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Chris Burrage
visited the site of the old Orillia Speedway in April of 2008 and
sent along these photos.
Orillia was a dirt track, but the track surface is still remarkably
easy to see. The only remains of infrastructure is the lone, remaining
light stand. The track is located on the 15/16th side road just
off the 14th line of Oro.
I have very little information on the history of Orillia Speedway.
It operated for only the 1952 season. Glen McDonough, the starter,
was killed in July of that year. I've seen the track described as
3/4 mile, 1/4 mile and as a 1/3 mile.
If anyone has any more information on Orillia Speedway - photos,
programs, points champions, please contact me webmaster@canadianracer.com.
Orillia
Speedway
Chris
wasn't 100% sure of the orientation of the track but he made
an educated guess
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On
the back straight looking back at turn 2
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On
the back straight looking toward turn 3
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A
close-up of the berm that surrounds the track on both
sides
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Turn
2
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Looking
down the back straight from turn 2
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Between
turn 1 and 2
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Turn
1
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Front
strech from turn 1
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Looking
back at turn 1
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Half
way down the front straight, looking at the exit of
turn 4
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Light
post
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Turn
4
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Looking
back down the front straight from turn 4
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Turn
4
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between
turns 3 and 4
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Turn
3
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Looking
back to turn three from the back straight
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Looking
down the back straight
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Entrance
to the track from the pits
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One
of the gates to the track
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Second
gate at the top of the hill
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