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New Touring Car Festival Added to Lime Rock 2020 Schedule

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EmailLakeville, CT — Lime Rock Park announced late last week that its 2020 season will feature five major events, including a first-ever Touring Car Festival featuring TC America and Pirelli GT4 America SprintX that will kick off the season May 8-9.
Photo: TC AmericaTC America’s popular touring car classes — TCR, TC and TCA — offer some of the country’s best racing with action throughout two 40-minute sprint races. The Pirelli GT4 America SprintX series features one-hour races with two drivers per car and a mandatory driver change during Pit stops.

Lime Rock’s 2020 Season will continue May 22-25 with the Memorial Day Classic featuring the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli with Sportscar Vintage Racing Association and International GT. The traditional holiday weekend will also include the annual Royal’s Garage Sunday Car Show and a Farm-To-Track Picnic, both on May 24.

On June 12-13, Lime Rock will host the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) New England Regionals. The track’s biggest event, the IMSA Northeast Grand Prix, will be July 17-18 with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

Rounding out the season will be the 38th annual Historic Festival held over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-7. Along with 36 races held over three days, the event features the Sunday in the Park Concours and Gathering of the Marques with more than 800 cars on display around the track. Next year’s Festival is poised to be larger than ever with the addition of race cars from Vintage Racer Group (VRG) as well as the Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA).