Current Photos
The Bridge Now
The images below show what some of the preserved portions of the track look like today.
Photos by Peter Klebnikov - Nov. 2007
The main straightaway, November, 2007. At the point where the shadow of the Chevron Bridge falls across the straight, the Can-Am cars would reach maximum speed, close to 200 MPH before flying off into the downhill Turn 1. During qualifying, the Ferraris barely braked. The pits and paddock were on the left, where the fairway is now.
Where races were won and lost: The blind first turn was called the most difficult corner in American road racing by some of America's greatest drivers. Several people lost their lives here. It's now eerily quiet, a forgotten part of the golf course complex.
Turn 1 called "the hardest corner in America". Beyond lies the end of the world and sheer terror. As noted pro Skip Scott once said: "Everybody's always wondering if that road is really where they remembered it was when they go over that hill".
Anthony Niosi was seen recently driving around the country roads not far from the raceway in this, his "beach car".
This '63 Jaguar was built to compete at LeMans but the French changed the displacement rules against V-12's. Unlike the GT-40's, it never raced at the Bridge, but it sure looks at home!
On race days, thousands of people crowded the Chevron Bridge and its verge. Standing on this bridge, feeling it shake as race cars thundered by at top speed, felt like "the first time" -- every time.
Echo Valley
Turn 1
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Looking south from Colasante. Thanks, South Shore Sports Car and Beer Drinking Society!
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Looking south from Colasante. Thanks, South Shore Sports Car and Beer Drinking Society!
THEN
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Turn 1, actually two turns in one, blind most of the way, with decreasing radius, sprinkled liberally with sand and taken flat out in many cars. Scary!
Under the Bridge
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Bill Tynan and his son explore the site of the former Bridgehampton Race Circuit. Some landmarks, like a scoring tower, are still standing.
