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We hope to be your information source for all things related to grass roots motorsports in Southern Ontario. We feature the Photos of Derek Smith (well over 1 Million original photos now!) . We also have over 1300 links, and you can build your own personal Favourites list.

You can reach Derek at (be sure to put something in the subject line relating to your message) . Also, visit www.derekarts.com.

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Dirt Track Digest - dirt track news.
Jayski - NASCAR news.
Auto Racing Daily and Racer - world news.
Interest Sites Canada and Interest Sites U.S.A. .
Norris McDonald - Toronto Star.
Canadian Racer -history of local tracks.
Canadian Racing Online -message board.
Race Time Radio -local short track news.

Peter Anderson and Derek Smith at Flamboro Speedway

This year Peter and Derek are the official track photographers at Flamboro Speedway.
Derek will be there about 20 times and Peter about 10 times. Spencer Smye and Zoompics will back them up when neither Peter or Derek are available.

Many Thanks to Mike Kiers, who isn't available this year, for helping out the last few years. See Mike's photos at Cableguy Photos .

See Peter Anderson's photos at Inside Track and contact him at .

Also check out photos from Flamboro at Zoom Pics .

In 2018, derek visited Flamboro 17 times - there are over 50,000 Flamboro photos online on racepulse from 2018.
In 2017, derek had 21 visits and another 60,000 photos.
Derek's latest photos from Flamboro can be found below, and earlier ones here.
Derek will be travelling as usual to many of the tracks in Southern Ontario as well this season.

For more info on the track, please visit Flamboro Speedway .

Next Event at Flamboro Speedway POSTPONED Saturday April 18, 2020

The 2 practices on April 18 and April 25 as well as the first race night May 2 has been postponed. For more details, please see Flamboro Speedway .

Latest Additions to racepulse.com

Updates to racepulse.com - Thursday April 23, 2020

Motorama car photos Friday March 13, Saturday March 14, 2020
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday March 4, 2020
and Canadian International Auto Show, February 20 and 21, 2020
are online. Please scroll down to see them.

I've created a new section for Non-racing photos (updated THURSDAY APRIL 23). People keep asking me what else i shoot. This has a few examples, such as nature photography and concerts.
You can also find them under Photos in the left column on the home page.

Latest concert/nature/hockey updates include:
---The Swingin' Blackjacks, March 23, 2019
---Lindsay Beaver, Thursday July 11, 2019
---Bad Luck Woman, Tuesday September 10, 2019
---Sue Foley, Monday September 9, 2019
---'Let Us Be Frank' - The Double Cuts, Wednesday December 11, 2019
---The Hell Bent Rockers Saturday March 14, 2020
---The Wasagas, Motorama, Friday March 13, 2020
---The Dreamboats, Motorama, Saturday March 14, 2020

I've been away from the computer much of my time at races (eg 18 days/17 races/54000 photos, 19 days/15 races/62000 photos, 3 days/5 races/18000 photos, 17 days/12 races/46000 photos).

I'll update photos whenever i can. Please check back - they will all be online.

MOST RECENT RACING/AUTO UPDATES (please scroll down to see them):

