Canadian Race Track Database
Brooklands SpeedwayWinnipeg, MB
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1953-1973
Name History:
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1953)
1/4 mile paved oval (1954-1973)
Notes:
Original owner was Bill Henkel, Sr
Organized by the Winnipeg Racing Assocation after a falling-out with the operators of Whittier Park Speedway
Original grandstands came from Sherburn Park
There were numerous upgrades for the 1954 season: track paved, straights widened by seven feet, corners banked and widened by 14 feet, new washrooms, running water added,
Sold to Motorways (a trucking company) in early 1974
