Early Motor Racing in New England

[Brian Austin]

 

From the Boston Public Library collection...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/albums/72157629880902912

 

[Brian Austin]

Did you have Midget racing indoors in your area?  In the 

'30s-'40s era they raced inside the old Boston Garden.

(Image also from the Boston Public Library, but through a different portal)

 

For more see:

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search?utf8=✓&search_field=all_fields&q=midget+racing

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by Brian Austin

[Mike 1017]

I learned something new today and I grew up in Chicago !!!

[TransAmMike]

?I/stock automatic Falcon (I'm assuming the 6cyl). That must have been a real neck snapper LOL!!!

[Casey]

Code Brown, rows one through three in Section 55. ? ?

Whoever thought sitting people that close to racecars, indoors, was a good idea? ?‍♂️

[Brian Austin]

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26363701/19370113-no-heats-in-garden-midget/

 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26363910/19370114-ad-midget-races-at-boston/

Edited February 21, 2021 by Brian Austin

[Brian Austin]

This linked thread, discussing indoor Midget racing in general, states that the Boston Garden track was a 1/10 mile oval, made of clay, flat wood or banked wood, depending upon the season I suppose.

 

http://www.midgetmadness.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15372