Motorama car photos, Saturday March 14, 2020
Motorama car photos, Friday March 13, 2020
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday March 4, 2020
Canadian International Auto Show, Friday February 21, 2020
Canadian International Auto Show, Thursday February 20, 2020
Canadian Vintage Modifieds Banquet, Saturday February 22, 2020
Flamboro Speedway Awards Banquet, Saturday February 1, 2020
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday January 8, 2020
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday November 6, 2019
Collector Car Auction, Friday October 18, 2019
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday August 7, 2019
Collector Car Auction, Saturday October 19, 2019
Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Sports Car GP Sunday July 7, 2019
Toronto Indy IndyCar and NASCAR, Friday July 12, 2019
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday July 3, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway, Friday July 12, 2019
Humberstone Speedway, Sunday July 21, 2019
Toronto Indy, Sunday July 14, 2019
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday December 4, 2019
Humberstone Speedway, Sunday July 28, 2019
Jukasa Speedway APC, Thursday July 25, 2019
CTMP Canadian SuperBikes Friday August 9, 2019
Humberstone Sunday August 4, 2019
Merrittville DIRTcar Big Block Monday August 5, 2019
CTMP Canadian SuperBikes Sunday August 11, 2019
Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday September 4, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway, Friday August 2, 2019
CTMP NASCAR, Saturday August 24, 2019
Sunset Speedway, Sunday August 18, 2019
CTMP NASCAR, Sunday August 25, 2019
Humberstone Speedway, Sunday August 25, 2019
CTMP VRRA Friday August 30, 2019
Collector Car Auction Sunday October 20, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway August 30, 2019
Flamboro Speedway Enduro Saturday October 19, 2019
Peterborough Speedway Colours Sunday October 13, 2019
Peterborough Speedway Colours Saturday October 12, 2019
Peterborough Speedway Colours Friday October 11, 2019
Flamboro Speedway Frostoberfest Sunday October 6, 2019
Flamboro Speedway Frostoberfest Saturday October 5, 2019
Speedway Park Alumni Wednesday October 2, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 6,2019
Jukasa Speedway Saturday September 28, 2019
Sunset Speedway Velocity Saturday September 21, 2019
Merrittville Speedway September 8, 2019
Jukasa Speedway Nationals Saturday August 31, 2019
Sunset Speedway Velocity Sunday September 22, 2019
Jukasa Speedway Nationals Monday September 2, 2019
Humberstone Speedway Sunday September 8, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway Saturday September 14, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 13, 2019
Ohsweken Speedway Friday August 23, 2019
Flamboro Speedway Saturday September 7, 2019
Jukasa Speedway Nationals Sunday September 1, 2019
Flamboro Speedway Saturday August 24, 2019

For other updates, please click on Photos to the left or scroll to the bottom.

Motorama, Saturday March 14, 2020

The annual Motorama Show was held Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14 this year (it closed early due to the coronavirus situation). Note that almost all of the stage shows - panels, Night of Champions etc - were cancelled as well. Today i shot the custom cars in the front room, more of the racecars/custom cars/hot rods in the Mayhem in the Backroom, the Pinup Culture Pageant, more of the Race 4 Trades mini stock build, some of the show awards featuring Ron Gibbs and Grant Schwartz, and the evening performance of The Hell Bent Rockers and The Dreamboats. For more info, please see Motorama , The Dreamboats and The Hell Bent Rockers .

Here are 1200 car and related PHOTOS .

Here are 1200 Dreamboats Concert PHOTOS .

Here are 900 Hell Bent Rocker Concert PHOTOS .

Motorama, Friday March 13, 2020

The annual Motorama Show was held Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14 this year (it closed early due to the coronavirus situation). Note that almost all of the stage shows - panels, Night of Champions etc - were cancelled as well. Today i shot most of the racecars, the Motorama Mayhem in the Backroom (hot rods/rock and roll), some of the custom cars and the evening performance of a Surf Punk band orginally formed in 1979 - Mark Malibu and the Wasagas.

For more info, please see Motorama .

Here are 700 race car and custom car PHOTOS .

For more info, please see The Wasagas .

Here are 1000 Wasaga Concert PHOTOS .

Motorama March 13-15, 2020

The annual Motorama show will be held again this year at the International Centre in Mississauga. There will be custom cars, race cars and numerous events on the stage. Saturday evening features the Short Track Night of Champions and the Drag Racing Night of Champions. For more info, please see Motorama Show .

Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday March 4, 2020

I attended the monthly gathering of racers from the former Stoney Creek racetrack Speedway Park. This includes many drivers from surrounding speedways such as Merrittville, Cayuga, Ransomville, Flamboro, etc. This month's attendees included: Dave Armstrong, Al Banyard, Doug Callowhill, Wayne Conroy, Bill Daniels, Larry Day, Don Deagle, Rob Disher, Bob Fisher, Jack Greenhalgh, Carl Grosul, Dave Gunn, Jack Hollis, Bill Hollis, Ron Hollis, Ron Horncastle, Terry Kitchen, Bruce Lee, Chris Long, Ken MacLennan, Ross May, Randy May, Dan Monaghan, Murry Nicholls, Don Nicholls, Lorne Overholster, Don Peachy, Dean Pronovost, Wayne Ready, Mark Shadwell, Pete Shepherd, Derek Smith, Jim Tanner, Ian Watson, Len Winters and Larry Woods . For more info, please see the Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni Facebook page.

Here are 800 PHOTOS .

Canadian Vintage Modifieds Banquet, Saturday February 22, 2020

The Canadian Vintage Modifieds held their annual banquet at the Dundas Air Force Club tonight. The top drivers this season were TJ Marshall, Steve Trendell, Mike Podd, Ian McIntyre, John Karley, Max Wright, Amanda Stoner, Jeremy Barton, Mike Klotz and Daryl Henwood. For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Vintage Modifieds .

Here are over 700 PHOTOS .

Canadian International Auto Show, Toronto, Friday February 21, 2020

The Canadian International Auto Show was held February 14-23 in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Today i shot the Cobble Beach Classics: The Disruptors, presented by the Cobble Beach Concours D'Elegance. I also shot various displays in the South Building. For more info, please see Canadian Auto Show and Cobble Beach Concours .

Here are 550 FRIDAY PHOTOS (see also Thursday).

Canadian International Auto Show, Toronto, Thursday February 20, 2020

The Canadian International Auto Show was held February 14-23 in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Today i shot the Auto Exotica and the Mclaren Tribute presented by the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame.

For more info, please see Canadian Auto Show and Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame .

Here are 550 THURSDAY PHOTOS (see also Friday).

Flamboro Speedway Banquet, Saturday February 1, 2020

Flamboro Speedway held it's annual awards banquet last night at the Rockton Fairgrounds. The first awards were presented to 6 new Flamboro Hall of Fame inductees: Al Bowman, Warren Coniam, David Elliott, Ron Shaw, Ron Snyder and Don Thomson Jr. The Championship awards included JR Fitzpatrick in Pro Late Models, Brad Collison in Super Stocks, Karl Sault in Mini Stocks, Leo Labarbera in Pure Stocks and Dan Pettit in Pro4 Modifieds.
For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway .

Here are over 800 PHOTOS .

Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday January 8, 2020

British Car Day, Bronte Park, Sunday September 15, 2019

Today i attended the annual British Car Day, featuring about 1000 classic British cars. Although there was on and off again light rain, it stayed mostly dry (insert your own Lucas electrics joke here). This is the largest British Car gathering in North America.

For full official results and more info, please see British Car Day .

Here are about 550 PHOTOS .

Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday November 6, 2019

Collector Car Auction, Friday October 18, 2019

The Fall Collector Car Auction was held October 18-20 at the International Centre in Mississauga. Today i shot the memorabilia and many of the cars.

For results and more info, please see Collector Car Productions .

Here are over 700 FRIDAY PHOTOS (see also Saturday and Sunday).

Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday August 7, 2019

I attended the monthly gathering of racers from the former Stoney Creek racetrack Speedway Park. For more info, please see the Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni Facebook page.

Here are almost 600 PHOTOS .

Collector Car Auction, Saturday October 19, 2019

The Fall Collector Car Auction was held October 18-20 at the International Centre in Mississauga. I shot more cars today, but had to leave early to shoot at Flamboro Speedway. Please see Sunday and Friday for more photos.

For results and more info, please see Collector Car Productions .

Here are over 400 SATURDAY PHOTOS (see also Friday and Sunday).

Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Sunday July 7, 2019

The Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Presented by Acura was won by Tristan Nunez and Oliver Jarvis in a Mazda. Matt McMurry and Dalton Kellett won in the LMP2 Class.

