MotorCycle Week - Extended Museum Hours

MotorCycle Week - Extended Museum Hours

From June 12 thru June 21 the Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

MotorCycle Week - Extended Museum Hours

From June 12 thru June 21 the Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

New England Racing Museum Hosts First Granite State Ambassadors Class

New England Racing Museum Hosts First Granite State Ambassadors Class

On March 25 and 26, the museum proudly served as the host site for the first Granite State Ambassadors class this year. We are proud to be partnered with GSA who help keep the museum doors open every weekend.

New England Racing Museum Hosts First Granite State Ambassadors Class

On March 25 and 26, the museum proudly served as the host site for the first Granite State Ambassadors class this year. We are proud to be partnered with GSA who help keep the museum doors open every weekend.

Photo Identification Party

Photo Identification Party

Joe Freeman donated 30 banker boxes full of priceless racing photos!  Our thanks to a group of dedicated racers/fans joined in on 2/14/26 to help identify these photos.  We will be meeting more in the future - lots of pictures to identify!  If interested in helping, let us know!

Photo Identification Party

Joe Freeman donated 30 banker boxes full of priceless racing photos!  Our thanks to a group of dedicated racers/fans joined in on 2/14/26 to help identify these photos.  We will be meeting more in the future - lots of pictures to identify!  If interested in helping, let us know!

Racing Without Limits Roundtable Saturday, January 31st

Racing Without Limits Roundtable Saturday, January 31st

A powerful and inspiring program featured racers from across New England, representing a wide range of racing disciplines and personal journeys.

Racing Without Limits Roundtable Saturday, January 31st

A powerful and inspiring program featured racers from across New England, representing a wide range of racing disciplines and personal journeys.

Women sidecar Racers

Women sidecar Racers

Snow didn't stop fans from packing the Museum on January 17th for four Women of Sidecar Racing Program.  Panelists Heather Carroll, Kat Collins, Kristin Melchionada, and Marah Moisis shared powerful stories of teamwork, speed, and trust in the high-intensity world of motorcycle sidecars.  A live demonstration and display of the Mark Gibson BMW sidecar brought the sport to life.  The event concluded with a signed banner auction that raised $6,000 in support of the Museum.

Women sidecar Racers

Snow didn't stop fans from packing the Museum on January 17th for four Women of Sidecar Racing Program.  Panelists Heather Carroll, Kat Collins, Kristin Melchionada, and Marah Moisis shared powerful stories of teamwork, speed, and trust in the high-intensity world of motorcycle sidecars.  A live demonstration and display of the Mark Gibson BMW sidecar brought the sport to life.  The event concluded with a signed banner auction that raised $6,000 in support of the Museum.

Alive and Well

Alive and Well

To those who think local auto racing is dying, take a look at this photo of the crowd at a recent NASCAR Whelen Modified tour headlined event of several touring divisions. The event was at Thompson Connecticut Speedway on a Wednesday night!

Alive and Well

To those who think local auto racing is dying, take a look at this photo of the crowd at a recent NASCAR Whelen Modified tour headlined event of several touring divisions. The event was at Thompson Connecticut Speedway on a Wednesday night!

Joey Logano visits the New England Racing Museum

Joey Logano visits the New England Racing Museum

On July 22, New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted a Goodyear tire test in advance of the track’s NASCAR Cup Series event scheduled for September 21. Among those participating in the test was New England’s champion driver Joey Logano. Joey saw some of his first races at NHMS and won his first Cup series race at the New Hampshire track. He is wildly popular in New England where fans see Joey as a local..

Joey Logano visits the New England Racing Museum

On July 22, New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted a Goodyear tire test in advance of the track’s NASCAR Cup Series event scheduled for September 21. Among those participating in the test was New England’s champion driver Joey Logano. Joey saw some of his first races at NHMS and won his first Cup series race at the New Hampshire track. He is wildly popular in New England where fans see Joey as a local..

Hot Rods, Muscle & More Car Show Returns August 16

Hot Rods, Muscle & More Car Show Returns August 16

On Saturday, August 16, the New England Racing Museum’s annual Hot Rods, Muscle & More Car Show will fill our entire display field—and then some! This all-vehicles show features a stunning array of custom-built and beautifully restored cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.

Hot Rods, Muscle & More Car Show Returns August 16

On Saturday, August 16, the New England Racing Museum’s annual Hot Rods, Muscle & More Car Show will fill our entire display field—and then some! This all-vehicles show features a stunning array of custom-built and beautifully restored cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.

New England Racing History

New England Racing History

In a moment of New England racing history, it’s 1939 and a standing-room crowd has come to watch the Big Cars on the dirt track in Newmarket, NH. The pits were directly beside the racing area. What could be more dangerous? The primitive fence protecting the spectators would never keep a car out of the grandstand or the cars without roll-over bars or seat belts.

New England Racing History

In a moment of New England racing history, it’s 1939 and a standing-room crowd has come to watch the Big Cars on the dirt track in Newmarket, NH. The pits were directly beside the racing area. What could be more dangerous? The primitive fence protecting the spectators would never keep a car out of the grandstand or the cars without roll-over bars or seat belts.

A Recap of the Wilbraham Hill Climb: A Living Legacy of Speed, Skill, and History

A Recap of the Wilbraham Hill Climb: A Living Legacy of Speed, Skill, and History

NERM Was Proud to Support One of the Nation’s Oldest and Steepest Races At the New England Racing Museum, we believe racing is baked into the DNA of the automobile, and nowhere is that spirit more alive than at the legendary Wilbraham Hill Climb. First run in 1908, this iconic event predates many of America’s most famous motorsports traditions and remains a thrilling nod to racing’s earliest days.

A Recap of the Wilbraham Hill Climb: A Living Legacy of Speed, Skill, and History

NERM Was Proud to Support One of the Nation’s Oldest and Steepest Races At the New England Racing Museum, we believe racing is baked into the DNA of the automobile, and nowhere is that spirit more alive than at the legendary Wilbraham Hill Climb. First run in 1908, this iconic event predates many of America’s most famous motorsports traditions and remains a thrilling nod to racing’s earliest days.

New England Racing Museum Supports Dartmouth’s 19th Annual Formula Hybrid+Electric Competition

New England Racing Museum Supports Dartmouth’s 19th Annual Formula Hybrid+Electric Competition

What happens when cutting-edge engineering meets racing innovation? You get the Formula Hybrid+Electric (FH+E) Competition, a unique event that challenges the brightest collegiate minds to design, build, and race hybrid and electric vehicles. And we’re proud to say that the New England Racing Museum (NERM) is part of it.

New England Racing Museum Supports Dartmouth’s 19th Annual Formula Hybrid+Electric Competition

What happens when cutting-edge engineering meets racing innovation? You get the Formula Hybrid+Electric (FH+E) Competition, a unique event that challenges the brightest collegiate minds to design, build, and race hybrid and electric vehicles. And we’re proud to say that the New England Racing Museum (NERM) is part of it.

The Bob Bahre Memorial Garden

The Bob Bahre Memorial Garden

We fondly remember Bob Bahre. The founder of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway also saved Oxford Plains Speedway and contributed to auto racing in so many ways.

The Bob Bahre Memorial Garden

We fondly remember Bob Bahre. The founder of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway also saved Oxford Plains Speedway and contributed to auto racing in so many ways.