HISTORIC FESTIVAL 42 – DRIVER INFORMATION

PLEASE SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR INFO ON PISTON TECHNICIAN AWARD!

 

Schedule and Entry List

The final schedule and updated entry will be posted on the Lime Rock website and on Motorsportreg.

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

Tuesday, August 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – See Test & Tune, paddock camping, and load-in below

Thursday, August 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

Test and Tune, Load-in, and Paddock Camping

Those attending Test & Tune and/or loading in on Tuesday, August 27 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 29.

 

Transponders and Timing and Scoring

Live Timing and Scoring data will be available on the Race Monitor app.

Cars without transponders will not be timed and will be gridded at the back accordingly.

 

Tech

The 2024 tech form will be uploaded here. Please check back for more info.

2023 Technical Regulations can be found here for your reference.

 

Technical Inspection

Please check back for updated information on technical inspections.

 

Registration Times:

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 walter@limerock.com. The $40 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

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

Each entrant receives two admissions with their entry. Your driver wristband gets you in & we will have a ticket for your guest, which will be given to you at registration.

 

Saturday Night Dinner and Cocktail Party 

Check back for more information on the Saturday Night Dinner & Cocktail Party!

 

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.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

Groups and Classes

The following 10 Groups and classes will be combined/changed when we can evaluate the entry, ending up with 9 Groups.

Mid Century Sports Cars

Prewar/early Postwar

Tin Tops, IMSA RS/under 2.5 litre cars, a 1300 cc class

Air cooled Porsches/IMSA GTU Porsches

Formula Junior

Big Bore

Early World Challenge or Turn of the Century World Challenge

GT/Sports Cars under 2 litres

Fast Production/Sports Racing Car

Wings, Slicks/Formula Fords

 

 

 

PISTON TECHNICIAN AWARD

Nominate Your Top Technician for The Piston Technician Award at Historic Festival 42.The Piston Technician Award will be presented to the most valuable technician of Historic Festival 42. Winners can be nominated by the shops, teams, drivers, and car owners participating in the race weekend. Submit a nomination on the Piston website.

Recognizing Technicians
The Piston Technician Award recognizes the essential contribution auto technicians make to the collector car community through their trade skills and technical automotive expertise. Often the unsung heroes of racing at Lime Rock Park, the Piston Technician Award acknowledges the hard work and commitment of technicians to keep a car running at peak performance.

Custom Student-Made Trophy
This year’s trophy was designed and fabricated by automotive technology student Michael Samela, from J.M. Wright Technical High School in Stamford, CT. Piston recently worked with department head John Goldbeck to complete the donation of a 1994 Mustang Cobra race car to the automotive program. The SN95 Mustang prototype was donated by SCCA racer Charles Ramos.

Past Winners
The Piston Technician Award has been presented annually at the Lime Rock Historic Festival since 2022. Past winners include Mike Marra of Automobile Associates in Canton, CT and Chris Kavaca of Vintage Racing Services, in Strafford, CT.

“Receiving the Piston Technician Award means a lot,” said 2023 recipient Chris Kavaca. “It really goes out to all the crew guys, the mechanics, and drivers that keep us in this business. I really appreciate all of that and I appreciate the Piston Foundation for its efforts to keep this car culture alive.”

How to Nominate a Technician
Nominations can be made online on the Piston website or during the event at the Piston tent in paddock A until 9:00 PM on Sunday September 3rd.

Presented by The Piston Foundation and Lime Rock Park
The Piston Technician Award will be presented at Lime Rock Park in a pit lane ceremony at 12:00 PM on Labor Day, Monday September 4th. The Piston Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and Lime Rock Park community partner. Piston helps young car enthusiasts jumpstart a career as a classic car technician. Piston awards tech-school scholarships, connects aspiring technicians with jobs, and champions skilled trade careers in automotive restoration. Learn more and donate at www.pistonfoundation.org.