Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Bobby Castine and John Rock
Same, but clearer, shot as below.
Malletts Bay Speedway or
Colchester - Bayview Speedway
The Walter Barcomb Track Near the Drive-In
The main
track in Colchester was always the Malletts Bay Speedway, on the road down to
the lake past Malletts Bay Salvage and the famous drive - in theater.
Supposedly, the Barcomb family, which operated the salvage yard, owned the
track. The track started out in the 1950's with some of the most bizarre -
looking machinery you'd ever want to see. Sanctioned by NASCAR near the end of
the '50's, the cars were getting pretty good by the end of the track's life.
Cars from Malletts Bay ran there, at
Thunder Road, at Airborne Speedway, at Otter Creek Speedway, and even reached
out the Northeastern and Fairmont Speedways. According to one popular legend,
the owners of the drive - in, incensed by incursions into their shows by various
"things" from the race track, managed to buy the track under some sort of
disguise and summarily bulldozed it.
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of
Bobby Castine and John Rock
Same, but clearer, shot as below.
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of C.J. Richards
A field races down the front stretch at Malletts Bay. Note
the drive - in theater in the background.
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of
Bobby Castine and John Rock
Mixup at Malletts Bay. The # 128 and three I can't make out.
 Red Dooley Photo A race lineup sits on the front stretch at Malletts Bay. Note my photo from 20+ years later, showing those railroad ties.  Ladabouche Photo Those railroad ties. |
 Red Dooley Photos Red Dooley's wrecked coupe sits in the infield. Notice the hated drive-in in the background. 
|
 Red Dooley Photos A field of cars thunders into Turn One.  Red Dooley Photo Red Dooley's original car leads Don Smith's F80 at Malletts Bay. |
 Red Dooley Photo Big wreck on the backstretch halts a race early in the track's history. |
 Red Dooley Photo Dooley's hadwriting id's #31 as Ernie Barcomb. I always thought Ernie used #71. |
 Red Dooley Photo Red poons a wierd- looking car near Turn Four. |
 Red Dooley Photo A field lines up on the front stretch, right in front of the stands.
|
 Bushey Family Photo Thanks to Jack Anderson The crowd in the stands at Malletts Bay |
 Courtesy of Mark LeFrancois The Ivanhoe Smith car, a Colchester area regular. Smith also owned Colchester Raceway: Clarence Rock, driver |
| POSSIBLE DRIVERS
AT Driver names in blue
Anderson, Jack |
MALLETTS BAY SPEEDWAY
are linked to a photo |
Courtesy of the Nephew Family
Kay Hanson [center] was one of the
Chief Pit Stewards at
Malletts Bay Speedway.
Bayside Raceway
July 6, 1958
Posted Lineup
27
12
113
21
7
56
97
16
7-11
X
78
385
2
888
71
3
19
1
358
Feature
Pos #
Driver Laps
1. 358 Bob Bushey 20
2. X Bill McDonald 20
3. 888 Allan Maskell 20
4. 7-11 Ron Weston 20
5. 16 Tommy Cross 20
6. 385 Clarence Rock 20
7. 3 Wayne Chandler 11
8. 97 Gordie Owen 10
9. 2 Bob Santimore 8
10. 56 Junior Graves 5
11. 19 Rex Shattuck 2
12. 71 Ernie Barcomb 2
13. 12 Oliver Wescott 2
14. 78 Sonny Godin 1
15. 1 Herb Trayah 1
“Dead cars”
27
12
113
21
56
7
97
100
Heat 1 Finish
19
2
7-11
Heat 2 Finish
1
888
X
113
27
385
Heat 3 Finish
358
71
78
97
3
56
Consi Finish
3
16
385
97
56
113
12
Payoff Sheet
Car#
Driver Total
358 Bob Bushey 45 15 60
X Bill McDonald 30 5 35
888 Allan Maskell 20 10 30
7-11 Ron Weston 15 5 20
16 Tommy Cross 10 5 15
385 Clarence Rock 5 10 15
19 Rex Shattuck 15
1 Herb Trayah 15
3 Wayne Chandler 15
71 Ernie Barcomb 10
2 Bob Santimore 10
78 Sonny Godin 5
27 Foster Guyette 5
12 Oliver Wescott 5
113 (?)
