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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.22.2010 - 4:55 pm
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Unique 1/4 cinder oval. Totally flat. After the racing was discontinued,
the Civic Stadium was host to the NFL's Buffalo Bills. The track's
success led to many speedways being built in Southern Ontario Canada,
including my home racetrack Merrittville speedway. The track also set
early attendance records for many series.

"For the regulars at Civic Stadium once you were setup to the track it
was fun but taking a car setup for banked ovals was torture. You see,
the track at Civic stadium was a 1/4 mile flat oval with a concrete wall
all around the outside and rail road ties placed perpendicular in the
infield to keep the cars off of the football field. Part of the success
at this track according to Hurd, was a handling chassis and great
brakes. He was the first to use a quick change rear end that gave his
car extra acceleration off of the tight corners. During Hurd's career
the all time attendance record was set when 33,000 fans showed up on a
special Buffalo Police Fun-O -Rama night in 1956. Dick Hurd would win
the 50 lap feature that night. (Capacity was for 44,000 fans)"
http://www.merrittvillespeedway.com/memories/civic.htm


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.14.2011 - 2:07 pm
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As said this stadium was later the home to the Buffalo Bills. Eventually
though it was torn down in 1988, today the site is still used for
football though, what remains is now a high school football field.


  3.   Rex White posted:
  07.29.2012 - 6:54 pm
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Rex set the slowest pole winning speed at this track.


  4.   Wild Bill Torrisi posted:
  01.24.2013 - 3:06 am
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I started my racing career in the early 50s.My good friend Frank Wagner
was severly burned in 1956 ending his driving career.He asked me to help him
repair and restore his race car then he asked me to drive it. It had a very
strong Joe Wolf engine.With sponsorship from Pepsi Colas Reuben Pasture
we won
the 1957 Nascar track championship.I hold almost all the track records
in the
sportsman division including the last 50 lap championship race held at
Buffalo
Civic Stadium.I raced open wheel midgets,sprint cars,super modifieds and
dirt
big and small block modifieds.I finished my career at Ransomville Speedway
in 2010.I wish you the best of health and hope you have as much fun as I
did.

Yours, Wild Bill 1/24/2013


  5.   Aldo posted:
  01.29.2019 - 5:43 pm
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Someone knows something about a Grand National Division non-championship
race held here on September 30th 1950?

I guess it was held to promote the new Grand National Short Track
Circuit series.


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