Racing grids highly charged for Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 35.
Competition fast and furious, friendly and fun will mark the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 35 three days of spirited historic racing. Upwards of 230 drivers from North America, England and Europe and as far away as Australia have registered to challenge the 1.5-mile circuit in Lakeville, CT, on September 1, 2 and 4.
As in previous years, the race groups at Lime Rock Park’s 35th iteration of its Historic Festival will hav...
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SHOW & GO: PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX!
The PVGP brings together classic, exotic, concours and racing enthusiasts for the 35th year. And it just keeps on getting better.
Now in its 35th year, there are many reasons to celebrate at PVGP. This premier event offers rare opportunities to spectate/race a challenging course on city streets and feast on displays of sports, classic and exotic cars. Raymond Peterson, Group 5, above, crosses the finish line in his 1985 BMW 325i. Plus there are significant donations made to the Autism Society o...
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Our racer-in-residence, Stephen Cox, chats with Lyn St. James about everything Indycar.
Indycar fans fell in love with Lyn St. James in 1992 when she won Indy 500 Rookie of the Year and kicked off a decade-long open-wheel career that would eventually include nine starts at the Brickyard. She worked her way up through the road racing ranks, starting with a 1970s Ford Pinto. It took four years of sponsor hunting before she was able to land an Indy ride with Dick Simon Racing, which specialized ...
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