Canadian Racer

Topic: Tillicum Raceway

Page of 2
Pages

1 2

Message posted by b_man360 on 15 July 2008 at 9:41pm - IP Logged

it would be nice to get money from the goverment or something and market the track as a way to reduce the amount of street racers by giving them a place to race.

Message posted by Joe Brown on 15 July 2008 at 11:11pm - IP Logged

We would have to contact to the mayor of Vernon Cause hell knows how much the track cost right now mabe make it propery of Vernon make it a tourism attraction like you said a park for now.

Message posted by ALvis on 15 July 2008 at 11:15pm - IP Logged

I really think the BEST way would be sell the idea NOT as a motorsports park, as we already have Sunvalley Speedway, but perhaps as a different kind of park, maybe a mountain bike course set up inthe middle? I only say that as I was just in Merrit and they have a very nice course by the police station.

We must remember that there are houses all around hte track remians now and ANYTHING that happens at the track site would need their approval.

Since people currently use the track for walking, cycling etc, I think non motorize use would be the best route to go, as mucch as I would like to racing reutn there. I do realize it will probably never happen though.

Message posted by Joe Brown on 16 July 2008 at 2:38am - IP Logged

Yah that would be awesome If it were a mountain bike park I mountain bike so I know all that jazz if it were to go along

Message posted by ALvis on 06 August 2008 at 12:26pm - IP Logged

Well I was up at TIllicum the other day and all the for sale signs are down?

I hope it hasn't been earmarked for "redevelopment" as it qwould make a great park.

Message posted by Aaron on 04 February 2009 at 1:38pm - IP Logged

I was at the museum yesterday and read some articles on Tillicum but the biggest surpirse was meeting one of the wife of one of Tillicums former racers!

The track was sold in November 1975, one month after Intervalley in Kamloops and Penticton Speedway proposed a tri-city race series.

I looked through the archives and there were some great shots of the track in it heyday. What a beautiful track! Such a shame. I got the impression that the owner didn't really want a speedway next to his ski hill, even though he built both of them.

The track was sold to a group from Alberta who wanted to build a John Newcombe Tennis Ranch on the site. I can remember as a young child the remians of that failed developement. Turns 1 and 2 had the foundations for the clubhouse ( I think it was a clubhouse?) and a clearing for tennis courts. People need to remeber that in the late 70's and early 80's tennis was a huge trend. By 1982, the ski hill was closed, the track remains sat empty and for sale and Cedar Hot Springs across the road was the only thing left of the big sports and leisure developemnt that was supposed to be there. As for the ski hill, it wasn't really high up enough to get very good snow and I don't know if they had snow making equipment there in its day or not. That is another subject though!