2020 Induction ceremony cancelled

Please note that due to the current “COVID-19” virus situation, the forthcoming 2020 induction ceremony on April 4th at Western Speedway has been cancelled.  The ceremony and the previously-cancelled “Inductees brunch” will be re-scheduled when all health concerns have been lifted. “Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame” executive.

Website updating

We are currently updating the website which includes added information and photos on many of the individual “Inductee” pages as well as the new “Inductee trivia tidbit” and “Pioneer trivia tidbit” pages which appear on the “Home” page and are also in the “Latest News” section.  We expect to have this process completed in the coming months and hope you…

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“Pioneer” trivia tidbit

Ensuring that Western Speedway’s patrons didn’t have to put up with fellow fans who were being overly loud and/or annoying, plus pursuing and apprehending those freeloaders who sought to avoid paying admission by attempting to watch the evening’s races from the track’s 1st turn hill or other non-grandstand locations was for many years the responsibility of 1998 “Pioneer” award winner…

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“Inductee” trivia tidbit

For the 1959 Stockcar season, 1998 Inductee Ray Pottinger and 2014 Inductee Hank Neilson were the only 2 Nanaimo drivers who had finished in the top 10 in Island points the previous year, Ray in 6th spot and Hank in 8th. The two had first competed together after Ray, already a driver at Shearing Speedway in 1952, had encouraged Hank…

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