The first Derby Racer coaster at Revere Beach was built in 1911 by Fred W. Pearce[4] for a cost of $140,000.

[5] The twin tracks of the Derby Racer were laid out in a figure 8 design.

[8] Six years later, another man was killed on the Revere Beach Derby Racer after being thrown in front of a coaster train.

[10] Another rider was thrown from a train in 1929, which resulted in a 1935 Massachusetts Supreme Court case against Ocean View Amusements, the operator of the coaster.

[11] After the first Derby Racer at Revere Beach was demolished in 1936, a new racing roller coaster with the same name was constructed in 1937.