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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Report and Photos

1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Michael Casey-DiPleco
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

The Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 was held August 29th to September 1st at the 7-turn, 1.5 mile Lime Rock Park road course in Connecticut. Lime Rock Park’s 32nd annual Labor Day weekend event featured a strong field of more than 260 vintage race cars grouped in nine racing classes.

Historic Festival 32 celebrated a selection of automobiles from the collection of Honored Collector Ralph Lauren, including a 1953 Morgan Flat Rad; 1964 Ferrari 250 LM; 1929 Birkin Blower Bentley 4.5-Litre Vanden Plas; 1956 Jaguar XKSS and 1959 Porsche RSK.

In addition, Sir Stirling Moss and wife Lady Susie were featured guests at this year’s Historics, with Sir Stirling signing autographs and driving demonstration laps in the very same Team Briggs Cunningham OSCA MT4 that Moss drove to overall victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1954.

Race groups included Nippy and Agile for road-going production Sports and GT; Dawn of Real Performance for Pre-War Sports and Racing; Everyman’s Formula for Formula Junior; Let’s Go Racing for Post War Club Racing Cars; 1950s and ’60s Flyers for Mid-Century Sports and Racing; No Holds Barred for Formula Libre; Wild, Wild Horses for Big-Bore Production Sports and GT; Not Quite Street Legal for Modified Production and Speedy and Sophisticated for Post-1965 Sports Racing.

Notable and interesting entrants at the Lime Rock Fall Festival 2014 included the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta of Herb Wetanson; 1959 Aston Martin DB4 GT of Jim Freeman; 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ of John Goodman; 1957 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Zagato of Mark Auriana; 1935 “Old Grey Mare” Special of Ben Bragg; 1931 Bugatti Type 37 of Sandy Leith; 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 of Peter Giddings; 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35 of Peter Greenfield; 1956 Fiat Abarth of Gunnar Jeannette and 1964 Porsche 904 GTS of Sandra McNeil and a great selection of Abarths; among many others.

The Group Two VSCCA Cup race ended on a sad note Saturday, as Lee Duran of Lyme, Connecticut passed away from injuries suffered during a single-car accident involving his 1934 MG PA Special. This was the first fatality in the event’s 32-year history. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Mr. Duran.

Similar to the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Lime Rock Historics, photographer Michael DiPleco also documented the vintage racing action from the Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014, offering the following 220 pictures show the field of historic race cars and the park-like setting of the Lime Rock road course. We split up Michael’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and race results can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

1959 Cooper Monaco.
1959 Cooper Monaco.
1959 Elva Courier.
1959 Elva Courier.
1960 Elva 200.
1960 Elva 200.
1959 OSCA- Mitch Eitel.
1959 OSCA- Mitch Eitel.

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1960 Lotus 18.
1960 Lotus 18.
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ.
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ.
The Noose = One More Lap.
The Noose = One More Lap.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

1957 Arnold Special.
1957 Arnold Special.
1959 Volvo PV544.
1959 Volvo PV544.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
Green flag, "Lets go racing" Club Racing cars of the Post-War Era.
Green flag, “Let’s Go Gacing” Club Racing cars of the Post-War Era.

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A Pair of Ginetta G4's leads group 4 down the hill.
Pair of Ginetta G4s leads Group 4 down the hill.
1960 Lotus 18FJ.
1960 Lotus 18FJ.
Group 2 cars.
Group 2 cars.
1953 Lotus MkVI.
1953 Lotus MkVI.

 

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1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.
1964 Austin-Healey 3000.
1964 Austin-Healey 3000.
1972 Porsche 911.
1972 Porsche 911.
1972 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Coupe.
1972 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Coupe.

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1974 Porsche 914/4.
1974 Porsche 914/4.
1969 Brabham BT29.
1969 Brabham BT29.
1957 Lotus 11.
1957 Lotus 11.
1964 Abarth Simca.
1964 Abarth Simca.

 

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1931 Bugatti Type 37.
1931 Bugatti Type 37.
1965 Sunbeam Alpine.
1965 Sunbeam Alpine.
1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
1959 MGA and a 1959 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.
1959 MGA and a 1959 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.

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1954 Jaguar XK120.
1954 Jaguar XK120.
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ.
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ.
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
A trio of MGA's.
A trio of MGA’s.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

Formula Libre- Group 6 gets the green.
Formula Libre- Group 6 gets the green.
1965 Jaguar E-Type.
1965 Jaguar E-Type.
1955 Lotus MkIX.
1955 Lotus MkIX.
1959 Morgan 4/4 and 1969 BMW 2002.
1959 Morgan 4/4 and 1969 BMW 2002.

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Mitch Eitel races to his waiting 1965 Elva Mk7S, during the Le Mans start of Group 5.
Mitch Eitel races to his waiting 1965 Elva Mk7S, during the Le Mans start of Group 5.
1960 Lotus 18.
1960 Lotus 18.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35.
1929 Stutz Special.
1929 Stutz Special.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

Bill Gelles- 1975 Chevron B31.
Bill Gelles- 1975 Chevron B31.
1972 Chevron B23.
1972 Chevron B23.
1970 Chevron B16.
1970 Chevron B16.
1967 Alfa Romeo GTV.
1967 Alfa Romeo GTV.

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1978 March- BMW Formula 2.
1978 March- BMW Formula 2.
Group 4- "Skip's Chalice Race.
Group 4- “Skip’s Chalice Race.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
1959 Abarth Zagato.
1959 Abarth Zagato.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC.
1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC.
1958 Maserati 3500GT.
1958 Maserati 3500GT.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
1963 Fiat Abarth 1000GT.
1959 Stanguellini.
1959 Stanguellini.

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1963 Cooper Type 61.
1963 Cooper Type 61.
1961 Drecssi Special.
1961 Drecssi Special.
1948 MG-TC.
1948 MG-TC.
1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3.
1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

1931 Bugatti Type 37.
1931 Bugatti Type 37.
1929 Bentley Blower.
1929 Bentley Blower.
1929 Bentley Blower.
1929 Bentley Blower.
Bugatti Type 35
Bugatti Type 35

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1929 Stutz Special.
1929 Stutz Special.
1959 Aston Martin DB4 GT.
1959 Aston Martin DB4 GT.
Group 1 practice.
Group 1 practice.
Group 1 - Turn 1.
Group One in Turn 1.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

1957 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Z.
1957 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Z.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35.
1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 35.
Peter Giddings-1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3
Peter Giddings-1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3
1991 Lola S2000- Ben Sinnott.
1991 Lola S2000- Ben Sinnott.

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1967 Matich SR3 and 1971 Chevron B19.
1967 Matich SR3 and 1971 Chevron B19.
1973 Porsche 911 RSR.
1973 Porsche 911 RSR.
1962 Jaguar E-Type.- 1972 Datsun 240Z.
1962 Jaguar E-Type.- 1972 Datsun 240Z.
Tom Cotter - 1964 Chevrolet Corvette.
Tom Cotter – 1964 Chevrolet Corvette.

 

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2014 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Lime Rock Park; photos: Michael DiPleco]