Canadian Race Track Database
Cantley SpeedwayCantley, QC
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1964-1971
Name History:
Track Configurations:
1/2 mile dirt oval
Notes:
Located east of Cantley, QC (north of Gatineau) on the south side of Chemin Saint ElisabethSometimes described as a 4/10 mile trackOpened in July 1964Original owner was Guy BoyerIn September 1965 a car crashed into a crowd of spectators who were too close to the track, killing Eugene Mineault and injuring several othersBought by Gerry Bisson, owner of Capital City Speedway, in 1970Did not open in 1972 due to new laws related to crowd safery - Bisson said it would cost too much
