{"id":498476,"date":"2019-11-07T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T14:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=96451"},"modified":"2024-02-16T03:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T03:48:03","slug":"put-in-bay-sports-car-races-report-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/put-in-bay-sports-car-races-report-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Put-in-Bay Race (2019) – Recap & Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2019 Put-in-Bay vintage sports car races (held September 24-27) continued to earn enthusiastic praise for the event\u2019s renowned atmosphere where enjoyment is the primary goal, \u201claid back\u201d is the desired attitude, and the racing is expected to be competitive but respectful.<\/p>\n

The event takes place\u2014where it began with a very small reunion event in 2009 \u2014on Ohio\u2019s historic South Bass Island where sports cars raced through the public streets from 1952 to 1959 and one \u201clast time\u201d in 1963.<\/p>\n

Unique in vintage racing for inviting both racing- and non-racing entries, the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races continued to draw a wide variety of vintage production cars, sports racers, and open wheel cars. This year, approximately 140 entrants hailed from 17 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Two days of racing took place around the twisty but fast 1.2-mile, haybale lined circuit at the Put-in-Bay airport.\u00a0 Adding to the fun of this year\u2019s 10th<\/sup> Anniversary event was a special race for \u201cTin Top\u201d sedans, which attracted everything from buzzy sub-1-liter European offerings to a trio of thundering 5-liter American iron.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In addition to the Tin Top race, there were four race groups plus an exhibition group. All racers received plenty of track time leading up to the event\u2019s final race where the top finishing closed-wheel cars from the various groups are invited to compete for the \u201cPut-in-Bay Cup.\u201d\u00a0 This year the honors went to Sam Halkias of Westerville, OH in his Triumph TR6.<\/p>\n

Besides the on-track action, participants enjoy numerous other \u201ctraditions\u201d during the nearly four days of activity that contribute to making the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races more like an annual reunion of friends, or as one entrant recently described it: \u201cThe Holy Grail of old school vintage racing.\u201d\u00a0 These include:<\/p>\n