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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Report and Photos

1955 Jaguar D-Type. MDiPleco
1955 Jaguar D-Type.

The Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 was held August 30th to September 2nd at the 7-turn, 1.5 mile Lime Rock Park road course in Connecticut. Lime Rock Park’s 31st annual Labor Day weekend event featured a strong field of more than 300 vintage race cars grouped in ten racing classes.

Historic Festival 31 celebrated the “birthdays” of iconic cars and marques, including the anniversaries of Aston Martin, now 100 years old; a reunion of the Cunningham marque at 60 years old; the Corvette, also 60; the Porsche 911, introduced 50 years ago; as well as the Lotus Elan’s 50th. In addition there were vehicles from the stable of Honored Collector Laurence Auriana.

Race groups included Nippy and Agile for road-going production sports and GT cars; The Dawn of Real Performance for early sports and racing cars; Fifties & Sixties Flyers for mid-century sports racing cars; No Holds Barred for Formula Libre single-seaters; Not Quite Street Legal for modified production cars; Sophisticated & Specialized for post-1965 sports racing cars; among others.

Lime Rock Park’s annual Labor Day weekend vintage racing event also featured a group of authentic 1966 – 1971 Trans Am Cars. These were the cars once driven by Jones, Donohue, Revson, Follmer, Posey, Gurney and other greats, and are in their original livery and mechanical states. Organizers said this was likely the biggest field of authentic Trans-Am cars to race on the East Coast since the actual Trans-Am races of the early ’70s. The Trans-Am field was made up of 12 Camaros (1967 through 1970 models), eight Boss 302 Mustangs (1969 and 1970), and five Mustangs from the 1966 to 1968 era. In addition, there’s a 1967 Bud Moore Mercury Cougar (as driven by the likes of Peter Revson and Ed Leslie), Mark Donohue’s 1971 Penske AMC Javelin, Sam Posey’s 1970 Dodge Challenger, even a Ford Falcon Sprint raced in the first year of Trans-Am.

In addition to the Trans Am racers, other notable and interesting entrants at the 2013 Lime Rock Fall Festival included the 1955 Jaguar D-Type and 1936 Lagonda M45 of Daniel Ghose; 1931 Bugatti Type 37 of Sandy Leith; 1952 Kurtis Chrysler Indy Car of Joe Freeman; 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 of Peter Giddings; 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35 of Peter Greenfield; 1964 Lotus 30 and 1967 Shelby Toyota 2000 GT of Bob Tkacik; 1961 Chaparral MKI of Jack Boxstrom; 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport of Roger Mandeville; 1970 Porsche 911 ST of Jim Newton and the 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS of Sandra McNiel; among others.

Similar to the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Lime Rock Historics, photographer Michael DiPleco also documented the vintage racing action from the 2013 Lime Rock Historic Festival, offering the following pictures that not only show the field of historic race cars, but also the park-like setting of the Lime Rock road course. We split up Michael’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery (and race results) can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

1967 Shelby Toyota 2000GT.
1967 Shelby Toyota 2000GT.
1968 Chevy Camaro, Trans Am.
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am.
1966 Ford Shelby Mustang
1966 Ford Shelby Mustang
1962 Morgan 4/4.
1962 Morgan 4/4.

 

 

1952 Kurtis Chrysler Indy Car.
1952 Kurtis Chrysler Indy Car.
1953 Lotus MkVI.
1953 Lotus MkVI.
#704- 1939 MG-TB and 1950 MG-TD.
#704- 1939 MG-TB and 1950 MG-TD.
Peter Giddings - 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3
Peter Giddings – 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

1931 Bugatti T37.
1931 Bugatti Type 37
1958 Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite.
1958 Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite.
1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
1959 Alfa Romeo Spider
1959 Alfa Romeo Spider

 

 

1963 Lotus 27 Formula Jr.
1963 Lotus 27 Formula Jr.
Group 3 Formula Jr take the green.
Group 3 Formula Jr take the green.
1928 Stutz Blackhawk.
1928 Stutz Blackhawk.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Three

 

1959 Elva Formula Jr.
1959 Elva Formula Jr.
1959 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.
1959 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.
1959 Staguellini Formula Jr.
1959 Staguellini Formula Jr.
1959 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.
1959 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.

 

 

Tight racing was the theme at Lime Rock
Tight racing was the theme at Lime Rock
1961 Chaparral MkI.
1961 Chaparral MkI.
Group 4 goes three wide into Turn One
Group 4 goes three wide into Turn One
1960 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.
1960 Lotus 18 Formula Jr.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Four

 

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport.
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport.
1962 Jaguar E-Type #65- 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
1962 Jaguar E-Type #65- 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette.
1967 Chevrolet Camaro, Trans Am.
1967 Chevrolet Camaro, Trans Am.

 

 

1975 TOJ.
1975 TOJ.
1969 Chevron B16.
1969 Chevron B16.
1958 Maserati 3500 GT.
1958 Maserati 3500 GT.
1972 Alfa Romeo Berlina.
1972 Alfa Romeo Berlina.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

1964 Porsche 904 GTS..
1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
1967 Shelby Toyota 2000GT.
1967 Shelby Toyota 2000GT
1970 Porsche 911ST.
1970 Porsche 911ST.
1969 Chevron B16.
1969 Chevron B16.

