Lime Rock Parks first big event of the year is just two weeks away, folks. Its been a long winter, but were ready to fire up the engines and get things rockin and rollin!
Its the Lime Rock Season-Opener featuring Trans Am and the Sunday Royals Garage Car Show benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project, Friday through Sunday, May 24-26.
Friday, May 24 is practice and qualifying, when all the Trans Am, Formula F, F2000 and VSCCA teams are preparing for Race Day...
... which is Saturday, May 25.
Which is a day totally crammed with non-stop action, from 9:00 in the morning until 5:30 in the afternoon. There are three races before noontime, then the Trans Am Fan Walkyep, right there on Sam Posey Straightthen the exciting Trans Am race at 1:30, then three more races after that! If youre keeping score at home, thats seven races in one day. Were just tryin to keep you happy...
(Click on these links for the Weekend Schedule, the Trans Am Entry List, and the F1600 and F2000 Entry Lists.)The next day is the Fourth Annual Sunday Royals Garage Car Show, where Sam Posey Straight is filled from the Downhill to Big Bend with the tri-state areas coolest cars. From hot rods, classics, and 60s and 70s muscle cars to antiques, motorcycles and brand-new SS Camaros and Boss Mustangs, if its a cool vehicle, itll probably be here. Click here for more info.Three Day Trans Am passes are just $30, and Saturday-only are just $15. But these prices are Advance Purchase only; the prices go up this Friday at 5:01 p.m. (Friday midnight if you buy online). Call or click to take advantage of pre-event pricing.
Oh, three more things about the Trans Am weekend...CABANAS There are a handful of Lime Rock Hillside Cabanas still available! You can reserve a Lime Rock Hillside Cabana and enjoy the private comfort of a pop-up tent, the use of four comfortable Hankook Tire lawn chairs, and a cooler filled with complimentary beverages from Coca-Cola, Harpoon Brewery and Crystal Rock. Prime viewing on the Infield Hillside, of course. The cost for a private cabana is $100 (doesnt include admission to the track); to reserve one, you have to call us at 860.435.5000.Do you own a RED, WHITE or BLUE car? Seriously, any red, white or blue carwinter beater to brand-new Ferrarican join the patriotic Red, White & Blue Car Corral on Saturday, May 25, in honor of Americas veterans on Memorial Day weekend. The cars in this Corral get a parade lap around Lime Rock during the lunch break! A Red, White & Blue Corral ticket is just $15, in addition to your Admission Ticket. Click here for more info. Oh, and there's a cool Ford Mustang Car Corral, too.MOHEGAN SUN FAN HOSPITALITY The most smokin-est, craziest, are we nuts? deal of the year... for the lunatic price of just $60.50, you can buy Mohegan Sun VIP Fan Hospitality, which includes shaded seating, continental breakfast, hot buffet lunch, beer/wine/soda/water/juices, special guest appearances, premium parking, a hot lap drawing, a personalized paddock tour and an event bag. This ticket includes Admission, too! We must be nuts... Click here for more info.Okay, people, lets go racing!The Itchy Fingered Folks at Lime Rock Park
