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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.

The annual Open Meeting of the Racing History Preservation Group was held on Saturday, April 19, at the Stafford Speedway function hall. Members saw preliminary drawings done by architect Dan Skully of the new museum building which will be approximately 10,000 square feet. It will be a one story building. The design will permit expansion.

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The Racing History Preservation Group board members Mark Hann, Paul Giblin, Al Novotnik and Skip Matczak recently attended the Frank Maratta Auto Show and Race-A-Rama in West Springfield, MA with a display for the North East Motor Sports Museum. The show offered something for everyone from custom cars and motorcycles to hot rods and race cars.

We are grateful to Barry Barnes (pictured) who donated a handmade model of George Rice’s 1948-championship winning midget. The model was treasured by Barry’s father and will be on display at the North East Motor Sports Museum.

It may be winter outside but that does not stop the Racing History Preservation Group board members from spreading the word about the North East Motor Sports Museum. The winter months provides the group with several opportunities to have a display at racing related shows around the Northeast area.

One of New England’s most historic racing facilities, Thompson Speedway, is undergoing a history making renovation. A new and magnificent road course is being added to the Hoenig family complex which already includes the popular 5/8 mile high banked oval which opened 73 years ago.

RHPG Members are active in bringing Motorsports history to the racing community and the public even before out North East Motor Sports Museum is built. We were recently at the Pines Reunion held in October in Groveland, MA.

The Racing History Preservation Group exhibit at New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s Sylvania 300 weekend drew hundreds if not thousands of people interested in seeing Steve Newman’s replica of the Ollie Silva fuel injected cut-down. Next up for the Group is the annual Pines Reunion at the site of the old Pines Speedway in Groveland, MA on October 5.

Meet members of the Racing History Preservation Group and see Steve Newman’s fabulous vintage race car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during Sylvania 300 weekend. We’ll be set up next to the Speedway Children’s Charities booth in the midway across from the infield tunnel.