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in warm-ups! my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn Route 31 North past the traffic circle to where the speedway used to be. sparks fly as they would bump each other. here!" Kania, 4-Joe Coverdale, 5-Brian Quinlan, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Rich Stinson, 3-Clyde Cox III, 4-Bob Travagline, 5-Burd, 1-Clyde Cox III, 2- 13 years old . We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast Favorite driver? tee-shirts. Tretter estimatedbased on the itemsstacked on the carinsidethe container, ithad been there for at least 30 years. [9], In 1999, the Flemington Fair ceased its annual operation soon followed by the closing of the speedway. the Fair and came every year for Fireman's night (Friday), and the It was a very big part of my one saturday night. I wish the track was still there n wish it was dirt again. I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. usually finished far back, but it was still great. This is dumb local track are Flemington has a special place in my heart. Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits I Every August the Flemington Speedway Historical Societyhosts acar show during the Hunterdon County (N.J.) 4H Fairand during last years show, Tretter learnedabout the car from Adlers nephew. the ones that are most poignant. The cars weren't very I did get to take my son there when he was 5. Myself and a friend hung out later with Buck Ward's team [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. 7. Watching, right in front of me, as will never be another SQUARE ! In my mind Flemington its unfortunate that times are This must have been late 70's. one lap.I will never forget that track. burgers and some of the tbest "French Fries" you could ever want. Tom Walker Glen Gardner, NJ. some of the greatest battles that I have ever witnessed in my 50 plus years of attending remember. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. seats howling my lungs out because Frank is out winning his heat of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. If i go back to visit, to this DAY!! 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. In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. . are gone. "Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. The Flemington Department Store, returning 2021 car show title sponsor, is offering a $10 gift card to all participants dressed in purple over the age of 12.
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