NASCAR Modifies Test at Lime Rock

Don · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 01:19 PM

Reply to an inquiry sent to Lime Rock regarding any future plans for a Modified race :

" Thanks for contacting Lime Rock Park!

Our website is the first place that we will post news – like scheduled series races.

Please stay tuned! We will be announcing our 2010 major event schedule very soon.......

See you at the track! "

Don · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 02:37 PM

Shawn Courchesne writes an Auto Racing column for the Hartford Courant, from his web site:

" John Hoyt, series director for the True Value Modified Racing Series, deemed Tuesday's test session for the division at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury a success. "

" Lime Rock owner Skip Barber said last week that he would like to see a Modified event at the track, possibly as early as next season "

" Hoyt said there were no issues with the cars going up what is traditionally the downhill. Barry reached about 142 mph on the frontstretch heading into what would now be the uphill for the Modifieds "

"The guys loved that," Hoyt said. "Nobody had any problem with that. There is some issues with some of the barriers that aren't quite set up for us to go the other way. That's stuff that the track is going to have to look at, whether its feasible for them to do or not. It's really all up in the air, but at least our portion we know that if we can get the outside of track and get the stuff situated with the track we think we could have a good race there. Its all good from our end. Whatever happens happens. At least we know that its definitely feasible from a car standpoint if the track can take care of the things they need to take care of. They may not want to. It's totally up to them."

" Hoyt doesn't see a way that Modifieds could run the track safely in its normal configuration. "

http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/...-stu.html#more