Derek
Story and all visuals © by Derek Cadzow unless otherwise noted.
Finally racing on our own track
September, 1977 — For a racing weekend, it was pretty close to perfect -- because at the...
Dad and his camera
In 1970, I was a fourteen-year-old who’d just been bitten by the car racing bug. When...
On the road as the home club crumbles
After staging a very successful public race at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, you’d think that our local karting...
Showdown at the science museum
Black-and-white photographs in this story are by Dirk Van Battum.
June, 1977 — The expected showdown between Jon...
Picton hill proves painful
Full disclosure: the above picture is the start-finish line at the Picton racetrack, but it is from the 1978 Canadian...
Scotland’s Southern Hebrides
This was a trip to say goodbye to my Dad. Over the years, he had taken numerous trips back to Scotland and...
Hello faster kart; goodbye track
1977 was the year that saw Roots change television, the Concorde and the shuttle take their...
Playing with the big boys
(Above) Getting ready to go out onto the track for practice: in red, Dave Elliot (#5), in white, me (#25). ...
Two weeks in Stockholm
November 10, 2005 -- Ever feel like you’re stuffed into a sardine can?
That’s...
Secrets of the silver spool
It was like meeting an old acquaintance you hadn’t seen in a long time: someone who reminded you of a different time...
