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Weekend Schedule WEEKEND SCHEDULE Subject to Change – Find the latest schedule at: www.limerock.com/memorialdayschedule2019 Download the Trans Am & SVRA Apps for live Timing & Scoring or use the Race Monitor App FRIDAY, MAY 24 10:05am SVRA Groups, IGT & TA2 Practice or Testing SVRA GROUPS: 2:20pm SVRA Groups, IGT & TA2 Practice GROUP 1: Recognized small displacement production sports cars & sedans. Ex.: Sprite, Midget, Mini Cooper, 5:20pm TA2 Qualifying Triumph Spitfire, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, MGA, Fiat- Abarth, Lotus 7. Select G & H-modifieds & D-Sports SATURDAY, MAY 25 Racers, Formula Vee. 9:05am SVRA Groups Practice GROUP 2: Pre-1973 Formula cars conforming to the 10:45am SVRA Group 10, IGT Practice SVRA classic formula car regulations. Other cars may 11:10am TA/SuperGT Testing be accepted by invitation as appropriate. Ex.: Lotus; Brabham, Caldwell, Titan, Crossle, Merlyn, Royale, 11:55am Parade Laps/Hot Laps Elva, Hawke. 12:20pm Fan Walk GROUP 3: Recognized series-produced sports cars & 12:45pm Pre-Race Ceremonies sedans in production prior to 1972. Ex.: MGB, Triumph 12:55pm TA2 FEATURE RACE – 65 MIN. TR-3 & 4; Austin Healey 3000, Porsche 356, Elva Courier, Morgan, Daimler, Sunbeam Alpine, Volvo 2:05pm SVRA Groups Qualifying P1800. 3:45pm SVRA Group 10, IGT Qualifying GROUP 4: Limited produced sports cars, racing 4:10pm TA/SuperGT Practice “specials” & GT cars built or in production prior to 1960. This group represents the “Golden Age” of 4:40pm SVRA ENDURO RACE – 60 MIN. sports car racing in the U.S. & Europe. Ex.: Scarab, Devin, Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Jaguar XK120/140, C, SUNDAY, MAY 26 D; Maserati, Lister, Allard, Elva; Porsche RSK Spyder, 10:00am Sunday Royals Car Show presented by Hagerty Cunningham & early small-bore sports racers. 12:30pm Farm-To-Track Picnic GROUP 5: Small bore World Sports Car Championship 2:00pm Car Show Awards Ceremony & prototypes as raced between 1960 & 1972. All 3 classes of Sports 2000 cars, SRF’s as well as WSR cars. Ex.: Lotus 23, 30, 40, Porsche 904, 906, 907, 910; Elva MONDAY, MAY 27 Mk 7 & 8, Lola 212, Lotus 11, 15, 17. 9:05am TA/SuperGT Qualifying GROUP 6: Selected big-bore production sports cars & 9:40am FLYOVER F-15 EAGLES sedans through 1972. Ex.: Corvette, Shelby GT-350, 9:50am SVRA Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 Race 1 Cobra, Mustang, Camaro, Jaguar XKE, Barracuda, Cougar, Griffith, Porsche 911. 10:15am SVRA Group 10, IGT Race 1 GROUP 7: World Championship of Sports Cars on 10:40am SVRA Groups 8, 12a, 12b Race 1 slicks. Under 2 Liter sports cars as raced after 1972. 11:05am SVRA Groups 5, 7, 9 Race 1 Can Am cars as raced after 1967. Center-seat Can Am 11:30am SVRA Group 6 Race 1 cars, SCCA ASR & BSR. Ex.: McLaren, Porsche 908, 917, 956, 962; Lola, Chevron, Ferrari 312, 512, Alfa Romeo 11:55am Hot Laps/Parade Laps T33, Lancia, Matra. 12:20pm Fan Walk GROUP 8: Recognized series-produced sports cars & 12:45pm Pre-Race Ceremony sedans in production prior to 1979, & later cars by 12:55pm MUSTANG REUNION RACE invitation. Ex.: Lotus Super 7, Datsun 240Z, BMW 2002, Sunbeam Tiger, Porsche 911, 914, Datsun 510, 1:25pm TA/SuperGT FEATURE RACE – 65 MIN. Escort, Alfa Romeo GTV. 2:35pm SVRA Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 Race 2 GROUP 9: Wings & slicks formula cars complying with 3:00pm SVRA Group 6 Race 2 SVRA post-1973 formula car regulations. Ex.: Formula 3:25pm SVRA Groups 5, 7, 9 Race 2 1 & Indy Lights, Formula 5000, Formula 2, Formula Atlantic & Formula B (1600cc); Formula Super Vee 3:50pm SVRA Groups 8, 12a, 12b Race 2 (1600cc, air & water cooled); Formula Continental & 4:15pm SVRA Group 10, IGT Race 2 Formula 3 (1100cc). GROUP 10: Select GT sports cars & sedans raced between 1973 & 1999. NASCAR Cup & Busch Series TRANS AM CLASSES: stock cars. Trans-Am & production-based TA: With over 800 horsepower, these aggressive Trans Am machines are contemporary as raced from 1999 to 5 years from known for their remarkable speed, incredible sound, & the visceral today’s date. Ex.: Chevrolet Dekon Monza, Porsche challenges of pure racing thanks to electronic driver aids being banned. 911 RSR, Ferrari 348, Audi S4, Chevrolet Corvette, TA2: The TA2 class presented by AEM brings back the "muscle car wars" of DeTomaso Pantera & Dodge Viper. the 60s & 70s, when revered brands like the Chevrolet, Dodge & Ford GROUP 11: GTP/Group C, ALMS, PSCR, WSC, Grand released hot rod versions of their Camaro, Challenger & Mustang to try to Am prototype cars & SCCA P1 & P2 as raced from prove who made the best performance cars on the American roads. 1981 to 5 years from today’s date. Ex.: Aston Martin SuperGT (SGT): The SuperGT class is an incredible range of production- AMR1, Intrepid, Audi R8, Ford Mustang Trans Am, based machines from the high-revving sports cars manufactured by BMW, Oldsmobile Aurora, Pontiac Grand Am, Porsche Porsche, Ferrari & Lamborghini, to the ground pounding American GT2 & Cup. performance cars with large-displacement engines like the Corvettes, GROUP 12: Select GT sports cars & sedans raced Camaros, Mustangs, & Vipers. between 1973 & 5 years prior to today’s date. These are production-based cars such as Motorola Cup or any other stock / prepared racing series. Early IMSA GTO & GTU small bore cars will be accepted on an International GT (IGT): individual basis. Ex.: Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper, Porsche & Ferrari with Porsches GT3 Cup, Caymans & Boxters competing Ford Mustang, Panoz, Datsun Z cars, Nissan ZX, & as Stuttgart Cup & Ferrari (Ferrari Challenge cars) as Maranello Cup. various BMW, Porsche & Ferrari models. .
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