GPF Update
Casey Creamer
Hello fellow Stone Bridge Drivers.
Here is a press releases that will help to keep you up to date.
Vintage race cars take to the streets of Watkins Glen September 6 to celebrate America’s road racing history as part of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2024
CONTACT: Michaela Christensen, 607-535-3003
The streets of Watkins Glen, New York, will be full of vintage racecars at the Sept. 6 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival to celebrate road racing history.
Festival promoters announced today that the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association—the largest vintage racing organization in the United States—has agreed to help sponsor the festival.
The cars will take to the streets of the Finger Lakes village where U.S. road racing history was made. From 1948 to 1952, racers from around the world competed on a 6.6-mile road course through the village and through the local hills. These United States Grand Prix events led to further racing activities in Watkins Glen, including those now run at NASCAR’s Watkins Glen International racetrack.
Stacy Husted, president of Watkins Glen Promotions and chair of the Festival’s management committee, said she is excited about the support from SVRA. “In past years, our Festival ran adjacent to the early September Vintage races at the WGI track, but this year, a change in the NASCAR schedule put those races in August, and unfortunately, WGI won’t be partnering with us this year because of the change.” Husted said. “Because we work with the Village, the State Park, and other groups to close streets and use parking areas for our Festival, we could not move our event date to the high-traffic season before Labor Day. We are really grateful to SVRA for bringing their members, cars, and drivers back to Watkins Glen to participate in our Festival.”
The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, and will begin with a special SVRA Smalley’s Tech Inspection Reenactment at the original Smalley’s Garage. SVRA race cars will undergo a technical inspection similar to those performed during the original Grand Prix races.
Through the day, the Festival will highlight 10 groups of sports and classic cars as they take laps of the original Old Course used in the original Grand Prix races. Franklin Street, the main drag through the village, will be closed through the afternoon and early evening for their laps.
The Featured Marque for this year’s Festival will be MG. Owners and drivers of these cars will participate in road rallies and get extra recognition as they drive through the village.
Late in the afternoon, the assembled SVRA vintage racers will participate in the SVRA Grand Prix Festival Tribute Laps of the Old Course. As they have in the past, these race cars will be led by Schuyler County Sheriff’s deputies around the old course and through the hills just as their predecessors did, more than 70 years ago.
The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival is sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust Company and is produced by Watkins Glen Promotions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting community festivals in Schuyler County, New York.
For more information on the Grand Prix Festival, contact Watkins Glen Promotions at 607-535-3003, or visit www.grandprixfestival.com.
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Jon Swanson
I did the Roadster Tour last year and it turned into a bit of a cluster after about 3 turns as many of us got lost. Despite that it was an absolute blast and I would definitely recommend it. We finished in time to enjoy the race cars on main street.
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Casey Creamer
Go to http://www.grandprixfestival.com/whatevent.html to find out which events your car qualifies for.
Casey
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Hello:
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Casey Creamer
Are you not able to get a navigator because you are an awful driver? Sometimes there will be people at your drivers meeting who are willing to be you navigator.
But to answer your question, N O you will not be able to drive directly from the winery to your parking spot downtown because at that time it is an open state highway that has not closed yet.
But if you talk with your event chair Terrie, she will be able to figure something out so that you can meet up with the group in Montour Falls or something like that.
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Terrie Sautter
As Casey mentioned, you could find a place to hang out until the Glenora Run assembles in Montour Falls around 11:15 a.m., but the fun is in the rallye!
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Joe Lucchesi
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Michael Novakowski
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Joe Lucchesi
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Terrie Sautter
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Joe Lucchesi
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