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Edenvale Airport

Stayner, ON

Status
Closed

Years in Operation: 1950-1959

Name History:
Edenvale Raceway (1959)

Track Configurations:
1.73 mile paved road course

Notes:
  • Originally built as an airfield for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in World War II
  • Located on the south side of Highway 26 between Stayner and Edenvale, Ontario - the entrance is off the 15/16 Line
  • The British Empire Motor Club (BEMC) organized the racing from 1950-1955
  • In 1956 the property owner decided to try running it himself as a professional track
  • He turned it into a 1.5 mile tri-oval (see Stayner Speedway)
  • Used for drag races in 1958 - run by the Toronto District Hot Rod Association
  • In 1959 the owner turned it back into a road course and held motorcycle and sports car events
  • The military re-activated the site in 1962 as a remote radio communications station for Base Borden
  • As of 2005, the track surface still exists - see http://www.canadianracer.com/edenvale.asp