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Nilestown Speedway
Comparing 1956 to 2003

I discovered these 1956 photos of Nilestown at the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame Archives. They were part of a donation by the family of long-time racer Bill Rice. Many of the angles were very similiar to shots that I took of Nilestown in November of 2003 so I thought it would be interesting to compare 1956 to 2003.

Front straight, 1956

Front straight, 2003 - it looks like the track is slightly narrower now

The spectator hill, 1956

The spectator hill, 2003

Corner 3-4, 1956

Corner 3-4, 2003

The view of the west end (corner 3-4) from the top of the spectator hill, 1956

The view of the west end (corner 3-4) from the top of the spectator hill, 2003