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Westwood Motorsport Park

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WestwoodMotorsportPark
Westwood Motorsport Park
Location Coquitlam, British Columbia
Active from 1959 - 1990
Major events Atlantic Championship
(1971-1990)

Trans-Am Series
(1977-1980)

NASCAR Winston West Series
(1973-1974)

Player's GM Challenge Series
(1987-1990)

Surface N/A
Length 1.8 mi (2.9 km)
Turns 8
Lap record N/A (driver, team, year, class)

Westwood Motorsport Park (or Westwood Racing Circuit) was a 1.8 miles (Template:Convert/(1.8)*1609.344) 8-turn motorsport race track located in Coquitlam, British Columbia on the southern slopes of Eagle Mountain (known locally as Eagle Ridge).

History[]

The track was built and operated by the Sports Car Club of British Columbia (SCCBC). Construction of Westwood began in 1957, and the first race was held on July 26, 1959, making it the first purpose-built permanent road course in Canada.

Westwood hosted many different professional race series over the years, including long stints with the Formula Atlantic Series, Trans-Am Series, and Player's GM Challenge Series. Champion drivers to have raced professionally at Westwood include Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg, Indianapolis 500 winners Bobby Rahal and Danny Sullivan, as well as other famous names including Gilles Villeneuve and Michael Andretti.

The December 12, 1988 episode of MacGyver, titled Collision Course, was primarily filmed at Westwood (where it was referred to as the Westwood Springs Race Course). The Player's GM Challenge Series served as the backdrop of the story.

The track, which was located on leased provincial crown land, eventually fell victim to urban development. The track finally closed in 1990 to make way for the Westwood Plateau housing development and the Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club.

In 2009, it was digitally recreated as a free download for pc computer simulations such as rFactor and GTR2.

Major Race Results[]

CASC / SCCA Atlantic Championship[]

Year Date Driver Car
1971 Oct 3 25px Canada Craig Hill Lotus 69B [1]
1972 July 9 25px Canada Craig Hill Lotus 69B [2]
1973 May 27 25px USA Allan Lader Brabham BT-40 [3]
1974 May 26 25px USA Allan Lader Chevron B27 [4]
1975 June 1 25px Sweden Bertil Roos March 75B [5]
1976 May 30 25px USA Marty Loft March 76B [6]
1977 July 17 25px Finland Keke Rosberg Chevron B-34 [7]
1978 April 23 25px Finland Keke Rosberg Chevron B-45 [8]
1979 June 3 25px USA Kevin Cogan Ralt RT-1 [9]
1980 June 1 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sr. March 80A [10]
1981 Aug 23 25px Mexico Rogelio Rodriguez Ralt RT-4 [11]
1982 Aug 23 25px USA Tommy Phillips Ralt RT-4 [12]
1983 May 22 25px USA Michael Andretti Ralt RT-4 [13]
1984 July 22 25px USA Chris Bender [14]
1985 July 21 25px USA Dan Marvin [15]
1986 July 6 25px USA Ted Prappas [16]
1987 Aug 23 25px USA Johnny O'Connell [17]
1988 Aug 6 25px USA Dean Hall [18]
1988 Aug 7 25px USA Rod Granberry [19]
1988 Sept 11 25px Japan Hiro Matsushita [20]
1989 May 28 25px Japan Hiro Matsushita Swift DB-4 [21]
1989 Aug 5 25px Japan Hiro Matsushita Swift DB-4 [22]
1990 Aug 5 25px USA Mark Dismore Swift DB-4 [23]

SCCA Trans-Am Series[]

Year Date Driver Car
1977 June 5 25px USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 [24]
1978 June 4 25px Canada Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 [25]
1979 June 3 25px USA John Paul Porsche 935 [26]
1980 Sept 7 25px USA John Bauer Porsche 911SC [27]

External links[]

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References[]

  • Johnston, Tom, Westwood, Everyone’s Favourite Racing Circuit, Granville Island Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894694-49-0
  1. ↑ "CASC Formula B Players Championship Series Race". autocourse.ca. http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/fatlantic/1971-fatlantic.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  2. ↑ "CASC Formula B Players Championship Series Race". autocourse.ca. http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/fatlantic/1972-fatlantic.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  3. ↑ "CASC Formula B Players Championship Series Race". autocourse.ca. http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/fatlantic/1973-fatlantic.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  4. ↑ "1974 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1974.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  5. ↑ "1975 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1975.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  6. ↑ "1976 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1976.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  7. ↑ "1977 CASC Labatt Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1977.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  8. ↑ "1978 CASC/SCCA Labatt Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1978.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  9. ↑ "1979 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1979.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  10. ↑ "1980 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1980.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  11. ↑ "1981 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1981.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  12. ↑ "1982 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1982.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  13. ↑ "1983 FIA Formula Mondial North American Cup". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1983.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  14. ↑ "1984 WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1984.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  15. ↑ "1985 SCCA/WCAR West Coast Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1985w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  16. ↑ "1986 WCAR/SCCA Pro Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1986w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  17. ↑ "1987 WCAR SPI Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1987w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  18. ↑ "1988 WCAR/SCCA Western Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1988w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  19. ↑ "1988 WCAR/SCCA Western Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1988w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  20. ↑ "1988 WCAR/SCCA Western Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1988w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  21. ↑ "1989 SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship - Pacific Division". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1989w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  22. ↑ "1989 SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship - Pacific Division". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1989w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  23. ↑ "1990 SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship - Pacific Division". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1990w.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  24. ↑ "SCCA Trans Am race". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=10962. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  25. ↑ "SCCA Trans Am race". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=11000. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  26. ↑ "SCCA Trans Am race". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=11199. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
  27. ↑ "SCCA Trans Am race". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=11368. Retrieved 2013-10-11. 
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