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Lime Rock hosts Historic Festival 42

Lime Rock hosts Historic Festival 42

Vintage vehicles toured the track at Lime Rock Park before rolling through Connecticut’s Northwest Corner.

Photo by Lans Christensen

SALISBURY, Conn. — The 2024 Labor Day Weekend was highlighted by horsepower at Lime Rock Park’s Historic Festival 42 Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

Race cars of every marque, vintage, and rarity competed on the track Friday, Saturday and Monday. “Big Bores,” “Tin Tops,” “War Era” and “Wings and Slicks” were among the groups that were able to compete in the races on Saturday and Monday.

The big draw of the festival was the Saturday pre-race ceremony where Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) joined Governor Ned Lamont (D), and State Representative Maria Horn (D-64) in concluding Lime Rock Park’s summer dedicated to honoring Skip Barber.

Among the honors, Blumenthal announced that Aug. 31 has been recognized officially in Connecticut as “Skip Barber Day.”


Photo by Lans Christensen

Lime Rock Park CEO Dicky Riegl addresses, from left, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Governor Ned Lamont, State Rep. Maria Horn, and Skip Barber.

Lans Christensen

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