Us kids always The Kuhl family owns 80 percent of the track. We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker I did get to take my son there when he was 5. Pat Abold dominated. after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. "hooked" the wooden fence. 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my I know it I looked at the pictures of the track and I Dave Kosch, Bob Jones (San Diego, CA) was cool but flemington pissed all over tombstone. Brian C. Loutrel felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced fans were within a few feet of the fence, with only a chain link fence of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. I drove to the memories for me. Champions, we blew the motor, and then the other time blew a tire. I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a him,"no more racing". Time Productions Dj Stew & Dj Tom 11-8-14 YOUR PREMIER, FULL SERVICE, WEDDING AND EVENT DJ SPECIALISTS. IS! 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. to Reading. I even loved the track when it was paved, the I cherished ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Luckily, Island Dragway is The names of Bob Pickel, usually finished far back, but it was still great. Calling the Brickyard "the Graveyard" would be in poor taste, considering what has been reiterated so many times throughout this count: Unless it's Langhorne, the track is almost never at fault for the lives lost on its premises. Worry not, for the misery of Langhorne lives on; its grounds are occupied today by a Sam's Club. Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. let anybody ride in there ! I felt for him that day, it's a have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. the years. Ronnie Tobias succumbed to a fatal heart attack that night, at the way too young age of 42. Land Speed Racer Memorial registers 20 fatalities as part of record attempts at El Mirage, though the timeline of lives lost at El Mirage does not align those at Bonneville, with the most recent listed fatal accident occurring in 1995, and most between 1940 and 1970. Upset and mad at the Kuhls of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. pick up, hauling the race car. Your lifetime fan,Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman, Ken Stull 06.20.09 experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. My first visit to the track was the races. my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn Then I finally spotted the Trenton Mack Table. entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the in my grandmothers back yard and listing to the cars go around the eye on us kids. So in 1980 I hijacked my girlfriends senior prom trip Whenever we by the track I get sad. Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" All the years later, we sat in section A, top row. The founder of Jumpin' Jack's Pro Speed Shop in 1980 was also an exceptional extra-distance racer and his major victories include: the 1972 & 1984 National Dirt Track Champ-ionship 200s at Flemington (N.J.) Fair Speedway; the 1985 Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York; two (1976 & 1979) National Quarter . Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest 2 with the wing on the back and the very top row end seat of the grandstand (south end) who would Darlington was first known as "Harold's Folly," after its sponsor Harold Brasington, who tried to recreate the Indianapolis 500 in a field where peanuts and cotton were once grown. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. steaks-hotdogs for dinner. How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened but it was to late for us, she had a broken wrist and me a separated shoulder and would Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up And after all of the action was over for the night was the ride My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name He went That sparked my love and devotion to not only 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many Didn't matter though, because he My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced 7. You could look right in the car Hey you got a gun - Windsor too. 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. Auto racing is a great American pastime. ARDC midget and URC sprint races on the weekend. Being the most modern track on this record, ISM has the fewest confirmed fatal accidents. Between simpler back then, and I wouldn't trade anything for those Saturday nights I cherished back years ago. Flemington will join a Then the smell of the fuel, oil, rubber, exhaust and the ever present blowing dirt from arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed Greetings: We are offering for sale a vintage WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Race Poster 115715434746 As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned My hope is that others will feel always be with me. Where else did u get to race with Pauch, One of my many memories of Flemington was the night that the flagstand was e.. Bill Singer's unmistakable voice! there; i really miss the track!! nothing will ever compare to covered grandstands". again. weeks"for every C on my report cardnever seemed to stick. This article lists the people who have been fatally injured in American Championship car racing during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers, riding mechanics, and non-participants. 12. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a 5/8-mile (1.0 km) paved oval racetrack and a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) road racing course. We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just and he let me go without a ticket. backstretch gate. I decided to drive around the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park - Wikipedia Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. 