Yeah I know where it is too, been by there and it seems to still be there. I did not approach anyone or go on the property.
I know where Wasaga Beach Speedway is too and how to get there. It's part of the Provincial Park now, so anyone can go there.
I heard about one by Orr Lake too, and apparently you can see it from the road, but don't go on the property, the owner doesn't like that.
I think there is one by Sutton too, but I have no idea where that is.
When I was a kid there was a gravel pit near Carthew Bay that some guy raced his own stock car in, he had his own little track, but I can't figure out where it was now. Bottom of the 12th somewhere. I think I would have been about 6 or 7 when I saw that.
Sutton is located on the north side of Baseline Road (8A), west of the town of Sutton and just west of the intersection of McCowan Road and 8A. It's near the cement plant. The property is being used for storage units. Here is the Google maps coordinate: http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.300525,-79.390694&spn=0.003755,0.009978&t=h&z=17
Link to the Sutton page on my site: http://www.canadianracer.com/sutton.asp
25_JLM_13hp: The track near Port Elgin that your grandfather was talking about was probably Bluewater Speedway. Here's the like to its entry in the track database: http://www.canadianracer.com/track-display.asp?trackid=bluewater&querytype=detail&extra=history
Cool, maybe this summer I might swing by the site of Orillia Speedway and see if anything is still there. There is a gate, possibly two entrances to the site and a high hill right by the road, so some investigation is required. I am reluctant to trespass on other people's property, so I would rather talk to some residents in the area first... Every time I am in the area I either have no time or it isn't an appropriate time to talk to anyone.
Kev, lemme know i love seeing ghost tracks..i went out to wasage...its super cool...makes me want to grab the quad and go pavement oval racing on it with the bro
Yep Bluewater was it. I'm going to start looking to find this "natural amphitheater".
Edit: A dirt track located directly next to a fast moving river... man guys were fearless back then!