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Message Flemington Speedway ’75-‘85
In addition to watching the greatest dirt racing, I recall so many memories of being at this place, both in the stands and the pits. With no cell phones there was a lot of entertainment all around us.
- Purple water trucks, Peep-Peep with scratchy Johnny Cash playing on the PA.
- Watching the timing of Paul Kuhl in the purple Barracuda with American Flag for the National Anthem.
- Jim Williams hawking “Ice Cream” all night.
- The voice of the God from the sky at 5:15 pm, Bill Singer, “Please close the back gate…”
- Observing Ace Lane with 3 cameras, and others, capturing history
- Witnessing the transformation of stock chassis to professionally manufactured chassis.
- Coupes to Gremlins, then evolved to sheet metal bodies to fit the newer chassis.
- Everyone occasionally stopped/stared in amazement at the Brenn machines.
- The sound and ground shaking feel of open headers fire breathing engines with fuel injection horns protruding through the hood, with a whiff of alcohol.
- The unusual smells and fun people in the 3rd turn bleachers.
- Christmas lights, for those that were there – nuf said
- Harry Dee, with a white cowboy hat, mastered control of the race action.
- The legendary Al Tasnady, controlling the chaos in the pits in the purple Cushman.
- Sportsman’s Consi’s with 24 cars and two to qualify. Days when qualifying was an achievement.
- The grandstands stare into pits to see all the action. The sight of pit crews working, the sounds of the engines, impact wrenches, and staging area, … all in between the racing. Such a racing atmosphere !
- The smell of chicken permeating throughout the air.
- The buzz in the air when an invader crossed over in the back gate.
- So many other memories…
3 Wide, thank you so much for keeping our racing gods alive on your website. So many times, I must go to a happy place, the “3 Wide’s Picture Vault”. Thank you very much.
I know a different time and era in those days. But…
Flemington Speedway ’75 -’85 – The Best Place on Earth
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