RacerGuy2's Galleries / Lime Rock Park-2005 Lime Rock Park Crystal Rock Pro-Am Sprints Presented by Mohegan Sun
Here are pictures from the latest Memorial Day weekend event at my home track-not much on hand this year, but more will be coming next. More to come.
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The VSCCA group, containing pre-1960's race cars, heads out for its Monday morning practice run.
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The Formula Fords do the same.
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A fast little Datsun 510
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The beautiful dash of a 1929 Stutz Pikes Peak racer-the oldest car in attendance for the weekend.
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Intriguing vintage adjustable shock absorbers.
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The driver of a Lancia Formula Jr. (James Steerman) talks about his car's little engine.
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One of the three racing Minis of the weekend-this one, No. 91 of Will Thomas out of New Fairfield, Connecticut. (There's me, by the way)
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A rare Bristol found sitting in the Paddock-huge hood, and beautiful interior!
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This is the poster that spread the news- Grand Am will be back in 2006, however only in GT form (and GAC).
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Santa Claus!!
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The nice owner of this 1936 Morgan Aero 3-wheeler was nice enough to let me squeeze into the car. Odd little machine it is!!
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The only Fiat Abarth to be found in attendance during the weekend.
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A fast and great-looking 'Vette goes through inspection.
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Wolf Henzler's European Porsche Supercup-winning 911; used, but still fast.
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A shot of our camp-a great spot by the chicane. I'm in the chair.
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Here's a shot of a Mustang flying by my Ten-Tenths chalk banner-free advertising for the website I so often visit! :) Unfortunately there were no tv cameras here this weekend-hopefully I will be able to replicate it for the American Le Mans Series in Jul
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A Formula Ford gets hauled away after a scary last-lap crash.
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The Miatas start pulling away for their race on Monday...
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...And then they start.
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Winner of one of the Porsche Club races-this was a _FAST_ machine.
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And a 914 in the same group.
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Another quick Datsun in the Historic group.
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How often do you see racing Saabs?!
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Friday Evening greeted us with 60+ m.p.h. (hurricane force) winds. Our brand new shade shelter and 25 year old camper awning were bent and thrown-the latter of which, when it took off, impaled our camper's roof (producing this hole) as well as vaulted on
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View from the inside.
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Some damage...
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The skies did look odd all weekend....
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Saturday's foraging produced some nice asparagus (it grows naturally just outside the track's fences along the No Name straight)-we found this huge stalk right there. It tasted great! :D
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