike, Bill and Pat all worked under Head Pit Boss Frank Kitto. The brother’s involvement also spread to the Executive of the “Vancouver Island Track Racing Association” (VITRA) with Mike as Vice-President in 1969 and 1974, Pat as Back Gate and Membership Chairman in 1968 and Secretary in 1970 and John as a Director for a number of years starting in 1973. Mike and John were also were involved with the “Old Time Racers Association” (OTRA) in later years, Mike as a car owner and John as a driver.
Mike became an Executive member of the “Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame” shortly after it’s formation in 1983 and was inducted into it in 2000. Bill moved to the Kootenays where he was involved at the Cranbrook racetrack with Pat moving to Kelowna while John remained in Victoria. Mike is currently living in Oliver BC.
We are pleased to welcome the Currier brothers into the “Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame” as recipients of our 2024 Pioneer award!
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- 1958 – Mike Currier’s first Stockcar, a 1935 Ford sedan (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- May of 1960 – Mike surveys the damage following a heat race accident which sidelined his car for the night (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1961 – #6 ’34 Ford Stockcar with (left to right) Mike Currier, Barry Bissett, Wally Lum (in car), Larry Fletcher and Skip Morrison (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1962 – The #10 Modified Sportsman with (l to r) Skip Morrison, Mike Currier and driver Bob Fiddick (Ted Mackenzie photo).
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- 1963 – The #42 Dodge Stockcar with (left to right) driver Barry Bissett, unknown crew member and John Currier (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1965 – The #10 1949 Ford Jalopy with (left to right) crew member Larry Smith, driver Bob Bissenden and crew members John Biggs and Pat Currier (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1965 – #25 Jalopy with (l to r) Mike Currier, Ron Morrison, Skip Morrison, John Currier and driver Bill Currier (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1966 at Nanaimo’s Grandview Bowl – #25 Jalopy driven by Bill Currier in a trophy dash with #22 Roy Haslam, #1 Ross Surgenor and #21 Gary Kershaw (Ted Mackenzie photo).
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- 1967 at Nanaimo – #25 Stockcar with (l to r) Chuck Cammiade, Pat Currier, driver John Currier, Mike Currier and Andy Moal (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1967 at Western – Assistant Pit Boss Bill Currier (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1970 – 1957 Ford Late Model Stock with (l to r) driver Ron Hancock, Art Reedy, Chuck Cammiade and Mike Currier (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1971 – The #25 1966 Comet Super Stock driven by John Currier (photographer unknown).
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- 1972 – #9 ’65 Ford Fairlane Super Stock with (l to r) Mike Currier, Ron Hancock and Rollie Lejeune (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1974 – #9 Super Stock with (standing left to right) George Jenson Sr., driver John Currier and Mike Currier and (below l to r) Vern Leadbetter and George Jenson Jr. (Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- 1977 – The #42 Super Stock owned by Art Reedy and driven by John Currier (Brian Woodske photo).
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- 1981 – John Currier at the wheel of the #98 OTRA vintage Stockcar (Larry Pfister photo).
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- 1991 – The #21 Oldsmobile-bodied OTRA car owned by Mike Currier and driven by George Jenson (photographer unknown).
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- 1991 – Mike Currier (fourth from the left) and fellow Hall of Fame executive members at the opening of the Museum (possible Barrie Goodwin photo).
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- Mike Currier
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- John Currier
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- Bill Currier
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- Pat Currier
