Ivanhoe Smith's
Ivanhoe Smith's
COLCHESTER RACEWAY
Courtesy of John Nelson's Research
A rare actual
ad for Smitty's track from the Burlington Free Press.
Local Winooski used car dealer Ivanhoe Smith was a familiar figure around early racing in the Chittenden County area. Besides fielding a number of stock cars at various tracks in his time, he made a game attempt at running a race track. This was located to the Essex side of what now is Canyon Estates, outside of Colchester. Smitty had a pretty good track, by the standards of the day, and his operation survived a bout with Vermont Blue Laws, as well as at least one bad accident involving spectators.
Courtesy of Jodie Trayah, via Steve Jangraw
The rough and ready bunch
is supposedly posing at Colchester Raceway in front of this lovely
example of modern race technology. From left: Carl Trayah, Ed Charbonneau,
flagger Ira Farnsworth, and Herb Trayah.
Courtesy of the Dooley Family
Harlan "Red" Dooley bulldozes
one of the Trayah boys in that same car as above.
 Courtesy of Jack Anderson A race lineup at Smitty's |
 Courtesy of the Owen Family Gordy Owen [31] paces a heat field at Colchester Raceway around 1951. |
 Courtesy of Jack Anderson Carl Trayah at the track. Steve J says the barn in the background is the Purvis'. |
 Courtesy of Jack Anderson A pit gathering at the track. |
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