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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Views: 25,736 Known as The Race of Gentlemen, the event has been revived since the 1950s by a local club called the Oilers of New Jersey. For one weekend in early October, racers, gassers, and fans gather on the beach… Read More »TROG – The Race of Gentlemen – Pure Jersey History Right in Front of Your Eyes
Views: 11,672 The former mayor of Paterson, Joey Torres, had committed to seeing the restoration of the stadium by the end of his term in 2018. He left office in 2017 and accepted a plea deal in response to charges… Read More »Bring Auto Racing Back to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson New Jersey
Want to go to the #Daytona500 Speedweeks and feel like you know where to go? Here’s 20 years of experience all in one place where we’ve highlighted the top 15 Daytona spots to hit during Speedweeks. We’ve loaded THE BEST.
Views: 9,833 As a huge motorsports fan, this topic came up with a few of our researchers who can’t let it go! While the Mr. Local History Project normally focuses on New Jersey history, they had to discover more once… Read More »Lost Motorsport Board Tracks Across America – Mapping Them All
Views: 23,122 You wouldn’t think it, but in a quiet suburb of New York City, a man has amassed what is often called the world’s largest collection of Mack and antique trucks. We introduce you to the Mahan Foundation of… Read More »Largest Antique Truck Collection in the World is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Views: 5,833 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it’s our motto! So, we thought it would be fun to share some of the most beloved New Jersey businesses that have disappeared. We began researching and… Read More »Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History
Views: 8,270 This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled to a tiny new track built outside New York City in the small town of Woodbridge, New Jersey.… Read More »1928 – Woodbridge Speedway – World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile Track
Views: 10,966 The year is 1926, and MLH welcomes you to the “Board Bowl,” which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world’s greatest motorsport spectacles, and it was right here in New Jersey! It’s funny how history weaves… Read More »1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World
Views: 8,148 Yes, it’s true. While motorsports history has been very kind to the Daytona and Ormond Beaches in Florida, historians often overlook when Cape May, New Jersey, rivaled Florida for the title of the beach racing capital of the… Read More »1905 – Cape May Auto Racing on the Beach Rivaled Daytona Beach
Views: 7,163 Wildwood, New Jersey, drew summer tourists seeking respite from the Great Depression. Among the attractions on the boardwalk was the “Motordrome Wall of Death,” featuring motorcycles and race cars whirling around a wooden bowl-like enclosure. But the real… Read More »Wildwood’s Motorcycle Wall of Death is Back in New Jersey
Views: 8,753 Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. Isn’t it great when you get to go back in time and do things you did as a kid? I remember the times when I would… Read More »Slot Cars and Motorsports History
Views: 26,103 Boy, this has turned into an obsession. We keep digging and finding more racetracks that were once part of New Jersey motorsports history! The Mr. Local History Project is a non-profit organization that picks up on great local… Read More »Lost New Jersey Racetracks Mapping Project
