Our Story
Chilliwack Area Race association was formed in December 2000. The driving force behind this venture was Russ Walsh, along with Mike Gregg and Julian Gregg and Julian Grace. At the formation of the Society, these three were joined by George Rickman, Timm Williams and George Rossi, this constituted the first board of directors for CART. The board was extended by 1 January 2001 to include Don Choquer, Bob Tonkin, Ed Stone, SKWAH 1st Nation Chief Roy Mussell along with Lester and Adam Mussell.
Then the work of building the track began in earnest. Mike Gregg oversaw design and doing the working drawings for the track. Russ Walsh was the driving force behind making the track come alive. The board was very active in all phases of the track from fund raising contsruction and many hours of their time were spent on making the track a reality in 2001.
Mike was charged with designing a track that met the CIK B qualification, and this was achieved the track design incorporated some 11 possible configurations, with the ultimate being the 1220-meter FIA-CIK Class B design, this qualifies to host CIK championships, throphies and cups.
This was the first track constructed in the lower Mainland for 35 years specificially for Kart Racing.
CART BC was the owner of the track. At the time it was built, there were two clubs racing in the lower mainland. Westwood Karting Association, which was in existence from the 60s, and Coastal Kart racers which was from the 90s. Karting took a down turn and both of these clubs ran their events at CART BC. As numbers fell it became a necessity to combine the clubs membership to keep afloat. West Coast Kart club was formed to take over CART BC and the two racing clubs, and put it all into one.
The Track
Greg Moore Raceway has been designed to meet or exceed the requirements of the Commission Internationale de Karting – FIA (CIK – FIA), the world’s motorsport governing body.
The track layout is a twelve corner asphalt surface measuring 1,224 meters (4,015 feet) in length in its championship configuration, and is located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Chilliwack is situated in the heart of the Upper Fraser Valley approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) due east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Drive ability of the track is considered highly technical with a variety of open high-speed sections and very technical turns. Each corner is uniquely angled, radiused and cambered, both positive and negative. The driver must concentrate throughout the expected 50 plus seconds per lap.
Careful planning and strategic placement of intermediate connectors has created ten possible configurations ranging from 400 meters to 1,224 meters (1,312 feet to 4,015 feet).