LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Lime Rock Park, the historic motorsports and entertainment destination nestled among the hills of bucolic Northwest Connecticut, is gearing up for a diverse season, including five major events.
New in 2020 will be the first Touring Car Festival featuring TC America and Pirelli GT4 America SprintX, both managed by SRO Motorsports America. This two-day event will kick off Lime Rock’s season with practice and qualifying held on May 8 and racing on May 9.
TC America’s popular touring car classes — TCR, TC and TCA — compete in two 40-minute sprint races. The Pirelli GT4 America SprintX series features one-hour races with two drivers per car and a mandatory driver change during pit stops.
“We’re pleased to add this new event to next year’s schedule,” said Skip Barber, Lime Rock Park President. “Both TC America and Pirelli GT4 America bring a high-level of excitement and close racing action.”
Lime Rock’s season will continue on May 22-25 with the Memorial Day Classic featuring the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Ass’n and International GT also on the card. The traditional holiday weekend will also include the annual Royal’s Garage Sunday Car Show and a Farm-To-Track Picnic, both held on May 24.
On June 12-13, Lime Rock hosts the SCCA New England Regionals with classes for every kind of race car imaginable, from virtually stock sedans and sports cars to formula cars of every type.
Lime Rock’s biggest race of the year, the IMSA Northeast Grand Prix, will be held on July 18-19 with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. This weekend features the fastest GT cars in the country with the GT Le Mans and GT Daytona classes racing simultaneously in the two hour and 40-minute WeatherTech SportsCar race.
Rounding out the season will be the 38th annual Historic Festival held over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-7. Along with 36 races held over three days, the event features the Sunday in the Park Concours and Gathering of the Marques with more than 800 cars on display around the track.
This year’s Festival is poised to be larger than ever with the addition of race cars from Vintage Racer Group as well as the Vintage Sports Car Club of America.