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    capitalcity300

    Castle Hill Speedway, NY??? Got any Castle Hill Speedway race photos???

    Castle Hill Speedway, NY??? Got any Race Photos???

    The Castle Hill Speedway information was found on page 481 of the book: "The History of America's Speedways - Past & Present " by Alan L. Brown.

    Castle Hill Speedway - Bronx, NY - 1/4 mile dirt oval (6/10/1938 - 10/10/1939)
    the first race scheduled for 6/07/1938 was rained out
    1/4 mile paved oval (5/14/1940 - 10/17/1941 / promoter was Bill Heiserman
    located at Lafayette and Havemeyer Ave.
    the track torn down in 1942 for construction of a defense project.
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    The following web site :
    http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=10253
    10-08-2007, 08:39 PM #6 The37Kid - Old School HAMBer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ridgefield, Ct.
    Posts: 5,823 Re: weissglass speedway staten island NY..was it real?
    The37Kid posted the following post:
    Glad you found us. Castle Hill was another race track in NYC, held indoor midget races starting in the late 1930's. About 20-25 years ago the remains of Rick Decker's Miller 122 came out of his body shop on Staten Island. It is now in the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
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    #1. Was Castle Hill Speedway an indoor or outdoor race track???
    #2. Got any Castle Hill Speedway race photos?
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    don38 #33 Yesterday, 03:18 PM
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    don38 posted the following :
    http://www.racerhub.com/forum/showth...t=16612&page=3

    http://www.racerhub.com/forum/attach...7&d=1225829828

    http://www.racerhub.com/forum/attach...8&d=1225829828
    Last edited by capitalcity300; 11-08-2008 at 11:26 PM.

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