Edenvale Airport
Stayner, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1950-1959

Name History:
Edenvale Raceway (1959)

Track Configuration(s):
1.73 mile paved road course

Track Info:

• Originally built as an airfield for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in World War II
• Located on the south side of Highway 26 between Stayner and Edenvale, Ontario - the entrance is off the 15/16 Line
• The British Empire Motor Club (BEMC) organized the racing from 1950-1955
• In 1956 the property owner decided to try running it himself as a professional track
• He turned it into a 1.5 mile tri-oval (see Stayner Speedway)
• Used for drag races in 1958 - run by the Toronto District Hot Rod Association
• In 1959 the owner turned it back into a road course and held motorcycle and sports car events
• The military re-activated the site in 1962 as a remote radio communications station for Base Borden
• As of 2005, the track surface still exists - see http://www.canadianracer.com/edenvale.asp