1961 BRIDGEHAMPTON Memorial Day National Races 61 Bridge Pg2   Return to BARC Home photo credits:  Dave Nicholas, Dave Zych, John E. Kelley

Allan Connell stayed in front of Hansgen at the start and finished a strong second	Walt creeps closer to Connell before the inevitable pass for the lead	Fred Gamble's LeMans birdcage leads Hansgen and Holbert to eventually finish 3rd overall	Connell was fast and fun to watch in the blue birdcage	Gerry Georgi's Costin-Lister Chev was 6th overall
BARC member Bob Bucher drifting the National Champ RSK to 5th OA	Bucher pushes the car into the fast last turn before it breaks loose	Bucher on the practice grid  showing new Blue Streak stickers	The fabulous Bob Holbert drifting at well over 100 in 4th	Dominianni's Corvette, Duncan Black's Daimler and Grossman's Ferrari
Walt Hansgen was the master of The Bridge.  He won or broke	Hansgen, calm, focused and always fast.  His protégé Mark Donohue shared those traits	Connel and Hansgen just having the best time in their T-60's on this very fast front straight	Corvettes follow Bucher up the hill in practice on Saturday	3 Corvettes in the valley at the back of the course