The Classic Motorsports Mitty is a classic automobile race and event held annually at the Road Atlanta race track in Braselton, Georgia.
The Mitty began in 1977 with a handful of Atlanta-area road racing enthusiasts who were looking for a safe place to exercise their cars at speed.
After observing the enthusiasm for that first event, Martha Turner, then editor of the Jaguar Marque, dubbed the proceedings the great Walter Mitty Challenge after the James Thurber short story.
In 2004 Classic Motorsports magazine became the title sponsor and event co-promoter.
presented by Hagerty and sanctioned by Historic Sportscar Racing, an East Coast-based racing series that developed from the first Mitty and now sanctions six to 10 events each year.