This is how Wasaga
Beach Speedway looked in August, 2003. The track opened in 1956 and
closed about 1970 (dates are approximate). There was originally a
half-mile horse track on the property. The paved track was built later,
inside the old horse track.
The old horse track is still there. It's not easy to notice from the
ground, but is quite clear in the aerial shots show below.
In the mid 1960's drivers like Norm Lelliott, Doug Warnes, Ab Leach,
Al Middlebrook and Tom Cuzilla were regulars at the paved Wasaga Beach
Speedway. Many of the Wasaga regulars were also regulars at Sutton
(then called South Shore Speedway). The track started to die out in
the late 1960's and at the end of the the 1969 season it appeared
that it would close. The Stapleton brothers (Harry and Jack) purchased
the track and gave the speedway a reprieve for the 1970 season when
they ran "B" Modifieds and 6 Cylinder Diamonds. It appears
to have closed at the end of the 1970 season.
  The remains of Wasaga
Beach Speedway are located in a Provincial Park and are accessible
to anyone. Look for the orange gate on the left side of Oxbow Park
Road. Park your car on the side of the road and walk down the sandy
lane. The track is only about 100 metres or so down the path.
The pits were outside of the track, off turn 3-4 and the drivers
entered the track from turn 4. There were grandstands along the
front straight but these are long gone.
If anyone has any more information on Wasaga Beach Speedway - photos,
programs, points champions, years in use, etc please contact me:
webmaster@motorsportscentral.com.
Remains
of Wasaga Beach Speedway from the air
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A lap Around
Wasaga Beach Speedway
The start/finish line
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Standing on the front straight looking toward turn 1
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Approaching turn
1
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Coming out of turn 1 and into turn 2
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Coming through turn 2
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At the exit of turn 2 looking down the back
straight
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Mid-way down the back straight
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At the entrance of turn 3
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Looking into turn 4
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At the exit of turn 4, looking down the front straight
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More Photos
As you walk down the path this is the view of the speedway - turn 4
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As you walk down the path this is the view of the speedway - turn 1
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Part way down the back straight looking back toward turn 2
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On the outside of turn 3
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Mid-way between turn 3 and 4 looking back toward turn 3
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On the outside of the track, mid-way between turn 3 - 4, looking toward turn 3
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On the outside of the track, mid-way between turn 3 - 4, looking toward turn 3
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On the front straight looking back toward turn 4
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