[Fot] Lime Rock Question

[Mike Harmuth]

Thanks Henry

Registration is open for the Empire Cup event at Lime Rock Fri-Sat May
30-31 (Fri after Memorial Day). 2 days of unmuffled racing, either with HRG
(~1960-1983 era) SCCA Prod and GT class cars or TRs and sports racers with
VSCCA. Unlimited crew, party for all on Friday Night.
https://historicracinggroup.com/

Info and entry form for the weekend, including 2 track day groups (let your
crew run a car between race sessions)
 (old school - print out and mail a check in)
https://historicracinggroup.com/resources/2025/Lime%20Rock%20Entry%20Form%202025.pdf

Send me any questions and I'll either answer them or put you in touch with
the right person.

mike h
ofracer at gmail.com

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks everyone for providing good info. I can confirm that while we don't
> have a published calendar yet, the plans for 2025 are as described by
> several.
>
> We have no noise limits to deal with folks, the practice day the Tuesday
> preceding the event is an open exhaust day, unmuffled cars are fine all
> weekend except Sunday. Those participating in the main event over Labor Day
> weekend will have been previously assigned a paddock space, and you have
> the option to drop your rig in your paddock space after you complete your
> track time on Tuesday. The caveat is you will not be allowed to camp at the
> track on Tuesday or Wednesday night, so if you are planning on staying at
> the track in your rig, you need to make alternate plans for those nights.
> Regular load in is on Thursday, and you are free to stay at the track from
> Thursday through Sunday night.
>
> A nice overview of the event is online, check out:
>
> https://limerock.com/events/historic-festival/
>
> Thursday late afternoon the track hosts a parade open to race cars, 17
> miles of beautiful New England countryside ending in a street fair in Falls
> Village, a quaint little town a couple miles from the track. If driving
> your race car on the street is not your thing, it is well worth finding
> your way to Falls Village to take in the scene.
>
> For the most part, we will have an All-Triumph run group. If our numbers
> exceed a safe run group, we may be forced to put some cars in a more
> appropriate run group, that may apply to cars on both ends of the timing
> sheet. If your Triumph is prepped beyond vintage specs, your tire choice
> will play a big factor on where you run. But rest assured for the main
> event, all the Triumphs will together for the Kastner Cup race!
>
> We have a practice session on Friday morning, and we qualify on Friday
> afternoon. Both sessions on Saturday are races. Monday morning is our third
> race, then right after lunch on Monday we run for the Kastner Cup.
>
> Sunday is a quiet day, no race engines allowed. The track holds a huge car
> show, and as the featured run group we are part of that if you want to.
> More details on Sunday to follow, including a FOT get together at the track!
>
> You will hear me say this again as we get closer to the event, I encourage
> anybody who has not run Lime Rock to take advantage of the test day.
> Driving Lime Rock is a very unique experience, and while 7 turns in 1.6
> miles may not sound that difficult, you will be surprised how uncomfortable
> those first few sessions can be. For us mere mortals, speed at Lime Rock
> comes from repetition, and many find the learning curve pretty steep!
>
> Even better, consider running the Empire Cup in June. Mike Harmuth will
> provide the details on the Empire as we get closer to the event.
>
> Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!
>
> Henry Frye
> Kastner Cup Co-Chair
> 860.508.3118 - mobile
>
> On 2025-01-08 17:41, Tony Drews via Fot wrote:
>
> Is the test / tune / practice day before the Labor Day / K-Cup weekend
> also unmuffled?  I'm kinda counting on that...
>
> Thanks, Tony Drews
> On 1/8/2025 3:48 PM, fmccjr--- via Fot wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> There are events that do have limits on how much noise comes from the
> track, but the Historics on Labor Day weekend isn't one of them.
>
> There is a local ordinance that prohibits racing on Sunday's that has been
> in effect since the track opened- in winter months, you can see a church
> through the trees. I hope you are thinking about racing the for Cup this
> year!
>
> Rick McCurdy
>
> On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 4:24 PM, Michael Kurtz via Fot
> <fot at autox.team.net> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Does Lime Rock have a sound (decibels) restriction for racing?
>
> Mike Kurtz
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