| What was your earliest memory of auto
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| | [One of my favorites], Bruno Brackey aka
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| racing? I remember watching a weekly TV
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| | the Flying Mailman due to his day job,
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| show called "Jalopy Races From
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| | George and Ed Brunnhoelzl, George
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| Hollywood". This was my earliest memory
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| | Brunnhoelzl Jr. [George Jr. built the
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| of having interest in following the sport
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| | famed Brunnhoelzl jack used by many
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| of auto racing.
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| | NASCAR Winston Cup teams today.], Axel
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| One of my most favorite memories when
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| | Anderson, Richie Evans, Jerry Cook,
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| growing up in the 50's and 60's was being
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| | Charlie Jarzombek, Gary Winters, Fred
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| able to hear the auto racing action
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| | Harbach, George Wagner, Bill Spade, Tom
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| [stock cars and open cockpit midget] at
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| | Baldwin, Red Raynor, Reinhardt and many
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| Freeport Speedway in Freeport New York,
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| | more.
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| from two [2] towns away. They ran races
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| | Freeport Stadium had gone through a
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| during the summer on Tuesday night,
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| | series of different promoters over the
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| Friday night, and Saturday night. Going
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| | years. This list included the names
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| to the races as a spectator was also a
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| | Kedenburg, Larry Mendelsohn, Duke
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| rush for me.
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| | Donaldson, and Don Campi. Duke Donaldson
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| I loved everything about it, the smell of
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| | was well know as the voice of Freeport
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| racing fuel, burning rubber, sawdust and
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| | Speedway. As the track announcer,
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| hot dogs from the food concessions.
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| | Donaldson for many years opened a race
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| During the late 50's and early 60's the
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| | event with announcing, "Ladies and
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| racing drew large crowds of spectators. I
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| | Gentlemen. Welcome to Freeport Stadium,
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| can see in my minds eye to this day, all
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| | the oldest continuously-run racetrack in
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| the activity, the vendors selling race
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| | the United States" and thanking everyone
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| collectibles, the sound and smell of the
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| | for visiting "Freeport Speedway in
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| concession stands [pop corn, hot dogs and
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| | tropical Freeport." His style did much
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| the like. I can still hear the beer
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| | to create a feeling of great action and
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| vendor as his went up and down the stands
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| | professionalism for any given race event.
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| yelling out the familiar phrase of "Get
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| | The second half of the 60's began a
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| Ya Cold Beer Here" Of course I was too
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| | decline in the popularity of stock car
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| young to become one of his customers.
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| | racing in Freeport. There were still many
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| Other vendors sold copies of Speedway
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| | promotions being done but paid attendance
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| News, programs, hot dogs, replica racing
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| | declined.
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| flags and many more items.
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| | Racing at Freeport took a final curtain
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| Some of the great racers that ran a
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| | in 1983 after 50 years of continuous
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| Freeport Stadium are Les Ley, Jim Lacy
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| | operation.
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