Brighton Beach Motordrome

Brighton Beach Motordrome, also known as the Brighton Beach Stadium in 1915

Brighton Beach Motordrome, also known as the Brighton Beach Stadium, was a racing facility in Brighton Beach, New York. The Motordrome was originally named the Brighton Beach Race-Course, and became the Brighton Beach Motordrome in 1909. ^[1] In 1915 A. H. Patterson took over as the proprietor of the racetrack. ^[2]

Records

• In 1913 Arthur Chapple and Henri St. Yves set the fifty-minute team speed record for motorcycles, traveling 67 miles. ^[3]
• In 1917 Clarence Carman set the 10 mile bicycle speed record with a pace car, traveling the distance in 12:29.2. ^[4]

Notable people

• André Grapperon, champion motorcycle racer

Footnotes

1. Jeffrey A. Kroessler (15 December 2009). The Greater New York Sports Chronology. Columbia University Press. ISBN   9780231518277.
2. "Takes Over Motordrome". Motorcycle Illustrated. 1915. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
3. "50-Minute Cycle Record. Chapple and St. Ives Motor 67 Miles on Brighton Track". The New York Times . August 28, 1913. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
4. "Bicycling". The American Library Annual. 1917. Retrieved 2015-10-16.

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