Brooklands Speedway
Winnipeg, MB

Status:
Closed

Years:
1953-1973

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile dirt oval (1953)
1/4 mile paved oval (1954-1973)

Track Info:

• Original owner was Bill Henkel, Sr
• Organized by the Winnipeg Racing Assocation after a falling-out with the operators of Whittier Park Speedway
• Original grandstands came from Sherburn Park
• There were numerous upgrades for the 1954 season: track paved, straights widened by seven feet, corners banked and widened by 14 feet, new washrooms, running water added, Sold to Motorways (a trucking company) in early 1974