Canadian Race Track Database
Hastings ParkVancouver, BC
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1907;1912-13;1916;1918-32
Name History:
Track Configurations:
1/2 mile dirt oval
Notes:
Horse track located on the Pacific National Exhibition groundsFirst used in 1907 for an event put on by the Northwest Track Racing Association with Thomas Flyers and Franklin SpidersHosted motorcycle races before and after WWIThere was an airplane vs car race in 1916Car races were sanctioned by AAA and IMCALocal driver Dudley Lamberton Smith was killed at the track in 1923, which caused the Exhibition directors to bar locals from participatingPhil Churchill was killed in 1927The track still hosts horse racing today
