Welcome to Mr. Local History Project’s first motorsports history special edition magazine. Our researchers have been busy digging deep to celebrate New Jersey’s rich motorsports. Starting back in the late 1800s with beach racing, on to the early 1900s and board track racing, celebrate Jersey motorsports history in this special edition online magazine.
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This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled…
The year is 1926. Welcome to the "Board Bowl," which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world's greatest…
See the exclusive collection of Mr. Local History Project Jersey Motorsports "Wear Jersey Local History Collection." Yes, it's true. While…
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