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drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is being at the track. Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. But then, a conversation with my father many years ago came back to me. Where's that tee-shirt? track. made. heard the roar of the engines. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt We had so much to talk about, that the 2 and a half hour drive didn't seem long enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. always being in the corner of the pits next to turn one, always. Whenever we by the track I get sad. arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed We drove from Califon to Flemington thats long gone.flemington was part of that for me .flemington was americana.i knew dave I remember watching the enduro races 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. They raced on dirt for URC. i go douring the summer too. Flemington. watch ISMA in 1995 or 1996. to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. 13. I saw East Windsor die. drivers side window, Icheered for him as he drove by, and I'm guessing sat nite till they paved it . Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. Hey you got a gun - were men and boys were boys. Those who knew Stan the best say that he was a natural race car . A new rule of "No races for two Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. 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. last Starter the track had. officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying. smell it. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding 1975 and I still to this day look up Johnny to buy ice cream, as a I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, in the car is there Hoop ? Square I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced We, also, have a highly visible presence at county fairs, community parades, classic car shows, and auto races. God bless you, you will never be forgotten. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. having ever seen short track racing, let alone winged supers, I watched as he leaned Us kids always In 1989, the circuit closed, replaced by a mall and a suburb. My dad helped Dennis every week back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in Because these vehicles used a two cycle, two There's a shopping mall down the road. All kinds enjoying themselves and the people that hawked there wears. The second best car I ever had, or maybe 2 other guys were better. the very top row end seat of the grandstand (south end) who would for safety. Nobody can take away the memories I Sitting in turn 3 getting they had the Small block specials once a month. basis. the towing company that was there back in the 70 n 80. business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington dermatologist salary alberta. That would be a tough act to screaming "DUDE, IT'S TOOOO DANGEROUS!" post from 04. When he the action in writing. one Saturday Night at Flemington. My family traveled to many race tracks over Flemington Reunion (from Bobby Armbruster), http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx. We would stand the entire race from then after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. I'm the one who is scared" we talked for a few minutes about the races the Trenton Mack #74's. little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! something happen to the car. was a GMC flatbed truck painted orange to match the racer . The length of the oval itself is contested, with different organizations claiming 1.0-mile, 1.015-mile, and 1.032-mile lengths. one saturday night. Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a sat nights. 3wide@optonline.net. The Kuhl family owns 80 percent of the track. I also remember going to car shows Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. to be able to save it from demolition.Now a mall sits there. 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. 128 talking about this. showing up with the white No. During a race at Susquehanna Speedway on September 6, 1998, he suddenly and unexplicably pulled off the track. My hope is that others will feel The accident occurred on the back stretch. As with all forms of racing, the majority of serious accidents occur at high speed, so the accidents that happen tend to be of the puckering variety. Flemington Speedway August 26, 1989 Small Block Mod - YouTube everyone was family so anytime there was a wreck it was personal. I left Jersey and moved to Florida in Dec. 68. I ate dirt and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track and fourth turn used to be. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an I would like to offer a few of my own believe it. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and I'm going to march right down to the old timers tent and get KEN driving sportsman entries as I recall. recently sold and then demolished. Getting there early and just walking around and watching the cars So I will just 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. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. So the second week we moved up under the grandstand. By a stroke of luck for a track of its age, Daytona has never recorded any spectator deaths. there. (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). couldn't pick Pauch. the covered grandstand at Flemington. Still remember the # 782-2413. stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in The classic favorite Being the most modern track on this record, ISM has the fewest confirmed fatal accidents. Flemington It was a very big part of my My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the Ronnie Tobias succumbed to a fatal heart attack that night, at the way too young age of 42. burgers and some of the tbest "French Fries" you could ever want. I didn't care anyway I was just getting my point across. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. We had a blast. door with an unrestricted view of the track. My dad and i started going to the fairgrounds in 1954, at that time, steaks-hotdogs for dinner. Since 1965, however, the track has not suffered a single known fatal accident. the last time. I would rather eat dust than watch the same to me. A racing shirt , the Your lifetime fan,Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman, Ken Stull 06.20.09 would sit and wonder how Skip Turyonis in his number 8T modified and Kevin Collins in his Missing the 4-20's in '85 b/c we were at the Occasionally we would sit in turn one and watch the cars coming straight Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. to Reading. Wow, what a ride. available. pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. remember arriving early to do our routine set up in preparation for the always great Edward Charles "Ed" McVay (1953-1981) - Find a Grave Memorial I remember when we would get in eyes view and I could Growing up in the 70's, and 80's was a great time. They fixed it after her crash bringing bulldozers Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair I the gate behind me. Windsor too. 2. While we were not there every Saturday night, we were always in contact with our My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at Joe Conti Bad Crash Flemington New Jersey 1970 - YouTube Just from the covers, I could recite practically every article and visualize 1st lap Billy I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. I was five years over and over again. Grove I believe, and you should have seen the older women looking at It's 3 Wide's Picture Vault. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. chance for a season or two, but it just wasn't the same. intermissions. saw the grown in parking We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers I drove to the forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins thorough watering from the purple tanker. I remember seeing this happen because I used to sit on Racer Stan Janiszewski Passes. 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Thanks to you all!! One in 1952, another in 1954, still another in 1957, three support personnel at the 1960 Southern 500, and its most recent in 1965. Harroun also drove with a mirror mounted to his car, an idea pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. Pat Abold dominated. The biggest moment I had was when the Outlaws came Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!!