Bridgehampton Race Circuit - circa 1970's - Page 2

justcallmefred · #16 (**permalink**) 02-21-2006, 06:39 PM

Bill- I did get it from Fernie -after much time and effort. Joe Scheibenpflug bought the car from Ammen 11/73 and then only raced it 5 times before passing it on to George Turini in/on 8/76. Eric- no offense taken, I think it's the same car- Rutherford and Ammen also had a GTA(s)? However -I don't think they were ever run in CS-even with the 1300? The door handles would tell too, it's a bit fuzzy in the photo. It's going back to 1600 BS which is they way it ran the majority of it's life. For GT 3 they hacked off the lower nose and had a spoiler in glass which dzus fastened on. The tailights were hacked out for the bigger ones as it must have run a 2 L in the end. The roof is perfect and the car never had any soundproofing inside or under- when it's done I'll be sure and share some pics.

**lowmileage** · #17 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by italcarguy

Awesome pics. Do you have more pictures of the GTA's there especially the dark colored #3 pictured in the below?

**lowmileage** · #18 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 07:34 AM

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I'll look. At that particular 1975 (or '76?) SCCA National race, I met up with and camped next to a group of guys with a 240Z racing under the name of "Team Effort Racing." Not you, was it?

**lowmileage** · #19 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by endel

If you happen to come across a picture of a blue 240Z car, C-production, number 16, I would love to have a copy. We raced against Newman for years, both there and the NER SCCA National circuit. The car was originally blue in the early days, later changed to white, when we swicthed to GT-2.

**lowmileage** · #20 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 07:54 AM

Gene had a shop on West Hills Road in Huntington Station and did some minor work on my '69 Corvette

One of my favorites, ah the '69 Corvette

Loved their motorcycle races and the smell of Castrol in the air

**italcarguy** · #21 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 09:13 AM

Thanks for sharing those pictures with us. It's nice to see what these cars looked like out there before I was ever around.

**Farace** · #22 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 05:33 PM

I was at college in Southampton from '78-'82. I'm embarrassed to admit how badly I needed a clue: I was completely unaware of the Bridgehampton race during my college years. I wish I knew then . . .

Hit an Apex · #23 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 06:34 PM

There is a group that is trying to bring car racing back to Bridgehampton/ the surrounding areas. I know for a fact that they were very active in 2004, don't know since then.

jontg428 · #24 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 08:23 PM

I had a honda CB350 like that, just wondered if anyone noticed the classic bikes....

GTVis4me · #25 (**permalink**) 02-23-2006, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Hit an Apex

There is a group that is trying to bring car racing back to Bridgehampton/ the surrounding areas. I know for a fact that they were very active in 2004, don't know since then.

**lowmileage** · #26 (**permalink**) 02-23-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Hit an Apex

There is a group that is trying to bring car racing back to Bridgehampton/ the surrounding areas. I know for a fact that they were very active in 2004, don't know since then.

mezzeta · #27 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by justcallmefred

I ended up with that "rust bucket" It's a cool car that was put together by Gary Rutherford for him and Dave Ammen. It was a race car right from day one- first year as CS (as depicted) w/ a 1300 then one year EP with a 1600 then many years (and logbooks) as a BS still w/ the 1600. Ended it's career as a GT 3 car- last raced 1983. All owners known and really not that rusty but needs alot of bodywork to put back to late 60s BS configuration. Ran at Bridgehampton many times according to the logbooks. Will pay for any period photos people may have of this car- next year we want to run some races back east with it.

**PAUGNUT1275** · #28 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 09:02 PM

Ammen and Rutherford had a 1300 GTA-Jr before the steel bodied car. I think that one went to Bruce Perry, then to NZ. I don't think that the green #3 is Romans Midgley car. I'm not sure if Midgley would have gotten this far East. I'll look around for similar photos.
Keith

PSk · #29 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PAUGNUT1275

Ammen and Rutherford had a 1300 GTA-Jr before the steel bodied car. I think that one went to Bruce Perry, then to NZ. I don't think that the green #3 is Romans Midgley car. I'm not sure if Midgley would have gotten this far East. I'll look around for similar photos.
Keith

**kengta** · #30 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PSk

I wonder if that 1300 GTA-Jr is the one I saw at a NZ track called Manfield around 1993. It was in what I would call rough condition, but apparently had never been on a public road and always was a race car. It had extreme lightening like even the dashboard was cut in half and no chrome trim anywhere.

I would have had to do a simpathetic restoration myself before I raced it, but the owner liked it like it was ... heck I would not even have allowed it on the track if I was the scrutineer.
Pete