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By Glenda Gephart of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen

Since 1993, the Grand Prix Festival of Watkins Glen presented by Chemung Canal Trust Company has celebrated our heritage of motor racing. Last year, an estimated 20,000 spectators helped us celebrate. As in previous years, reenactment of the Grand Prix races are featured in a variety of events during this all day festival. Events include the Walk of Fame award ceremony, a historical lecture called The Legends Speak, a pre-race Tech Inspection at Smalley's Garage, and a judged automobile show, the The Chemung Canal Trust Company Concours d'Elegance.

The featured highlight of the Festival is a reenactment of the Grand Prix races using the original 6.6 mile road course. Always a crowd pleaser, the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Reenactment is designed to recreate the ambiance of the 1948-52 Watkins Glen street races. The race reenactment is open to selected Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) cars participating in the U.S. Vintage Grand Prix races held at the nearby Watkins Glen International race course on the same weekend as the festival.

In addition to the SVRA race participants mentioned above, if you own a qualifying automobile and would also like to participate in the festival, you are not alone. Nearly one-thousand festival attendees will choose to participate in the Festival by registering, as driver/navigator teams, in one of six Stone Bridge Driver events. Each of the participants in these events share two things in common: a passion for driving classic sports cars and a desire to relive some of the excitement of driving on the original 6.6 mile circuit during the festival. Nota Bene: Only 500 eligible classic cars may register for these events and the slots fill very quickly.

At the Grand Prix Festival of Watkins Glen presented by Chemung Canal Trust there is something for everyone! Parked along the main streets of the village you will find over 500 classic sports cars of all ages and marques for your enjoyment. In addition to live music, wine tasting, food courts, and assorted other family activities, a variety of vendors of racing items and related merchandise are provided for your entertainment and pleasure. Oh, and did we mention that Community Bank sponsors fantastic fireworks at dusk?