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Lake of the Woods Speedway Releases 2024 Schedule

Lake of the Woods Speedway Releases 2024 Schedule

3/4/2024 -
Lake of the Woods Speedway is happy to announce the 2024 Season Schedule for Dirt Track Racing! Starting on Saturday, May 11, Open Practice will take
CANCELLED: StayInKenora100 & Twin Cylinder Shootou...

CANCELLED: StayInKenora100 & Twin Cylinder Shootou...

2/11/2024 -
Unfortunately, due to little to no snow accumulation (parts of the track are exposed as well) and no significant snowfall in the 14 day forecast, the
Lake of the Woods Speedway Mourns Loss of Ashley N...

Lake of the Woods Speedway Mourns Loss of Ashley N...

2/2/2024 -
Ashley was an instrumental piece in the development, operation, and management of the speedway. She will be greatly missed by all. Donations on behalf

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Lake of the Woods Speedway Releases 2024 Schedule

Lake of the Woods Speedway Releases 2024 Schedule

3/4/2024
Lake of the Woods Speedway is happy to announce the 2024 Season Schedule for Dirt Track Racing! Starting on Saturday, May 11, Open Practice will take place from 3pm to 6pm which is FREE for Spectators to watch. Practice is once again on Saturday, June 1 from Noon to 3pm...more
CANCELLED: StayInKenora100 & Twin Cylinder Shootout (Feb 18)

CANCELLED: StayInKenora100 & Twin Cylinder Shootout (Feb 18)

2/11/2024
Unfortunately, due to little to no snow accumulation (parts of the track are exposed as well) and no significant snowfall in the 14 day forecast, the 2024 - 7th Annual StayInKenora 100 & Twin Cylinder Shootout - has been CANCELLED. Thank you to www.stayinkenora.com for...more
Lake of the Woods Speedway Mourns Loss of Ashley Neniska

Lake of the Woods Speedway Mourns Loss of Ashley Neniska

2/2/2024
Ashley was an instrumental piece in the development, operation, and management of the speedway. She will be greatly missed by all. Donations on behalf of Ashley can be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or Lake of the Woods Speedway (Kenora Motorsports Entertainment...more
Lake of the Woods Speedway Celebrates 2023 Racing Season

Lake of the Woods Speedway Celebrates 2023 Racing Season

11/19/2023
Lake of the Woods Speedway celebrated their sixth season of racing at the 2023 Annual Awards Banquet in Kenora, Ontario on November 18, 2023 Thank you to the volunteers, drivers, pit crews, sponsors, board of directors, and fans for making this season a great one! The...more
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10/23/2017

10/23/2017

Lake of the Woods Speedway


Lake of the Woods Speedway Hosts First Ever Event

It had been three years in the making, but on Sunday, October 22, 2017, Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora, Ontario, hosted its first ever event that involved a practice of race cars that may be racing in 2018. It happened in the nick of time as the last load of clay was put on the track just before 5pm the day before. A total of four hundred people and eighteen cars attended the open house practice with weather becoming sunny and beautiful for the afternoon’s event.

Despite a few rough spots on the track, drivers have the feeling that the track will be a fast one as the longer corners will help to maintain good speed throughout a race. Some of the cars really push it to the limits throughout the afternoon.

Lake of the Woods Speedway became an idea in October of 2014 where the search started to find a suitable location that was close to the city, but met zoning requirements. After several months of scouting out different spots, a deal was struck with Best Way Rentals at a piece of property located near the Weyerhaeuser Mill on Jones Road on January 1, 2016. In March of 2016, Moncrief Construction Limited came on board to help do the work on the site. After clearing part of the site, blasting of the rock knoll took place at the end of September, clearing the way to begin on the subsurface of the track.

In the Fall of 2016, the Kenora Hospitality Alliance (A conglomerate of the area hotels) became a supporter of the Official Plan and Survey. During the winter, some work was done on site to expand the pit area and level off the area to the north.

By the end of July 2017, daily work started to occur at the track and clay started to be hauled on the weekend in mid-September. After over three hundred loads of clay and leveling, the speedway itself was completed enough to have a test and tune.

More work will continue throughout the next year however, as parking, drainage, and other work has to be completed. However, with the track itself at 90% completion, people are excited about the future of Lake of the Woods Speedway.


Submitted By: Anthony Leek

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