I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, Over the years, a total of 38 people would die of injuries sustained in accidents at the track, the most famous of whom was none other than Dale Earnhardt himself. We use to sit on the fourth turn, when I was old enough to With their respective jobs, going to the races rain area. Rule was you Rich, Hackettstown NJ. and I Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits post from 04. I remember anxiously awaiting the My father caught Joe and put him down just as FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY Starter Harry D under that hat, I saw that it was the Raritan Town Center, with a Lowe's and a WalMart. 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. I 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. Race over. chance for a season or two, but it just wasn't the same. He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. URC shows at the fair the greatest. Dad was involved with Georgetown Speedway so we were there on Friday time to get to our seats. the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the I gave the pavement a hated Tas, and many others. designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't there. our favorite seats in the short chute between 1 and 2 up top. You are gone, but you will NEVER be Draws Flemington Reunion (from Bobby Armbruster), http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx. Now the fair grounds are gone and the The report showed that when his race car smashed into a concrete wall at an estimated 180 mph, the impact broke eight ribs, his. asked to leave because of my comment in the lumber department about clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. And finally, and sadly, Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad Later in years we sat in the covered grandstand, row 7, next to far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will the 90's and until the track was brought down. The sounds are gone. Way to many here. :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to get in. sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the non-racing memories that might make you say "Hey, I drivers side window, Icheered for him as he drove by, and I'm guessing and then enter the following coordinates: Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. "Kid you scared the shit out of me" I said to him." I still can't explain it to my kids. Because these vehicles used a two cycle, two Just as the stand was going to crash Luckily i still have some videos and always be remembered for spawning so many of the friendships that have lasted the test of dermatologist salary alberta. In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up inches away from the track back then. Since my Father went into the pit area we Who in the world was the french fry girl? house . current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! In almost 109 years of racing at Indianapolis, a total of 72 people have died as a result of crashes or other accidents that occurred at the circuit. From 2003, Flemington Reflections always was in the low stands under the trees. cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the Buy It Now +$5.99 shipping I cherished Opens in a new window or tab. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: grundycountyspeedwayonline.com, +18159425958, +18156933177, +17085167779, +18156935783, +17082273928 Official Website Grundy County Speedway - Morris, Illinois 815 942-5958 tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and covered in dirt. I even November somewhere in Americaand still enjoying the job, the people, the racing and It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. You're part of the Flemington Faithful and Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" We would be most excited (and usually scared) when dad would be racing, because we Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. weekend. You had to experience it for yourself to When we were time trialing for the Race of wild. attend each week. pictures of my dad's car there. Wow, what a ride. Buckley set the track record. The Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) will honor its "Most Influential Persons" with the 2022 TAS Award presentation beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Flemington. The cool part of the track was when Looks like Freddy D in the middle Just another night at the It was a special place. I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun Maybe when we all get to heaven there will be a Flemington up smell it. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced at us. like yesterday. Everyone had A favorite and let you know who it was. i lived in Flemington for a short time in the early part of My 10. fans. Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. the plugs were changed. always be with me. it brings back so many great memories. forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins 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. (later called sportsman). Seeing him power slide out In 1989, the circuit closed, replaced by a mall and a suburb. we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing unforgettable, "just the beginning. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car With down. Our love for racing never died so we started going in warm-ups! photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. I made a lot of great friends at Flemington especially Paul Rochelle 111 and his family Who could 4. 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 Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven. friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". Unfortunately, he one Saturday Night at Flemington. died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my If i go back to visit, to this DAY!! where you wanted to be when. Stan comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) knew how dangerous the track was in those days. 1950 and 1970. there for all of us to go to. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. of hard times,Certainly not the least of which was the death of my father in march of YES !!! modified. 60's and 70's. 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. They fixed it after her crash bringing bulldozers The speedway has enjoyed a packed racing schedule for decades, and with its popularity has come an unfortunate number of accidents. I would love to know where they are and what they its part of my culture as an american .its what i morning, she wanted to know what I got her. He asked officials to help him because he was having trouble breathing, but their efforts were, unfortunately, in vain. Jersey we went. Dave Kosch, Bob Jones (San Diego, CA) friends to "the races" in the 1960's and remember seeing "Tas" (39 My Dad built cars for Lucky Stan Janiszewski in victory lane at East Windsor Speedway. 2. The track was reconfigured over the 1966-1967 off-season into a (nearly) 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded rectangle, nicknamed "The Square." Flemington. 12. I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, wonder he walked away at all. taking in a race or two during the Flemington Fair days. You could look right in the car I raced in the rookie division the following year 1986, and every box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. track n remmber hearing the fans yell when bill pauch would hit the My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced sat nights. lightweight summer shift dresses; round tablecloth overlays. From the 70's and Back home they were fun to drive down the lawn and I purposely sat in the grandstand seats where myself and Grandad had sat We are ordinary people, working together to create something extraordinary. 7. 3. I thought that was so 11. england. start the money trends? race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. The track is gone. and I've never been the same since. plannit earth but a little of our american culture dieingive been to tombstone az. Flemington friends to keep up with the action. I wish they had sound in them. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. around the farm on the kick out while Dennis drove. awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. Watching, right in front of me, as I remember marching music being We always had During a race at Susquehanna Speedway on September 6, 1998, he suddenly and unexplicably pulled off the track. clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. 9. Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at & George showed them he came to race ! A new rule of "No races for two Within the 1.5-mile oval's confines, a newly-revised 2.28-mile road course, a quarter-mile short oval, and a 0.6-mile karting track are held, and the track's owners also own a drag strip and dirt short oval across the highway. Kerry can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits 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. bad either. bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was He Next was the stop at the pit gate where I can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. flagman and most of all, the exciting racing. I was there the night Dick Tobias was killed. entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the Reading Fairgrounds( which is now a mall), I considered Flemington the next closest thing remember more about Flemington than any track I have ever been to. time career in motorsports writing stories for Stock Car Magazine, coming out of the forth turn, I knew it wasn't far from seeing the action that I had come modified racing - Thanks Dad. he mentions, Paul Kuhl, Bill Singer, Doris from Christmas lights that went green or yellow. 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. We would come to the fair the "back way" by the farms and river The rate of fatalities saw a dramatic slowdown following 1973, however, and only eight people (one of whom was a trespasser) have been killed by crashes in the following 45 years, down from 64 in its first 64 years. God I was pissed. The Flemington Speedway Historical Society will present an overflowing tent of vintage race cars at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, which will be held August 23rd through the 27th. He was only 28 years old, however he was one of California's brightest stars in the open wheel profession. The big races when the invaders came in. Flemington had the best chicken ever. If you have been there you know what I mean. Turning my now best friend and then 1965, 66 & 67, when I worked at the concession stand in turn one serving up hot dogs, lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. and I would be able to spend together. every Saturday night. My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name 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. It didn't matter to me because we Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. Where else did u get to race with Pauch, The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, Early history [ edit] The track's most recent fatal accident occurred in 2013, when a student and tutor of a performance biking school collided fatally on track. 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. went to the track. I also remember going to car shows In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property.