About

Attorney and radio station owner Bob Bartis is a lifelong resident of Hollis, NH. He has had a career path including seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in the Nashua Court House, seven years as an adjunct professor at NH Technical Institute and has been a courtroom litigator for over two decades with Bartis Law Offices. Bob started radio broadcasting with ESPN-NH in 2015 providing their weekly NASCAR report and podcasts. He purchased their sister station WSMN in Nashua in March 2017 and formed a broadcast team with Bob Bianchi. Together, they host their live 2hr weekly 'Bobs' Racing Report' covering NASCAR and traveling annually to multiple tracks for media coverage. Bob has voluntarily offered his legal services to the museum for many years and was elected to its board in the fall of 2021.

Holder of an MS and a PhD from Tufts University, Berggren owned, drove and won in race cars in the Northeast. He founded two auto racing magazines and edited a third which he drove to become the largest circulated motorsports publication in history. For more than 30 years, Berggren has covered big league stock car racing from the pit roads of some of the sport's biggest events for ESPN, CBS, TBS, SPEED, TNN and FOX TV.

Don Breslauer joined the RHPG Board on September 25, 2015 when he was unanimously voted in by his peers. His background in road racing is extensive and successful. Included was his participation in the Group 44 effort which earned five national championships. With Mac Tilton, he was with the team that won six Trans Am races and a championship. Don has worked for cooling systems company Mecca Development in Sharon, CT, Cumberford Research where he was a designer and fabricator on a team that built a specialty car and Mueller Fabricators where he was the National sales rep. These days, he runs his own company that manufactures race cars and related components. Don's job is to help assure that road racing is properly represented in the museum.

Robert Coy has raced motorcycles all of his adult life, competing at many tracks from New England's old Bryar Motorsports Park and Thompson to Canada, Cuba, South American, Italy and then finally in Japan in 2009. He was instrumental in organizing the first vintage motorcycle road races in North America in the mid-70's at Bridgehampton and still organizes vintage road racing today at NHMS through the United States Classic Racing Association. Robert founded the USCRA in the early 80s and still heads that organization. He founded and organized the vintage road racing events through the streets of Laconia and revived the original "Laconia" track in Guilford, NH for several years. He is presently (since 1996) the AMA Off Road Rep for District 1. He has ridden a motorcycle across the Himalayas to the border of Tibet and then gone West through Kashmir. Coy is deeply involved in all aspects of vintage motorcycle activity and is positioned to ensure that the history of motorcycle racing in the Northeast is well represented in the new North East Motor Sports Museum at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Bob is an award-winning creative strategist with deep expertise in consumer, aerospace, biotechnology, and life science markets. Known for his mastery of branding, communications, and marketing, he transforms insights into compelling strategies that drive results. Before joining Valvespring, Bob held senior creative roles at organizations such as the American Motorcyclist Association, MassMutual, Ketchum, and LSHD Advertising, where he specialized in biotech and medical device industries. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts (cum laude) with a fine arts degree, Bob’s passion for creativity extends beyond the office—he’s a lifelong competitive racer with over 35 years of experience and numerous championships, including 24 USCRA titles and international victories at events like the Phillip Island Classic.

Jack Doyle is a New England motorsports treasure. He successfully ran early dragsters and was one of the most significant founders of New England Dragway. He is a former member of the New England Dragway’s board of directors and still owns the stock he bought when money was being raised to construct the strip. He was honored by the NHRA with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011, induction into the NHRA Hall of Fame, and by the Hot Rod Reunion in 2003. He was inducted into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2019. Jack and his wife Mabel are frequent volunteers at the museum.

Ron Egalka is the former president, CEO and chief investment officer of Rampart Investment Management, a company he founded. Following Rampart's sale to Virtus Investment Partners, Egalka served as President until October 2015. In that capacity he oversaw the conception, development and implementation of Rampart's investment strategies and tactics. He was a founding director of the Boston Computer Society and was founder of the Boston Options Society. A graduate of the Harvard Business School and BU's School of Management, he worked in the investment industry from 1971 until his recent retirement. He brings museum experience as a Life Trustee and former Chair of the Curatorial Committee of the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, MA. He has also served on the Board of Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, Harley Davidson Owners Group and the New England Digital Emergency Communications Network.

