The nearly 10,000 square foot building in loudon, nh houses a broad variety of race cars and motorcycles, all with a new england heritage. Retro speedway is the place to come for all speedway fans who love to look back at the sport home backtrack backtrack magazine binders subscribe back issues 19 back issues 1018 backtrack back issues 1937 backtrack back issues 3845 backtrack back issues 4664 backtrack back issues 6580 backtrack back issues 8191 backtrack. Hales corners speedway franklin, wisconsin local business. Compiled by robert bamford, a prolific author of speedway titles and editor of the tempus speedway yearbook series, and illustrated by john jarvis, a leading historian and enthusiast of the sport in the modern era, this book is an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the shale game. With cars in a constant fourwheel drift or running sideways in great dirtthrowing powerslides, langhorne treated the spectators to some of the closest, most fiercely contested events in the history of american auto racing. He left an impression and one day should be in the history books as a. Mar 03, 2009 greetings from long branch,nj,americas first seashore resort and 7 time us summer capitalwith a ton of snow on the outside thanks for the videos and the memories of the way it was when i was going to the round track races on saturday night and to the drags every sunday which led me to becoming track announcer at wall stadium and hey im still there 40 years later looking forward to the. February, 1930 bikes only and the track closed during the 195859 season.
According to the slinger super speedway website, wayne erickson was auto racing since 1963 and, with tony strupp, successfully raced at milwaukee mile, hales corners, beaver dam, columbus, madison, and norway slinger speedway site, track history. Newsletter speedway motors museum of american speed. Sep 09, 2016 hudson speedway c 1947 for 70 years, from 1946 to the present, race enthusiasts of new england have participated in and watched events at the hudson speedway. Racing was held on sunday afternoons at lansdowne road. Diagonal view of track from turn 1 looking across to turn 3. Judd tunis, who built the track on his land, was not a car guy, but was convinced that a dirt track would attract drivers. Reading, pa race drivers killed, june 1966 gendisasters. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. A history of the speedway ashes paperback may 1, 2005 by peter foster author 5. View all restaurants near monadnock speedway on tripadvisor. Remember when they would line up the cars on the front stretch before the main. View of front stretch and and grandstands from turn 1. My grandfather jacob falk owned the original property.
Im a fan of hales corners speedway has 4324 members. Dick melius director of high groove marketing, past race track official for tracks slinger, kaukaunna, beaver dam, cedarburg and hales corners. Speedway and general motor racin historic speedway. The flat track at new hampshire motor speedway was honored with the business inspiration award from the lakes region chamber of commerce. Including its history, the new jersey state museum, lower trenton bridge, trenton speedway, the mercer county waterfront park, and more morena, sandra on. There are generally 14 race meetings per season opening in october and closing with a two day finale at easter. The tasman car scramble club was formed in november 1968. Michael tallini, 32, of north reading, is wanted on a. Speedway books speedway league speedway book, speedway. Joining scheffler as drivers to etch their names into the record book, for the.
Drag racing list new york national speedway reunion. Hygroove speedway7 wins,track championdodge city speedway2 wins 60 feature wins 4 track championships, 9th place on d. Oct 14, 2015 toadys pick of the past goes back to a time fondly remembered by a lot of people in reading the glory days of the reading racers speedway team weve found some pictures of two race. Located in northern hudson at what is now the corner of robinson and old derry roads is this 14 mile short oval asphalt track banked at 12 degrees.
There were racers and racing fans in the slinger area before the race track was built. This is what one local writer penned regarding the demise of the hales corners speedway. We are monitoring news of covid19 coronavirus and its potential impact. Mech racing added a new photo at hales corners speedway.
The 14 mile later 38 mile dirt track spawned a number of talented drivers and was built in 1948, closing for good in 1983. The history of north wilkesboro speedway 19471996 2. The dirt track oval of the hales corners speedway opened in 1950, and. Dick dustin three wheeling at hales corners speedway dick dustin hales corners speedway deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Hales corners it has been 14 years since the last race took place at hales corners speedway, but those who raced there still cant get over that its gone. Now known astop of the south speedway lansdowne road, appleby, nelson. Just to the west, on highway 100 in franklin, tiny hales corners speedway. At speedway now you can pay your bills with cash using vanilladirect pay, add cash to your reloadable prepaid card with vanilladirect load or add funds to your amazon account. Stories about old time drag racing, old race cars, events that happened on li, pictures, video, etc. In an effort to protect our volunteers, staff and to help prevent the spread of coronavirus we will be closed to the public until further notice. Feb 04, 2015 ive been researching the 35 year history of the former tunis speedway in waterloo, iowa.
Nhms hosts several major events throughout the year, including a holiday favorite, the gift of lights. That signified the opening of the long awaited new york national speedway. The club closed in october 2008 after the lease on smallmead stadium was sold and. The company is located in hillsborough and incorporated in north carolina. Chapter 2 the birth of a speedway, the beginnings of a sport. Apr 14, 2010 the history of americas speedways by allan e. You light em up, we put em out and you crash em, we cut em speedway safety service 2019 5 lincoln heights, claremont, nh. The nelson speedway association runs stockcars, super saloons, production saloons, midgets, three quarter midgets, sidecars, and streetstocks along with youth ministocks on a clay surface. The club closed in october 2008 after the lease on smallmead stadium was sold and the site was demolished.
