Area 53 Raceway (Forestburg)
ActiveActive Still racing today.
Also known as Area 53 Drag Strip; Forestburg Airport Drags
- Raced
- Still racing
- Province
- Alberta
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- Track
- 1/8 mile
- Elevation
- 2,326 ft (709 m)
- Coordinates
- 52.57488, -112.08644
- Contact
- area53raceway.ca
Big races
Miles Of Mayhem
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
History
Area 53 Raceway uses the former airport strip west of Forestburg. Volunteers operate its eighth-mile bracket-racing program, including the Steven Chapman Memorial race. The village calendar and organizer’s annual waiver document a 2026 season.
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