This year’s event has special meaning to the event as it is celebrating the 100th anniversary of road racing in Bridgehampton. This year’s rally is presented by SILVERCREST Asset Management Group.
The first event, part of the volunteer Fire department’s 1915 Firemen’s Festival, started a love affair with motor racing in the town that led to pioneer sports car road racing in the 1940’s-‘50’s, then the world famous Bridgehampton Race Circuit in the ‘60’s-‘80’s.
2015 is also the 375th birthday of the town of Southampton! To properly commemorate the first races, cars of the 1912-1920 era that raced or could have raced then are invited to attend and drive laps around the village roads that made up the race course in 1915-1921. They may also choose to participate in the rally or the tour, at the owners’ discretion.
The rally is generally limited to sports, race or exotic cars up to 1970, although exceptions can be made for later models of “special” interest. A tour will be paired with the rally for drivers of cars that would rather take it easy and not have to deal with the instructions and timing of a rally. This rally, however, is more relaxed than strictly timed events; it’s a “Poker Rally”, dependent as much on luck as skill. The Rally and Tour will begin with a lap around the course used in the road races of 1949-53. Detailed maps are provided for both the Rally and Tour.
The 1915 laps will take place at 10am, the Rally gets underway at 1pm. Rally cars will be provided with lunch for driver and navigator, breakfast is provided and refreshments will be available at the Museum. A Car Show will take place before, during and after the rally at the Museum, open to any age sports, custom, classic or otherwise interesting vehicle.
Pricing: Rally or Tour entry is $100, Car Show $15 pre-entry, $20 at the gate. There is a 40 car limit for the Rally, 15 for the Tour.
