Motorsports

Our researchers have been busy digging deep to celebrate New Jersey’s rich motorsports history. Starting back in the late 1800s with beach racing, on to the early 1900s and board track racing, MLH celebrates Jersey motorsports history.

TROG – The Race of Gentlemen – Pure Jersey History Right in Front of Your Eyes

Known as The Race of Gentlemen, the event has been revived since the 1950s by a local club called the…

2 months ago

Bring Auto Racing Back to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson New Jersey

The former mayor of Paterson, Joey Torres, had committed to seeing the restoration of the stadium by the end of…

5 months ago

Mr. Local History Knows The Top 20 Daytona 500 Destinations to Hit During Speedweeks

Want to go to the #Daytona500 Speedweeks and feel like you know where to go? Here's 20 years of experience…

10 months ago

Newark New Jersey’s Incredible Velodrome and Motordrome Racing Venues

PREVIEW RELEASE:Our researchers continue to work with this story as there are several conflicting points of view we want to…

11 months ago

Mr. Local History Motorsports Special Edition Magazine – Free!

Over the last few years, researchers at the Mr. Local History Project here in New Jersey have been busy at…

12 months ago

Lost Motorsport Board Tracks Across America – Mapping Them All

Atlantic City , New Jersey Atlantic City Speedway, New Jersey A massive 1 1/2 mile wooden banked racetrack was built…

12 months ago

Largest Antique Truck Collection in the World is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

You wouldn't think, but in a quiet suburb of New York City, a man has amassed what is often referred…

12 months ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

Click here to visit our Jersey Lost Motorsports collection. Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact,…

1 year ago

1928 – Woodbridge Speedway – World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile Track

This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled…

1 year ago

1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World

The year is 1926. Welcome to the "Board Bowl," which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world's greatest…

1 year ago

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