About this event
NOTICE: Entry for Street Cars has been closed. You may ask to be put on the WAIT LIST should slots open up due to cancelations or other circumstances.
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The 9th Annual 2017 PIB Road Races Reunion Featuring Two Days of Racing On Improved and Expanded Put-In-Bay Airport
Much more than just a vintage race, the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion also welcomes owner-drivers of non-racing vintage sports cars of all types to come and participate in various events and activities.
Beginning with a small event in 2009, the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion celebrates sports car races that were held on the streets of the town of Put-in-Bay on Ohio’s South Bass Island from 1952 to 1959 and in 1963. The steadily growing, three-day reunion engages racers and non-racers alike in an event that reaches back in time to capture the history and re-create the atmosphere of sports car racing of that era in a uniquely beautiful setting. So book-ended around two days of Vintage sports car racing at the island’s airport, is a balanced mix of events honoring the island’s racing history, a few social gatherings, a car show, original course and airport-track touring, self conducted island rallye, rocker cover races and plenty of unstructured time as well.
Put-in-Bay is a nostalgic island enclave and a short ferry ride off the shore of Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio. A summer resort community little changed from the ‘50s, it is one of the very few places in North America where post-war sports cars raced through towns and countryside on public roads and where those roads exist today virtually unchanged.
For PIBRRR details see the Race Car Information Sheet (RCIS), PIB 2017 Entry Form , 2017 General Rules & Regulations, preliminary event schedule and other information under the registration section at:
2017 PIB Planning Schedule (dated 2/20/17) SUBJECT TO REVISIONS
Put-In-Bay Road Race Heritage Society Website
Past PIB event photos Provided by Official PIBRRHS Photographer ~ Dam Mainzer
2016 Road Race Reunion Photo Gallery Provided by Island Photographer ~ John Rees
Put-in-Bay weekly Sunday car parade
Street Car Activities Lunch Track Touring & Laps around the original Race Course.
All attendees who arrive by 1PM Sunday are encouraged to participate in the Sunday car parade. It is free and is a good way to get a preview of the island and it always ends at a picnic or gathering of some sort.
Event requirements
Provisional Overview of Events
Sunday, August 27 - Registration opens. Welcome party.
Monday, August 28 – Morning focuses on PIB Road Races History featuring historic PIB racing presentations and guests. Racing orientation and practice sessions commence at the airport after lunch, followed by late afternoon laps of the original course. Rocker cover races follow tour of old course.
Tuesday, August 29 - Race Day 2 at the Put-in-Bay airport! Featuring qualifying races in the morning, track "Lunch Lapping" for Street Car participants, followed by feature races and the Put-In-Bay Cup race. Racing awards party following the on-track activities.
Wednesday, August 30 - Car Show Day, followed by farewell luncheon and car show awards presentation including presentation of The Paul Henry Award.
Street Car Eligibility: While the Put-in-Bay Road Race Reunion celebrates the sportscar racing that took place on South Bass Island, we always have a large contingent of street car participants. The street car folks participate in all the activities except the actual wheel-to-wheel racing, at a reduced entry fee. Street cars are accepted on a case by case basis and should be makes and models that embrace the spirit of racing at Put-in-Bay.
2017 Race Car Eligibility List of car types that normally are accepted for racing. Cars not listed will be considered on a case by case basis.
2017 General Rules & Regulations Short list of minimal requirements for race cars and drivers.
2017 Exhibition Regulations Rules and requirements for the Exhibition category.
2017 Paper Entry Form Use if you want to mail your entry and pay with a check.
2017 PIB 2017 Entry Form-writable.pdf Use if you want to email your entry and pay later.
2017 RCIS (Race Car Information Sheet) Basic car information required for all first time PIB racers.
2017 Airport Race Course Diagram New extended course for 2017.
Rocker Cover Races Rules Rocker cover race car rules; a fun event with lies, drinking and some semi-serious technology on display.
Miller Boat Line Ferry from Catawba to Put-In-Bay This is how you get there! They can handle all size rigs up to 80'.
Put-In-Bay Lodging Non-judgmental list of places to stay. You can camp at the State Park or stay in anything from a nice B&B, modern hotel, cottage in the woods or a mom and pop cabin, to sleeping on the beach near the paddock! We do not make recommendations, however.
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