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They used to race cars on the horse track at the PNE

Here's an interesting history tidbit for anybody who's ever gone to the horse races at Hastings Park: they used to race cars there! It was on and off on this 1 mile dirt oval, with cars racing in 1907, 1911 to 1916, and then 1918 to 1927.
Bob Kronbauer
Bob Kronbauer

Here's an interesting history tidbit for anybody who's ever gone to the horse races at Hastings Park: they used to race cars there! It was on and off on this 1 mile dirt oval, with cars racing in 1907, 1911 to 1916, and then 1918 to 1927.

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Some were more successful than others...

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Maybe it's time to bring the Molson Indy back to Vancouver?

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All photos c/o the City of Vancouver Archives