by Jay | Sep 29, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park, Road Racing
Max Angelelli and Jordan Taylor Win GRAND-AM Rolex Finale at Lime Rock Park to Capture the Series Drivers’ Championship
Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Scored Race Victory; Marsh Racing Whelan Corvette GT.R Took the Win in GT
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – September 28, 2013 – Chevrolet was a double winner in today’s GRAND-AM Rolex Series season finale at Lime Rock Park. Max Angelelli and Jordan Taylor took the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) to Victory Lane and claimed the 2013 DP Driver’s Championship. And Eric Curran and Lawson Aschenbach driving the No. 31 Marsh Racing Corvette GT.R were with winners in the Grand Touring (GT)P class.
It is the fifth victory of the 2013 season and third consecutive to end the final GRAND-AM Rolex Series season for Angelelli and Taylor. The trip to Victory Lane extended the team’s undefeated streak at Lime Rock Park to four races. The performance of the Wayne Taylor Racing team culminated in the popular pair winning the Rolex Daytona Prototype Drivers’ Championship by 13 points.
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by Jay | Sep 29, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park, Road Racing
Chevrolet Wins 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Engine Manufacturers’ Championship for the Second Consecutive Year
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – September 28, 2013 – For the second consecutive year, Chevrolet has won the GRAND-AM Rolex Series Daytona Prototype (DP) Engine Manufacturers’ Championship. Today’s win by Wayne Taylor Racing in the season finale at Lime Rock Park capped the championship-winning effort by the seven Corvette DP teams.
“Winning the GRAND-AM Rolex Series Engine Manufacturers’ Championship for the second consecutive year is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the Corvette DP teams and drivers,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicle and Motorsports. “Our partners at Earnhardt-Childress Racing along with our Powertrain team worked each and every week to deliver the right combination of power, fuel economy and durability. It was truly a team effort. “
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by | Sep 3, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park
A Cunningham extravaganza and the rarest of Ferraris steal the show
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (Sept. 2) – Lime Rock Park’s “Sunday in the Park” Concours saw the first Ferrari to reach American shores win Best of Show honors from a field of 248 entrants in 29 classes. The 1948 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa, presented by Miles Collier of the Revs Institute, crossed the podium driven by noted restorer Paul Russell and was handed the Best of Show trophy and a Frédérique Constant Genève Healey watch.
Other notable winners include a spectacular 1930 Aston Martin International in the “Risky But Racy – competition machines of merit pre-1945,” presented by Richard and Philip Rader of Briarcliff, N.Y.; a rare and valuable 1967 Shelby-prepped Toyota 2000 GT (Bob Tkacik, Saco, Maine) from the “Speed & Style – GT Cars 1965-1970” category; and a 1964 Ferrari Lusso owned by Roger Werner of Greenwich, Conn., winning the “Businessmen’s Express,” GT cars 1960-1965” class.
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by Jay | Aug 24, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park, Road Racing, Video
by | Jul 11, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park
2013 is 20th anniversary of the North American championship
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (July 19) – Continuing the momentum of the 2013 season, the North American Ferrari Challenge Series will stop at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut for its fifth race of the year, July 20. The Lime Rock Park circuit, a short drive from New York City and nestled in Connecticut’s rolling hills, is a long-standing favorite for the Ferrari community and racing fans.
For the occasion, Ferrari will have a special 20th Anniversary Ferrari Challenge display showcasing an example of each of the cars that have taken the track in the longest running single-make gentlemen’s racing series in the U.S. The Ferrari Challenge models on display will include the 348, 355, 360, F430 and 458. In addition, there will be a display with the current product line-up as well as a Classiche vintage car, the 275 GTB.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park
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(Photo by Richard Prince for Corvette Racing)
