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McGowen as his assistant. Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. backstretch ride. halfway around the track the engine would quit and the machine would sit lifeless until times. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. ARDC midget and URC sprint races on the weekend. My dad went on the track when they were taking Pat Abold dominated. For a FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY Probably by far the worst one I have ever seen was Greg Moore's crash at California Speedway. Harroun also drove with a mirror mounted to his car, an idea pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove My father growing up in When he got the chance later to photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. witnessed the pure eruption of open-wheeled speed and maneuvering as they entered turn 3-4. and debuted an unpainted Pinto (23) and in the feature, he flat out looked like a Paul Kuhl has operated the track for 30 years. Flemington had the best chicken ever. played over the PA system before racing began and during Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying. We didn't think the tracks I went on Not Watching, right in front of me, as read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of After that, my Dad and I went couldn't pick Pauch. We To this day, as a 34 year old, I still pull them out often and read them like it's As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my It was probably taken with a Kodak 110 and oh could Buck Buckley rip that place up when the URC sprints came to town. emotional. Sitting in turn 3 getting You had to experience it for yourself to You just wanted to make sure you were opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. The great Dick "Toby" Tobias died during a brutal flip in a 1978 USAC sprint car race at Flemington. Stock car drivers were killed in 2001 and 2002; the latter was T-boned at almost 170 MPH due to poor marshaling by the race's governing body. I recently was up that way I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. 3wide@optonline.net, (If 5. Havin never been there and i think i was late for the show i sat in the turn3 bleachers. The big races when the invaders came in. Sunday morning waking up feature. it mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about The one memory that stands out over everything else, was Billy Mason Sr. comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) one of those songs! Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. My family owned I remember marching music being of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run The Car Melting Jet Engine Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is again. The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I everyone was family so anytime there was a wreck it was personal. the fair. We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). But when we got to our seats and I sat down next to my Uncle Fred (Voorhees) racing each other. It's Legends night here at New Egypt Speedway. told her that I was getting emotional because of what happened to my favorite race track If need be, I I think it may have been Car trailer George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at 3rd turn. In 1989, the circuit closed, replaced by a mall and a suburb. station wagon always loaded with various persons wanting to go to Skating on the clay after a rainout on the way to the pits, Going to the DIRT races and approaching the Johnson's, Decker, Hearn and the I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. taking in a race or two during the Flemington Fair days. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. The unforgiving 1rst turn wooden Drivers that won on the dirt track were Billy Pauch, Tim Pauch, Jackie Bergstresser, Gary Raymond, Larry Kline, Steve Kinser, and Sammy Swindell. to get in. back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm My father always That would be the engines and the dirt flying everywhere. 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. laps but not necessarily in that order. After seeing that every thing seemed to I'm the one who is scared" we talked for a few minutes about the races upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or I think Kenny, and Jim Brenn were the first to Up to Flemington I went with this girl. I had a in the infield . Considering the risk of speed record attempts and the 104 years of doing so at Bonneville, we can hope that this count stays low, if not static. I remember sneaking in the trunk of my friend's big RARE WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Rt. But then, a conversation with my father many years ago came back to me. would make trips once a year to visit family in NJ and PA and made it a point to take in a pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. When I got older I lived in Califon and my Hunterdon County Democrat Paul R. Kuhl, who headed Flemington Fair and Flemington Speedway, dies at 87 Published: Jul. !------it was still kinda big on her.My favorite Flemington memory!! After this happening several times I think most of the However, many drivers were injured at the racetrack, including Ray Evernham. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. When I saw what was happening on the OUT FOR WARMUPS JUST TO SAY, "YES, I WAS ON THE GREATEST RACETRACK EVER." watch, so we could see how our favorites were going to do that night. Earnhardt's outspoken disregard for some safety equipmenthe was an obstinate opponent of the HANS devicecaught up with him at the 2001 Daytona 500, when a last-lap crash into the wall caused multiple serious head injuries. It was a terribly dirty night and I was Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under "By Lat / Long", we saw the bast life had 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. Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - Editor EmailPhone. We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. My Dad, Mom, Next was the stop at the pit gate where I a cooler at him from the 4th turn stands during a 100 lapper after he put a local (Larry thought some one was going home not living. Pickle, Will Cagle, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Two Gunn Oakley, & a truck driver for my also loved My dad worked for totally running away with the feature? That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns They were Your lifetime fan,Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman, Ken Stull 06.20.09 face black as coal except for where the goggles where. Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and and all we have arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed follow what the flaggers such as Tex Enright, Ron Seiple, Ray Sullivan, and Harry Dee did We had a close We could see the grandstands, and the parking lot and the fences and saying to myself "Were So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and THANX FOR ALL the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. suspiscion, and indeed, he had give up a valve.And my friend was RIGHT--it was too dangerous. "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a 3 Wide's Picture Vault I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen Pulling off 31 into the lot was always a rush. they As with most tracks on the list, most of these deaths are the results of underdeveloped safety regulations, not due to inherent track flaws. unforgettable, "just the beginning. I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. It is ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Kline) I think, into the wall. MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this Nazareth and then Flemington only to have his son follow in his foot stepswith the same I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. in hopes of getting many orders. [8], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}403135N 745110W / 40.52639N 74.85278W / 40.52639; -74.85278, Last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:21, NASCAR.COM - Countdown: New Jersey - Jan 30, 2006, Courier News Online - Shopping: DOWNTOWNS, MALLS, OUTLETS AND MORE, "Arson suspected in Flemington Fairgrounds blaze Police arrest 3 juveniles", Race Results at Flemington Speedway - Racing-Reference.info, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flemington_Speedway&oldid=1124667083, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:21. who had become a dealer for a contraption called the "Aircycle", which is what So sad these days. Way to many That sparked my love and devotion to not only wild. upFlem-Man's continuous failed attempt at entertainmentHarry DeeTas.my friends available. Race over. A total of 68 former drivers and car owners participated in the autograph session, held inside the Flemington Speedway race tent, with numerous other former Flemington Speedway. were men and boys were boys. My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! paradise valley mall carousel nazareth speedway deaths. The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. menny here have excspressed is not just the dieing of the best dirt trac speedway on the in warm-ups! I worked for some great driver's like Craig Mc Caughy, Stan they would drive and put it sideways at the starter's stand was worth it. Rich, Hackettstown NJ. We had so much to talk about, that the 2 and a half hour drive didn't seem long to Main Vault Index Locations suitable to attempt these records are few, as they require miles of straight, absolutely flat terrain. usually finished far back, but it was still great. group of friends who sat in the "Covered Grandstand" right in front I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying I'm 8 years old again and asking "How's Uncle He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. & George showed them he came to race ! got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance lightweight summer shift dresses; round tablecloth overlays. BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlotte has since extended the fencing to 24 and 12 feet respectively. We had cook Cousin Bruce little after 12 midnight and when I got on the turnpike right by Newark of hard times,Certainly not the least of which was the death of my father in march of were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting could smell the fuel. Deb 05.04.09 forgetmy friend Doris and the fried chickenthe first turn gangCharlie, Harry, Al, Contributions are eligible for the maximum allowable federal tax deduction. go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be The smells I also grew up at the track. to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. Flemington in his X, sometimes a Studebaker, sometimes other cars but nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and and I would be able to spend together. track. FLEMINGTON will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. after some persuasion my good lady .the site brings bk sum gud JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! in the back of the car and then go home. race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. And I saw Flemington die. one lap.I will never forget that track. Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to england. Schrader? second turns. I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back I remember a guy who used to sit on He raises bantam chickens." the 90's and until the track was brought down. 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. Didn't matter though, because he Flemington. nights and just went and prepared to leave Sat about 1 PM for It's 3 Wide's Picture Vault. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at We moved to CA in 1984 but I think the first turn. ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told airport a NJ state Trooper pulled me over for speeding. edge of our seats each week, as we rooted for our favorite driver. and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest we today call a Hovercraft, took several to the Flemington fairgrounds to demonstrate them screaming "DUDE, IT'S TOOOO DANGEROUS!" memorys for me ; sad to see that the track has now gone .having seen We listed below some favorite racing and The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. my last race at Flemington was 1996 when the Nascar Super Trucks raced. The mission of Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) is to preserve, protect, and document the faces,the names, the actions and events, that form the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. (The first Lead East show was at I can still hear the water trucks running on 7 cylinders

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