For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and IMSA . NOTE THAT ALL IMSA PHOTOS ARE NOT FOR SALE.

Here are almost 4400 SUNDAY PHOTOS (see also Friday).

Toronto Indy Friday July 12, 2019

The Honda Indy was held this year in Toronto July 11 - July 14. Today i shot the IndyCar and Road to Indy Paddocks. I also shot an Indy Lights practice, an IndyCar practice, the NASCAR Pinty's Series practice and the Stadium Super Trucks practice and qualifying. For full official results and more info, please see IndyCar , Honda Indy and NASCAR Pinty's Series .

Here are almost 3400 FRIDAY PHOTOS (see also Thursday, Saturday and Sunday).

Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday July 3, 2019

I attended the monthly gathering of racers from the former Stoney Creek racetrack Speedway Park. For more info, please see the Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni Facebook page.

Here are over 500 PHOTOS .

Ohsweken Speedway, Friday July 12, 2019

After shooting at the Honda Indy all day, i travelled to Ohsweken. Dylan Westbrook won the Sprint feature, Jesse Costa won the Crate Sprint feature, Trevor DeBoer won the Thunder Stock feature, Kyle Wert won the Mini Stock feature and Mark Shadwell won the Vintage feature. (sorry - didnt shoot tonight's victory lane, which was held after the show, since i had to be back at the Indy early the next am). For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway .

Here are almost 2400 PHOTOS .

Humberstone Speedway Sunday July 21, 2019

James Michael Friesen won the Grit Sportsman feature, Chad Homan won the Late Model feature, Donny Lampman won the Thunder Stock feature, Jay Moulton won the King of the 4's feature (minis and trucks) and Colton Lane won the V6 feature.

For full official results and more info, please see Humberstone Speedway .

Here are about 2000 PHOTOS .

Toronto Indy Sunday July 14, 2019

The Honda Indy was held this year in Toronto July 11 - July 14. Simon Pagenaud won the IndyCar race followed by Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi. Jame Hinchcliffe was 6th. Robert Wickens drove an Acura NSX with hand controls, during the 'drivers start your engines' command. I also shot the IndyCar and Road to Indy Paddocks and tech.

For full official results and more info, please see IndyCar and Honda Indy .

Here are 3800 SUNDAY PHOTOS (see also Thursday, Friday and Saturday).

Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday December 4, 2019

Humberstone Speedway Sunday July 28, 2019

Humberstone ran 3 divisions (Sportsman, Late Models, Mod Lites) 'topless', which allowed fans better sight of the drivers. Adam Leslie won the Sportsman feature, Rob Pietz won the Late Model feature, Dave Bailey won the Thunder Stock feature, Kyle Rothwell won the Mini Stock feature, Jeffrey May won the Mod Lite feature and Dylan Llord won the Truck feature. For full official results and more info, please see Humberstone Speedway .

Here are over 2000 PHOTOS .

Jukasa Speedway, Thursday July 25, 2019

Brandon Watson won the APC 100 lap Pro Late Model feature, followed by Treyten Lapcevich, Dale Shaw, Shae Gemmell and JR Fitzpatrick. NASCAR star Kenny Wallace was also racing tonight. Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature (Dylan Sharpe was leading when he developed a wheel bearing problem).

For full official results and more info, please see Jukasa Speedway and APC Series .

Here are 4800 PHOTOS .

Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Friday August 9 , 2019

The MOPAR Canadian Superbike Championship double header weekend featured practicing and qualifying today. In addition to the Superbikes, there was Amateur Superbikes, Pro Sport Bikes, Amateur Sport Bikes and Lightweight Sport Bikes.

For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and CSBK .

Here are 1200 FRIDAY PHOTOS (see also SUNDAY).

Humberstone Speedway Sunday August 4, 2019

The All Canadian Championships had time trials early this morning, with racing in the evening. Brad Rouse won the Sportsman feature, Chad Homan won the Late Model feature, Justin Ramsay won the Thunder Stock feature, Mark Shadwell won the Vintage feature and Anthony Kelly won the King of the 4's feature (minis and trucks).

