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This is how
Windsor Dragway looked in the summer of 2004 when Barry Dunbar visited
it. Windsor Dragway is located on Manning Road, 1 mile north of
Highway 401 at Interchange 3 in Windsor.
Windsor Dragway opened on August 25, 1968 and closed at the end
of the 1971 season (need confirmation of the closing date). A crowd
of 4,000 was on hand for that opening day in 1968.
It appears that
no effort was made to clean the site up. Much of the infrastructure
still remains - the concession stand, washrooms, the now collapsed
scoring tower, guard rails, etc.
If anyone has any more information on Windsor Dragway - photos,
programs, years in use, etc please ontact me webmaster@motorsportscentral.com.
Photos
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Concession stand
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The
scoring tower has collapsed. The photo below shows the
tower in better days.
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The
start line and the light stand. This is the area shown
below.
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Entrance
to the pits
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The
pit area
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Looking
down the strip. The guard rail can be seen at the right. |
The
tower and start line in 1969. Photo from Wheelspin News.
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Taken
on opening day in 1968. Photo from Wheelspin News.
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reader submitted the following photos. They are taken
from a Super 8 film that was shot in July, 1969. The jacket
was purchased in 1970. |
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Gacioch Photo |
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July
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