For its forty second version, Lime Rock Park’s Historic Competition (Aug. 30-Sept. 2) will develop to incorporate an all-new class — the Flip of the Century World Problem.
The Flip of the Century World Problem group will showcase production-based road inventory race automobiles from the 1995-2005 period ready for SCCA World Problem. Autos from Motorola Cup and numerous different period-appropriate nationwide and worldwide classes may even be thought-about, together with Escort Endurance, Playboy Sequence, IMSA Firehawk and different showroom stock-based competitions.
The inclusion of World Problem provides a extra up to date dynamic to Historic Competition 42, providing spectators a singular mix of traditional attraction and up to date competitors, whereas offering opponents a reunion alternative for each automobiles and drivers of a golden period of huge grids and nice racing at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park.
“The large fan response that occasions like GRIDLIFE and MiataCon have generated exhibits there’s a actual nostalgia and emotion related to a few of these automobiles from the newer previous,” mentioned Historic Competition Committee Chair Skip Barber. “This new class displays that, and I feel it ought to show very talked-about for followers and members alike. Lime Rock Park has a storied historical past with World Problem and we’re excited to reintroduce this period of racing to our followers.”
The SCCA road inventory sequence stepped up in 1990 to develop into World Problem, shifting from the membership to professional racing ranks. Within the interval between 1995-2005 the massive tales have been the variety of groups who started and constructed their enterprise in World Problem that proceed to win races in the present day, together with Turner Motorsports, RealTime Racing, Bimmerworld and Blackdog Motorsports.
Drivers corresponding to Peter Cunningham, Invoice Auberlen, Roger Foo, Charles Espenlaub, Will Turner and James Clay reduce their skilled tooth within the sequence. Builders and tuners representing BMW, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Volvo and others fiercely participated for general wins, and manufacturing unit supported groups from Acura, Nissan and Mazda battled for supremacy alongside privateers within the Touring Automobile class.
The primary World Problem race at Lime Rock Park was in 1992, received by Kim Baker in a Corvette and Lou Gigliotti in a Camaro. Within the years instantly following, entries far exceeded the variety of automobiles allowed on monitor, staging races by way of 2008.
Highlights over time included Acura sweeping the respective courses in 1998, with Peter Cunningham taking T1 in an Acura NSX and Pierre Kleinubing profitable T2 in an Acura Integra R; the debut of the SpeedVision World Problem with an enhanced tv bundle in 1999 with Bobby Archer profitable in a Viper and; and Invoice Auberlen doubling up in 2003 for Massachusetts-based Turner Motorsport, profitable each GT races in a BMW M3, and returning in 2004 and 2005 to take TC honors in a BMW 325i.
Lime Rock Historic Competition 42 launches into motion over Labor Day weekend with a 17-mile tour by way of the realm on Thursday, Aug. 29 with the Historic Competition Parade introduced by NBT Financial institution. Friday, Saturday and Monday function continuous, on-track competitors throughout a various set of historic racing courses. On Sunday (Sept. 1), the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques will show almost 1,000 fanatic automobiles and bikes organized across the Lime Rock circuit for “Sunday in The Park.”
Historic Competition 42 is now accepting competitors functions. Registration info may be discovered right here.