For full official results and more info, please see Humberstone Speedway .

Here are 2500 PHOTOS .

Merrittville Speedway Monday August 5, 2019

The DIRTCar Big Block Modified feature was won by Erick Rudolph, with Gary Lindberg in second and Ryan Susice in third. Chad Chevalier won the Sportsman feature and Jeremy Cooper won the 4 Cylinder feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway .

Here are 4600 PHOTOS .

Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Sunday August 11 , 2019

The MOPAR Canadian Superbike Championship double header weekend had races for all divisions today (after practices). Kenny Riedmann won the Superbike feature, followed by Samuel Trepanier and Jordan Szoke (0.031 seconds separated the top 3 at the finish). Samuel Guerin won the Amateur Superbike race, Sebastien Tremblay won the Pro Sport Bike race Jared Walker won the Amateur Sport Bike race and Avery Hart won the Amateur Lightweight Sport Bike race. For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and CSBK .

Here are over 2100 SUNDAY PHOTOS (see also Friday).

Hamilton Speedway Park Alumni, Wednesday September 4, 2019

Ohsweken Speedway, Friday August 2, 2019

Justin Ramsay won the Brock Leonard Thunder Stock Memorial 50 lap feature, Tyler Lafantasie won the Art Hill Mini Stock Memorial 42 lap feature and Brad Rouse won the Sportsman feature. Nick Sheridan won the Crate Sprint feature, followed by Lucas Smith and Jesse Costa. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway .

Here are over 2300 PHOTOS .

Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Saturday August 24, 2019

Today i shot the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series practice, the NASCAR Pinty's Series practice, the Canadian Touring Car Championship and the Nissan Micra Cup Series . Kevin Lacroix won the Pinty's Series pole, with Alex Tagliani starting outside pole. For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Tire Motorsport Park , NASCAR and NASCAR Pinty's Series .

Here are about 2700 PHOTOS .

Sunset Speedway, Sunday August 18, 2019

The second day of the Canadian Legend Car Nationals saw Miguel Allard win the first feature, with Alex McCallum in 2nd and Nick Ledson in 3rd. Nick Ledson won the second feature (and the overall win) with Miles Tyson in 2nd. Brandon Passer won the 50 lap Super Stock feature, followed by Frank Davey and Coltin Everingham. Erik Yorke won the 50 lap Mini Stock feature, with Samantha Shaw finishing 2nd and Erik Della Riva finishing 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway .

Here are about 3300 PHOTOS .

Canadian Tire Mo'sport Park, Sunday August 25, 2019

Brett Moffitt won the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, followed by Alex Tagliani, Ben Rhodes, Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, Johnny Sauter and Stewart Friesen. Kevin Lacroix won the NASCAR Pinty's Series race after contact with leader Alex Tagliani in the final turn. Tagliani finished fourth. Marc-Antoine Camirand finished 2nd, JF Dumoulin finished 3rd and Anthony Simone finished 5th. For full official results and more info, please see Canadian Tire Motorsport Park , NASCAR and NASCAR Pinty's Series .

Here are about 3700 PHOTOS .

Humberstone Speedway, Sunday August 25, 2019

After shooting all day at CTMP, i travelled to Humberstone Speedway. Humberstone Speedway held the Pete Cosco Memorial, which featured 40 laps for ROC Sportsman and 75 laps for Modifieds. Mat Williamson won the Modified feature, followed by Mike Bowman and Matt Farnham. Cody McPherson won the ROC Sportsman feature, with Greg Panunte in 2nd and Brad Rouse in 3rd. Rob Pietz won the Late Model feature, Billy Bleich Jr won the Thunder Stock feature, Jeremy Cooper won the Mini Stock feature and Mitch Dumont won the Truck feature. For full official results and more info, please see Humberstone Speedway .

Here are almost 1900 PHOTOS .