 

 

1957 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Zagato.
1957 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Zagato.
1959 Alfa Romeo.
1959 Alfa Romeo.
1964 Porsche 904 GTS..
1964 Porsche 904 GTS..
1969 Porsche 911.
1969 Porsche 911.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

1970 Dodge Challenger Trans Am.
1970 Dodge Challenger Trans Am.
1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.
1960 Porsche 356.
1960 Porsche 356.

 

 

1954 Jaguar XK120 "OTS".
1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1955 Jaguar D-Type.
1955 Jaguar D-Type.
1964 Elva Mk VII
1964 Elva Mk VII
Roger Ealand of Kingscliff, NSW, Australia with his 1959 Lotus 18 Formula Junior
Roger Ealand of Kingscliff, NSW, Australia with his 1959 Lotus 18 Formula Junior

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

1978 March-BMW Formula 2.
1978 March-BMW Formula 2.
1975 March 75B Formula Atlantic.
1975 March 75B Formula Atlantic.
1955 Jaguar D-Type.
1955 Jaguar D-Type was a fan favorite
1964 Lotus 30.
1964 Lotus 30.

 

 

1964 Chevrolet Corvette Tom Cotter.
Tom Cotter searching for a ‘Cobra in the Barn’ with his 1964 Chevrolet Corvette
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport.
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport.
Group 7 Working the Esses.
Group 7 Working the Esses.
Bob Lima - 1967 Brabham BT21 Formula B.
Bob Lima – 1967 Brabham BT21 Formula B.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

1972 Chevron B19.
1972 Chevron B19.
1971 Chevron B19.
1971 Chevron B19.
1969 Chevron B16.
1969 Chevron B16.
1959 Chevrolet Corvette.
1959 Chevrolet Corvette.

 

 

1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35 of Peter Greenfield
1938 Morgan F-Trike.
1938 Morgan F-Trike.
1965 Austin Mini Cooper S.
1965 Austin Mini Cooper S.
1979 March 79B Formula Atlantic.
1979 March 79B Formula Atlantic.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.
1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 of Peter Giddings
1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 of Peter Giddings
1931 Bugatti Type 37
1931 Bugatti Type 37

 

 

Ex-Sam Posey 1970 Dodge Challenger.
Ex-Sam Posey 1970 Dodge Challenger.
1963 Ford Falcon Sprint.
Michael Eisenberg pushes his 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint
Ex-Sam Posey 1970 Dodge Challenger.
Ex-Sam Posey 1970 Dodge Challenger.
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 of Rob Kauffman
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 of Rob Kauffman

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Ten

 

Fast Cat - 1965 Jaguar E-Type.
Fast Cat – 1965 Jaguar E-Type.
Another Fast Cat - 1962 Jaguar E-Type.
Another Fast Cat – 1962 Jaguar E-Type.
Open-wheel racing
Open-wheel racing
1978 Ralt RT1 Formula Atlantic.
1978 Ralt RT1 Formula Atlantic.

 

 

1973 Chevron B19.
1973 Chevron B19.
1984 Tiga SC.
The always-fast 1984 Tiga SC of Peter Krause
1958 Allard GT.
1958 Allard GT.
1961 Dreossi Special Formula Jr.
1961 Dreossi Special Formula Jr.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2013 – Final Race Results

 

Group 1, “Nippy and Agile,” road-going production and GT cars
1. Rich Maloumian Jr, 1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
2. Greg Miller, 1962 Morgan 4/4
3. Matthew Hagopian, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite

Group 2, “The Dawn of Performance,” early sports and racing cars
1. Peter Greenfield, 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35
2. Peter Giddings, 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3
3. Rex Barrett, 1933 Ford Indy

Group 3, “Fast and Fun,” Formula Junior
1. Roy Walzer, 1963 Cooper FJ
2. Roger Ealand, 1959 Lotus 18 FJ
3. J.R. Mitchell, 1960 Lotus 18 FJ

Group 4, “50s & 60s flyers,” mid-century sports racers
1. Roger Mandeville, 1963 Elva Porsche
2. Tom Grudovich, 1960 Lola MK1
3. Jack Boxstrom, 1961 Chaparral MK1

Group 5, “The Real Deal,” authentic Trans-Am cars 1966-1971
1. Jim Hague, 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang
2. Ken Epsman, 1971 AMC Javelin
3. Jim Halsey, 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang

Group 6, “No Holds Barred,” Formula Libre race group
1. David Porter, 1971 Lotus 69 Formula Ford
2. Phil Harris, 1975 March 75B Formula Atlantic
3. Duncan Dayton, 1968 McLaren M4A Formula 2

Group 7, “Wild, Wild Horses,” big-bore production cars
1. Wilson Wright, 1965 Jaguar E-Type
2. Bob Hebert, 1965 Jaguar E-Type
3. Frank Grimaldi, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Group 8, “Not Quite Street Legal,” modified production cars
1. Tom Grudovich, 1966 Ginetta G4
2. Alan Tosler, 1966 Lotus Elan
3. Jim Glabicky, 1968 Datsun Roadster

Group 9, “Sophisticated Sports Cars,” post-1965 sports racers
1. Duncan Dayton, 1972 Chevron B23
2. Roy Walzer, 1970 Chevron B16
3. Dominick Incantalupo, 1973 Chevron B19

Group 10, “Porsche Against the Rest”
1. Mike Piera, 1973 Porsche 911 RS
2. Dave Hutchings, 1972 Porsche 911 RS
3. Jim Scott, 1974 Porsche 911 RS

[Source: Lime Rock Historics; photos: Michael DiPleco]