Westwood Motorsport Park

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Westwood Motorsport Park (or Westwood Racing Circuit) was a Script error: No such module "convert". 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.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Westwood Motorsport Park are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Date
Full Circuit: 2.897 km (1959–1990)[1]
Formula Atlantic 0:59.705[2] Hiro Matsushita Swift DB4 1989 Westwood Atlantic Championship round
Trans-Am 1:06.960[3] Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette 1978 Westwood Trans-Am round
Group 4 1:11.300[4] Eppie Wietzes Ford GT40 1966 Westwood CSCC round
Group 3 1:18.000[5] Bob Stevens Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 1970 Westwood 500

Major race results

CASC / SCCA Atlantic Championship

Year Date Driver Car
1971 Oct 3 Template:Flagicon Craig Hill Lotus 69B [6]
1972 July 9 Template:Flagicon Craig Hill Lotus 69B [7]
1973 May 27 Template:Flagicon Allan Lader Brabham BT-40 [8]
1974 May 26 Template:Flagicon Allan Lader Chevron B27 [9]
1975 June 1 Template:Flagicon Bertil Roos March 75B [10]
1976 May 30 Template:Flagicon Marty Loft March 76B [11]
1977 July 17 Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg Chevron B-34 [12]
1978 April 23 Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg Chevron B-45 [13]
1979 June 3 Template:Flagicon Kevin Cogan Ralt RT-1 [14]
1980 June 1 Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve Sr. March 80A [15]
1981 Aug 23 Template:Flagicon Rogelio Rodriguez Ralt RT-4 [16]
1982 Aug 23 Template:Flagicon Tommy Phillips Ralt RT-4 [17]
1983 May 22 Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti Ralt RT-4 [18]
1984 July 22 Template:Flagicon Chris Bender [19]
1985 July 21 Template:Flagicon Dan Marvin [20]
1986 July 6 Template:Flagicon Ted Prappas [21]
1987 Aug 23 Template:Flagicon Johnny O'Connell [22]
1988 Aug 6 Template:Flagicon Dean Hall [23]
1988 Aug 7 Template:Flagicon Rod Granberry [24]
1988 Sept 11 Template:Flagicon Hiro Matsushita [25]
1989 May 28 Template:Flagicon Hiro Matsushita Swift DB-4 [26]
1989 Aug 5 Template:Flagicon Hiro Matsushita Swift DB-4 [27]
1990 Aug 5 Template:Flagicon Mark Dismore Swift DB-4 [28]

SCCA Trans-Am Series

Year Date Driver Car
1977 June 5 Template:Flagicon Peter Gregg Porsche 934 [29]
1978 June 4 Template:Flagicon Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 [30]
1979 June 3 Template:Flagicon John Paul Porsche 935 [31]
1980 Sept 7 Template:Flagicon John Bauer Porsche 911SC [32]

See also

External links

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References

  • Johnston, Tom, Westwood, Everyone's Favourite Racing Circuit, Granville Island Publishing, Template:ISBN

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