Open autox at LRP

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looks like they will be having additional dates too, as these are filling up fast! i tried signing up just now and there's like one opening left...i'll prob switch to a new date if anyone else wants to go

Dear Driver,

Its the moment many of you have been waiting for... the first-ever open-enrollment Autocross Competitions at Lime Rock Park!

The dates are Friday, March 22, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 9, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, June 18, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Anyone with a fun car and well let you define that can sign-up!

Youll be driving the full autocross layout, which is eight turns and nearly a half-mile long.

Lime Rock racing instructors will be there to provide feedback, tips and techniques that will make anyone, experienced or not, smoother and faster. In other words, your lap times will drop! Not to mention how much fun this whole thing is...

Toward the end of each of these first three open-enrollment Autocross Competition days, there will be a hand-timed competition as part of our exciting **Fastest Laps of the Year championship

Details:

- No experience necessary! This is safe, fast fun, with lots of run-off area
- If you are an experienced autocrosser, you will love this layout elevation changes, all corner types, and the track is not a sea of cones
- Lime Rock Autocross Competitions are run Rain or Shine
- You do not need a helmet, though you may wear one if you wish
- For the March 22 event, your car cannot exceed 86 decibels. This should not be an issue if youre running an essentially stock exhaust system
- For the April 9 and June 18 days, you can run un-muffled; there is no db limit for these days
- For food and drink, Lime Rock Catering will have concession stands open
- Restrooms are in the Infield Chalet
- We do not time every lap -- bring your own in-car timing devices if you wish -- but we do time the final sessions for the Fastest Laps of the Year championship (see below)
- Your car must pass a walk-around assessment by the instructors and/or Lime Rock personnel for reasons of safety and appropriateness, including working seatbelts
- You must have a valid drivers license
- The Drivers Meeting and Chalk Talk begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. on March 22, and 12:00 noon for the April and June days
- Enter the facility starting at 7:30 a.m. through Lime Rock Parks Main Entrance, which is 60 White Hollow Road, Lakeville, 06039

Do not pass up these opportunities to drive your car at the limit!

Call 860.435.5000 and ask for Walter Swervin Irvine or Ryan Slideways McIntosh to enroll. Enrollment is limited, so it's first come, first served. Don't wait too long to give us a buzz.

The cost is $225 (non-refundable) per driver, not per car.

Hints: Empty your interior and trunk of all items that are not strongly secured... arrive with full fuel... Air-up your tires to 45 lbs., then bleed down as necessary... wear comfortable, non-bulky shoes and clothes... we are not snobby about the kind of car you bring, but please present a clean, safe automobile...

** Fastest Lap Run-offs All through the year, we will keep record of the fastest laps set at the end of the day at each open-enrollment Autocross Competition day. We will continually update the year's 20-fastest laps and post the times/drivers on the LRP website. At the end of the year, the final top 20 "Fastest Lappers" will be invited to enter, free of charge, the Lime Rock Park Autocross Run-offs, to crown a champion. The prizes will probably be cheap, tchotchke-esk racing trinkets but you will have earned huge bragging rights!

Keep an eye on emails from Lime Rock Park for further details of the year-end Autocross Run-offs.

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so new dates will be added. i locked in the 18th because there was just two openings left. if anyone wants to go here are the additional dates that will be announced monday:

7/9
8/2 & 23
10/8 & 22

if there is enough interest i'll start a thread just for the autox
 
Hmm, I might pass on this. $225! That's like the cost of a full-on track day. And only hand-timed towards the end? Would also be concerned about spinning out into that grass, w/ my driving and all. But not to discourage y'all..
 
Hmm, I might pass on this. $225! That's like the cost of a full-on track day. And only hand-timed towards the end? Would also be concerned about spinning out into that grass, w/ my driving and all. But not to discourage y'all..

haha...great one oleg! i'm just looking at this as another life experience...love the ride out there and enjoy the area, trying something new
 
Sorry for the resurrection 2 weeks later, (zombies) but I only check in periodically these days.

re the LRP autox: I was looking at it, but the price was my major concern. For 225 I can run pretty much a full season with renegade up in Ayer. Anyone remember what renting the autox track runs? I know they mentioned it when they first started talking about the open autox but if we have two people interested at 225 think of how many we could get at a lower price (if it's in fact lower). Then again we'd probably need ~50 people, maybe the week before the Grand Am race, maybe get it tied into the corral somehow?

Heading up to Ayer for the Renegade school tomorrow. $40 for nonmembers and there were only 30 registered at last count.
 
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