Mon, Sep 24 - Thu, Sep 27, 2018

2018 Put-In-Bay Sports Car Races & Reunion

Put-In-Bay, OH

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The 2018 Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races will honor 60 years of the intrepid Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite (introduced in 1958) and Porsche which in 2018 will be celebrating 70 years of building some of the most desirable cars ever conceived.  Strong turnouts for racing and road-going examples of both marques are anticipated as well the usual array of vintage sports cars such as Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Austin Mini, MG, Lotus, Morgan, Triumph and others plus a growing gaggle of vintage open wheel cars.

The 10th Annual 2018 Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion Featuring Two Days of Racing on the Put-In-Bay Airport.

Much more than just a vintage race, the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion and Sports Car Races also welcomes owner-drivers of non-racing, vintage sports cars of types similar to the race cars.

These "street cars" participate in all the various events and activities, except the actual races.  

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 controlled laps and airport-track lapping, self conducted island rally, 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.

PIB Provisional Event Schedule  Posted 8/21/18

Airport Racing Schedule  Posted 8/21/18

Put-In-Bay Road Race Heritage Society Website

Put-in-Bay Road Races Facebook Group

Previous Event Photos        Provided by Official PIBRRHS Photographer ~ Dan Mainzer

2017 Road Race Reunion Photo Gallery        Provided by Island Photographer ~ John Rees

2017 Old Course Parade Laps

Put-in-Bay weekly Sunday car parade

Street Car Activities  Lunch Track Touring & Laps around the original Race Course.

Autoweek Article about 2017 event
 

All attendees who arrive by 1PM Sunday September 23 are encouraged to participate in the Sunday Island 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 ~ What to Expect

Sunday, September 23 - At-track Registration opens.

Monday, September 24 –Registration, Tech Inspection, All-Entrants Meeting (Island Rules of Engagement), Entrants Car Show, Laps of Original Put-in-Bay Race Course, History Recollections Roundtable, Wine & Cheese Welcome Party.

Tuesday, September 25 - Driver's "School", Racing/Exhibition Driver's Meeting, Racing orientation and practice sessions commence at the airport after lunch, Rocker Cover races at the Goat Soup & Whisky Tavern. Ladies Luncheon at the Put-in-Bay Yacht Club.

Wednesday, September 26 - 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, at the iconic "Joe's Bar."

Thursday, September 27 - Farewell morning brunch and departure.

Street Car Eligibility: While the Put-in-Bay Road Race Reunion celebrates the sports car racing that took place on South Bass Island, we always have a large contingent of street car participants. The street car categories 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.

Put-in-Bay 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.

Put-in-Bay Street Car Eligibility   Heritage Street Cars: pre 1964 and similar continuation models  Guest Street Cars: 1964 ~ 1972 and similar continuation cars.

2018 PIB General Rules & Regulations    Short list of minimal requirements for race cars and drivers.

Put-in-Bay Exhibition Regulations  Rules and requirements for the Exhibition category.

Put-in-Bay Entry Form     Use if you want to mail your entry and pay with a check.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION   Please include with entry. We need this from racers and street car folks as well.

Race Car Information Sheet  (RCIS)   Basic car information required for all first time PIB racers.

Airport Race Course Diagram

Paddock Map  We have 4 different paddocks, each with its own character and attributes. We will do our best to accommodate your preference.

Ladies Luncheon   A special gathering and luncheon for all the ladies that support the Road Race Reunion and Sports Car Races.

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 Chamber of Commerce

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.

NOTE: Click "Continue" to see registration options. When the form asks for your "Member Number" just click past it.

 

Entries (159)

RM
Robert Mocas
CS
Craig Shafer
TC
Tom Chisholm
BS
Bob Shedd
RR
Richard Reenan
JP
John Petrone Sr.
LS
Larry Smith
MN
Michael Noble

Put-In-Bay, OH

Put-In-Bay, OH
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Put-In-Bay Road Race Reunion

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