5
21 Pat McGrath 5
56 Junior Graves 5
7 Buddy Barnes 5
97 Gordie Owen 5
(?) Pat Robare 5
Total expenses $412.00
Thanks to Justin St. Louis
 Anderson Collection Photo Jack Anderson, Burlington, VT |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Keith Ballard, Hinesburg, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Ernie Barcomb, Winooski, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Leonard Barcomb, Winooski, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo George Bridges, S. Plattsburgh, NY |
 Catamount History Book Photo Shorty Carmichael, Plattsburgh, NY |
 Catamount History Book Photo Wayne Chandler, Colchester, VT |
 Photo Source Unknown Art Cody, Keene, NH Infrequent guest star from Claremont and Cheshire |
 Catamount History Book Photo Mickey Cross, Winooski, VT |
Courtesy of Dooley & Blow Families Red Dooley, Burlington, VT |
 Courtesy of Bourgeois Family Beaver Dragon, Milton, VT |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Jack DuBrul, Shelburne, VT |
 Ken Paulsen Photo Johnny Gammell, St. Johnsbury, VT |
 Courtesy of Lloyd & Gregg Gilbert Lloyd Gilbert, Burlington, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Junior Graves, Burlington, VT |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Jim Hampton, Vergennes, VT |
 John Grady Photo Buck Holliday, Wadington, NY |
 Catamount History Book Photo Ben Key, Plattsburgh, NY |
 Catamount History Book Photo Pat McGraff, Burlington, VT |
 Miller FamilyPhoto Howie Miller, Vergennes VT |
 Pascal Magnum Site Photo Dick Nephew, Mooers Forks, NY |
 Lew Boyd Photo Sonny Rabideau, Brattleboro VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Ernie Reid, Massena, NY |
 Catamount History Book Photo Rex Shattuck, Winooski, VT |
 Photo Courtesy of Dooley & Blow Families Don Smith, Winooski, VT |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Chet Streeter, Burlington, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Trombley Brothers, Mooers Forks, NY |
 Tucker FamilyPhoto Lee Tucker, Burlington, VT With grandson, at Bear Ridge |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Ollie Wescott, Burlington, VT |
 Catamount History Book Photo Bill Wimble, Lisbon, NY |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Jimmy Saltus, Colchester, VT |
 Bushey Family Photo Thanks to Jack Anderson Norm "The Flying Frenchman"Chaloux, Barre, VT Recovering from broken shoulder and walking with former car owner Ralph Bushey |
 Bushey Family Photo Thanks to Jack Anderson Bob Bushey, Burlington, VT |
 Courtesy of Chris Companion Aimer "Sonny" Gover, Hartford, CT |
 Bushey Family Photo Thanks to Jack Anderson Gordy Owen, Williston, VT |
The Fightin" Trayah Brothers Bushey Family Photo Thanks to Jack Anderson Herb, #100
|
 Courtesy of C.J. Richards Jackie Peterson, So. Burlington, VT |
 Terraserver Satellite Photo The old track is discernable on the left, with the drive-in in the center and the Malletts Bay Salvage yards to the right. Even though it did not exist when the track ran, Interstate 89 is seen at far left. |
 Terraserver Map The Terraserver map of the same location. |
 Cris DaBicaPhoto This street is in the housing development that has wiped out all traces of the layout. |
Dooley Photo A field going into Turn 1. Below is approximately the same place today.  Cris DaBica Photo
|
 Photo Courtesy of Blow and Dooley Families Red Dooley tinkers with the coupe while an unidentified woman poses for the camera. |
 Photo Courtesy of Blow & Dooley Families Red with another car. The Number 6 and 7/8 was fairly common in the '50's. Anyone know why ?
|
 Photo Courtesy of Blow & Dooley Families Red looks on as a crewman makes an adjustment before leaving the track. |
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