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The Open Meeting of the Racing History Preservation Group and its North East Motor Sports Museum will be held on May 9 at 2pm in Concord, NH at a private auto racing museum. Those in attendance will learn about progress made toward groundbreaking, committees that will determine what will go into the museum for which those in attendance can volunteer to have real input on what’s to be displayed.

The 90-day period between Christmas, 2014 and March 25, 2015 was one of the most productive in the history of the North East Motor Sports Museum. We took in over $80,000 in cash and donated stock. We signed the lease as did Bruton Smith for 2.66 acres at NHMS. We had the land surveyed and insured it for liability. Nearly 1,000 copies of the book, “A History of Auto Racing in New England were sold before year’s end.

The indoor race show season starts soon and the North East Motor Sports Museum will be part of the action. Read more to find out about upcoming appearances at The Racers Expo February 6-7 in Marlboro, MA and Frank Maratta's Auto and Race-A-Rama Show February 28 - March 1st in West Springfield, MA.

The new book, "A History of Auto Racing in New England," is off the press and available in time for Christmas gift giving. With over 300 pages and more than 400 photos, this new book is a treasured resource for those who are interested in New England's racing history.

The Board of Directors have voted to build the North East Motor Sports Museum on two acres of land leased for nearly 100 years from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Lease terms from the track are generous, $1 per year.

Dave Sanderson was a young drag racing star in the 1950s, winning races at Sanford (ME), Charlstown (RI) and places outside of New England. He tragically perished at age 23. Cindy Potter, the daughter he never met because Sanderson died before she was born, inherited his massive trophy collection and has donated it all to the North East Motor Sports Museum.

On Saturday, September 13, Gil Coraine was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Hot Rod Association at the second annual Hot Rod Reunion at New England Dragway. The award included a coveted "Wally" trophy, named in honor of NHRA founder Wally Parks. Coraine was one of the founders of New England Dragway and has worked for over 50 years to grow drag racing and hot rodding.

The Racing History Preservation Group will exhibit at New England Dragway’s Hot Rod Reunion on September 12, 13, 14. The event brings together hundreds of vintage race cars and hot rods. A huge crowd will be on hand for this, the second running of this special NHRA-sanctioned event. Our display will hold the famed Bannister Dragster owned by Paul Aldrich who will be on hand during the weekend along with the sport’s Gil Coraine who will be honored by the NHRA on Saturday. Stop by and hear the latest on the M

Board Members of the Racing History Preservation Group exhibited at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the duration of the big mid-July NASCAR weekend. Bob Coy provided a 1930s European motorcycle, Ken Smith brought his photo and newspaper clipping scrapbooks and Ray Boissoneau loaned his magnificent Drew Fornoro-driven NEMA midget for fans to enjoy.

The Racing History Preservation Group is enormously pleased to have received magnificent gifts of the late Reino Tulonen’s racing career from his family. Included in their gifts are a complete midget Reino drove and won with, five albums of photos of his career, over a dozen trophies he won, his NEAR Hall of Fame jacket, the checkered flag from one of his biggest wins and the steel helmet he wore while driving to many w

Join us for the 2nd annual Gypsy Tour Motorcycle Ride to benefit the North East Motor Sports Museum. The ride departs Wiers Beach at 10:30am sharp on Sunday, June 15, 2014.

We are grateful to Maxine Snelgrove for the donation of her father’s (Howard Jackson), helmet, gloves and goggles worn in the 1940s and 50s. She believes Mauri Rose also wore the helmet. This gift is Maxine’s second to the North East Motor Sports Museum.