Brabham heads AARWBA quartet. Dec 3, 2008
Acura's leading driver pairing also won four times in eleven starts, including an overall victory at Lime Rock Park, and claimed P2 victories at Long Beach, Road America and Mosport before finishing as eventual runners-up in the class. Like Henzler, it is the first time Brabham has earned a first team nomination, although he has second team and honourable mentions from, while Sharp becomes a first team member for the third time, having been selected in the Road Racing category in 1991 and 1994,... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
'Just look out for each other' Oct 3, 2008
" In the past several months, it was known that Newman was ill, but his family and friends protected his privacy with an impenetrable wall of silence, punctuated only by a series of withdrawals from public commitment made in better times. Just last May, Newman resigned from a commitment to make his stage directorial debut in a production of John Steinbeck's, "Of Mice and Men" at the Westport Country Playhouse. He was also unable to attend events such as one held in New York City for his beloved... (Westport Minuteman, CT)
Private club puts wealthy drivers on fast track Sep 4, 2008
That's a different business model from Lime Rock Park in neighboring Connecticut, which hosts racing events and rents out to car clubs. McMichael said Monticello members are really buying access. (AZCentral -- Business)
Auto racing: Big stars coming to Mansfield Motorsports Park on Saturday Aug 21, 2008
He's run in the two road races at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock Park with the Camping World Series. In the Whelen Modified Tour, there will be 27 cars entered. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Chris Castagna Wins Jetta TDI Cup at Historic Lime Rock Park Aug 17, 2008
won his first race of the Jetta TDI Cup Saturday at Lime Rock Park after maintaining a lead he acquired early on in the 30-minute sprint. The race was a fierce competition from the beginning with the 30 amateur drivers testing their skills on the recently re-paved mile and a half track. (PR Newswire)
Sellers leads most laps at Adirondack, but finishes 10th Aug 7, 2008
"I spoke to NASCAR officials about our penalty and the lack of other penalties and expressed my thoughts on those and other matters. I said my peace and can't change the past so I'm looking forward to Lime Rock Park.". Seller's sits 12th in the standings heading into the second road course race of the season in Lakeville, Conn. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Picking up speed Aug 7, 2008
He will drive the Ford at NASCAR's Camping World East race next Saturday at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. MacDonald aspires to drive on the Sprint Cup circuit, where household names like Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kyle Bush drive the same kind of car, but for big purses and million-dollar sponsorship deals. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Blue Hills Regional's electric car sets school record Jul 30, 2008
The 2008 Connecticut Electrathon Challenge took place at Lime Rock Park on a quarter-mile course with elevation changes. The Blue Hills Regional Technical School electric racing team set a new Blue Hills record, scoring one hundred and two (102) laps with its newly modified electric racer. (Canton Journal, MA)
Josh Hurley Wins Jetta TDI Cup at Portland International Raceway Jul 28, 2008
The VW race series will continue its competitive run with the next race scheduled to take place at Lime Rock Park on August 16, 2008. Complete Jetta TDI Cup provisional race results are listed below with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car sponsor and laps completed. (PR Newswire)
2008 Grand-Am Rolex Series schedule and standings Jul 16, 2008
May 26 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn. (Kelly Collins, Paul Edwards). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Audi of America Joins Local Partner Jack Daniels Audi to Host Customers and World Champion Race Car Drivers in Upper Saddle River, NJ Prior to July 12 American Le Mans Race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT Jul 13, 2008
In preparation for Saturday's American Le Mans race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT on July 12, the Audi drivers have already hit the ground running to practice for the race and also interact with local Audi customers and race fans to share their enthusiasm for TDI clean diesel racing and road technology ... For more information regarding the July 12 race at Lime Rock park, please view the website. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Marking off milestones: Danbury-based auto racing team a rising power Jul 8, 2008
That's especially true as the team begins tuning up for its "home track" race, the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville this Saturday. Patron Highcroft is also within striking distance of Penske Racing for the ALMS P2 series championship with seven races left this season. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Franchitti's next step in limbo: Sports cars or NASCAR? Jul 3, 2008
" AGR released Bryan Herta and Christian Fittipaldi last week from its No. 26 Acura in the ALMS circuit. Franck Montagny was signed as the car's primary driver for the rest of the season, but the team was planning to use a variety of substitutes as the second driver over the final seven races of the ALMS season. In the series' July 12 race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., Montagny will be teamed with Marco Andretti, who will be running in the IndyCar series at Nashville Superspeedway that... (USA Today -- Sports)
Open Borders in Southbury May 30, 2008
LITCHFIELD-A Massachusetts man is facing criminal charges for allegedly photographing a woman's private parts Monday while taking in Memorial Day auto racing at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury. KENT-On Monday, flags waved, people cheered and bands played along the festive streets of Kent. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
At Lime Rock, Snapshots Lead To An Arrest May 30, 2008
The woman was wearing a light-colored mini skirt and apparently didn't notice Mr. Kangas angling for a shot while she was talking on her cell phone at the Grand-Am GT Classic races at Lime Rock Park, according to the report. Two Lime Rock employees reportedly told the woman they saw Mr. Kangas using his camera and they called police. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Police: Voyeur too close, personal at race May 29, 2008
BANTAM A Massachusetts man is facing criminal charges for allegedly photographing a womans private parts Monday while taking in Memorial Day auto racing at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury ... The woman was wearing a light-colored mini skirt and apparently didnt notice Kangas angling for a shot while she was talking on her cell phone at the Grand-Am GT Classic races at Lime Rock Park, according to the report. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
