HISTORIC FESTIVAL 43 – DRIVER INFORMATION

ATTENTION: SCROLL BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PISTON TECHNICIAN AWARD & HOW YOU CAN NOMINATE YOUR TECHNICIAN

 

ATTENTION: ALL TOYO TIRES TURN OF THE CENTURY WORLD CHALLNEGE COMPETITORS – PLEASE READ:

Communication Regarding Toyo Tires Turn of the Century World Challenge – Spec Tire Required

Lime Rock Park is proud to have Toyo Tires continued support for the Turn of the Century World Challenge class. Please stay tuned for more information on tire requirements & potential discounts.

 

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 (TENTATIVE)

Tuesday, August 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – See Test & Tune, paddock camping, and load-in below

Thursday, August 28 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 26 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

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

Lime Rock Park has updated and formalized Technical Regulations for Historic Festival 43. In conjunction with these new Regulations, acceptable tire selection has been updated and specific exceptions clarified. Please review these policies carefully and plan accordingly.

 

Technical Inspection for the majority of Historic Festival field will be conducted by an experienced group of inspectors led by Peter Bormann and Phil Roettjer. Jim Newton will continue to cover inspection duties for Porsche competitors. A group of inspectors will be roving the paddocks Thursday and Friday morning; they will be wearing RED TECH hats. Tech Inspection forms can be requested at registration, at the Tech Station in Paddock A3, and can be downloaded from the Lime Rock Park website.

 

Drivers should fill out their tech form in advance and let Tech know you are ready for inspection. After your car has been officially teched, please be sure to have the tech form signed by the driver and the owner and bring the completed tech form, along with your log book to Tech Station, located at Paddock A3, to receive your tech sticker. A VRG Tech sign will be displayed at the Tech Station

*Please remember that TECH personnel are also HF Drivers and may not be available after 9am on Friday. Get your tech inspection early or take the chance that you will not be on track for your first race. 

*UPDATED 8/18* Click here to view & download the 2025 Tech Inspection Sheet!

*UPDATED 8/5* Click here to view the new 2025 Technical Regulations.

 

Technical Inspection

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.

 

Kastner Cup Inspection (B PADDOCK)

Kastner Cup competitors who signed up for the Tuesday Test & Tune day, Triumph racers Mike Harmuth and Phil Gott will be available to help get your cars teched during the T&T session. After Mike and Phil have teched your car, the procedure for getting your tech sticker will be the same as described above; After your car has been officially teched, please be sure to have the tech form signed by the driver and the owner and bring the completed tech form, along with your log book to Tech Station, located at Paddock A3, to receive your tech sticker. A VRG Tech sign will be displayed at the Tech Station. The Tech Station will open for processing tech sheets on Thursday morning at 10am.

 

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 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

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.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

Groups and Classes

The following race groups are our tentative run groups:

Group 1 – Mid Century GT / Sportscars Under 2 Litre

• Under 1.3L
• Over 1.3L

Group 2 – Jim Haynes Memorial for Formula Juniors

• Front Engine
• Rear Engine

Group 3 – War-Era: Pre-War and Post-War Cars

• Pre War
• Early Post War

Group 4 – Toyo Tires Turn of the Century World Challenge (Toyo Spec Proxes R Required)

• WC – Touring Car
• WC – Grand Touring

Group 5 – Triumph Feature – Kastner Cup

• Triumph Under 1.6L
• Triumph Over 1.6L
• Triumph Over 2.2L

Group 6 – Tin Tops / IMSA RS / Under 2.5 Litre Cars

• Under 1.3L
• Over 1.3L

Group 7 – Big Bore / Air-Cooled Porsches

• Treated Tires
• Slicks
• Porsches

Group 8 – Wing / Slicks & Formula Fords

• Wings
• Slicks
• Formula Fords

Group 9 – GT / Sportscars Over 2 Litre / Sports Racing Cars

• GT
• Sportscars
• Sports Racers

 

PISTON TECHNICIAN AWARD

Nominate Your Top Technician for The Piston Technician Award at Historic Festival 43.

The Piston Technician Award will be presented to the most valuable technician of Historic Festival 43. 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.

 

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 and J.M. Wright work together to give Connecticut automotive students career-path support beyond the classroom.

 

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, Chris Kavaka of Vintage Racing Services, in Stratford, CT, and Davin Lindy of Brown Brothers Racing in Salisbury, Connecticut. 

 

“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 until 9:00 PM on Sunday August 31st.

 

Presented by The Piston Foundation and Lime Rock Park

The Piston Technician Award will be presented at Lime Rock Park at 12:00 PM on Labor Day, Monday September 1st.

 

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.