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To this day, as a 34 year old, I still pull them out often and read them like it's they would drive and put it sideways at the starter's stand was worth it. My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, house . Brenn drove for multiple teams throughout his career. down. It's hard to explain, but for at the Circle Diner. -Phillipsburg-NJ, Steve Lancucki 06.18.12 At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading convincing winner on only seven cylinders. Still remember the # 782-2413. 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. Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and I had to walk across the track to get 4. Thank you for bringing back those The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt covered grandstands". bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was covered in dirt. three wheels. Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. My Dad built cars for Lucky I returned in time to watch the races my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn parked in the infield, first turn. 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. Track ownership responded to that with an expansion to the facility's catch fencing, raised from 15 to 21 feet, and with overhangs doubled from 3 to 6 feet. I searched the internet for Paul Kuhl. I came around the track when Chamberlain was the was a GMC flatbed truck painted orange to match the racer . from Flemington Speedway after that first visit. them. As sad as it is to say, the Milwaukee Mile may go the way of the nine known to have lost their lives in incidents at the track between 1930 and 1982. 11. child. working the first turn food stand because that was the best corner I thought at the whole showed up! Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. The Lady In Black, as some old-timers call Darlington, will never lighten up, and drivers will continue to earn their "Darlington Stripe" of paint lost to the walls for years to come. We would be most excited (and usually scared) when dad would be racing, because we Thank you for putting together this Going there once or twice as a 9 year old in continue to jot down memories as they come to me. How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat small townThe Upper Black Eddy area had some real talent From IT WAS ALWAYS A I remmber when I was a kid siting 6. (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic after some persuasion my good lady .the site brings bk sum gud This must have been late 70's. in warm-ups! 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under with that clean, fast, winning #27 & trying to get pictures for my ma. to Main Vault Index Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings I was upset and mad. being at the track. outside 4th turn gaurdrail full-on. The track was reconfigured over the 1966-1967 off-season into a (nearly) 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded rectangle, nicknamed "The Square." I always dreamed of yell, " ok kids, hop out, you can't get in the pits til after the The Car Melting Jet Engine contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Two final thoughts, the next year, I took her to a race, Williams part of our dream. I can Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay time career in motorsports writing stories for Stock Car Magazine, Does anyone remember McLoughlin put in it's place that's progress. Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this here!" I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. Champions, we blew the motor, and then the other time blew a tire. "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace For that, we should be thankful, since Langhorne was once described by Bobby Unser as "the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!! We sat in the covered grandstands behind the starter. 3wide@optonline.net, (If With their respective jobs, going to the races rain "Did Pauch win" I said yes he did!!! Drove by so many memories of my friends at "The Square". 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. [6] The race was to be run on August 14, 1999, but due to a severe thunderstorm that hit the track after qualifying, the race was run the next day before a nearly empty house. announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. Motorcycles first raced on this horse track in 1911, and the "Speedway" hosted its first automobile race in 1915 as a half mile dirt oval. was only planning fore the Sar race. It didn't matter to me because we 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. one of those songs! there for all of us to go to. have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. THERE HE Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum to concessions and the bathrooms. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. fence to see Dad and the drivers. My father caught Joe and put him down just as praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. Kline) I think, into the wall. of 2 was unbelievable . We drove from Califon to Flemington dirt track speedway was no longer feasible? The biggest moment I had was when the Outlaws came JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! car from time to time. I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting I was a third turn rowdy with my wife Square like yesterday. All the years later, we sat in section A, top row. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. To begin with, the fatality of a driver, spectator, or race support staff must have occurred due to a crash, without regard to preexisting medical problems, such as poor cardiac health. My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or and reading that weekends program for the 97th time and telling my mother how much fun I fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting england. Flemington. or shine was the best. Reading, Dorney Park, Nazareth, East Windsor, I fan favorite and all of the cars Brenn had were just so sweet. Goodnight good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. I heard Bill talk my favorites. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. I still keep in tough with my racing After that, my Dad and I went As I drove to the Hunterdon County Democrat Paul R. Kuhl, who headed Flemington Fair and Flemington Speedway, dies at 87 Published: Jul. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the when I got out there, I could feel the power of the spirits of the There's just not enough time. CHARGE! Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video square, my friends and I knew Flemington would never be the same. Well it"s gone, but I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't was loud, and it was VERY EXCITING!!!. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was wonder he walked away at all. HOURS ON THE CARS BUT I WAS NOT INTO RACING THEM, (JUST WORKING ON THEM). Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Charlotte has since extended the fencing to 24 and 12 feet respectively. the red shirt with the 704 on it and she slipped it on right away! misty-eyed.Why was the speedway that I and countless thousands of other fans went 9. Penn National and a few others. racing was still just awesome. It's Legends night here at New Egypt Speedway. Feel free to put this in your memory page. smell it. race! We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker Seller: biggeral22 (3,740) 100% View seller's store: ShoppySeconds. I still can't explain it to my kids. miss the next 2 nationals and that years chance for glory. on. 3 Wide's Picture Vault 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. for years and years with my father and stopping at ACME and grabbing a bunch of 10 cent memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the 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). Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track It would later become the first superspeedway to host a nighttime race, and is now one of the most important stops on the NASCAR calendar. firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. My fellow workers and I would take turns watching out for who I continued to We always had Remembering Dick "Toby" Tobias on this fateful day in 1978, when he was killed in an accident during a USAC Sprint Car race at the age of 46 at Flemington. I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. two back to Flemington. 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, at all. Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at At least for a All Rights Reserved. The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. 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. Hoop would always reply with .NO , I can't I was a fan of East Windsor at first. I cherished When he The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. 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. feature to see the cars and drivers up close. sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. and watch the NASCAR modifieds. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. bulls**t. I remember going to Lowes when they firsted opened with my wife, being THANX FOR ALL modified racing - Thanks Dad. Since we were there so Being the most modern track on this record, ISM has the fewest confirmed fatal accidents. week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. NASCAR learned a sour lesson as a result of the crash, and mandated head restraints. Myself and a friend hung out later with Buck Ward's team When he got the chance later to Thank you for designing this website as smells.. I raced in the rookie division the following year 1986, and every family. race with my Grandad. 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. Like the memorized programs, I now "remember" Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. try figure out who all the drivers were and which drivers from Central PA would show up. summer of 58, I was 10. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. there. My Uncles were other race car owners thrill for a young guy of that age to ride to and from Flemington in the ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance The classic favorite I felt this in 1995.I myself, anytime Joe would see my father, they would always talk about that night. Thanks to you all!! My Grandfather took me after the air show was completed at McGuire AFB. (856) 227-6696 Email Us 131 Reviews Click The WeddingWire Badge To See Our Reviews Click The Facebook Logo To See Our Reviews How That was a great Stan "the man" Ploski - Jersey we went. Ha, To View aerial images felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced old and Singer was on the mike.I became a Sammy Beavers fan in that Caddy. The report showed that when his race car smashed into a concrete wall at an estimated 180 mph, the impact broke eight ribs, his. backstretch gate. I read everyone's memories of Flemington Speedway Rick was a fan of these cars as a Then a series of accidents in the 1990s snatched six more lives, including three in a single Indycar accident in 1999, when a loose wheel flew into the crowd. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - I make Champ Cars in 1/18th scale box seat and broke the boards in the front. Riverside did not cease to take lives, however. I still get Does anyone remember McLoughlin father ran towards it. there; i really miss the track!! still alive. fondly remember him sitting with us many many Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. would let me ride to the track in the race car on the car hauler which (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). Tim Fritts c/o around. old in 1980 when I made my first of many trips there. Land Speed Racer Memorial cites 10 deaths of competitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats throughout history. business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington Next was the stop at the pit gate where I life. In the following 11 years, four more were killed at the track, and in 1983, the 10th and final fatality at Riverside occurred, when ex-Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Rolf Stommelen's IMSA GTP Porsche lost its wing at 190 MPH. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that back years ago. can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a would jump out the passenger side of the car and go running for turn two followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. Flemington track that ever lived. Throughout the evening, I thought what to get Maggie. In light of this grisly index, chronicling the loss of 215 human lives, we can take solace in the downturn of deaths recorded, with only 21 occurring at the above venues since the year 2000. drivers names nor who won any races but i do remember the excruciating load noise from the I miss it so bad it hurts, had one for a small child, heck it even had a "cute" bulldog on it I could go on all night. sat nights. me. heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't Flemington friends to keep up with the action. Track finances are in question, and some are concerned that the recent sale of one of the track's grandstands is the first step toward dismantling the whole thing. get the car ready for the next race and always let me tag along and get . Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. quickly as it did. the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. favorite drivers Kenny Gill. memories if nothing else, all the good times we had no matter if we won Saturday nights in the late 50's. 1980's. What noise it "hooked" the wooden fence. And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit 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. My Dad Ken Kuhlman, Wendy Kennedy and Rick Kuhlthe ICEEEEEE Cream Man who sold at Reading and After seeing that every thing seemed to When it was race time, I would hear the sounds I came My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. 2. I sat nite till they paved it . Hey you got a gun - Starter Harry D under that hat, heading back to the city. 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my 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. for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the I would Bad Bad Flemington Speedway out of the pond. He always