2008 local auto racing schedule Feb 1, 2008
com - The Times Herald Record. Friday, February 1, 2008. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
White, Hotaling propel Beacon Jan 19, 2008
The 2008 season begins on March 15 with the 12 Hours of Sebring and includes a stop at Lime Rock Park in nearby Lime Rock, Conn. on July 12. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Paradise Garage Extradition Jan 11, 2008
Mr. Kurrus' former garage, which sits opposite Lime Rock Park, was raided last May when Mr. Blumenthal seized three Porsches from the business to be held against the fines that could be levied for the criminal charges that were pending against Mr. Kurrus. By that point, Mr. Kurrus had already moved to California. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Gift Guide for Gearheads Dec 17, 2007
For instance, for $100,000 (plus $500 monthly dues), amateur race car drivers can buy a 50-year membership to the Club at Lime Rock Park, including exclusive track time on the famous small circuit in rural Connecticut. At least that's a long-lasting experiential gift. (BusinessWeek)
Chester Springs Aquilante wins T-1 National Championship Nov 1, 2007
The first race for that car was at Lime Rock Park in July. This latest event was the fourth race of the year. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Beacon Falls driver has chance for spotlight Oct 15, 2007
And he remembers how even taking in the track environment at Lime Rock Park put a smile on his face ... The Smith family still takes trips together, but now for Jonathan s races, not Gerry s. When Smith was younger, he would take the ride to Lime Rock Park in his car seat ... During the Busch East series though, he was doing the driving at Lime Rock Park in his own race car. (New Haven Register, CT)
Sam Posey to speak in Watkins Glen on Saturday Oct 11, 2007
He competed 10 times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a best finish of third, and claimed Carroll Shelby's last victory for Ford in winning the 1969 Trans-Am race at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut with a Mustang. He finished fifth with an Eagle Offenhauser in his only Indy 500 start in 1972. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
A Timeless Track Aug 31, 2007
Lime Rock Park offers glimpse of racing's storied past ... Despite not having a grandstand, Lime Rock Park drew 10,000 fans for its American LeMans Series North East Grand Prix in July ... Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Berkshires, in the bucolic, horsy northwest corner of the state, Lime Rock Park and its mile-and-a-half of hallowed asphalt has, for the past 50 years, stood as one of the treasures of American motorsports. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Kobyluck avoids calamity to win East 200 Aug 19, 2007
-- Matt Kobyluck said he felt really confident about his chances of winning yesterday's NASCAR Busch East Series race at Lime Rock Park's seven-turn, 1 ... It was Kobyluck's second career triumph at Lime Rock Park; he also won Oct. 1, 2005. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Auto Racing Glance Aug 17, 2007
GRAND NATIONAL, BUSCH EAST SERIES: Mohegan Sun 200, Saturday, Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn. On the Net. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Sellers captures top-five finish Aug 2, 2007
The Mohegan Sun 200 at Lime Rock Park will be broadcast live on HD Net on Aug. 18 at 12:30 p.m., and tape delayed on the Speed Channel on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at noon. Comments. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Dyson team competing at Mid-Ohio Jul 20, 2007
After finishing fourth and sixth overall two weeks ago at nearby Lime Rock Park, Dyson Racing returns to the track for this weekend's Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Qualifying is today and the 2-hour, 45-minute race is scheduled for Saturday. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
On the fast track Jul 3, 2007
NOTES: FarnbacherLoes, which shares part of Highcroft's facilities, will have one of its Porsches on display at Lime Rock Park Saturday ... Lime Rock Park is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Blumenthal Is Pursuing Case Against a Garage Jun 8, 2007
Paradise Garage, which sits opposite the Lime Rock Park racetrack, is out of business and its owner, Arthur Glen Kurrus, is being prosecuted by state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on behalf of the state, six named complainants and Jerry Farrell Jr., the state Commissioner of Consumer Protection. In addition to the half-dozen complainants, one of whom is noted author and socialite Carolyne Roehm of Sharon, there have been numerous other complaints by people who were not named in the suit,... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
SPORTSWIRE - Edwards fourth in Grand-Am GT race May 29, 2007
He and Banner Engineering co-driver Kelly Collins struggled through a flat tire and a mid-race penalty to drive their No. 07 Pontiac GXP.R to a fourth-place finish in the Grand-Am GT Classic at Lime Rock Park. Advertisement. (Santa Maria Times)
Maserati's Sexy Sedan, with Revamped Gearbox, Finds the Sweet Spot: Review May 22, 2007
I've driven the DuoSelect on the track at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. This time around, though, I'm at the company's factory in Modena, Italy. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Motors Revved Up for Competition in Toole May 22, 2007
The next ALMS race will be the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix on July 7 at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park. . (The Daily Universe, UT)
2007 Grand Am schedule and standings/By The Associated Press Apr 5, 2007
May 28 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn. June 9 Watkins Glen International, N.Y.. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Innovative Corvair of the 1960s is well-represented in Yulee Mar 3, 2007
Kent said he met Fitch several years ago at Lime Rock Park, a renowned Connecticut race track. Warner said Fitch is coming as part of the concours' road racing category. (Florida Times-Union)
From Porch to Porch: A Long, Dramatic Journey Feb 9, 2007
In 40 years my pigment would race up the charts, from Nigger to Colored, Negro and Black to my current status as an African American writer, comfortable on his porch, enjoying the sight of the NASCAR boys turning machines into sport at Lime Rock Park. In 1959, as a 7-year-old Jim Crow sufferer, I remember being seated in the corner of a lopsided porch in rural South Carolina. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
