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Goldie said:
What is that oval structure? A dried-up pond?
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It's the old Acton Speedway.
http://ontarioabandonedplaces.com/upload/wiki.asp?entry=5531
Now silent, the racetrack was once the place to be on Sundays. In an abandoned farmer's field, you can find the remains of the old Acton Speedway. The quarter mile racetrack can still be seen, most of the buildings are gone and the deteriorating grandstands are soon to crumble into the field. But for four years from 1968 to 1972 those grandstands were filled with 1000 local racing fans.The air was filled with the sound of roaring engines, screeching tires, and the crash of metal on metal. And of course the start of the race featured the famous "Gentlemen, start your engines", over the loudspeakers. According to one attendee, This was the only track where the cars raced uphill due to the way the track was banked. Cars could hit 75 miles an hour on the long straightaway. But if the driver lost control he would fly out over the top and down a steep embankment. There was always a St.John's ambulance at the track.Not much is left but you can still feel the excitement in the air.
 
Jasonzed said:
It's the old Acton Speedway.
http://ontarioabandonedplaces.com/upload/wiki.asp?entry=5531
Now silent, the racetrack was once the place to be on Sundays. In an abandoned farmer's field, you can find the remains of the old Acton Speedway. The quarter mile racetrack can still be seen, most of the buildings are gone and the deteriorating grandstands are soon to crumble into the field. But for four years from 1968 to 1972 those grandstands were filled with 1000 local racing fans.The air was filled with the sound of roaring engines, screeching tires, and the crash of metal on metal. And of course the start of the race featured the famous "Gentlemen, start your engines", over the loudspeakers. According to one attendee, This was the only track where the cars raced uphill due to the way the track was banked. Cars could hit 75 miles an hour on the long straightaway. But if the driver lost control he would fly out over the top and down a steep embankment. There was always a St.John's ambulance at the track.Not much is left but you can still feel the excitement in the air.
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for a second I thought they had broken ground for the long awaited fort erie Canadian Motor Speedway...
 
This photo, showing the highway right-of-way, would seem to indicate that, given enough time, the future will see a road many, many times wider than today's.
Or will it be a high-speed rail system?
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