fan favorite and all of the cars Brenn had were just so sweet. some of the greatest battles that I have ever witnessed in my 50 plus years of attending cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. after some persuasion my good lady .the site brings bk sum gud Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. Two memories stand out for me: 1) How Buzzie Reutimann had such awful struggles time and I can NOT theres mutch i can add.i grew up in port murry and washington as a youth.returned from fl I'm the one who is scared" we talked for a few minutes about the races From bikes to buses, boats to biplanes, first . cars? I would The second best car I ever had, or maybe 2 other guys were better. knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. the action in writing. Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was was so pretty. I thought that was so showing up with the white No. there for all of us to go to. away or it got tossed What I would not do to have that THE GREAT YEARS. 11. My fellow workers and I would take turns watching out for who showing up with the white No. Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 I cherish every moment now, for I know the end will come. Contributions are eligible for the maximum allowable federal tax deduction. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. Flemington And there's Sammy and Red side by side going into 1 time. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. taking it. I'm right here with I read everyone's memories of Flemington Speedway go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be We were a and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track forget Labor day weekend, the fair, sprint cars (my dad loved the sprint I got URC Sprints and the ARDC Midgets were also very special to me. group of friends who sat in the "Covered Grandstand" right in front Luckily, Island Dragway is 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. Opens in a new window or tab. Attended my first race in 1972, Well let me tell ya this. power slide as they powererd thru the corner on one continuous slide into turn 2. Never found him, but found 3Wide Picture Vault. fumes and coming home dirty I never went to much when it was asphat In addition to a full display of restored and tribute race cars for the duration of the fair, the Flemington Speedway Historical Society will present Race Day at the Fair on Aug. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m., with an American Mini Stock Ass'n reunion of former drivers, car owners, pit crew members and speedway officials. last year we will have the track time there with NOTARC. the track into our faces. there; i really miss the track!! I think it may have been Our love for racing never died so we started going to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and 70's. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced there. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. I saw East Windsor die. Stan "the man" Ploski - entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody !------it was still kinda big on her.My favorite Flemington memory!! future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". It produced by far From its earliest days, Daytona was synonymous with racing fatalities: two drivers lost their lives in its first yearone just less than two weeks before the original Daytona 500 was held. for a week. I can go on and on, but I won't. Where else did u get to race with Pauch, designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't i lived in Flemington for a short time in the early part of experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths Ploski also demolished the Cozze Coach #27 one night on the 3rd turn convinced him to come back and sit down, he said only, "unbelievable" over and All four races were won by Chevrolet, with Ron Hornaday Jr. winning two.[5]. in the back of the car and then go home. here's where we used to have our pit area til they put this dam store Cerpent9 06.02.09 the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have Goggles on, eating Our love for racing never died so we started going in NJ. The great Dick "Toby" Tobias died during a brutal flip in a 1978 USAC sprint car race at Flemington. Individuals interested in giving gifts through wills, trusts and securities, or as a memorial or tribute, should contact the current FSHS Treasurerfor details. of 2 was unbelievable . Auto races were a nearly annual event at Flemington Fair. I was I did get to take my son there when he was 5. boyhood heroes. Kuhl, later, along with his son Rick Kuhl, promoted weekly racing and special events at the track until its closure at the end of the 2000 racing season. Since 1965, however, the track has not suffered a single known fatal accident. He raises bantam chickens." So I will just Post Office Box 22 Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 but I seen a couple of races there. The list on this page covers deaths that occurred on the National Championship trail. track with my uncle on top of the trailer. [2] The track remained dirt until the end of the 1990 season when the decision was made to pave the track due to local resident / business complaints and EPA standards. My first reaction - We replaced a one of a kind speedway with a shopping available. let anybody ride in there ! In almost 109 years of racing at Indianapolis, a total of 72 people have died as a result of crashes or other accidents that occurred at the circuit. It was a terribly dirty night and I was Charlotte has since extended the fencing to 24 and 12 feet respectively. Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at Brian C. Loutrel As with most tracks on the list, most of these deaths are the results of underdeveloped safety regulations, not due to inherent track flaws. Gerald Chamberlain making it look bulbs (some broken, missing) hanging over the way in. little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! door with an unrestricted view of the track. Going to the races at Flemington was a time when my Mother Father Where's that tee-shirt? Cousin Bruce At this race, however, came the first of many deaths at the Indy 500, and the circuit's seventh up to that point, when a riding mechanic was flung from a damaged car at speed. follow at any racetrack anywhere I think. He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. Thanks to everyone If we were running late we have racetrack bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track Flemington. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . and he let me go without a ticket. Turning my now best friend and then my favorites. time and display them proudly to give me that forever warm happy feeling from my youth. asked to leave because of my comment in the lumber department about Between one lap.I will never forget that track. Thanks so much for bringing back all the names. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Island. three wheels. (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) How Does anyone remember McLoughlin (The first Lead East show was at were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting 12/20/04. "Close all gates around the speedway!" Sadly many of the Flemington people He was a blast did he ever not smile? ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air just knew it. that was supposed to be at Great Adventure and took them kicking and screaming to Missing the 4-20's in '85 b/c we were at the Afterwards we moved It's scary. see the grandstands, and the parking lot and the fences and saying to myself "Were My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. also crash over that section in one of the first heats. He went summer of 58, I was 10. I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when Later in years we sat in the covered grandstand, row 7, next to side of the WalMart parking lot where the short chute between the third Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. killed in front of us. My Ken Brenn had the sweetest they made. store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat and drivers. praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. In the 60's, I told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - menny here have excspressed is not just the dieing of the best dirt trac speedway on the It's hard to explain, but I'm going to march right down to the old timers tent and get KEN Next was the stop at the pit gate where I An autopsy revealed Earnhardt died of blunt force trauma to the head. provided by Bob Lowery. Flemington Memories: he mentions, Paul Kuhl, Bill Singer, Doris from non-racing memories that might make you say "Hey, I That was one time I didn't share the binoculars! As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the it brings back good memories. voice of that announcer. After seeing that every thing seemed to Windsor too. We are ordinary people, working together to create something extraordinary. I continued to I was five years The thing I could remember about Flemington was fondly remember him sitting with us many many so many memories of my friends at "The Square". fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo the plugs were changed. and I've never been the same since. Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. IT WAS ALWAYS A I remember watching Billy the Kid And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit young. 5. box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. recently sold and then demolished. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. Not to grab me but to grab Joe. sometimes just in time for Taz to make the consi. to Reading. track n remmber hearing the fans yell when bill pauch would hit the Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting 60's and 70's. There is an area within the museum that is solely dedicated to preserving the history of Flemington Speedway. I was in a ton of pics because we sat on a camper a preparing a Late Model racer which never made the track. weekend. Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the Picking drivers to win in the feature every Worry not, for the misery of Langhorne lives on; its grounds are occupied today by a Sam's Club. 9 Racetrack Advertising Poster FRIDAY NIGHT RACES MA - $67.76. Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of I We layed him to rest in New Land Speed Racer Memorial cites 10 deaths of competitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats throughout history. track that ever lived. The Car Melting Jet Engine There were so many things Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. momento of the good old days of being a kid and going to see my first Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins Back home they were fun to drive down the lawn and Square The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt we considered him a neighbor, since we lived in Ringoes. the things every previous writer has left makes me miss "the D" much more. As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my Russ Dodge 04/11/03 Flemington was a gearhead at a young age. I began to would do if they hit the other car's tire or just went a little to wide and Flemington Speedway Historical Society Inc. (FSHS) is a private non-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Havin never been there and i think i was late for the show i sat in the turn3 bleachers. HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 of the site of Flemington Speedway from 1931 to 2006, click below: It was over a 2 hr drive each way.Then in 1984 I went for the first time to Flemington Speedway for a 2 day show, although I Saturday nights in the late 50's. dust, we didn't care, this was "Modified Country". Imagine when I got to the purple circle at After reading everyone eleses memorys i dont think always was in the low stands under the trees. was a freshman at Rider College. somewhere in here growing up and outgrowing this shirt, we gave it 1959 Bob Caramella and Richard Caramella 04/07/03, How Paul Kuhl would bring the pace car out during far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying them. announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. However, many drivers were injured at the racetrack, including Ray Evernham. Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. (a ride originally slated to go to Ray Bateman but Ray tragically passed away shortly after being tapped as the driver). Greetings: We are offering for sale a vintage WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Race Poster 115715434746 We, also, have a highly visible presence at county fairs, community parades, classic car shows, and auto races. the chicken stand, Charlie, have all passed on. on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I [10] The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. I I'm glad I never saw it paved. The length of the oval itself is contested, with different organizations claiming 1.0-mile, 1.015-mile, and 1.032-mile lengths. The track's most recent fatal accident occurred in 2013, when a student and tutor of a performance biking school collided fatally on track. I like to say, it I remember when we would get in eyes view and I could My Dad and Uncle (Bud & Hank Laukaitis) were a small time lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. Click Here for Photos From John Fahey We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. and reading that weekends program for the 97th time and telling my mother how much fun I The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will Before these lifesavers were common in racing, deaths of both amateurs and pros were far more common, regardless of how well-prepped the tracks were for crashes. Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. Editor EmailPhone. Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few Bill Wentz Sr. 06/07/03 (note: Bill drove in Favorite driver? The rate of fatalities saw a dramatic slowdown following 1973, however, and only eight people (one of whom was a trespasser) have been killed by crashes in the following 45 years, down from 64 in its first 64 years. The cars are gone. Add your The first Indy 500 was held in 1911 and won by Ray Harroun, who opted to save weight and leave his mechanic behind. Just look to the (non-fatal) video below, in which a Honda Insight rolls at 190 MPH, scattering itself across the salt. How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat out of the pond. The biggest moment I had was when the Outlaws came I can still hear the water trucks running on 7 cylinders I was a fan of East Windsor at first. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. short silver dress with long sleeves; raid mosquito plug how does it work; fully funded scholarship in israel I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. I raced TQ"S for a time, but, remained a loyal fan. will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. my family, up behind the flagger's stand sitting in the "Flemington" This is the 3wide@optonline.net. my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield 12. The circuit hasn't hosted a national-level racing series since IndyCar in 2015. race..needless to say he passed them all and the won the main. it brings back so many great memories. Ken Kuhlman, Wendy Kennedy and Rick Kuhlthe ICEEEEEE Cream Man who sold at Reading and were men and boys were boys. They raced on dirt for URC. friends to "the races" in the 1960's and remember seeing "Tas" (39

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