Author: flemke
2009-10-20 – “National Speed Sport News” article by Pete Zanardi
2009-10-20 – “National Speed Sport News” article by Pete Zanardi
2x Pinto
People
Robin was one of the Pemberton family, key fixtures in the Albany-Saratoga Speedway culture in Malta, NY. He put on the record that Ed was ‘the greatest short-track racer I ever saw’ – and Robin saw pretty much all of the best.
Pete Hamilton
Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.
Bob Judkins
Bob in his Florida shop.
Ed Flemke Jr
Denny Zimmerman, Ted Hairfield
Bob Judkins
2011 – New Smyrna Speedweeks.
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Photo by Pete Lawlor.
Bob Judkins, Ron Bouchard
Ron Bouchard
Photo from Speedwaylinereport.com.
Bob Polverari, George Summers, Bentley Warren, Ray Miller, Leo Cleary, Bugs Stevens
L-R: Bob, George, Bentley, Ray, Leo, Bugs. This photo is from around 2013.
Ed Flemke Jr
Photo by Ronnie Caisse Hunt.
Leo Cleary
Bob Judkins
From the Coastal 181 website.
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1979 – During this period, the #10 was normally stored in a garage on Adams St, Manchester. One night the nearby creek overflowed, flooding the garage. Luckily, that night Ed Jr had happened to take the car away on its hauler, and thus the #10 was spared. Photo by Howie Hodge, from Thechromehorn.com.
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Photo by John Grady.
Bob Judkins
2014 – Waterford Speedbowl.
34-Studebaker
1960. The incident started when Dick Foley’s car got sideways. Seeking to avoid directly hitting him at 140 mph, Ed and Larry Frank in the #30 made contact, triggering the 37-car crash.
Bob Judkins
2014 – Waterford Speedbowl.
Ed Flemke Jr, People
Bill Greco
Ron Bouchard, Bugs Stevens
Ron Bouchard
2014 – Plainville Reunion. Photo by Jerry Fascione.
Anecdote p1
From 3Widespicturevault.com
Other – Bob McGinnis
Anecdote p2
From 3Widespicturevault.com