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Wow, that=E2=80=99s exciting news! For those of you who have never =
driven it, Lime Rock is a hoot. It=E2=80=99s short - 1.53 miles - but =
requires near constant attention. Great altitude changes - the crest of =
the back hill is good for a little wheelspin, and a wild sideways ride =
if you are still trying to turn at the crest - and some good turns. =
It=E2=80=99s not easy to master. There=E2=80=99s always a better lap =
(at least for me). For those who will say - =E2=80=9Cfestival event, =
not a lot of track time=E2=80=9D I will say that a 20 minute session is =
routinely 15 and can be up to 18 laps - a really good time for me is =
1:06, though I know Henry and Bob are faster. Track record, I think, is =
an IMSA GTP car at 43.1 seconds. Anyway, you get lot of laps, usually, =
so it doesn=E2=80=99t feel short.
Lime Rock is full of automotive eye candy, unlike any other east coast =
event, for sure. I=E2=80=99ve been on track with a Maserati birdcage, =
raced wheel to wheel/traded places lap after lap with a 260 Cobra, =
sometimes there=E2=80=99s a preservation class - it=E2=80=99s amazing to =
see a driver in a prewar car going down the front straight at real =
speed, with one hand outside the car working the fuel pump. Great place =
to spectate and lots of beautiful cars to look at that are just on =
display.
Looking forward to it! Even my wife, who generally only comes to one =
event a year, says she will come for this one.
Side note - lodging is limited. Make your lodging plans before you even =
register to race, if you can.
Scott Janzen
GT6
On Apr 21, 2024, at 7:46 AM, yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
I am pleased to announce the 2025 Kastner Cup will be run at the Lime =
Rock Historic Festival, at Lime Rock Park, in the scenic northwest hills =
of Connecticut. The Historic Festival is one of the premier East Coast =
vintage racing events, and takes place over the Labor Day weekend. Skip =
Barber asked us "When are you guys going to bring your Kastner Cup to =
the Historics?", the cards just fell into place.
The event is put on by the track, and is co-sanctioned by Vintage Racer =
Group (VRG) and VSCCA. Track owner Skip Barber calls the shots, and his =
right-hand man through the whole process is the VRG event chair Paul =
King. Paul is also a FOT member, those of you from the east should =
remember his yellow GT6 running events over the past 20 years or so. I =
have been working closely with Paul on VRG's Driver Development program =
for several years now, and we realized this aligning of the stars was =
too perfect to pass up. Paul and I will co-chair the event with Paul =
managing the track side of the house, and I will manage the FOT side, =
with help from Curt Johnston and the Alexanders, of course.
We hope everyone will mark their calendars now and plan on being with us =
at Lime Rock Park in 2025!
Henry Frye
2025 Kastner Cup Co-chair
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Wow, =
that=E2=80=99s exciting news! For those of you who have never =
driven it, Lime Rock is a hoot. It=E2=80=99s short - 1.53 miles - =
but requires near constant attention. Great altitude changes - the =
crest of the back hill is good for a little wheelspin, and a wild =
sideways ride if you are still trying to turn at the crest - and some =
good turns. It=E2=80=99s not easy to master. There=E2=80=99s =
always a better lap (at least for me). For those who will say - =
=E2=80=9Cfestival event, not a lot of track time=E2=80=9D I will say =
that a 20 minute session is routinely 15 and can be up to 18 laps - a =
really good time for me is 1:06, though I know Henry and Bob are faster. =
Track record, I think, is an IMSA GTP car at 43.1 seconds. Anyway, =
you get lot of laps, usually, so it doesn=E2=80=99t feel =
short.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Lime Rock is =
full of automotive eye candy, unlike any other east coast event, for =
sure. I=E2=80=99ve been on track with a Maserati birdcage, raced =
wheel to wheel/traded places lap after lap with a 260 Cobra, sometimes =
there=E2=80=99s a preservation class - it=E2=80=99s amazing to see a =
driver in a prewar car going down the front straight at real speed, with =
one hand outside the car working the fuel pump. Great place to =
spectate and lots of beautiful cars to look at that are just on =
display.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Looking=
forward to it! Even my wife, who generally only comes to one =
event a year, says she will come for this one.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Side note - lodging is limited. =
Make your lodging plans before you even register to race, if you =
can.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Scott =
Janzen</div><div class=3D"">GT6<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Apr 21, 2024, at 7:46 AM, yellow04 via Fot <<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">I am pleased to announce the 2025 Kastner Cup will be run at =
the Lime Rock Historic Festival, at Lime Rock Park, in the scenic =
northwest hills of Connecticut. The Historic Festival is one of the =
premier East Coast vintage racing events, and takes place over the Labor =
Day weekend. Skip Barber asked us "When are you guys going to bring your =
Kastner Cup to the Historics?", the cards just fell into place.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">The event is put on by the track, and is =
co-sanctioned by Vintage Racer Group (VRG) and VSCCA. Track owner Skip =
Barber calls the shots, and his right-hand man through the whole process =
is the VRG event chair Paul King. Paul is also a FOT member, those of =
you from the east should remember his yellow GT6 running events over the =
past 20 years or so. I have been working closely with Paul on VRG's =
Driver Development program for several years now, and we realized this =
aligning of the stars was too perfect to pass up. Paul and I will =
co-chair the event with Paul managing the track side of the house, and I =
will manage the FOT side, with help from Curt Johnston and the =
Alexanders, of course.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">We hope everyone =
will mark their calendars now and plan on being with us at Lime Rock =
Park in 2025!<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Henry Frye<br class=3D"">2025 =
Kastner Cup Co-chair<br =
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