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. In 1915 A. H. Patterson took over as the proprietor of the racetrack.

Records

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

Notable people

• André Grapperon, champion motorcycle racer

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