Westwood Motorsport Park

Westwood Motorsport Park

Mountain High Racing
Location	Coquitlam, British Columbia
Owner	Province of British Columbia
Operator	Sports Car Club of British Columbia
Broke ground	1957
Opened	1959
Closed	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)
Road Course
Length	2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Turns	8

Westwood Motorsport Park (or Westwood Racing Circuit) was a 1.8 miles (2.90 km) 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, GTR2 and Assetto Corsa.

Major Race Results

CASC / SCCA Atlantic Championship

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

SCCA Trans-Am Series

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

See also

• List of auto racing tracks in Canada

External links

• http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/Features/stories/canadaspioneer.html
• http://www.sccbc.net/about.htm
• http://www.playerschallengeseries.ca/
• www.darrenturner.ca/ Canon Yokohama Formula Fords racing at Westwood

Coordinates: 49°18′35″N 122°47′13″W / 49.3096°N 122.787°W / 49.3096; -122.787

References

• Johnston, Tom, Westwood, Everyone’s Favourite Racing Circuit, Granville Island Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894694-49-0