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[ehagar]

I couldn't add a post to my original thread a few years back. I found this interesting page:

http://www.motorspor...om/harewood.asp

A few picks of Edenvale too:

http://www.motorspor...om/edenvale.asp

[VWV]

I used to work with a guy who used to race his Morgan at Herewood and Mosport. After selling his Morgan he worked the races as a tech inspector/scrutineer. Although he's now retired, I occasionally get together with him to hear him tell stories of the "good old days". He remembers racing against Roger Penske. Although there is about 30 years difference in our ages, it's facinating talking to someone who was there.

[MGAdams]

EHAGAR,
Spotted your post with interest and searched back and read your previous. I am not a frequent poster and links are certainly not my forte, so they may not work. I have a couple more pieces of abandoned BCATP turned race tracks, now defunct you may be interested in from Saskatchewan.
Davidson Air Base

Dafoe Air Base

I have lots of history, photos, results of Davidson ... not much about Dafoe. There were many others in Hamlin, Sask., Gimli and Mcdonald, Manitoba, and Shepard in Alberta and all over BC.
If you haven't been invited before, I suggest you check out our Canadian Motorsport History Group as there are members with far more info than I have about the BCATP race tracks, and likely a lot more info about Harewood and Edenvale.
Mike Adams
member of CMSHG
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMSHG/

[MGAdams]

Seems I can only post the thumbnails from the site that hosts the images. Maybe the album page will work better. See "scantrack" on page one and "dafoeoverlay" on page 2.
http://groups.msn.co...ost.msnw?Page=1

Try again
Mike Adams

[ehagar]

Thank you, Mike!

I was very curious about the airport circuits in Sask.

[ehagar]

Found a few pictures of RCAF Port Albert (Greenacres) on the web. Location of the abandoned field is 43.883 N 81.7 W

First picture is an IFR approach plate into Goderich. If you look to the North of Goderich you will see Port Albert. It has three intersecting runways.

http://www.skyharbou...ApproachIFR.jpg

Second picture is a Sat. picture of the place.

http://toporama.cits...282_642?548,180

I can make out two of the runways (North-South, North West-South-West), but the runway heading towards lake Huron is a little difficult to make out. To the North at the intersection point of the two runways appears to be some sort of either road (aircraft Apron aera? base? Hangars?). Not exactly sure where the flightline is.

[Manfred Cubenoggin]

I phoned my cousin, Rob Virtue, the other night to get some insights and impression of driving Harewood Acres. He drove a FV there in the track's last season, 1970. Unfortuneately, he was on a biz trip in Atlanta. I'll try to reach him again this weekend.

[Rupertlt1]

Another Cooper in Canada:
Harewood Acres, Sports Car Trophy Races, Saturday 4 August 1956

#3 T. Pekoe, Cooper-Climax 1100, W.O.S.C.A.

 

1956 COOPER COVENTRY CLIMAX 1100 cc. New

July, excellent $4600, cash. With delivery within 800

miles. Owner has excellent reason for selling. Write or

phone T. J. Pehoe, 734 Wellington St., London, On-

tario, Canada. 4-2378.

Road & Track, Sept 1956, Page 53

 

T. J. Pekoe ran a motor accessory shop at 734 Wellington Street.

He was Tom Pekoe.

 

Any connection to Tom Hallock, East Grosse Point Farms, Michigan?

Sebring, 12 March 1957: "second in Class G going to the ex-Le Mans Hallock/Goldman Cooper."

https://library.revs...-sebring/289213

See also:

https://forums.autos...harewood-acres/

 

https://forums.autos...our-relay-race/

 

Autosport, 17 August 1956, Page 212

 

Ed Russell raced a Morgan at Harewood Acres in 1956, sponsored by North Toronto Motor Sports Club, serviced by Shelton-Mansell Motors. See Post #2.

Also: https://www.racingsp...ussell-CDN.html

 

RGDS RLT

Edited by Rupertlt1, 26 August 2024 - 09:08.

[Rupertlt1]

I used to work with a guy who used to race his Morgan at Herewood and Mosport. After selling his Morgan he worked the races as a tech inspector/scrutineer. Although he's now retired, I occasionally get together with him to hear him tell stories of the "good old days". He remembers racing against Roger Penske. Although there is about 30 years difference in our ages, it's facinating talking to someone who was there.

 

Roger Penske (Porsche) is featured in this photograph from 1960 dicing with Peter Ryan (Porsche).

The photo also shows the Gunnery, a remnant of WW2, which often distinguishes this flat airport circuit from others of that era.

https://library.revs...la-libre/243058

RGDS RLT