{"id":21541,"date":"2017-04-01T11:28:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=21541"},"modified":"2017-04-01T09:29:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T13:29:03","slug":"autism-families-connecticut-named-charity-for-this-years-royals-car-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2017\/04\/autism-families-connecticut-named-charity-for-this-years-royals-car-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism Families CONNECTicut Named Charity for this Year\u2019s Royals Car Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autism Families CONNECTicut Named Charity for this Year\u2019s Royals Car Show<\/strong><\/p>\n

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (March 30) – The \u201cSunday Royals Garage Car Show,\u201d the charity-driven event held each year on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend at Lime Rock Park, has named Autism Families CONNECTicut the beneficiary of this year\u2019s show on Sunday, May 28.<\/p>\n

The show is co-promoted by Glenn and J.R. Royals and their families, along with Skip Barber, president of Lime Rock.<\/p>\n

The Royals car show \u2013 2017 is the eighth annual \u2013 typically draws hundreds of wildly varied cars, trucks and motorcycles to Connecticut\u2019s Northwest Corner. Everything from muscle cars, street rods and antiques to imports, pickups and state of the art supercars line up on the track\u2019s famous Sam Posey Straight for the enjoyment of fans and entrants alike.
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Portland, Connecticut\u2019s Wayne Carini, well-known for his popular TV show Chasing Classic Cars on the Velocity channel, and himself the father of a daughter diagnosed with autism at an early age, has been a major supporter of Autism Families CONNECTicut since its creation in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Autism Families Connecticut, we couldn\u2019t be more pleased that the Royals and Skip are blessing us with this gift,\u201d Carini said. \u201cThis show has done wonders for other charities over the years; we hope to raise not only money, but awareness of an organization that does so much good for many people, especially children and teens, on the autism spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glenn Royals, proprietor of Royals Garage, Calhoun Street, Torrington, Conn., said, \u201cIt was at last year\u2019s Labor Day Historics, when Wayne was the Honored Collector, that J.R., Skip and I came to be aware of Autism Families Connecticut and its mission. They seemed like a perfect fit for our show, and all of us are really excited to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a local Connecticut non-profit, Autism Families CONNECTicut provides recreational and social programs for children, teens and young adults on the autism spectrum,\u201d said Mary Helen Richer, executive director. \u201cWe believe every child should have the opportunity to have fun, make friends and participate in activities specifically designed for them. We are honored to be the beneficiary of Lime Rock Park\u2019s \u2018Sunday Royals Garage Car Show\u2019 event, to raise awareness about autism and what AFC can offer families on the autism spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barber said he’s excited to help a terrific cause, adding, \u201cThere are so many great owners with great cars in this area, and so I want to tell them, \u2018Bring them to this show!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sunday Royals Garage Car Show caps Lime Rock\u2019s traditional season-opening Memorial Day weekend of May 26-27, featuring the Pirelli World Challenge.<\/p>\n

Further info can be found online or by calling the Lime Rock Park track office at 860.435.5000.<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m.
\nWhat: 8th Annual Sunday Royals Garage Car Show
\nWhere: Lime Rock Park, 60 White Hollow Road, Lakeville, Conn., 06039
\nTo Benefit: Autism Families CONNECTicut
\nwww.autismfamiliesct.org<\/p>\n

\u25ba Entrant Arrival Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
\n\u25ba Entrant + Driver: $10 (there is no pre-registration)
\n\u25ba Passengers, Spectators: $5 in advance, $10 at the gate
\n\u25ba Youths 16 and under free; Veterans and Active Military free
\n\u25ba Infield Spectator Parking: Free
\n\u25ba Five Trophies:
\nRoyals Crown, Skip\u2019s Selection, Wayne\u2019s Winner, Veterans Vote & People\u2019s Pick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Autism Families CONNECTicut Named Charity for this Year\u2019s Royals Car Show LAKEVILLE, Conn. (March 30) – The \u201cSunday Royals Garage Car Show,\u201d the charity-driven event held each year on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend at Lime Rock Park, has named Autism Families CONNECTicut the beneficiary of this year\u2019s show on Sunday, May 28. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-new-england"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21542,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21541\/revisions\/21542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}