Tony's interest in cars and racing started when he was very young.  In his late teens and twenties, he raced at Hudson and Star speedways while managing an auto parts store, and did body work and painting on the side.  He also volunteered at Sugar Hill Speedway.  Tony owns a successful auto reconditioning supply business covering New England.  His current pastime is restoring the first two Jomar race cars, which were originally hand built in the 1950’s in Manchester, NH.  Tony is passionate about preserving New England racing history and is honored to serve as a Director.

Jim Lowrey Jr was involved in the museum long before he joined as a Director at the 2023 Annual Meeting. The proprietor of Lowrey's Auto Restoration in Tilton, NH Jim has built and restored cars with heritage and class. Those cars include customs, ground-up hot rods and race cars. The most unusual car he built was a 1930s Packard which successfully competed in the Peking China to Paris France Rally. He has served as a judge in the museum’s car shows and is in attendance at the organization’s events. He is a prior "Best of Show" winner in the museum’s annual Hot Rods, Muscle and More event. As a race car driver, Jim has won in every open wheel division that runs in New England. Jim’s business experience and his deep understanding of racing and car culture bring significant benefits to the museum’s Board.

NEAR Hall of Fame member Matczak currently heads the USAC Dirt Midget Series which competes at Vermont's Bear Ridge Speedway. He and his late wife Lois fielded sprint cars and supermodifieds for more than 90 drivers. Matczak's cars have won the Oswego Classic as well as that track's championship three years in a row. Matczak is the owner of SealsIt which manufactures unique products for race cars as well as other vehicles.

A dedicated motorsports leader and longtime public servant. April May is President of the New England Auto Racers (NEAR), where she organizes Hall of Fame events and supports their regional racing with Sting Vintage Race Cars. She co-owns Bear Ridge Speedway in Vermont with her husband, C.V. “Butch” Elms, managing operations, marketing, and race logistics. Her racing career includes competition at Claremont and Canaan Speedways, and she was the first female to take the green flag at Canaan’s asphalt track. April hosted The Checkered Review radio show for over a decade and has received multiple awards for her contributions to the racing industry. She retired from a 30-year career with the National Park Service, where she led administrative operations across several parks. April May also brings nonprofit leadership experience from David’s House and Toastmasters International.

The bright red trucks owned by Ed Shea carry unique concrete products throughout New England each day. With manufacturing operations in Amesbury, Wilmington and Rochester in Massachusetts and Nottingham, NH, Shea Concrete is one of New England's most robust construction supply companies, a family owned and operated business since 1949. He is a long-time sponsor of many race teams and currently supports Vic Miller's supermodified operation.

For more than 40 years, John Spence has been the voice of New England oval track racing as he has called events for fans. He has been the weekly announcer at Hudson, Lee, Star and has been the principal announcer for the MRS, Tri-Track, ISMA and NESMRA tours. Having seen so many races for such a long time, Spence knows a lot about motorsports in New England. He has a strong passion for our sport and greatly cares about its history. He resides in Milford, NH and is the father of six children.

A fund-raising member of the Speedway Children's Charities Board of Directors, Loudon, NH resident and businessman Dave Swenson joined the RHPG Board on August 10, 2017. His interest in motorsports goes back more than 40 years during which time he has hill climbed cars and raced SCCA. Dave is dedicated to the museum and vows to share his marketing and sales skills to help ensure the project's financial success.

New Hampshire resident vonSneidern has been a life-long auto racing fan. He has restored the big car driven by Art Rousseau in the 1940s to running condition. vonSneidern also built a replica of the #621 cut-down raced by Rousseau in the ‘50s and is currently in the process of restoring several period race cars with significant histories behind them.

Erik graduated from Hobart College in 1979 with a BA in Political Science. He began his career in sports marketing with the Men’s Professional Tennis Tour during the Borg/McEnroe era, gaining hands-on experience in global event management, media relations, and sponsorships. His passion for motorsports led him to consulting roles with Miller Brewing and Philip Morris, before he joined BMW of North America in 1985. Over a 14-year tenure, Erik revitalized BMW’s motorsport
presence, launched high-profile marketing initiatives, and became the company’s first M Brand Manager, driving U.S. sales of BMW M vehicles to record levels and overseeing landmark projects such as the E36 M3 launch, McLaren GTR debut, and BMW’s sponsorship of the Monterey Historics. His leadership contributed to numerous racing championships and industry accolades, cementing a legacy of innovation and brand growth in the automotive and motorsport sectors.