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Living up to it's name. The back straight at the Westwood racing circuit actually had a section of it that was forever known as Deer's Leap. Deer did cross the track at this point more than once, (and a few were struck and killed), but the name actually stemmed from a rise in the middle of the straightaway. When the track was being built back in 1959, the BC Sports Car Club was working with a tight budget, and decided the cost to level the entire length of the straight would eat up to much money. This later turned out to be a problem. Some cars became airborne after cresting the rise and two drivers perished as a result of a crash. The rise also prevented drivers approaching it seeing what was taking place beyond it. They would come racing over the leap to discover the track blocked by a crash, or a deer crossing the track. Flashing yellow lights were eventually installed a the crest of the rise to warn drivers of an issue ahead. When activated by track marshals' they were to be treated the same as a waved yellow flag.
After the track was closed down in 1990, and a large housing development was built on it's location, some of the new streets were named to memorialize the track. There is a Paddock Drive, Carousel Court, (from the Carousel corner) and Deer’s Leap Place.

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AC Bill said:
Living up to it's name. The back straight at the Westwood racing circuit actually had a section of it that was forever known as Deer's Leap. Deer did cross the track at this point more than once, (and a few were struck and killed), but the name actually stemmed from a rise in the middle of the straightaway. When the track was being built back in 1959, the BC Sports Car Club was working with a tight budget, and decided the cost to level the entire length of the straight would eat up to much money. This later turned out to be a problem. Some cars became airborne after cresting the rise and two drivers perished as a result of a crash. The rise also prevented drivers approaching it seeing what was taking place beyond it. They would come racing over the leap to discover the track blocked by a crash, or a deer crossing the track. Flashing yellow lights were eventually installed a the crest of the rise to warn drivers of an issue ahead. When activated by track marshals' they were to be treated the same as a waved yellow flag.
After the track was closed down in 1990, and a large housing development was built on it's location, some of the new streets were named to memorialize the track. There is a Paddock Drive, Carousel Court, (from the Carousel corner) and Deer’s Leap Place.

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AMP is set on 377 acre's and basically in the woods, deer have been seen but pretty much stay away
now ground hogs and such have taken out a few cars over the years,
FOr the record thei is no Ground hog corner at AMP
 
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