The Racetrack Is Gone. The Cars Still Come Back To The HamptonsForbesScott Drevnig, ContributorUpdatedThu, September 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleInvitation-only attendees admire the vehicles dotting the fairway at The Bridge.Michael FosterSome of the world's most coveted automobiles gathered on the fairways of The Bridge golf course in Bridgehampton — land that once made up the Bridgehampton Race Circuit. Framed by rolling hills and views of Shelter Island Sound, Ferraris, Porsches, Mercedes-Benzes and other rare machines were positioned across the property, their polished bodies catching the afternoon sun on the same ground where racing drivers once chased lap records.The Bridge hosts cars at sunset in the Hamptons.The September 19 occasion marked the 10th anniversary of The Bridge, one of the Hamptons' most exclusive gatherings. The invitation-only guest list brings together serious collectors, designers, automotive executives, watchmakers and figures from fashion, finance and luxury retail. There are no trophies and no judging sheets. Instead, the cars share the fairways with contemporary design, fine watches, aircraft and emerging forms of transportation, alongside curated food and drink stations set up around the course.That setting is what gave The Bridge X its character. The cars aren't displayed in a convention center or lined up on an asphalt lot — they occupy a landscape with its own racing history, bringing together the machines of the past, the collectors who preserve them and the technology shaping what comes next. For one afternoon, a private golf club becomes a working exhibition of automotive history and modern luxury.The Bridge Is A Concours Without CompetitionUnlike conventional concours events, where automobiles are typically evaluated against exacting standards of originality, provenance and restoration, The Bridge removes competition entirely, letting exceptional engineering be appreciated on its own terms.A Ferrari Testarossa parade on The Bridge fairway.Mercedes-Benz USA, the event's presenting partner, used the occasion to mark its own 140th anniversary, presenting "Lines of Motion," an architectural installation of brightly colored bands wrapping the Bridge Pro Shop and spilling onto the surrounding grounds.AdvertisementAdvertisementVolvo offered an early look at its all-electric EX60, while Dutch manufacturer Spyker made its first appearance at the event with the C8 Preliator XXV, an 800-horsepower performance car capped at 25 units.This year's 10th-anniversary edition pushed the event beyond its automotive core.The Twenty Five Regent Seaglider model at The Bridge.The Twenty Five — a newly launched private membership network built to reimagine regional transit — showcased Regent's all-electric Seaglider, a zero-emission vessel that operates as a hybrid between boat and aircraft: It starts on its hull, rises onto hydrofoils and ultimately flies just feet above the water's surface. By bypassing airports and highway gridlock entirely, the network aims to cut commute times on high-demand corridors, with a proposed Manhattan-to-Hamptons journey of 68 minutes when the service launches in 2027. Guests climbed into an on-site simulator to test the controls and get a feel for how the coastal service will run.Inside watchmaker Breguet's atelier, master craftsmen demonstrated traditional finishing techniques alongside historical Bugatti dashboard clocks and contemporary tourbillons — the rotating mechanical cage that houses a watch's escapement and balance wheel. Overhead, Pivotal, a light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, made low passes, while New York-based aviation company Blade displayed a full-scale model of Joby Aviation's new S4 aircraft.Classic cars on the fairway.Ferraris And Porsches On The FairwaysThe cars remained the center of the event, with a lineup that leaned on competition history and significant road cars. Porsche 911 RS models, a run of Ferraris in eye-catching colors and a silver Ferrari 250 GT SWB that drew a steady crowd throughout the afternoon.Ferrari Martini in the sand bar.A drive-in movie setup played vintage car scenes, film clips and racing footage — popcorn included — adding a deliberately cinematic note set against the rolling green.AdvertisementAdvertisementToday's collector-car world places heavy emphasis on provenance, design, rarity and preservation, and The Bridge X ties that culture directly to the property's own past. That relationship explains the event's mixture of old and new: A Ferrari 250 GT SWB and a Mercedes 300 SL represent one chapter of automotive history; the AMG ONE and Volvo EX60 represent another; the Seaglider and electric aircraft extend the conversation beyond the automobile itself.Benz at The Bridge.Ultimately, what binds these machines is not nostalgia, but a shared belief in progress. A Ferrari 250 GT SWB, a Mercedes 300 SL, an AMG ONE and an electric Seaglider represent radically different eras and technologies, yet each began with the same proposition: that engineering can make movement more thrilling, more beautiful or more possible. Without scorecards or ribbons getting in the way, every vehicle speaks for itself—a physical record of what happens when engineers throw out the rulebook and build something fearless.By early evening, the cars began disappearing from the fairways as trailers pulled off the property, and The Bridge went back to looking like the exceptional golf course it is.For a few hours, though, the old circuit returned — not as a racetrack, but as a collection of machines that made its history visible again. The cars had come back to Bridgehampton. They just weren't racing this time.1960s Ferrari 330 GTC takes center stage.This article was originally published on Forbes.com