OK - Who's is ready to head to Lime Rock Park CT for our Mini Cooper Corral for the last R53 Race? RSR Motorsports will be there with two MINIs and this will be the last race. We could not help it, so we set up a corral to help with a special send off Friday Sept 28 and Saturday Sept 29 Here are the links for tickets:

The corral tickets for Friday and Saturday are separate – anyone attending must purchase a corral ticket for each respective day per car in the corral, as well as the general admission ticket for each day per person who is coming.

Here is the link to the corral tickets page for both the Friday and Saturday corral tickets. Corral tickets are $15/car/day. Note, only one corral ticket is needed per car:
http://tickets.limerock.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=10

Then, here is the link to the general admission tickets page. The options are a Friday, Saturday, or Weekend ticket (valid for both days general admission):
http://tickets.limerock.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2

 

I'm all in for Friday. Looking forward to seeing the whole gang at RSR.

 

Racing at Lime Rock is Friday and Saturday - No Racing on Sunday.
I will post the schedule shortly.

Jesse and I will be coming out from California. Can't wait!

 

SCHEDULE as of 9/12/12
SUBJECT TO CHANGES and MODIFICATIONS

Friday, September 28
10–10:25 ST practice

10:30-10:55 GS practice

11:02-11:20 ROLEX GT practice

11:20-11:45 ROLEX DP/GT practice

11:40-12:10 ROLEX DP practice

12:20-12:40 ST practice

12:45-1:05 GS practice

1:15-1:35 Total Performance Sportsman Showcase (“B-Spec”)

1:45-2 ST Qualifying

2:05-2:20 GS Qualifying

2:20-3:20 Lunch, BMW Pace Car Rides, ST Fan Walk in pre-grid

2:30-3 ROLEX DP/GT practice

3:30 Start Continental Tire ST race 2.5 hours

Saturday, September 29
9-9:20 Total Performance Sportsman Showcase (“B-Spec”)

9:30-9:55 ROLEX DP Qualifying

9:45-10:15 GS Fan Walk in pre-grid

10-10:15 ROLEX GT Qualifying

10:30 Start Continental Tire GS race 2.5 hours

1:20 Total Performance Sportsman Showcase (“B-Spec”)

2:10-2:40 ROLEX Fan Walk/BMW/Pace Car Rides

2:50-2:55 ROLEX recon laps

3:00 Start ROLEX DP/GT race 2.75 hours

http://www.limerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&It emid=87

 

There are rooms available at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Danbury 116 Newton Rd., Danbury, CT 06810 203-798-1200 - this is about 40-45 minutes from the track. Most all rooms in Torrington CT are already booked. Make sure you ask for the Lime Rock Park discount, it will save you some money.

 

Staying in Danbury will give you a nice scenic ride up to the track.

 

News from RSR Motorsports:

OK here is the latest news! There will be a slightly different line-up in the MINIs at Lime Rock. Dicky Riegel will return to the team and run with Chris Puskar in the 195 car. The 198 pairing will remain as Laguna with Randy Smalley sharing with Chris Knox. Returning to Lime Rock we have high hopes for the MINIs but our pair of Hondas will be competitive there and with any luck we could have a huge weekend.

 

Due to the packed schedule there will be NO Parade Laps for corral participants.

 

Anyone know a place where I can rent a MINI/Mini near Hartford CT, or near JFK, LaGuardia, Newark airports. Looking to have one for the Mini corral at Lime Rock.

 

Breaking News

Lime Rock Park Sept 28-29, 2012

Due to the overwhelming interest from the Mini and Motorsports Community, MINI USA is generously bringing the new pre-production prototype JCW GP II for display at our Mini Cooper Corral at Lime Rock Park for the season finale of the Continental Sports Car Championship in ST Class & Total Performance Showcase B-Spec series.

RSR Motorsports will be campaigning the Red #198 and #195 R53 Minis and MINI of Charleston with be competing in the #36 & 37 Blue B-Spec MINIS.

Please come out and join us and enjoy a weekend of exciting Motorsports while rooting our favorite MINIs

 

Several of us from Central PA will be motoring up to Poughkeepsie NY on Thursday night then heading over to the park early. We all have MINI Corral tickets, see you there!! WOOT!

 

MotorWerks Magazine will be on hand covering the R53 MINI Swansong and other MINI related happenings, make sure you stop us and say hi!

 

Don't forget to bring Fat Bastard along!!

 

Just a reminder that you need to purchase the Mini Cooper corral passes in advance. You can NOT buy them at the gate. You will need a corral pass to get into the corral. Here is where to order them:

Here is the link to the corral tickets page for both the Friday and Saturday corral tickets. Corral tickets are $15/car/day. Note, only one corral ticket is needed per car:
http://tickets.limerock.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=10

Then, here is the link to the general admission tickets page. The options are a Friday, Saturday, or Weekend ticket (valid for both days general admission):

http://tickets.limerock.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2

 

Good reminder, got mine in the mail on Monday!
Now just have to wait 8 days 'til we head out!

 

FB is already on his way. The word is Chris Knox refused to drive the Scottish superstar across country so he stowed away in the RSR transporter. Look for him to pop up all over the place on race weekend.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

 

Video about RSR switching over to Honda's...

 

There is still time. Let's all show up at Lime Rock Park and see if we can try to pursuade MINI USA & RSR Motorsports to give it a few more years!!!! GO MINI!!!

 

Will anybody be bringing a 2006 GP to Lime Rock for the Mini Corral? Please contact me if you are email:pooper@wildblue.net

 

It's the least we can do!
See you at the corral!

John

BTW, when is the MINI Corral opening?

 

The Mini Corral will be opening on Friday AM and stay open until end o day on Saturday. I am not sure exactly what time but will chack and post it here.

 

That is "check" and let you know.

 

The track normally opens 7 or 8 am. The corrals will be open to the end of the days races.

 

Thanks for the answer. I believe that the corrals and the tent will be set up ahead of time. We will need to make sure we set up a spot of the new JCW GPII and we have a few original GP's that we wnt to have parked right next to the new one.

 

Thanks to all who made the corral possible. To all those who donated their time and energy to make it happen.

It would have been nice if the weather was a little drier but all in all it was still a great time. The racing was exciting to watch.

The paddock was as full as I have ever seen it. Unfortunately the paddock was also full of water. There were small lakes throughout the 'B' paddock, including right under the RSR Motorsport tent.

I feel sorry for the whole RSR team that had to operate under those conditions all weekend. They performed their jobs superbly in spite of the terrible conditions.

I look forward to supporting RSR next year and hope that the weather will be a little drier. It is after all, New England. If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. (although that certainly did not apply to last weekend)