MLH Jersey Motorsports Special Edition

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.

Enjoy! Let us know if there’s a story you’d like researched.

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…

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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…

3 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…

4 months ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it's our motto! So we thought how fun it…

4 months 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…

4 months 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…

5 months ago

1905 – New Jersey Automobile Beach Racing Rivaled Florida’s Daytona Beach

Yes, it's true. While motorsports history has been very kind to the Daytona and Ormond Beaches in Florida, historians often…

9 months ago

Wildwood’s Motorcycle Wall of Death is Back in New Jersey

Get yourself a piece of Jersey history - the Mr. Local History Project "Wear Jersey History Collection." Motorsports Collection -…

9 months ago

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…

3 years ago

Slot Cars and Motorsports History

Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. My Aurora 1472 Ford GT Blue and White…

4 years ago

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