Brighton Beach Motordrome

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]

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

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]

Footnotes
  1. Jeffrey A. Kroessler. The Greater New York Sports Chronology.
  2. "Takes Over Motordrome". Motorcycle Illustrated. 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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