Canadian Race Track Database
Tilbury SpeedwayTilbury, ON
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1951-1959
Name History:
Dutch's Speedrome (1951-52)
Tilbury Speedway (1953-59)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval
Notes:
Opened on August 9, 1951Rules by the Kent Essex Stock Car Racing Association in the early yearsOperated by the Kent-Essex Lions Club, probably beginning in 1954Owned by Roy 'Dutch' VanAveryRaced on Wednesday nightsEd Czilli was killed in 1954Land was sold at the end of 1959 for building lotsNow occupied by an arena and the Knights of Columbus HallHad seating for 3500Turns 1-2 were higher banked than turns 3-4
