Sportscar Classic Racing Affiliation (SVRA) joins forces with Lime Rock Park (LRP), the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Pageant and Worldwide Motor Racing Analysis Middle (IMRRC) to supply a one-of-a-kind Northeast Classic Racing Palooza this fall. Combining 4 occasions over a 10-day span, classic racers from across the nation will collect within the northeast to benefit from the quick, enjoyable, competitors and camaraderie hosted by the 4 organizations.
Kicking off with the forty third Annual Lime Rock Park Historic Pageant at LRP, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, the celebration additionally contains the Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour at Watkins Glen Worldwide, Sept. 4-7, IMRRC’s Annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award dinner on Sept. 4, and the Downtown Grand Prix Tribute Reenactment—a part of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Pageant—on Sept. 5. Racers taking part in each LRP’s Historic Pageant and the Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour will obtain a free take a look at day entry at Watkins Glen Worldwide on Thursday, Sept. 4.
“We’re excited to accomplice with Lime Rock Park, the Grand Prix Pageant and IMRRC to carry classic racers from throughout the nation back-to-back weekends of nice racing and sportsmanship,” mentioned Lee Giannone, CEO of Parella Motorsports Holdings, SVRA’s guardian firm. “Between racing at two of probably the most iconic circuits within the Northeast, driving on the unique Grand Prix circuit via the Village of Watkins Glen, and attending to rub elbows with racing legends like Brian Redman as he serves as Grand Marshal for the Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour, this might be a bucket-list occasion that drivers keep in mind for years to come back.”
Celebrating its forty third yr, the Lime Rock Park Historic Pageant launches into motion over Labor Day Weekend with the Historic Pageant Parade, a 17-mile tour via the realm that includes 125 classic race vehicles and sports activities vehicles. Friday, Saturday, and Monday showcase continuous on-track competitors, whereas Sunday brings the Lime Rock Concours, that includes world-class vehicles, and the Gathering of the Marques, the place practically 1,000 fanatic autos and bikes line the scenic 1.5-mile circuit.
Entrants competing at each LRP and Watkins Glen will obtain a free take a look at day at The Glen on September 4, permitting the chance to take pleasure in some observe time earlier than heading to the Corning Museum of Glass for IMRRC’s eleventh Annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award dinner that night. The dinner honors racing legend Brian Redman, who raced in practically each class of sports activities automotive racing, together with Formulation 1, and notched victories in every single place from Daytona to Spa-Francorchamps in a profession that spanned the globe. The dinner kicks off a full weekend of actions for Redman, which additionally contains serving because the Grand Marshal for SVRA’s Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour.
With follow, qualifying, dash races and enduros, classic racers will tackle the twists and turns of Watkins Glen Worldwide for 3 days of on-track motion through the Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour. That includes MG and Air-Cooled Porsches, the one-of-a-kind occasion as soon as once more coincides with the annual Grand Prix Pageant and downtown reenactment, which takes individuals on a drive via historical past as they navigate the 6.6-mile unique Grand Prix avenue course to the cheers of 20,000 spectators lining the circuit.
To benefit from the Northeast Classic Palooza, merely enter the Lime Rock Park Historic Pageant and the Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour by 11:59pm ET on Aug. 1, and use promo code LR2025 to have SpeedTour’s Take a look at Day added to your order, freed from cost. Complimentary reservations for the Downtown Grand Prix Reenactment are processed throughout your Mission Meals Watkins Glen SpeedTour entry. Tickets for the annual IMRRC Award Dinner might be bought at IMRRC.com.
