Motordrome
Saskatoon, SK

Status:
Closed

Years:
1955-58?
1962?-1969

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/3 mile dirt oval (1955-56)
1/3 mile paved oval (1957-1969)

Track Info:

• Located on Eighth Street East on land owned by Andrew Hawrich
• Built by the Saskatoon Motor Racing Association
• Opened on May 28, 1955
• Lights were added in August 1955
• Racing was organized by the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association (SSCRA) beginning around 1957
• Major improvements for 1963 included new lighting, repaving the track, new concession stands and relevelled spectator parking lot
• The Saskatoon Lions Club helped run the races from 1963-67
• After the track closed, the SSCRA moved to the Saskatoon Exhibition Grounds