The original track was a clay flat track......not very good to drive on when it had just rained. There's not a whole lot of traction on wet clay. The 1/4 mile track which was built inside the clay track was paved and banked, with no walls around it, so when you went off the paved track, you would oftentimes get stuck in the sand surrounding the racing surface.
A friend of mine owned the Wasaga Race Track in the 50's & 60's, and probably the 70's, along with the Hitching Post Dine and Dance pavillion which was located at the front of the property.
As a young teenager I actually worked for Bob Smith (the owner) for several years both at the track (I ran the concession stands on race Days/Nites) as well as at the Hitching Post at other times. It was quite a place, with lots and lots of racing story memories.
A lot of race drivers, from all over Ontario, whose names many of you will remember, used to come to "The Beach" to race on Saturday nites, as well as to spend time on the beach when they were not at the track. It wasn't unusual to see 20 - 25 race cars behind tow vehicles parked on the beach when they weren't at the track.
...........dls
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