Support the 24th Annual Gary Wolford Fish Fry
The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing presents the Gary Wolford Fish Fry and Silver Spring Speedway Reunion on Sunday, May 4, 2024 at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds. 2024 Honorees are Rich Eichelberger, John Murphy, and Bob Fannasy. The Countdown is ON! This is the 24th Annual Fish Fry and Ken Leiphart says that we are…
The Man From Mifflintown: Keith Kauffman at EMMR on Sunday, April 7
Join us at the Spring Open House on Sunday, April 7 for an engaging roundtable featuring sprint car driver Keith Kauffman. Throughout his career, Keith Kauffman won over 300 sprint car races in twelve different states! Over 100 of those wins came at Port Royal Speedway where Kauffman earned 11 track championships. Kauffman drove several…
Don Garlits’ Swamp Rat III at EMMR
Swamp Rat III A, Don Garlits’ first Chrome Moly tubing car built in 1960, is now on display at EMMR. Garlits was sidelined due to injuries in 1961, so Connie Swingle drove the Top Fuel dragster in a match race against Art Malone at Detroit Dragway. The car was successful during the summer of 1961…
Consider Applying for the EMMR Board of Directors
In accordance with the WGOT/EMMR Bylaws, the Board of Directors appointed a Nominating Committee to develop a process for the nomination of members for election to the EMMR Board of Directors. The following EMMR members are serving on the 2024 Nominating Committee: Kathy Armstrong, David Hare, Bryan Householder, Barbara Paxton, and Robert Shultz. All current…
New For 2024: Cars & Coffee Events at EMMR
Drive your favorite car to EMMR on Sunday, April 14 and join us for our first ever Cars & Coffee event at the Museum. Join us for coffee, conversation, and cars. The museum will be open at 8 am, so you can tour our collection. After spending the morning at EMMR, cruise over to South…
New for 2024: Valve Cover Racing at Spring Open House
We’ve added another opportunity for Valve Cover Racing to our 2024 schedule. Bring your Valve Cover cars to EMMR on Saturday, April 6th. Registration opens at 9 am, and racing will begin at 10 am. Special division for children 12 and under. Learn More
Vintage Race Car Restoration Roundtable
Join us at EMMR on Sunday, March 17th for our 3rd Sunday Roundtable Series beginning at 1 PM. Our March roundtable will focus on Vintage Race Car Restoration. Guest speakers, including Ken Bigham and Barry Klinedinst, will discuss the restoration process involved with several cars currently on display at EMMR.
EMMR Track Time Meeting on Sunday, March 17th
EMMR will host an informational meeting for all vintage race car on track exhibition and static display participants on Sunday, March 17th at 11:30 am in the EMMR auditorium. The meeting will review the schedule of 2024 events for EMMR track time and static displays. We are excited to add a few more tracks to…