Race Weekend Central

Entry List: Lime Rock Park 120

2019 Lime Rock IMPC Owen Trinkler Car Phil Allaway

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Saturday morning will see IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams take on the classic 1.53-mile configuration of Lime Rock Park for two hours of action.  TeamTGM is going for their third straight win at Lime Rock, but their two Camaros are just two of 36 teams that are entered. In the Grand Sport class, there are …

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Hambone Denied, Elivan Goulart Sweeps TCA at Lime Rock

2017 Lime Rock PWC Elivan Goulart CarA Phil Allaway

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Earlier today, we noted that Elivan Goulart was going for weekend sweeps in both Pirelli World Challenge’s TC and TCA classes at Lime Rock.  A crash in TC Race No. 2 earlier in the day prevented a weekend hambone (four victories) for Goulart, but he still came back and swept both TCA/TCB races overall. Both races …

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Dane Cameron Wins Lime Rock TC Race No. 2 in Duel

2017 Lime Rock PWC Dane Cameron Car Phil Allaway

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Originally, Memorial Day weekend was going to be an off-weekend for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship racer Dane Cameron.  Then, the call came from Turner Motorsport to drive their new BMW M235iR in Pirelli World Challenge’s TC class. On Saturday, Cameron took the lead from KRUGSPEED’s Elivan Goulart at about the one-third mark of the race. …

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Elivan Goulart Claims Maiden TC Victory at Lime Rock Park

2017 Lime Rock PWC Elivan Goulart Car Phil Allaway

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In Pirelli World Challenge, Elivan Goulart is known as a standout in the TCA class.  He’s a tough out in a Mazda MX-5.  Two weeks ago, an opportunity arose to drive KRUGSPEED’s No. 70 Lotus Exige for the TC races at Lime Rock.  The Shelton, Conn. native qualified third, then took advantage of a bad …

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Paul Holton, Elivan Goulart Win Lime Rock TC Poles

2017 Lime Rock PWC Paul Holton Car Phil Allaway

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C360R’s Paul Holton dealt with the misty conditions on Friday morning to claim the TC class pole for Race No. 1 in his Audi RS3 LMS Club Spot.  Holton’s lap of 56.099 seconds (98.184 mph) was more than a full second faster than the class qualifying record from last year. Holton’s lap was a full …

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Pirelli World Challenge Championship Scenarios

2016 Lime Rock PWC Alvaro Parente Car Credit Phil Allaway

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This weekend, Pirelli World Challenge holds their final races of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  More than half a dozen championships are on the line in California.  This piece will show you what to look for.  All races this weekend can be watched live on Pirelli World Challenge’s live stream at world-challenge.com. Grand …

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Alvaro Parente and Andrew Palmer Tie for PWC Pole at Lime Rock

2016 Lime Rock PWC Alvaro Parente Car Credit Phil Allaway

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At Lime Rock Park, the times have been very close on the 1.474-mile circuit all day.  The top 15 drivers in GT practice were within one second of each other and qualifying took that to the next level. During the 12-minute session, K-PAX Racing‘s Alvaro Parente and Bentley Team Absolute’s Andrew Palmer set identical 51.950-second …

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