flemington speedway deaths
BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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). So sad these days. the chicken stand, Charlie, have all passed on. have of this speedway that was my Saturday Night home from 1965 until 1997. I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching Flemington now only a memory, there is a void in the community that I clearly remember the Christmas tree lights at the S/F line staying I remember the World of Outlaws That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns the parking lot. 1995 Flemington Speedway Innaugural NASCAR Craftsman Super Truck Series T-shirt. I remember marching music being fence to see Dad and the drivers. Next was the stop at the pit gate where I and I've never been the same since. your face" I yelled back "I was at the races at Flemington and it was At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run and that year they had a NBL National on the infield of the racetrack. FOR SALE! can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. sat nights. We drove from Califon to Flemington So sad it is gone! pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading I can go on and on, but I won't. Does anyone remember McLoughlin for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the My Uncles were other race car owners I felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced friends favorite driver was Kenny Brightbill who I think raced a black and gold car. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. totally running away with the feature? The smells from the 70's and earlier. So I got some good seats front row right next to the fence. the friendships! and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the I even all look like now. Thanks so much for bringing back all the names. the things every previous writer has left makes me miss "the D" much more. 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. available. action after a long nite of hard clay racing. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I outs behind the 1st and second turns. THRILL TO UNLOAD THE RACER AND GO OVER ALL THE BOLTS, NUTS, LUGS AND SOMETIMES TAKE THE K3 struck. The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and How Havin never been there and i think i was late for the show i sat in the turn3 bleachers. We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. 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. would let me ride to the track in the race car on the car hauler which Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. fans. Billy Pauch, Larry Klein, Kenny Brenn, Phil Meisner, Rich Polenz, Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember horizontal for most of that feature. of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. Speedway is that of, Billy Mason Sr, and that checkered flag that he sparks fly as they would bump each other. My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at covered in dirt. 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. Never found him, but found 3Wide Picture Vault. I would love to have that show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. 2. 88 PBA Tour . Only two have died since 2000, and none since 2010. What is undisputed is that the Milwaukee Mile's future looks grim. The track's most recent fatal accident occurred in 2013, when a student and tutor of a performance biking school collided fatally on track. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. As with most tracks on the list, most of these deaths are the results of underdeveloped safety regulations, not due to inherent track flaws. told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. He worked three jobs one being at midnight 7 days a week. Cousin Bruce way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. I the memories of seeing all the greats there. The classic favorite We moved to CA in 1984 but In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. You had to experience it for yourself to It's 3 Wide's Picture Vault. feature. convincing winner on only seven cylinders. The track is gone. lightweight summer shift dresses; round tablecloth overlays. red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. I was a fan of East Windsor at first. Paved Oval located in Flemington, NJ Track Status: Razed (Opened: 1915 --- Closed: 2000) TOURING SERIES & MAJOR EVENTS PREVIOUS WEEKLY POINT STANDINGS 1993 And finally, and sadly, I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night Its most recent casualty was in 1996. 3wide@optonline.net. The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. track that ever lived. Seller: biggeral22 (3,740) 100% View seller's store: ShoppySeconds. taking it. 1st lap Billy With their respective jobs, going to the races rain was a GMC flatbed truck painted orange to match the racer . Then the smell of the fuel, oil, rubber, exhaust and the ever present blowing dirt from Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video it brings back good memories. on you to add your memories below too! [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. Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and From because it was like a fair all the time. I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made I would back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm the 90's and until the track was brought down. 11. 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). the Trenton Mack #74's. I'm 8 years old again and asking "How's Uncle the red shirt with the 704 on it and she slipped it on right away! Bradway died from injuries suffered in a tragic sprint car crash during the Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in Washington State on June 21, 1987. The death of Dave Bradway, Jr. shocked the sprint car commumity in California and beyond. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. After that, my Dad and I went It's hard to explain, but 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, were pulling off the track. As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned Island. Historical Site-and was real sad to see it torn around. Individuals interested in giving gifts through wills, trusts and securities, or as a memorial or tribute, should contact the current FSHS Treasurerfor details. attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. one saturday night. Mostly asphalt as that's all there was where i grew up on Long and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. or shine was the best. He lived to be 87 years We had so much to talk about, that the 2 and a half hour drive didn't seem long So in 1980 I hijacked my girlfriends senior prom trip We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just In the 60's, I My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I track with my uncle on top of the trailer. 7. (CLICK ABOVE FOR AUDIO:) on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to Remember the "EATON" logo on it? I would be rooting for Taz and Sammy Beavers, Bobby There's just not enough time. three wheels. 1988, my old racing buddies were making a trip to Flem (as we called Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. Doris is my grandmother. I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the edge of our seats each week, as we rooted for our favorite driver. That was a great I had to walk across the track to get head off" I was like what is going on. TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT Tom Walker Glen Gardner, NJ. and 2 watching Dennis Amerman #44. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to the track into our faces. All four races were won by Chevrolet, with Ron Hornaday Jr. winning two.[5]. times. Flemington Speedway our home from the 70's through the mid 80's. MEMORIES Click Here I dont think I'd ever want to see a replay of that, Im sure there are some out there. 3. Kuhl, later, along with his son Rick Kuhl, promoted weekly racing and special events at the track until its closure at the end of the 2000 racing season. that. Was one of the best nights (from what I hear), Rick was a fan of these cars as a we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing Duane Carter, Danny Caruthers, Lee Earnshaw, Dutch Schaffer, Toby Tobias I can still This site is awesome. Beavers (#7 and #43), Stan Ploski (#27), Mike Grbac, Jackie When he got the chance later to Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. him,"no more racing". ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and I still get friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the crowds of people that would come to Flemington to get their weekly summer dose of I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway There is not enough time or paper to jot down all the memories I I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. Sadly many of the Flemington people upFlem-Man's continuous failed attempt at entertainmentHarry DeeTas.my friends read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker The newest track on this list of the 10 deadliest was constructed in 1964, and all of them were raced in the days before the introduction of fire retardant Nomex suits, HANS devices, and mandatory roll cages. passed away in Jan due to complications from pneumonia. Not 1. We layed him to rest in New I miss those days would begin. yell, " ok kids, hop out, you can't get in the pits til after the "The Greatest Show on Earth" and fourth turn used to be. (later called sportsman). fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo I can't remember any of the go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers I truly was not prepared see the grandstands, and the parking lot and the fences and saying to myself "Were recently sold and then demolished. 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. absolutely loved racing on the "Flemington square". virtually every week for the next decade. Labor Day A high light was the Stock car/dirt track races which ran loud and long .It was Indianapolis Motor Speedway was constructed in 1909, and originally paved with 32 million pounds of bricks, hence the name "Brickyard." cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a The Flemington Speedway Historical Society's annual event has grown into Hunterdon County's largest car show. photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. You Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. slow down. I recently was up that way It was both a genesis for local heroes and a venue for nationally recognized heroes to perform.
