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peter-doubt t1_j81d2cd wrote

It reminds me of Firesign Theater's Sunday, Sunday... US Amphetamine Speedway! Be There!!

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TodayTimeDeux t1_j81erpd wrote

I worked there for years but don’t remember this jingle.

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ElderberryExternal99 t1_j81has9 wrote

Yes in the high pitched voice almost cartoonish. Then the Series voice to follow with some background beat. I wish the drag strip was still operational. To much building on Texas Road and the surrounding area. They may still use that introduction for the Spring or Fall swap meet.

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SomeguyfromNewJersey t1_j81idum wrote

I’m glad I’m not alone! That will just pop into my head at the most random of times and places. No idea why that happens.

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Rusty_Ferberger t1_j81ifey wrote

Only when someone mentions it on reddit. That, and Metallica lyrics.

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yenolammail t1_j81j7g9 wrote

Raceway park just reminds of the Grateful Dead piling in over 100k people there on 9/3/77

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jskis23 t1_j81kn76 wrote

Man I miss that place. It’s a shame the area got developed and then people complained about the noise. Also the lack of a safe shutdown area with pension road just after the catch net was a factor.

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bz2486 t1_j81la7o wrote

CRAZY EDDIES PRICES ARE INSAAAAAANE!!!!!!! that one too

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free2571 t1_j81p440 wrote

He revs the engine to 9000 RPM, releases the brake, and the front wheels go 13 feet in the air!

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Flappy-tit t1_j81rjmn wrote

Oh my god this is ingrained in my brain. It comes back from time to time.

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s55555s t1_j81t5k7 wrote

Yeah I lived near it and could actually hear the cars or motorcycles and all the fireworks

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mbc106 t1_j81w0rt wrote

Hahaha yes

I was working in an office for my college internship and between tasks I went online to buy tickets to the 2004 Warped Tour in Englishtown.

I got to the venue’s website and didn’t realize my computer speakers were on, and the “oh ho ho ho ho” line blasted out loud as hell … just as my boss was walking by. Crap.

I panicked and closed the browser … Boss didn’t break stride or turn her head, but yelled in the voice, “RRRRRRACEWAAAAAAAY PARK!”

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mac_a_bee t1_j8236ej wrote

Also: SUNDAY at FIRST National Speedway! THRILL to the sounds of NITRO-burning funny cars! And from the coast JUNGLE JIM LIBERMAN and his 356 CHEVROLET!

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[deleted] t1_j823v48 wrote

Mine says “YA-HA-HA-HA-HA” but otherwise, yeah, randomly. I grew up near there and remember summer nights sitting in the backyard and the sound of funny cars ripping on the track at night

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Krypto_Kane t1_j82axfr wrote

Sucks the new neighbors who bought homes in the area had it shut down.

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WorstPiesInLondon t1_j82fd8d wrote

Those ads always made me happy because it was one of the first glimmers of hope that the end of winter was coming

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djorion87 t1_j82ntqg wrote

I haven't lived in New Jersey since 2007 and after reading that I can hear it as clear as day.

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darthpierogi t1_j82p0my wrote

All the damn time and I’ve never even been there 😂😂😂

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Brilliant_Tourist400 t1_j82rcb3 wrote

Great, I’m going to be hearing this in my head for the next two days. “RACEWAY PARK, ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY!!!!!!”

(And then there’s Englishtown’s OTHER great landmark, the Auction, but that didn’t have a memorable commercial on WABC, 99X, or New York’s Best Rock, WPLJ!)

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No_Investigator_5498 t1_j82sqv5 wrote

Everyone needs to get together and fight to get the drag strip back ratchet Friday’s back and more

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mykepagan t1_j82swoz wrote

Yes, it does.

And I have run motorcycles at the dragstrip there several times

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Meetybeefy t1_j82xghc wrote

I remember the noise of the cars from Raceway Park, on a windy day, was heard clearly from my parents’ old house on the easternmost end of Marlboro. We could also sometimes hear the foghorn on the Raritan River from time to time - also not super close by.

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zstandig t1_j831duy wrote

Like they twisted a chipmunk

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babeyribs t1_j83x9ow wrote

Sounded like one of the whammy’s from press your luck

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BobaToo t1_j84cplg wrote

Replying to TodayTimeDeux (#1,774,676)

Worked quite a few summers in the soda/hotdog satellite snack bars as well as the main area in the sausage sandwich/lemonade stands. Can't remember the name of the dude that was the main child worker wrangler. But he was always riding around on a 4 wheeler ordering us all around. Joe maybe? Been a looong time.

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Captriker t1_j84fil0 wrote

Replying to jskis23 (#1,774,958)

Noise complaints didn’t shut down raceway park. Safety issues, insurance costs, and declining attendance were the primary reasons that lead to them shutting down events.

The dirt bike track and test track are still used and you can still hear them every weekend when

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jawnbaejaeger t1_j84ijjz wrote

OMG I HEAR THAT FUCKING CHIPMUNK VOICE IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW!

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UFumbDuckGaming t1_j84p8xi wrote

I hate you...

And it's

"Heh heh heh heh... Raceway Park"

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Perna1985 t1_j84wil5 wrote

I always thought the voice was Alvin and the Chipmunks LMAO. I miss the old Raceway park. I wish they could find a way to bring it back

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