New York: USA.
1915 - BRIDGEHAMPTON STREET RACES.
The first form of motor racing held in Bridgehampton began in in 1915 around public roads in the small hamlet, the racing was in a anticlock wise direction of the three mile course.
The course started on the Montaukn highway, turning left into Halsey Lane, left onto Pauls Lane, left onto Ocean Boulevard, and left back onto Montauk Highway, this circuit ceased being used in 1921.
1949 - BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR ROAD RACES. 11th June 1949.Street racing recomenced at Bridgehampton in 1949, around a smaller two and a half mile street circuit adjacent to the previous course. The racing was held in a clockwise direction, starting on Ocean Road, turning right onto Sagaponack Road, right onto Sagaponack Main Street, right onto Bridge Lane, and right back on to Ocean Road.
The racing continued with a lot of success up until 1953 when a driver was killed during practice and three spectators injured during an event, these incident's plus some others at also took lives at other street circuit's, pushed the State of New York to ban all forms of racing on Public road's.
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1950 - BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR ROAD RACES. 10th June 1950. |
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1951 - BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR ROAD RACES. 9th June 1951. |
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1952 - BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR ROAD RACES. 24th May 1952. |
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1953 - BRIDGEHAMPTON ROAD RACE CORPERATION.
The Bridgehampton Road Race Corperation was formed in 1953, by a group of local Road Racing enthusiasts, these mission was to raise the money to build Brigehampton's first permanent racing circuit.
The corperation purchased the 550 acre parcel of land known as Noyack Hills in 1956 an set about building the 1.78 mile 13 turn permanent circuit.
1953 - BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR RACES. 23rd May 1953. |
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1957 - BRIDGEHAMPTON RACE CIRCUIT.
Although the venue was not entirly finished the first race meeting was held in 1957. Several succesful years of racing events and national Series were held at Bridgehampton over this period, meanwhile construction continued on finishing the circuit to its four mile length, but also many more tracks were popping up, all newer, more modern and more appealing to the drivers and fan's.
Sadly Bridgehampton had lost it gloss, The venue needed some major upgrade to bring it up to world standard's, but the Corperation had very little money, add to this, the noise complaint's and the land valves had gone through the roof, i think you can see where this is going, It is reported that the Bridgehampton circuit closed in 1999.
1957 - BRIDGEHAMPTON RACE CIRCUIT. 28th&29th September 1957. |
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1965 - BRIDGEHAMPTON RACE CIRCUIT.
1994 - BRIDGEHAMPTON RACE CIRCUIT. Location.
2025 - BRIDGEHAMPTON RACE CIRCUIT. Location.
