FEATURED MARQUES FOR 2026

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The 2026 Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races & Reunion will provide two full days of racing on the Put-In-Bay Airport as well as a full day of pre-racing events preceding the race days.

Much more than just a VINTAGE RACE; the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races and Reunion 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 for 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 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. 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.

HOW TO ENTER

CLICK HERE FOR >>> 2026 PAPER MAIL-IN Entry Form.pdf

FOR On-line entry, CLICK BELOW at REGISTER NOW

NOTE: We PREFER that you enter by mail using a check.

MSReg charges us 6% and those fees add up quickly. Please use this if you intend to pay with a check.

HOWEVER, we certainly welcome credit card entries using MSReg of course!!

CLICK HERE FOR >>> Put-In-Bay Road Race Heritage Society Website

Provisional Overview of Events ~ What to Expect

Sunday, September 13 - Weekly Island "Antique" Car Parade (1:30 pm).

Monday, September 14 - Load-in to paddocks, Registration, Tech Inspection (1 - 5 pm).

Tuesday, September 15 –Load-in to paddocks, 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.

Wednesday, September 16 - Driver's "School", Racing/Exhibition Driver's Meeting, Racing orientation and practice sessions commence at 9 am, Ladies Luncheon, Rocker Cover races at the Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern. Following the Rocker Cover races will be the Event Buffet Dinner at the Goat, with the announcement of the 2026 Paul Henry Award.

Thursday, September 17 - 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 with the winner being crowned "King of the Rock" 2025!!!

SPONSORS

Heineman's Winery

Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern

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THE MILLER FERRIES CAN ACCOMMODATE ANY SIZE RIG OR HAULER

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PIB 2025 Event Schedule (updated 09/052025) SUBJECT TO REVISIONS

PIB 2025 Racing Schedule (updated 09/092025) SUBJECT TO REVISIONS

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CLICK HERE FOR >>>...2023 Race Result Links..

CLICK HERE FOR >>> 2022 Race Result Links

CLICK HERE FOR >>> CURRENT ENTRY LIST

HERE IS A SHORT VIDEO FILMED AT "CEMETERY TURN" IN 1958

CLICK HERE for Printable Track Map (Thanks to Bob Kansa)

All attendees who arrive by 1 pm Sunday September 15 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.