Lime Rock Vintage Car Racing - September 3, 2011
Ned and Ellen led us on a beautiful drive to Lime Rock Park in northwest Connecticut. This was no small feat given the state
of some of the back roads due to hurricane Irene and the state of the drivers given we met up just after 6am! It was hot and
very humid but we enjoyed the day despite the heat. For some reason we left our canopy chairs at home but Frank saved the day
by lending me a huge umbrella. (Thank you Frank!)
Frank was testing out his new high tech chair with adjustable umbrella, just the thing for a day like this. And as you can see, he found other ways to cope with the heat.
What a sight to see these vintage cars racing around the track! We also toured the paddock to watch them prep the cars
for the race. The biggest surprise was that it is not just the cars that are vintage, many of the drivers are as well!
For an extra $15/car you could do a parade lap around the track during the lunch break. Stan and I in our TR6 and Hugh and Caroline in their TR3 signed up for that and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was so much fun being out on the track that we couldn’t stop grinning the entire time.
If you look closely at this crowd shot you can see Bob Lang (white shirt, blue jeans)
standing by the fence taking photos. We knew Bob was going to be there so we were able to spot him as we drove by
but we were very surprised when some guy a few cars behind us on the track suddenly yelled out “Hey that’s Bob Lang!”
Some of Bob's many photos from the event can be found here.