Westwood (or 'Wetwood' as some called it) was the first purpose-built automobile road-racing track in Canada. Its location in Coquitlam on the slopes of British Columbia's coastal mountains meant that it often rained, but the rest of the time it may well have been the most beautiful racing circuit in the world. The track was built and owned by the Sports Car Club of British Columbia. SCCBC members viewed it as a special place where family members of racing enthusiasts grew up over its 32 seasons. The track ran just about any kind of racing that came along for cars, motorcycles and karts, but was best known for its spectacular races for smaller formula cars, Formula Atlantic in particular. Sadly, in 1990 Westwood suffered the common fate of racetracks located near expanding cities world-wide and was converted into a housing development and golf course.
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Tom Johnston, is a Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductee. After a 35-year career at Keen Engineering Co. Ltd, one of Canada's largest mechanical engineering consulting firms, he became president and CEO of the company. In 2000, he suffered a serious stroke but overcame its debilitating effects to research and write four motor-racing books. He lives in West Vancouver with his wife, Sharon.
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Vendeur : J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Paperback. Etat : Fine. 1st. (CAD) Stated 1st printing, 2006. No markings, Fine. Wraps, 116pp, index, colour and B&W photos. This i a history of the Westwood Racing Circuit and the Sports Car Club of British Columbia.Westwood, the first purpose-built road racing circuit in Canada, was different from all of the others. It was a people place built, owned and operated by the racers themselves. This book tells the story of how the members of a club of enthusiasts (the Sports Car Club of British Columbia) acquired a site in the BC mountains, and with their families and friends and on a limited budget created what one expert described as one of the four best tracks in the world. The track ran just about any kind of racing that came along for cars, mortorcycles and karts, but was best known for its spectacular races for smaller formula cars, Formula Atlantic in particular. The SCCBC effectively operated the track for 32 spectacular seasons until the growth of Greater Vancouver finally overwhelmed it. (2.2 JM HOZ 402/4 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". N° de réf. du vendeur 07345
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Vendeur : Armchair Motorist, ACTON, ON, Canada
Softbound. Etat : Fine(1). Everyone s favourite racing circuit. One copy signed and dedicated. Illustrated by: . N° de réf. du vendeur AM8700
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