Shearing Speedway
Cobble Hill, BC
Status:
Closed
Years:
1952-1955?
Name History:
AKA Shearing's Speedway
Shearing Auto Speedway
Track Configuration(s):
3/8 mile paved oval
Track Info:
- Built by the Shearing brothers - John, Bill and Ted on land owned by their father
- Opened in August 1952
- Located on Cowichan Bay Road, a quarter mile from Dougans Junction
- The track had been built in 1950, but only used for practice (as per a newspaper article at the time)
- May have closed due to competition from Western Speedway and Grandview Bowl