DAYLIGHT: Lime Rock Park Brings Connecticut Road Racing to Manhattan for a day July 22, 2015! Starring Skip Barber, Matt and Hugh Plumb of Rum Bum Racing, Christina Nielsen, Kuno Wittmer and Al Nalbandian (and his dog Lucy) of Aston Martin Racing, Conor Daly of Conor Daly Racing, Al Carter of B Positive Racing and Liam Dwyer of Liam Dwyer Racing and Many More Racing Stars! Lime Rock Park Earns Our Highest Recommendation: You Should All Visit July 25, 2015 to see the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship at Lime Rock Park in the Best State of 50: Connecticut!
Dad and Grampy, this one's for you.
Manhattan was treated to an amazing display of road racing glory on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 downtown in Soho, courtesy of the King of Connecticut Road Racing, Skip Barber, of Lime Rock Park! Our car column, Cruising Peachy, (found under sports, drivables, and other gadgets) is about to put it into high gear. What you need to know is that Lime Rock Park is a fantastic place to visit, and we have been there many, many times long before Whom You Know ever existed. It is a wonderful escape from city life.
If you have never heard of it, you ought to know that the late Paul Newman, whom we were thrilled to meet in person many times there, absolutely loved Lime Rock.
You should too!
It is in Northwest Connecticut, and the race this weekend is just one of many great events they have going on. Yesterday celebrated this race specifically, so we will introduce you to the fantastic people we met.
Please listen to Skip and become proficient in the fun of Road Racing at Lime Rock Park!
Please listen to Skip and become proficient in the fun of Road Racing at Lime Rock Park!
Skip Barber of Lime Rock Park Tells Whom You Know about the History of Racing
Skip Barber of Lime Rock Park Tells Whom You Know Readers about Road Racing
Skip Barber of Lime Rock Park Tells Whom You Know Readers About The Best Track in North America! Of course, that is Lime Rock Park.
All Drivers Racing this Weekend at Lime Rock Park Introduce Themselves
Matt Plumb of Rum Bum Racing Talks to Whom You Know
Christina Nielsen, Driver of Aston Martin Racing
Her car
Al Carter of B Positive Racing Talks to Whom You Know
Liam Dwyer, Driver talks to Whom You Know
Conor Daly, Driver of Conor Daly Racing
Photography by Peachy Deegan
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Lime Rock Park Tells Whom You Know:
The GT Daytona class of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – racing here at Lime Rock Park July 25 – is a terrific gloves-off, old-school manufacturer battle between four of the biggest names in sports cars: Audi, Ferrari, BMW and Porsche.
Just 16 points separate these four carmakers at the top of the standings.
When the automakers “fight,” we as race fans win. Factory involvement means the best talent, the best engineering and of course, the best drivers.
And that results in tremendous racing for Lime Rock fans.
The drivers leading the Audi effort are Dion von Moltke and Christopher Haase, behind the wheel of the #48 Paul Miller Racing Audi R8 LMS. Audi has 156 points heading into the Lime Rock Northeast Grand Prix, but just 4 points behind is Ferrari, with 152 points. The #63 Ferrari 458 Italia (fielded by Scuderia Corsa) is driven by IndyCar’s Townsend Bell and Westport, Connecticut’s Bill Sweedler.
BMW and Porsche, as usual, are right in the hunt.
Thanks to the always-competitive Turner Motorsport squad’s BMW Z4 and drivers Michael Marsal and Dane Cameron, BMW is only 10 points behind Ferrari. And just 2 points further back is Porsche, at 140. There are a slew of Porsche teams, but heading the charge is Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen in one of Alex Job Racing’s 911 GT Americas.
When you come to Lime Rock on Saturday, July 25 for the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix, buckle your virtual seatbelts and get ready for a knockdown-drag-out brawl between Audi, Ferrari, BMW and Porsche!
