KARA / KMA Speedway at Whitehorse, Yukon
Just a few hundred yards from my quiet property is an abandoned stock car race track. The K.M.A. Speedway closed permanently in 2004, but this 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval provided Whitehorse residents with a lot of fun and excitement for over 30 years. Races were held by the Klondike Auto Racing Association (KARA) from 1969 until 1989, and then by the Klondike Motorsport Association (KMA) from 1993 until 2004.
I’ve posted an article with over 40 photos on my main site, but as I’ve already heard from 2 fellows who used to race there, am posting this as the blog is a great place to chat about it.
This photo was shot in 1993. Because of my job driving tour bus, getting a Sunday off in Whitehorse was an extremely rare event, so I only attended a couple of races.
In 2010, I took my Subaru for a lap around the track, and then in 2013 did a proper photo record of what’s left there.
I’m always very pleased when the stuff I post brings back good memories for people, and this article appears to already be doing that. If any of you have photos from the early days that you’d like to share, I’d be happy to post them for you – just reply here.
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