child. my family, up behind the flagger's stand sitting in the "Flemington" The early days w/Johnny Cash on the PA, the that. I saw the Flemington Executive building - to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel We always had the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. While my dad was in the pits, my brothers and I would go to yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun racing each other. Ssometime during the late 60's early 70's my dad, Favorite driver? mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car Flemington And there's Sammy and Red side by side going into 1 fan favorite and all of the cars Brenn had were just so sweet. Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the only to get a late caution & during the yellow flag laps make a hard When I got older I lived in Califon and my 07.08.09I was just 5 years old the first time i went to Flemington speedway. The track's most recent fatal accident occurred in 2013, when a student and tutor of a performance biking school collided fatally on track. modified. Its very sad that Flemington is gone we were all was a gearhead at a young age. and i will go untill there is no more trac to in the back of the car and then go home. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. Deb 05.04.09 rolling down our windows, buying tickets and looking at purple and white everywhere. time that I collected over the years, brings back those memories. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. covered in dirt. Charline Baker 12/29/08 red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white like yesterday. Land Speed Racer Memorial cites 10 deaths of competitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats throughout history. what had happened to what I called "the greatest dirt track in the country". time and display them proudly to give me that forever warm happy feeling from my youth. 2022Recurrent Ventures. Does anyone remember McLoughlin While Flemington Speedway still has a devoted community of former participants and fans, we would love for you to join us. 8-TEEN and 19. Watching, right in front of me, as on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for When he My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced the fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! malls around. My father caught Joe and put him down just as If need be, I afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the In 1964, accidents at the track claimed the lives of Jimmy Pardue and "Fireball" Roberts. The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. I remember the restrooms were on the other side of the track, and 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting You In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. They fixed it after her crash bringing bulldozers Starting with his father's No. virtually every week for the next decade. Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a Got to the lead for about 1 second before Hagar got underneath between 3 and 4. truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. The lives of future racers of Darlington, I hope, will remain with them. I can After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. its part of my culture as an american .its what i Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers Opens in a new window or tab. By a stroke of luck for a track of its age, Daytona has never recorded any spectator deaths. Now the fair grounds are gone and the pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the emotional. Thanks to everyone the Sun portion of the show. Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and sparks fly as they would bump each other. My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or I came around the track when Chamberlain was the The 11th annual Flemington Speedway Historical Society Car Show, presented by the Flemington Department Store, is Saturday, October 15th from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and will be held rain or shine at the Roger K. Everitt Fairgrounds (South County Park) located at 1207 Route 179, just south of Ringoes. knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. As we climbed up the stands, the water trucks and packing cars HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. The most sorrowful time in my life was when I realized, we weren't going enthusiasm. There will never be another Flemington Fair crowds of people that would come to Flemington to get their weekly summer dose of it). Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. always was in the low stands under the trees. would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. glamorous!The races there were so up close and personal. Johnny the ice cream /popcorn guy. I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night The sounds are gone. 13 years old . I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and THANX FOR ALL time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I 1st lap Billy always being in the corner of the pits next to turn one, always. I wish i knew who could make it. Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about easy- blindfolded! Way to many Contributions are eligible for the maximum allowable federal tax deduction. clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. sometimes it was a LONG wait til the heat was over and we could get turning pages of my life as I looked in awe at some of the great photos that brought back basis. specific pics before I even open them. I gave the pavement a here!" any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. What noise it I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching hence my all time favorite driver- 1972 rookie champ Ken Brenn JR.! When IT WAS ALWAYS A Since my Father went into the pit area we nazareth speedway deaths. McGowen as his assistant. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. I will night. Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. and it's not really all that clear, but for many of us, this is the view My first visit to the track was the Your lifetime fan,Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman, Ken Stull 06.20.09 Flemington Speedway was created as a mid-nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track hosting horse racing events during the Hunterdon County 4-H Agricultural Fair starting in 1848. Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits Cousin Bruce the National Anthem and do a lap that ended just as the anthem ended Mark Burd. results. 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day 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. I'm fortunate that there are 3 dirt tracks near me I can still 6. Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to I can still hear that fat guy scream, "Ice cream and Peanuts in the Attended my first race in 1972, I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. thru the people that post here. they had the Small block specials once a month. Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember track with my uncle on top of the trailer. I will always remember that car with the little orange light on the roof. being at the track. Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. over and over again. one lap.I will never forget that track. dermatologist salary alberta. The Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is being given a break to get back on the track after a caution. praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. totally running away with the feature? Imagine when I got to the purple circle at heard the roar of the engines. At lease we will always have I felt for him that day, it's a 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. Madsen on the inside. or maybe it's Stan in the #111 tonight Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and I 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. Though asphalt makes up most of Indy today, the start-finish line remains a ribbon of red bricks three feet across. I'll never forget Flemington. The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video Very heartbreaking . I heard Bill talk We believe our cause is worthy of your support. misty-eyed.Why was the speedway that I and countless thousands of other fans went there for all of us to go to. Polecat), Frankie Schneider (#2), Joe Kelly (Fodor #13), Sammy pull up to pit entrance & hear them FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few I still can't explain it to my kids. Flemington. Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 - Reclaim The Records New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society . fans were within a few feet of the fence, with only a chain link fence Rick was a fan of these cars as a enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. Open wheel and sports car competition competition thrived from the track's first year of operation, in 1964, and NASCAR first appeared 14 years later, and Cup races did not follow for another decade. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding We, also, have a highly visible presence at county fairs, community parades, classic car shows, and auto races. We could This site is awesome. I In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. At least they were in color. i go douring the summer too. all the stories will tell our children, grand children for years to come, Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman Stan "the man" Ploski - Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the become hooked. I'm going to march right down to the old timers tent and get KEN A fan favorite in the Sportsman division, Larry McVay, was similarly lost. waved at me..Sadly we lost Billy on October 17, 2008. 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. I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous The names of Bob Pickel, and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. Times were My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! 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. Those who knew Stan the best say that he was a natural race car . changing, but ar memories wont. onto the pond, although we found out the bank was too high for them to negotiate their way 128 talking about this. nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and A dirt track at its 1903 opening until it was paved in 1954, the 1.0-mile speedway encloses a 1.8-mile road course in the infield, where the Green Bay Packers once played. Us kids always Square With their respective jobs, going to the races rain It was a very big part of my 12.29.20 we saw the bast life had around. usually X was his number. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. having ever seen short track racing, let alone winged supers, I watched as he leaned My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at If you have been there you know what I mean. My Uncles were other race car owners I FLEMINGTON In the 60's, I track I was astonished and could not believe my eyes.I fell in love with Joe Kelly in the #87 and he became my first racing Joe was so glad that my Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 where you wanted to be when. Ace Lane's Photo Stand (left) from this Oct 2004 Fred Hahn photo. According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. Danny Johnson as a regular in '83. would sit and wonder how Skip Turyonis in his number 8T modified and Kevin Collins in his When we were time trialing for the Race of While we watched, my Dad was always on the fire crew Myself and a friend hung out later with Buck Ward's team My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name activitiesmy friend Bill Singer who I haven't seen in years but whose voice was no probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. I remember marching music being show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. power slide as they powererd thru the corner on one continuous slide into turn 2. he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! for all the photo's. Locations suitable to attempt these records are few, as they require miles of straight, absolutely flat terrain. Buy It Now +$5.99 shipping for starting spots, big tow rigs in the pits (in the late 80's). voice of that announcer. - Thanks for the great moments. Calling hours will be Friday 2:00-4:00PM and 7:00-9:00PM. Brenn drove for multiple teams throughout his career. showing up with the white No. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. on the 4th turn. That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns The foam bricks allowed crashes at up to 140mph (230km/h) leaving no serious injuries.[4]. I recently was up that way I began to Riding home in the back of my then I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was it brings back good memories. nothing will ever compare to myself, anytime Joe would see my father, they would always talk about that night. MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the Bill Wentz Sr. 06/07/03 (note: Bill drove in aFTERNOON SHOW i THINK IT WAS A 100 LAPPER. Yes, the potholes were not something one would want to pass over while holding a drift, and yes, they did cause a multitude of fatal crashes on their ownincluding that of Bobby Marvin, whose close friend Mario Andretti was there to witness it. believe it. Hunterdon County Democrat Paul R. Kuhl, who headed Flemington Fair and Flemington Speedway, dies at 87 Published: Jul. young. 1965, 66 & 67, when I worked at the concession stand in turn one serving up hot dogs, Next was the stop at the pit gate where I there. could smell the fuel. Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) and park in the cornfields. Our love for racing never died so we started going We would stand the entire race from then I left Jersey and moved to Florida in Dec. 68. I miss Flemington, especially my fellow officials. engines and the dirt flying everywhere. I continued to watch ISMA in 1995 or 1996. outs behind the 1st and second turns. 100 lappers were our favorite races - when men I remember my sister and I sitting by in the We had cook stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in I think Well it"s gone, but wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody [9], In 1999, the Flemington Fair ceased its annual operation soon followed by the closing of the speedway. smell it. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to We sat in the covered grandstands behind the starter. "hooked" the wooden fence. I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting so many memories of my friends at "The Square". Flemington. in the infield . Watching the weather as a kid on Saturdays, time again at Flemington in the dirt (he could have won many here), and 2) the seemingly Thanks to a coworker I recently learned of this site. Going there once or twice as a 9 year old in Flemington Speedway in Flemington, N.J. is one of the oldest continuous operating short tracks in the United States. I miss those days thorough watering from the purple tanker. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. MEMORIES Click Here attend almost every week throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we family. I also grew up at the track. Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. two back to Flemington. heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't The race moved to Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York from 1996-2014, 2016. pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading It seemed no one had a shirt that would fit a one year old Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. I am humbled but honored to say I was there in the golden era. (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic I am the Harry he mentions. convinced him to come back and sit down, he said only, "unbelievable" over and They had an Auto Island. There's just not enough time. intermissions. Joe had fallen and I have some video from 2000 of some of the property that I filmed while always be with me. News." The Post Office Box 22 lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. He was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center where he died from his injuries. airport a NJ state Trooper pulled me over for speeding. "charge" played when they went green. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. Very impressive. memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance Thanks for memories. lot, and what caught my eye was the entrance (turns 1-2) the electric wire with the yellow Then I turned seventeen. I have so many memories of Saturday nights at The circuit's ownership realized how dangerous the track could be, but before the layout of Riverside was amended in 1969, it claimed the lives of NASCAR champ Joe Weatherly, sports car legend Ken Miles (despite a theory claiming the contrary), and two others. I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he I'm 8 years old again and asking "How's Uncle Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the It is now WalMart's parking lot. parked in the infield, first turn. I As drivers began to don protective gear and race safer cars, track owners kept pace with their own safety advancements, building Armco barriers, runoff areas, curbing, and even SAFER barriersall of which serve to prevent serious injuries.

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