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 Ghost Tracks -
British Columbia
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The
following photos of the Cassidy Speedway and Grandview Bowl
ghost tracks are courtesy of Tom Johnston. Tom is an author
and long-time racer/owner. His book, Sports
Car Road Racing in Western Canada, 1949 - 2003 in now available.
Grandview Bowl is located in Beban Park in Nanaimo, British
Columbia. It ran super modifieds, stock cars and the occasional
sports car race. Grandview Bowl was open from 1958 until 1985.
The track was visited by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip
in 1959 during the Royal visit to Nanaimo. As can be seen from
the photos below, the remains of Grandview Bowl have almost
been destroyed by a new soccer field built sometime between
early 2006 and early 2008.
Cassidy Speedway is located on Spruston Road, between Nanaimo
and Ladysmith, British Columbia. Cassidy was a 1/4 mile clay
track that closed at the end of the 1999 season due to zoning
law changes. It was previously known as Mountain Aire Speedway.
Being a fairly recent closure, you can see it's still in great
shape. According to Tom, when he visited Cassidy in May of 2002,
"everything was still in place, signs, concession, even
the fire truck and ambulance were in their parking spots".
A go kart track was still operating on the property but has
since closed.
If anyone has any more information on Cassidy Speedway or Grandview
Bowl - photos, programs, points champions, etc please contact
me: webmaster@motorsportscentral.com.
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Cassidy
Speedway
Photos
are courtesy of Bud Bussiere
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Cassidy
Speedway
Photos are from the late 1990's
Photos
are courtesy of Rob and Linda
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Grandview
Bowl
Photos are from around 1979
Photos
are courtesy of Rob and Linda
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Lumby
Raceway
Photos
submitted by Aaron Toma and taken by Tony Braun
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