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We are pleased to report that our 2022-2023 annual appeal fundraiser has exceeded our $50,000 goal and has totaled $56,000 in contributions!

In late 2022 the museums executive director Tom Netishen met with volunteer Michael Stridsberg (pictured) allowing him to pick up the first fifteen boxes of Channell One auto racing videos.

The Country Girl alcohol fueled funny car will be on display for the 2023 season at the museum in memory of its driver Rodalyn Knox who passed away on July 2nd 2022.

The audio and slideshow is part two of a four part series that features a conversation with New England racing legend Sam Posey, Ray Caldwell and others associated with the former Marblehead, Massachusetts based Autodynamics race team.

During the museums annual meeting a group of five members of the museums governing body helped purchase what is now the oldest program in the museums archival collection

During the museum’s annual meeting on November 17th, Tom Crompton was unanimously voted onto the museum’s board of directors.

Spring is here and it’s an easy drive to Loudon to see the New England Racing Museum. Our volunteers will warmly greet you on your way in to see the new cars that are on display. It’s still just $10 admission for adults, kids under 12 are free.

The Holiday Season is upon us, and it is a time to reflect on the past year and to look forward to what lays ahead. This past year has seen some significant changes for our museum. The most obvious is the name change. We are now the New England Racing Museum. This change better reflects our mission. While the words are different, our commitment to preserving the rich racing history in and around New England is ever stronger and even more keen. I really like the new name and graphic, I hope you do too.

The attached audio and slide show is part one of a four part series that features a conversation with New England racing legend Sam Posey, Ray Caldwell and others associated with the former Marblehead, Massachusetts based Autodynamics race team.

The George and Barbara Holland new touch-screen interactive map of New England’s race tracks has gone live in the museum. It shows every track in every state in New England. Pick your state (New Hampshire is here) and you can see where every race track is now or ever in that state.

Legends Day 2022 is now sold out! Thank you everyone for your continued support. We look forward to honoring these New England stock car racing Legends on November 13th! Tickets will be mailed out on November 1st. No walk up tickets will be sold at the door to the general public on November 13th.

On Tuesday October 25, noted New England auto racing historian and preservationist Tommy Caruso visited the museum for the first time. He was given a guided tour through the museum by the museum founder, president and executive director.