Formed in 1968, they won four british league titles during their history. Ive been researching the 35 year history of the former tunis speedway in waterloo, iowa. Dirt track racingnascar racinghales cornersblack river fallsbook festivalold race carssprint carshot rod trucksvintage race car. The hall of fame cited his hales corner speedway championship, participation at several area dirt tracks in sportsman and late model cars, mid. The nearly 10,000 square foot building in loudon, nh houses a broad variety of race cars and.
North reading police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man who allegedly robbed a gas station sunday evening, authorities said. The award was given during their annual meeting on january 31 to the sevenmonthold dirt track for bringing a brand new event the laconia short track to the nearly 100yearold laconia motorcycle week rally in june 2019, making loudons new hampshire. Toadys pick of the past goes back to a time fondly remembered by a lot of people in reading the glory days of the reading racers speedway team weve found some pictures of. Upi the body of veteran racer, jud larson, one of two drivers killed in a mishap at the reading fairgrounds raceway saturday night, will be shipped to his indianapolis home today. Brown, 1994, americas speedways edition, in english 2nd ed. Nicknamed the magic mile, the speedway is often converted into a 1. This is a closed group created for fans of hales corners speedway franklin, wi. I had heard he was looking for a franklin location to build, using the sale money, a half.
These hard cover books capture the colour and excitement and great contribution that liverpool city raceway made to australian speedway history. Penn national speedway was a 12 mile dirt oval speedway track that opened in 1971, the speedway closed in 1996. The history of drag racing on or around long island. Matthew dillner has created lost speedways in an attempt to raise awareness to the epidemic of race tracks shutting down across america and worldwide. For hales corners speedway fans, tonight thursday at 5. When i suggested bud countryman, my reason for doing so is that he was a pit steward for almost 4 decades at fonda speedway. Franklin, wis, august 18the hales corners speedway, milwaukee areas only dirt race track will close after a storied 55 years of racing, on september 1. At first it was a dirt track, then asphalt and finally clay. Monadnock speedway winchester 2020 all you need to. North reading police search for robbery suspect the.
Im a fan of hales corners speedway public group facebook. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. Hudson speedway c 1947 for 70 years, from 1946 to the present, race enthusiasts of new england have participated in and watched events at the hudson speedway. Hales corners historical society programs hales corners, wi. Speedway star magazines and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Digital photos of hales corners speedway steve hardin. Hales corners speedway originally opened in 1950 as a 14 mile dirt oval speedway running mainly modifieds and sportsmans. All time win list, 1st place on fonda 602 sportsman win list, dirt and asphalt racetracks throughout vermont, new hampshire, new york, and canada. While searching some history about city of franklin, i ran across your hales corners speedway article. Menards can go to hell, long live the hales corners speedway.
Auto club usac history, with 4 wins in championship and midget car racing. March 20, 1966 was a very significant date in the history of long island new york or for the east coast as well. Historic speedway group inc specializes in business services, nec. Pat heaney former racecar driver, speed shop owner, and historian for the hales corners speedway. The north east motor sports museum opened in june, 2017. Kevin max wisniewski kaishian took the money and ran with it. An interesting video clip showing the voice of hales corners speedway tom klippel giving the stage to a few of the late model drivers before they take the green in their 10 lap heat that was. African and international speedway meetings, plus history pages with test match and national championships data and african programmes gallery, 1928 to date. Hales corners speedway, full results the auto channel.
The books, by tony loxley, contain over 800 high resolution photographs and most from the 80s and 90s are in colour. As janis joplin would say, take another piece of my heart, and thats what the evil hands of progress did. Reading fairgrounds speedway was a 12 mile dirt oval which was briefly accompanied by a 116 mile dirt dragstrip, located north of. Including its history, the new jersey state museum, lower trenton bridge, trenton speedway. Bill behm past president of the milwaukee stock car racing association. Remember when they would line up the cars on the front stretch before. New hampshire motor speedway is the largest sports and entertainment facility in new england and hosts the only nascar national series races in the region. William bill prietzel born september 8, 1952 is an american racing driver from richfield. George scheffler memorial race hales corners speedway reunion. Calling all nascar grand national nascar, racing fans. Hales corners is a village in milwaukee county, wisconsin, united states.
Reading racers known as the reading bulldogs for 2006 and part of 2007 season are a british motorcycle speedway team. National speedway long island new york general car talk. Hales corners speedway was a dirt oval located between hales corners and franklin, wisconsin, west of milwaukee. The books, by tony loxley, contain over 800 high resolution. Another photo from a program from concord speedway circa late 1960s.
Each lap of the main event marked one year in the tracks storied history. Hey mark, those videos just brought back so many great memories i have to. Melius won track championships at hales corners in 1959, 1961, and 1967. At the time, the track was built at a cost of one million dollars which was quite a hefty sum back then. History of americas speedways 1994 edition open library. A photo from a program from concord speedway circa late 1960s. Speedway books speedway league speedway book, speedway history.
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