Changes to Lime Rock

[RSO 34]

As most people are aware, Skip Barber privatized Lime Rock to a great extent and is making changes to the track layout. For those of you fortunate enough to be able to still get a half-day there with a club (or crazy enough to pay the $110,000 membership fee), here is what you will see:

http://www.timlinerud.com/racing/Lime_Rock/Lime_Rock_Track_Changes-1.pdf

 

[nsx13]

Thanks for the link, Bob. I'll be up there with NASA on 4/12 (1 pm - 5 pm). With the 1/2 day format, NASA will only have HPDE 1, 2 and Instructors.

 

[RSO 34]

You won't see the changes until after the American LeMans race since the repaving appears to be slated for June.

I will be up there on April 12 with a group of high school students who are doing the Defensive Driving School in memory of one of their classmates. He was my friend's son and was killed in a car accident last year. Stop up to see us if you get the chance.

 

[docjohn]

wow big changes for such a little track.

 

[RSO 34]

Looks like the downhill be wider at track out with additional paved runoff room. They are supposed to be keeping the original configuration and "adding" different potential layouts.

 

[RSO 34]

After all these years of promised repaving, the changes to the track have finally begun. Progress photos may be found on Lime Rock's website gallery: http://www.limerock.com/content/gallery-photos

Looking forward to "breaking in" the new pavement with a couple of track days over the 4th of July weekend.

 

[Liquid]

Any details on the July 4th track event? Don't hold out on us newbs!

 

[RSO 34]

It was an invitation by the jaguar club to a few outside instructors and experienced drivers to join them.

 

[TURBO2GO]

Any details on the July 4th track event? Don't hold out on us newbs!

I hope you are not including me in that "us" because I am now a veteran. I am thinking of instructing next time. Bob said its easy.

 

[ChopsJazz]

Never driven there, but I look forward to seeing the changes on Speed. Thanks for the link.

 

[DocL]

Very cool. I took the Skip Barber course there 10 years ago.

A little off topic, but as you know we have Moroso Motorsports Park here in Palm Beach. Two weeks ago they tore up the entire track and are in the process of laying out the newly designed road course. They moved a lake last week!

 

[RSO 34]

Never driven there, but I look forward to seeing the changes on Speed. Thanks for the link.

The real test of the new pavement will be July 12 when the American LeMans series comes there with live coverage on Speed.
http://www.americanlemans.com/Schedule/SeasonSchedule.aspx

The Northeast Region will be hosted by Acura again with a hospitality tent and 50 NSXs rooting on the Acura teams.

 

[stuntman]

Word on the street is that our Koni race was the last time any of the big racing series are going to use the old track layout... From now on, ALMS, Grand Am, etc... are all going to use the new corners.