Lime Rock Park is a road course with a long tradition in the New England Motorsports scene, located in Salisbury, Connecticut. The 1.5-mile raceway stands on a hill, traveling up and down the natural terrain to create a fascinating driving experience. The park includes the main road course, an infield autocross track, and a skip pad. Trans-Am, IMSA, and SCCA races are on schedule most of the year, and drivers can get their tires on the snow during special Winter Autocross Days. Lime Rock Park opened its doors in 1957, attracting racers and spectators from all around New England and the Tri-state area. A curiosity about the track: it does not have grandstands, so people sit in the grass on the designated areas to watch the races while having picnics and enjoying the greeneries around the track.
Lime Rock Park layout is straightforward with only seven turns, 3 of them coming back-to-back and requiring heavy steering. Races start and finish in the middle of Sam Posey Straight, the longest straightaway of Lime Rock. Turn number 1 is known as Big Bend, and the Lefthander-Righthander combination comes immediately after it. Racers can accelerate in the No Name Straight heading towards the Uphill turn number 5. Another long straightaway ends in the West Bend, closing the loop after going through the Downhill.
The default layout for racing in Lime Rock Park goes through the main course without taking any of the two chicanes available. Going through this 1.5-mile track for a lap takes an average of 1:01.4 (min: secs. milliseconds), with an average velocity of 88 mph.
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