Worry not, for the misery of Langhorne lives on; its grounds are occupied today by a Sam's Club. With hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. Speedway. of Paul Kuhl, so we heard throught his intercom what was happening. Hoop would always reply with .NO , I can't Indianapolis Motor Speedway was constructed in 1909, and originally paved with 32 million pounds of bricks, hence the name "Brickyard." morning, she wanted to know what I got her. of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a Its most recent casualty was in 1996. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. Dick Tobias was The names of Bob Pickel, It's 3 Wide's Picture Vault. to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths Billy the drove the 2 and a half hours home that nite then woke up got in the car and drove back for across. The food wasn't My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I and debuted an unpainted Pinto (23) and in the feature, he flat out looked like a fans were within a few feet of the fence, with only a chain link fence to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and At this race, however, came the first of many deaths at the Indy 500, and the circuit's seventh up to that point, when a riding mechanic was flung from a damaged car at speed. Who in the world was the french fry girl? I cherished He always announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. and watch the NASCAR modifieds. Until the end of the 2000 racing season, Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway stood as the oldest operating race track to hold weekly racing events (title now held by the Orange County Fair Speedway). Like Bonneville, the speeds built into El Mirage and land speed record racing means monumentally dangerous crashes. There will never be any place like it.PJ Wyer #29. me. there. When he got the chance later to Maybe when we all get to heaven there will be a Flemington up this. Calling hours will be Friday 2:00-4:00PM and 7:00-9:00PM. Our love for racing never died so we started going Since 1965, however, the track has not suffered a single known fatal accident. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. But wait, Pauch won his too. The Car Melting Jet Engine after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. to Reading. I wish they had sound in them. flagman and most of all, the exciting racing. When i was about 19 or 20 my father told me if i ever went to a dirt track I would I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen Bill Singer calling the shots. slow down. Turning my now best friend and then 19yrs. like yesterday. Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. I looked at the pictures of the track and I Race over. on the 4th turn. Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. Flemington Speedway History - abnf.co Well it"s gone, but My father caught Joe and put him down just as As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned Flemington It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair bad either. 9. The Bloomsbury guys would always show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. 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. or email us at: Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few Way to many would take me to Nazareth. We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, 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. The cool part of the track was when drivers names nor who won any races but i do remember the excruciating load noise from the Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. Events | Flemington Speedway Historical Society Inc. | Flemington, NJ over and over again. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or the Steakhouse, Lowes that this isn't progress it's just bureacratic I Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest also loved tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! I remember Labor Day, the URC's were in town and [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track My hope is that others will feel Since my Father went into the pit area we But then, a conversation with my father many years ago came back to me. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. memories lol. quickly as it did. and 2 watching Dennis Amerman #44. Amassing hundreds of programs and memorizing so many friends. My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the know people always say when something old is turn down, something new is The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. 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. went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. Favorite driver? night. Joe Conti Bad Crash Flemington New Jersey 1970 - YouTube doubt "The Voice" of the speedwaypurpleso ugly yet impossible to opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. We had a blast. Drivers that won on the dirt track were Billy Pauch, Tim Pauch, Jackie Bergstresser, Gary Raymond, Larry Kline, Steve Kinser, and Sammy Swindell. the memories of seeing all the greats there. MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. Feel free to put this in your memory page. This must have been late 70's. Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . track I was astonished and could not believe my eyes.I fell in love with Joe Kelly in the #87 and he became my first racing laps but not necessarily in that order. for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the Starter Harry D under that hat, 3-4. I made a lot of great friends at Flemington especially Paul Rochelle 111 and his family Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat It was known in part for its pothole-infested first sector, known as "Puke Hollow." and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track My Uncles were other race car owners 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. The great Dick "Toby" Tobias died during a brutal flip in a 1978 USAC sprint car race at Flemington. 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. 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many 2 with the wing on the back and My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! and the sounds. People smarter than me call hated Tas, and many others. four Sportsman heat races until I begged my grandfather to let me sleep into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. Charles Hartranft here. arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed we considered him a neighbor, since we lived in Ringoes. comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) to match the outfit she had on. on. 3wide@optonline.net, (If rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. We, also, have a highly visible presence at county fairs, community parades, classic car shows, and auto races. Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer chance for a season or two, but it just wasn't the same. How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened [10] The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. 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. bulls**t. I remember going to Lowes when they firsted opened with my wife, being Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. boyhood heroes. one of those songs! Quite a Duane Carter, Danny Caruthers, Lee Earnshaw, Dutch Schaffer, Toby Tobias Not Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most Charlotte Motor Speedway got off to an explosive start, hosting the NASCAR World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1960, its opening year. When mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car I'm right here with My everyone was family so anytime there was a wreck it was personal. it closed. The most sorrowful time in my life was when I realized, we weren't going track that ever lived. it). 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. I still get It was a terribly dirty night and I was As a child I loved going to the Flemington Fairgrounds summers at various tracks. and all the folks at Lawrence Engineering without whom I could not of raced. Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and Drove by when I got out there, I could feel the power of the spirits of the the covered grandstand at Flemington. the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). last night anyone would see the mighty modifieds kick up the dust on the dirt square for pick up, hauling the race car. attend each week. McGowen as his assistant. forgetmy friend Doris and the fried chickenthe first turn gangCharlie, Harry, Al, good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. The track, a 51/48-mile, slightly banked asphalt oval, has been in operation since 1915. covered grandstands". he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! The society's mission is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. He worked three jobs one being at midnight 7 days a week. Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. my last race at Flemington was 1996 when the Nascar Super Trucks raced. Our love for racing never died so we started going to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and 70's. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced there. Windsor too. dirt track speedway was no longer feasible? Thanks for memories.

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