Canadian Race Track Database
Toronto Motorsports ParkCayuga, ON
Status
Open
Years in Operation: 1954-present
Name History:
Kohler Drag Strip (1954-63)
Super Boss Dragway (1964-66)
Kohler Super Boss Dragway(1967-69)
1320 Dragway (1970)
Dragway Park (1971-82)
Cayuga Dragway Park (1982-90)
Cayuga Motorsports Park (1991-?)
Cayuga International Dragway Park (?-2001)
Toronto Motorsports Park (2001-present)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile paved drag strip
Notes:
Property was originally a left-over WWII airfield, owned since 1948 by Bruce Mehlenbacher SrIn 1954 several car clubs asked Mehlenbachers permission to use the airfield for drag racingThe clubs created the Ontario Timing Association to run the racesThe track was run by the Ontario Timing Association until 1963Larry Rook and Don Douglas were the leaseholders until 1963 when Jerry Hamond joined the partnershipThe track was set up using all 3 sides of the air strip triangle - one side for the races, one for the return road and one for the pitsIn 1960 the drag strip was moved to its present locationGeorge Foote ran the track from 1968-70In 1971 Bruce Mehlenbacher decided to run the track himselfSold to John Fletcher, Bill Vanni and Vince Vanni in late 1983Fletcher bought out his partners in 1984Bought by a group of investors in May, 1990
