Willows Speedway
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Where cars sped "faster
than man was really made to go on earth." |
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Willows Speedway
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In 1906, the year Oak Bay incorporated, there were less than a dozen automobiles in Victoria. But sales soon soared as the fledgling automobile industry promoted car clubs, rallies and sporting events. Willows Speedway, on the old Willows Fairground, started around 1912. | |||
The Victoria Automobile Dealers Association hosted an event in 1919 billed as "the greatest automobile meet ever to be held in the Pacific Northwest." It attracted 2500 spectators. The 1920 event attracted 4000. | |||
A Colonist article in 1920 stated that drivers coming to Oak Bay for this race were under the care a "nerve specialist" | |||
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Auto racing continued at the Willows Speedway until the late 1940s. |
PHOTOGRAPHS
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ARTIFACTS
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courtesy Dick Kirk
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Auto Races Program
1935 |
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