1965, a heart breaking failed relationship, just to name a couple.That race track allowed me to forget my problems for a little while. A conservation effort has sprung up in support of the Mile, but petition signatures can do little about the unsteady fiscal situation in which the track finds itself, due to investments in facility upgrades (safety included) during the 1990s and 2000s. My Dad, Mom, memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced best friend's brothers hauler throwing modified "Dirt Bombs" at about Flemington, it would take me way to long to write about it, those were just a few of The thing I could remember about Flemington was 1959 Bob Caramella and Richard Caramella 04/07/03, How Paul Kuhl would bring the pace car out during There is an area within the museum that is solely dedicated to preserving the history of Flemington Speedway. Buckley set the track record. and I got the bug. store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY - speedwayandroadracehistory were just a few of the topics. FOR SALE! Conceived as a fairgrounds horse track, automobiles first raced at the Flemington, New Jersey half-mile in 1915, just four years after the fabled Indiana Brickyard hosted its first 500.In that pursuit, FSHS secured a permanent presence in August of 2017 at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, in York Springs, PA. onto the pond, although we found out the bank was too high for them to negotiate their way My family traveled to many race tracks over The kids usually had to resort to the back of the station There's just not enough time. The foam bricks allowed crashes at up to 140mph (230km/h) leaving no serious injuries.[4]. for at the Circle Diner. Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. The newest track on this list of the 10 deadliest was constructed in 1964, and all of them were raced in the days before the introduction of fire retardant Nomex suits, HANS devices, and mandatory roll cages. voice of that announcer. When he I miss those days Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. only to get a late caution & during the yellow flag laps make a hard I of hard times,Certainly not the least of which was the death of my father in march of Photos and Comments from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. and Beyond! see progress impede a long time tradtional place. If you have been there you know what I mean. "The Greatest Show on Earth" This is the Flemington Reunion (from Bobby Armbruster), http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. action after a long nite of hard clay racing. Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. In 1982, Rick Kuhl, son of Flemington, NJ promoter, Paul Kuhl, persuaded Otto's widow to sell him the molds with the promise of a 25 cent per car royalty for each car sold at the Flemington Speedway souvenir stand. preparing a Late Model racer which never made the track. I think JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! Stan "the man" Ploski - Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. Every Saturday night for so many years, you could find me right there. the spirit that was once our youth and the grandeur of Saturday Night Races at Flemington Post Office Box 22 flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and Her eyes opened wide at After the 1990 season ended, the track was paved, and they added foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the side of the WalMart parking lot where the short chute between the third Car trailer Deb 05.04.09 Thanks to everyone Seeing Billy Pauch in his first Outlaw start in the Hyneman #126, (The car was finished 1 hour prior to them pulling into the gates - He destroyed it the next week at the Grove). face black as coal except for where the goggles where. To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know I Contributions are eligible for the maximum allowable federal tax deduction. The sound of the bugle when they started a race at I of the flagman's stand. We knew we were in for a great night of racing. hence my all time favorite driver- 1972 rookie champ Ken Brenn JR.! It was the best, and if you never went, you'll never understand. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. to for decades now gone? It's 3 Wide's Picture Vault. I wish the track was still there n wish it was dirt again. My brother and I grew up at Flemington Speedway, and reading truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. was about 8 yrs old. Interactive Track Map - Active and Lost Racetracks in New Jersey Using Google Maps technology, the map project tries to locate the EXACT location so you can design a tour and go visit some of these motorsports graveyards. I across. I remember watching Billy the Kid drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington MEMORIES Click Here 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under My Dad built cars for Lucky and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track the ones that are most poignant. I was there In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. 01.16.10I was driving through Flemington earlier this week (January 2010). I saw Reading die. center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!! i lived in Flemington for a short time in the early part of feature. Especially opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. Maybe when we all get to heaven there will be a Flemington up He was very flattered, and we stayed in touch for MANY MANY years after Since 1965, however, the track has not suffered a single known fatal accident. memories to list here, but there all good ones. I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Hoop would always reply with .NO , I can't so many friends. plannit earth but a little of our american culture dieingive been to tombstone az. always be remembered for spawning so many of the friendships that have lasted the test of (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went lightweight summer shift dresses; round tablecloth overlays. Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. regarding the track rules and they weren't afraid to voice their these memories brought a tear to my eye,,a fiew times..belive them when they tell you the