IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Lime Rock Park Partners with Fairfield County Sports Car Club for Autocross Events
Celebrate 60 Years of the Mustang & Ford Performance at
Historic Festival 42!
Plus, Formula Junior returns as a Featured Race Group at HF42!
Celebrating its 42nd year, the Lime Rock Historic Festival launches into action over Labor Day weekend with a 17-mile tour through the area with Thursday’s Vintage Race Car and Sports Car Parade. Friday, Saturday and Monday feature non-stop, on-track competition across a diverse set of historic racing classes.
On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.
Click the button below to read more about Historic Festival 42, & be sure to read the rest of this email for more news and offerings at HF42!
Taking place on Sunday, September 1st at Historic Festival 42, Gathering of the Marques hosts enthusiasts and clubs representing nearly every make and model, all arranged around the 1.5-mile Lime Rock Park circuit. With as many as 800 cars expected, the event will showcase an incredibly diverse display of cars grouped by make, model or country of origin.
Many regional car clubs are regular attendees and we encourage clubs to contact us about participation. For clubs that pre-register as a group, Lime Rock Park does offer discounted group pricing. For more information on club participation, contact walter@limerock.com
Click the link below to learn more about you can participate in Gathering of the Marques & get your tickets today!
ROSS MYERS DIVERSE FORD COLLECTION TO BE DISPLAYED
Ross Myers, a regular competitor in Historic Trans-Am and a long-time competitor at Lime Rock Park, is the benefactor of Boyertown, Pennsylvania-based 3 Dog Garage Museum and will bring 16 rare Ford-powered cars that will be on display throughout the weekend and during Sunday in The Park, including the Paul Newman-raced Daytona Prototype, Carrol Shelby’s championship-winning 1963 Competition Cobra 289 and several original historic Trans-Am cars.
This is Part 1 of a two-part blog, where we’ll showcase each of the remarkable cars from Myers’ collection that will be on display during Historic Festival 42. Be sure to check back next week for Part 2, where we’ll continue the exploration of these incredible vehicles.
NEWS: Lime Rock Park Partners with Hemmings.com for an Unforgettable VIP Experience at Historic Festival 42
Lime Rock Park is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Hemmings.com, bringing a unique blend of hospitality and automotive experiences to this year’s Historic Festival 42 with the new Collector Car Marketplace presented by Hemmings.
The Hemmings takeover will give automotive enthusiasts an exclusive VIP experience that includes all-inclusive hospitality, reserved infield car corral parking, parade laps, an entry into the hot lap raffle and early access to Sunday in The Park Concours d’Elegance.
Click the button below to learn more & secure your Hemmings Collector Car Marketplace Pass today!
NEWS: RealTime Brings Legendary World Challenge Cars to
Historic Festival 42
Photo via Nick Sweek
RealTime Racing, winners of 15 World Challenge Drivers’ Championships, will bring four of its turn-of-the-century World Challenge race cars to Lime Rock Park for the 42nd running the Historic Festival, August 30 – September 2. The cars are part of the Toyo Tires Turn-of-the-Century World Challenge Group created specifically for this year’s event.
Click the button below to read more about the iconic cars RealTime will be bringing both on & off track!
Join us August 16-17 in celebrating the modern tuner era at GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends! Featuring massive fields in the GLTC series & some of the year’s most exciting builds in Time Attack, you won’t want to miss this.
Plus, cap the weekend off with FCP Euro’s Sunday Motoring Meet: Circuit Legends Edition on Sunday the 18th!
More details to come as the event approaches — in the meantime, learn more about GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends at the button below!
NEWS: Lime Rock Park Partners with Fairfield County Sports Car Club for Autocross Events
After years of collaboration, Lime Rock Park and Fairfield County Sports Car Club (FCSCC) have officially formed a new partnership to offer autocross events. This collaboration brings together one of the country’s most iconic racing venues and one of the oldest continuously-operating independent motorsports clubs.
With curriculums that are designed for novice drivers, as well as programs that will reward the more experienced driver with one on one coaching, the FCSCC autocross programs are available throughout the 2024 summer and fall seasons.
Click the link below to learn more about our autocross programs with Fairfield County Sports Car Club!