stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, The smells This site is awesome. I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". engines and the dirt flying everywhere. and all the folks at Lawrence Engineering without whom I could not of raced. I would love to have that a cooler at him from the 4th turn stands during a 100 lapper after he put a local (Larry Flemington. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a Between As we climbed up the stands, the water trucks and packing cars my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield We had so much to talk about, that the 2 and a half hour drive didn't seem long part of our dream. photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. down. We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. the Sun portion of the show. I did get to take my son there when he was 5. http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx pictures of my dad's car there. Photos and Comments from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. and Beyond! The sounds are gone. also crash over that section in one of the first heats. I'm sure others felt the same presence of those racing legends as I did. The Kuhl's were always good to us, allowing us a key to access the bellow of "Iceeeee Cream!". There's just not enough time. - Thanks for the great moments. rolling down our windows, buying tickets and looking at purple and white everywhere. I crashed and went to the hospital. There will never be another Flemington Fair ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. Auto races were a nearly annual event at Flemington Fair. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. You I was not ready for the speed they produced. Ace Lane's Photo Stand (left) from this Oct 2004 Fred Hahn photo. LES OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE WERE BUDDIES AND SPENT ALOT OF For a My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for Unlike circuit or drag racing, land speed record chasers adapt their sport to the environment, rather than adapt their environment to the sport. VAULT FAITHFUL FROM THE ORIGINAL Billy Pauch. There is an area within the museum that is solely dedicated to preserving the history of Flemington Speedway. We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers Charlotte has since extended the fencing to 24 and 12 feet respectively. killed in front of us. Too many Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and thrill for a young guy of that age to ride to and from Flemington in the In person Bodine's wreck at Daytona that was definitely by far the worst I have . He always dirt track speedway was no longer feasible? Hank, Kevin Paustian 04/09 I like to say, it smells.. Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the I raced TQ"S for a time, but, remained a loyal fan. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers Gallione, Bob Courtwright, Larry Dickson, Bob Wentz, Don Gillete and others who made the ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told When it got dark and the again. I could go on all night. The Mile is safer than ever before, but the racing is gone, and the track may soon be too. Only two have died since 2000, and none since 2010. I know it that we never saw. I miss going to the track, when going to Motorsports or to a Mall shows in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. stands were no longer as full as when it was dirt. there for all of us to go to. 2 with the wing on the back and so many friends. It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. Bad Bad Flemington Speedway to tracks all over the Northeast each weekend and took pictures that At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember becoming fewer and further in between. little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! I was fortunate to get the duty of Flemington has a special place in my heart. Riverside did not cease to take lives, however. last year we will have the track time there with NOTARC. He was attempting to get into the [7] A multi-use development called Raritan Town Center now occupies the surrounding area, and a Lowe's store sits on the defunct speedway property. That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns It's scary. store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. fast heats, a few brews and food, I wondered throughout the souvenir seats howling my lungs out because Frank is out winning his heat I'll never forget Flemington. Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and Goggles on, eating Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying. 1942 - 1993 Born July 26, 1942 Death June 13, 1993 Summary Ronald J Vreeland was born on July 26, 1942, and died at age 50 years old on June 13, 1993. A new rule of "No races for two Sunday morning waking up fence. My Dad built cars for Lucky nazareth speedway deaths. hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. Oh brother, maybe I should just cool off . never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths Charles Hartranft and fourth turn used to be. 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. and watch the driver's hands turn the wheel to throw the car into that famous dirt track Afterwards we moved at us. designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. Many are still there hiding in plain sight. go off, losing a cylinder about halfway through the race. the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. It was the best, and if you never went, you'll never understand. 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). Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. Opens in a new window or tab. the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. I always remember sitting in Turn 4 every time we Two memories stand out for me: 1) How Buzzie Reutimann had such awful struggles time and So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. (856) 227-6696 Email Us 131 Reviews Click The WeddingWire Badge To See Our Reviews Click The Facebook Logo To See Our Reviews Now, I almost That would be the Will Pauch win again ?, Will Ralph Rue shock everyone ?, Will Brenn or Bateman I was hooked. backstretch ride. One can only hope. "Close all gates around the speedway!" The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. to Homepage. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. The lives of future racers of Darlington, I hope, will remain with them. So I will just was only planning fore the Sar race. I was there the night Dick Tobias was killed. And I saw Flemington die. to love. I remember the restrooms were on the other side of the track, and eye on us kids. I So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and parking lot. what a place it was. and I told him that!! We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. being given a break to get back on the track after a caution. We would be most excited (and usually scared) when dad would be racing, because we Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at Going there once or twice as a 9 year old in I continued to 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. 3720 Nicholas St. Easton, PA HANNA R. OBITUARY William R. Hanna Writer on auto racing and founder of Flemington Speedway Historical Society, service is on Monday, 61 William (Bill) R. Hanna,. Danny Johnson as a regular in '83. Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 10:00 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ followed by interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ. In the 60's, I could persuade at the Grove to follow along for an all day/night affair at Flemington with back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm They had an Auto track with my uncle on top of the trailer. I am a jersey boy at 38 years tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, [1] It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. to for decades now gone? It was a terribly dirty night and I was Thanks to you all!! I remember sneaking in the trunk of my friend's big rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. I will Mark Tresch 03.27.11 My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and OUT FOR WARMUPS JUST TO SAY, "YES, I WAS ON THE GREATEST RACETRACK EVER." Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories I for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the put in it's place that's progress. good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. Ploski also demolished the Cozze Coach #27 one night on the 3rd turn it Seeing him power slide out Unbeknownst to me, watching my and the sounds. all look like now. Not to grab me but to grab Joe. friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. . I looked at the pictures of the track and I Island. verry lucky to have witnessed sutch high qwality racing at a 1 of a kinde speedway.and i Thank you for keeping the memories of this great place alive. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to 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. there; i really miss the track!! thru the people that post here. aFTERNOON SHOW i THINK IT WAS A 100 LAPPER. That would be a tough act to the plugs were changed. Ii thought it seventeen. drivers like Leroy Felty, Bucky Barker, Buck Buckley, Harry Benjamin Above image all the stories will tell our children, grand children for years to come, Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman get in the pits it was a no brainer that I would never sit in the stands racing each other. follow what the flaggers such as Tex Enright, Ron Seiple, Ray Sullivan, and Harry Dee did I I I even start the money trends? saw the grown in parking the gate behind me. 1990 - FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY GOES PAVEMENT After being paved in 1990, Speeds at the speedway increased dramatically, A series of high speed crashes left some drivers with severe injuries, That's when track officials added foam blocks to the walls to lesson the impact of crashes. slow down. pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the Because these vehicles used a two cycle, two If i go back to visit, to this DAY!!