[Fot] 2025 Kastner Cup at Lime Rock!

Mon Nov 11 10:30:33 MST 2024

Shameless plug here.

The Historic Racing Group,   https://historicracinggroup.com/ ,in concert
with VSCCA and Empire Drivers, will be racing at Lime Rock Fri-Sat May
30-31, 2025 (Fri-Sat after Memorial Day). We, and the VSCCA, will have some
spots open for non members who would like to get some racing time in at the
track before the K Cup. There will also be two track day groups at the
event if you want more of a tune and test than wheel to wheel competition.

Wheel to Wheel groups:
HRG- Multiclass racing. We allow SCCA production and GT based race cars
from the early 60s through 1983. Think Spitfire/TR4/TR6/TR7/TR8 from the
Triumph fold.
VSCCA - Rick McCurdy and other earlier TRs, as well as Triumph based sports
racers should race with VSCCA.

Track day groups: Passing only allowed on the straights
Two separate sessions, based on car prep and experience level. All of the
advanced groups are generally full-on race cars, some modern cars will be
in this group.

All groups can run unmuffled, one of just 7 open exhaust days allowed at
the track (K Cup will be open exhaust). Two day event, free camping (no
hookups) allowed at the track, participant (including crew) party on Friday
night. Unlimited crew, a ton of track time with 3-4 sessions per group per
day. It's a fun event that we consider our friends and family weekend.

Details and entry form will be on the HRG website in a week or so.

If you have any questions, send me an email.

thanks Henry, really looking forward to the KCup at my home track.

mike harmuth

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 9:44 AM yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Thanks to our own media maven Shawn Frank, we have been nudged to get
> going with our first press release and the event poster! Those of us who
> belong to the Vintage Triumph Register get the magazine, The Vintage
> Triumph, and know that Shawn is the editor. Be sure to look for coverage
> in every issue from the next one due in a few weeks all the way up to
> the event next fall! Thank you Shawn for the great support!!!
>
> Details for the event are starting to come together. I will share the
> pertinent facts as they become available.
>
> Event Poster: I have attached the event poster, thanks to Curt Johnston
> for helping us with that!
>
> Schedule: Test day is the Tuesday immediately preceding the event. The
> track is happy to have racers park their race rigs at the track in the
> assigned spot for the event on Tuesday, but you can't stay at the track
> until Thursday. On Thursday, the track hosts a drive through the
> Berkshire Mountains open to race cars and street cars alike, a real
> treat for many. The drive ends in Falls Village, a quaint town a couple
> miles from the track for an old-fashioned street fair. On Friday we
> practice in the morning, qualify in the afternoon. Then two races on
> Saturday, and on Monday morning we have another race before the main
> event. We run the Kastner Cup race right after lunch with the ceremony
> to present the Kastner Cup after the race.
>
> Eligibility: The race is open to all Triumph powered race cars. The
> caveat is, as always, tire rules. Cars must run on Vintage tires,
> meaning no slicks. I urge any potential participant to contact me with
> details of your car and we will do everything possible to get you in the
> race.
>
> Triumphs get their own run group: There could be some exceptions to this
> one, if we get too many Triumphs registering for the event we may be
> forced to bump the uber-fast cars to fast group, or a car prepped well
> beyond Vintage rules may run with a more appropriate group. Same may
> apply to some of the less-fast cars, we may have to bump them to a
> not-so-fast group. But we will all race together on Monday afternoon for
> the Cup.
>
> Lodging: This will be a challenge. We urge everyone who is planning on
> attending and not camping at the track to secure bedspace as soon as
> possible. The closest town with a variety of known hotel chains is Great
> Barrington, Massachusetts, about 30 minutes from the track. It is not
> practical to identify a host hotel for this one, the hotels are not
> large and get filled up early. An option some racers use is to double
> (or triple) up and secure lodging from AirB&B or VRBO. There are houses
> available in the area that work well for this. Also, there is
> information on Lime Rock's website with some closer options, but none of
> them are large and the scope of this annual event usually has them
> filled by the same racers year to year!
>
> Sponsorship: As always, there will be expenses that the FOT needs to
> cover. We are soliciting donations for sponsorship as we have done in
> the past. Please contact me, Henry Frye, with any questions or with any
> interest in sponsorship. We will continue to use the gofundme page for
> those looking for a convenient way to contribute.
>
> Sunday: Lime Rock Park operates under a moratorium that prohibits
> running race engines on Sundays. The track pivots on Sunday to host a
> large concours and car show. Race cars are invited to participate, but
> each one gets towed down to the front straight on the track as we can't
> run them! We are in process of securing prime car show space for our
> friends with their street cars. Our plans for Sunday are still in
> process, but we envision some FOT gathering for dinner, libation and
> socializing. Again, stay tuned for more details as they develop.
>
> Feel free to reach out with any questions, I will do my best to get back
> to you quickly!
>
> We look forward to seeing you at the Lime Rock Historic Festival next
> fall!
>
> Henry Frye
> 2025 Kastner Cup - FOT Chair
> fot at kastnercup.com
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