For the 37th straight year, Lime Rock Park hosted a vintage racing festival. A total of 212 drivers, including 67 from Connecticut, competed in 29 races over Labor Day weekend.
Cars in those races spanned from 1925-1984.
Jack Busch of Torrington won two of the three races in his “East Meets West” race group. Jack was driving a 1965 Jaguar E Type and his fastest lap time around the 1.5 mile track with 59.503 seconds.
The Historic Festival also included a Sunday Concours and Car Show with 800 cars on display and 90 awards presented. Best in show winners included Ralph Lauren’s 1961 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and Peter Kailkow’s 1958 250 GT Cabriolet.
“There are a couple of really special aspects to this particular event, one is that they pull in so many entries from around the country and occasionally even internationally and they also have a concourse, a car show, which brings out some of the most beautiful cars ever made,” said Mark O’Day who participated in the races and acts as the activities chairman for the Vintage Sports Car Club of America.
