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History Is Preserved At
Latimore Valley Museum
EMMR is open Fridays Saturdays and Sundays from
Mar 31 through October 28, 2012.
The museum and gift shop
hours are from 10 AM to 4 PM
EMMR is also open at additional times during special events throughout
the year.
Museum Address:
100 Baltimore Road
York Springs, PA 17372
Mailing Address:
PO Box 688
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
EMMR Gift Shop
c/o Amanda Eshenour
Administrative Coordinator
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Welcome to Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
While the museum
strongly reflects the popularity of the open wheel,
dirt track racing so
popular throughout the northeast, you can also see
a wide variety of
racing machines from many other forms of racing.
These include
everything from sprint cars, midgets, and stock cars
to motorcycles,
Indy cars, NASCAR, drag racing and more!
Updated on May 6, 2012 @
11:45 PM EST
Photos from Gary Wolford's Fish Fry & Silver Spring
Reunion are now posted on
the Photos Page
Volunteers Needed at the Museum
Click here
NEW RAFFLE CAR....
Photo courtesy of Rick Mandelson
Left to right
is Dale Holder and Carmen Perigo with the Super
Sportsman that was presented to the EMMR board
members at the March meeting. They
resurrected the Ford powered Super Sportsman and the
car will be displayed at EMMR events and you can
purchase chances for a year to win the car next
year. The winner will also receive a trailer.
EASTERN MUSEUM OF MOTOR RACING TEAMS UP WITH WILLIAMS
GROVE SPEEDWAY FOR A SUMMER SERIES FILLED WITH PHOTO
OPPORTUNITIES
YORK SPRINGS, PA, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 – Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing is teaming up the Williams Grove
Speedway to announce a summer series filled with photo
opportunities. This will give kids of all ages the
opportunity to sit behind the wheel of a Sportsman,
Sprint Car, 410, ARDC Midget and much more. Members and
volunteers from EMMR will have their vehicles on display
at the following races:
- Saturday, May 26th – Bill Heckert
Memorial for Super Sportsman, Time Trials, 358
Late Models and Street Stocks (Race begins at
6:30 pm)
- Saturday, June 30th – Sportsman
Firecracker 30 laps, 358 Late Models and Street
Stocks. Don’t forget Fireworks at the end (Race
begins at 6:30 pm)
- Friday, July 27th – Sprints and
358 Sprints (Race begins at 7:30 pm)
- Friday, August 17th – Twin 20’s
for Sprint Cars, EMMR, Goodyear Diamond Series.
Don’t forget Fireworks at the end (Race begins
at 7:30 pm)
- Friday, September 14th – 410
Sprints and ARDC Midgets (Race begins at 7:30
pm)
EMMR and Williams Grove
Speedway is really excited to offer this new photo
opportunity to kids at the track. It will be located in
the infield by the flag pole. On Saturday, May 26th
Bill Heckert’s car will be on display.
Williams Grove hosts weekly
programs of the best sprint car racing anywhere from now
to October, including appearances by the World of
Outlaws. It offers a family fun atmosphere and
affordable prices. The speedway is a one-half mile
semi-banked clay oval. The facility has seating for over
10,000 people including a grandstand and an infield for
spectators that is separate from the pit area. There are
many food stands throughout the spectator areas and they
offer a wide variety of hot and cold food items and
drinks.
The Eastern Museum of Motor
Racing strongly reflects the popularity of the open
wheel, dirt track racing so popular throughout the
northeast; you can also see a wide variety of racing
machines from many other forms of racing. These include
everything from sprint cars, midgets, and stock cars to
motorcycles, Indy cars, NASCAR, drag racing and more!
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2011 EMMR T-Shirts
are available
at the Museum.
Mail Order available
New items in the Gift Shop!!!!
click
thumbnails to view larger images
All sizes available $20 each plus
$3.50 shipping
contact Joe Heisler 3rd 410-303-4428
or email jh3@erols.com
EMMR also features a
gift shop
full of many great books, video tapes, photos, artist's
prints, souvenirs and more
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"Thanks to John Marks for the
incredible new sign on Rt 15"
Photo courtesy of Larry Garland
EMMR Needs Your Help!
We are looking for volunteers to help staff the museum
each Friday, Saturday and Sunday; March thru October.
No experience or racing history knowledge
needed.
For more information
or if you are interested
Amanda Eshenour, Administrative Coordinator
If you would like to donate please click
on the link below.
PDF file to download
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
We need your help! Becoming a
member of the Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing is your chance to help
preserve the
history of American motor racing. Your participation is
important
and here's why . . .
EMMR is entirely a volunteer
organization.
We have no employees and pay no wages. Every hour of
service
devoted to the organization is the result of someone's
personal
generosity. Every dollar contributed is spent for the
organization to advance its purpose. Our museum houses one of the
most extensive collections of racing memorabilia in the United
States and has on
display some of the most historic race cars of
racing's "Golden Era".
It is the only museum in the east to maintain
a complete reference
and research library devoted to preserving the
history of motor racing.
Both the museum and the research library is
open and available to the public. There is no admission charge!
Members receive an attractive
membership card and periodic
newsletters detailing our activities.
Annual membership is available
at $20.00 per
year by simply filling
out our
membership form.
Lifetime memberships are also
available.
A lifetime membership is only $200!
Lifetime members
receive a special membership card
and a commemorative pin
identifying them as a lifetime member.
Join Today! Becoming a member couldn't be easier.
Simply
click here to bring up a membership form.
Just print it, fill
it out and send it by US Mail to join the EMMR family.
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We are expanding the Eastern Museum Museum of Motor Racing
one block
at a time. You can help pay for the
addition to the museum
and at the same time permanently have your
family's name..
or a business name.. or a friend's name enshrined at
the Museum.
It is an excellent way to honor famous racing
personalities of the past
and to show your support for their
contribution to motor racing.
For detailed information
click here
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