What: Put-In-Bay Road Racing Reunion
When: Sunday, 30 August 2015 – Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Where: Put-In-Bay, a.k.a., South Bass Island, Ohio
Event Description
1930-1972 Sports Cars racing on an airport track celebrating the sports car races that were held on the streets at Put-In-Bay on Ohio’s South Bass Island from 1952 to 1959 and in 1963. 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.
Presently there are 65 entries and you can expect to see examples of:
Alfa Romeo: GTV, Giulietta, Austin: Mini Cooper, Austin Healey 100-M Sprite, Autodynamics MKII, BMW 2002, Datsun SRL 311, Elva MK II, Fiat 850 Spyder, Ford Cortina GT, Honda CRX si, , Jaguar SJ-6C, Lotus Super 7, MG: TC, TD, A, B, Midget, Morris Cooper S, Porsche: 356 A, 356 SC, 914, 944, Triumph TR-3A, TR-6, Spitfire, Sunbeam Alpine, Turner 950s, MKIII, Ferrari 250 GT. Volvo PV 444, PV544
Summarized Provisional Schedule of Events (http://www.pibroadrace.com/)
Sunday – Entrants arrive, register, tech inspection
Monday – Orientation, Recollections, Practice Sessions, Rocker Cover (like Pinewood Derby) races at The Goat restaurant
Tuesday – Race qualitfying 10:00 - noon, racing 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Wednesday – Car Show 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Miata Club info:
Presently this is a do-it-yourself event, but we may organize a group caravan, etc., if several people want to travel there on the same day.
· Nicholas has contacted the race organizer about possibly setting up a ‘Miata Corral’ at the track for the club.
· Miller Ferry offered us an adult passenger group rate of $12 round trip per person. Visit their website, www.millerferry.com, to view our interactive map of island attractions as well as nearly 100 coupons to local island businesses.
· Nicholas has made an inquiry into renting a house during the event.
North Coast Miata Club contact – write Nicholas Bugosh at or call 970.631.4190.