Quote Originally Posted by lateapex911 View Post
Karl, the Bridgehampton situation is much different. !- you live on an island. It take YOU forever to get anywhere off the island, but the reverse is true...getting rigs and pro teams to the Bridge was a major PIA. That, and once there, accomodations were difficult, at best. Further, the track was guilty of not keeping up with the times. perhaps it ws because of the impossibility of attracting pro level events due to it's isalnd location , but, in the end, the finacial realities meant that the land was far more valuable when repurposed. Just as a golf range in a suburb gets eaten by development....
From the 'Yahoo Real Estate website'

'Most Espensive U.S. Small Town: Sagaponack, NY

Sagaponack is not the only rarefied real estate market, no matter how poorly the country's housing market is doing. Long Island's two counties, Nassau and Suffolk (where Sagaponack is located) account for more than half of the 50 most expensive small towns in America. Nearby Water Mill (No.6) and Bridgehampton (No. 8) command median sale prices of $2,238,676 and $2,081,717, respectively.'

Could this be the real reason we don't race at Bridgehampton anymore? BTW, Bruce McLaren and Dennie Hume used to love to waterski at Sag Harbor - while the rest of the field was fighting for starting positions behind them!