Events

HISTORIC FESTIVAL – DRIVER INFORMATION

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Check below for important info for drivers at Historic Festival 44

2026 RACE ENTRY

Driver Code of Conduct

Schedule and Entry List

Drivers will be sent via email final instruction, along with final entry list and schedule prior to the event.

Printed materials will be available at driver registration, and in the Delamar Drivers Lounge which is located behind the Lime Rock Park store.

Load-in Times

NEW IN 2026! PLEASE READ.

Tuesday, September 1

IF YOU NEED TO CROSS THE TRACK (OVER 10,000LBS) 6:30am to 8:15am, 11:00am to 11:30am

All other trailers – 8:30am – 4:00pm

*Park Closes at 6:30pm. No paddock camping allowed.

Wednesday, September 2

9:00am to 12:00pm *Park Closes at 5pm. No paddock Camping allowed.

Thursday, September 3

8:00am to 6:00pm

Test and Tune, Load-in, and Paddock Camping

Those attending Test & Tune and/or loading in on Tuesday, September 1, may leave their rigs and trailers in the paddock in their assigned parking spot for the remainder of the week. If you anticipate leaving your rigs on Tuesday afternoon, please leave ample time to set up and be out of the park by 6:30pm. There will be no Paddock Camping on Tuesday and Wednesday.

All non-paddock camping spaces must be assigned and purchased through the track office in advance. Please contact (860) 435-5000 to make your arrangements. Paddock event camping for participants and crew begins Thursday, August 28.

Transponders and Timing and Scoring

Click here for the 2026 Technical Regulations

Technical Inspection

Click here for the 2026 Tech Sheet

Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Roving Only)

Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (Roving Only)

After 9am Friday by appointment only at the Tech Compound adjacent to GMT in Paddock A

Porsche Tech Inspection

Jim Newton at Automobile Associates truck in Paddock B.

Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Registration Times (tentative):

Drivers will need to present their current racing license.

Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: Closed on Sunday

Monday: 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Paddock Parking

YOU WILL BE PADDOCKED BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED ON YOUR ENTRY FORM. The ONLY vehicles allowed in either A or B Paddock are your TOW vehicle. All other vehicles are to be parked in Competitor Parking. Drivers will be assigned parking based on the information provided on their entry form. If your information has changed, please let us know in advance so we can adjust.

Deliveries

Parts deliveries can be sent to the below address during the event. Once the person needing the parts confirms with the shipper that parts have been delivered, they may pick them up at Guest services, there will be no deliveries into the paddocks by either shippers or Guest Services. Please remember Monday is a Holiday; there are no deliveries.

Lime Rock Park Guest Services

Attn: (Customer’s Name)

60 White Hollow Rd.

Lakeville, CT 06039

Noise

Un-muffled engines cannot be started before 10:00 a.m. on Friday, nor before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and Monday. No race engine can be run on Sunday.

The Historic Festival Parade

Race Cars and Older Sports Cars. Eighteen miles through local towns. Ends in Falls Village with a Street Fair. A great opportunity to give your girlfriend, friend, wife, etc., a ride in your race car at modest speeds. Limited to 125 so you need to register early. It fills up quickly. If you did not register for the parade on your entry form, but would like to sign up, contact georgia@limerock.com. The $50 entry fee goes to the two local charities that help with traffic control and parking.

Delamar Drivers Lounge in Media Center behind the LRP Store in A Paddock

Tentatively open Friday, Saturday, and Monday. Coffee. Snacks. Cappuccino in the mornings. Drivers can collect their swag, timing and scoring sheets, and meet friends.

The hours of service for coffee/cappuccino will be 7am – 11am Friday, Saturday, and Monday.

Friday Evening Competitor Dinner and Cocktail Party

Check back for more details as they release.

Sunday Concours and Gathering of the Marques

This year, we’ll once again be featuring the “Pick of the Paddock” in the Sunday Concours. Space is limited; if you’ve submitted your car for consideration, we’ll be selecting cars on Saturday to be displayed on Sunday.

Swap Meet

Tentatively, Lime Rock’s Historic Festival Swap Meet will be located in B Paddock through the weekend.

Participant information:

Contact Historics@limerock.com with any questions

Groups and Classes

Group 1. B-Sedans: U2.5 Trans-Am / IMSA RS Cars

Group 2. GT & Sporting Cars – Big-Bore / Air cooled Porsches

Group 3. Jim Haynes Memorial for Formula Juniors

Group 4. 20th Century Classic Competition Cars

Group 5. Historic Trans-Am

Group 6. An Alfa Celebration / All Alfas

Group 7. Mid-Century Production GT / Sports Cars / Sports Racing Cars