Cadzow Racing was established in St. Mary’s Ontario. It ran to the same specifications as Westove racing: standard Strombecker motors, chassis, tires and track; 18 volt transformer; clear body shells from England. The shells were painted to be exact replicas of the cars they represented The tracks were serviced by a row of pits with mechanics working busily on stationary cars.

The club was comprised of a group of local men in their 30’s and 40’s, in 1contrast with Westove which was comprised mainly of pairs of fathers and teenage sons. The race rules or both clubs were identical. One member of Westove became a member of Cadzow when he attended a nearby university. He said “Westove is a racing club that drinks – Cadzow is a drinking club that races.”

For 3 years the 2 clubs visited each other, although 200 miles apart. In the 6 meetings, Cadzow racers won 54% of the head to head races, although the World Beeries champion all 3 years came from Westove. In the 6 meetings Cadzow prevailed 4 to 2.

Like Westove, Cadzow started with tracks of modest length but quickly enlarged to 131 feet. It was the considered opinion of Westove’s top racers that Cadzow 131 was the most interesting and challenging of all tracks including Westove’s two current layouts, Traill 160 and Donaghadee 165.

Lakefield Racing Club

In 2003, a second race club was founded in Lakefield. It races only on the Traill 160 circuit using Westove Racing Club’s cars and under WRC’s rules.

The membership of this club is comprised of 3 fathers in their 30’s and 5 sons and 1 nephew, ranging in age from 9 to 12.

After 3 seasons it must be reported that in all 3 years a different champion has emerged, and always from the ranks of the boys. To add to the humiliation of the fathers, the road hockey game at the annual BBQ has always been won by the boys. On one occasion neighbours gathered, shouting “the real Canadian Game – road hockey!” (They were, of course, cheering for the boys.)