Lime Rock Park is a road course with a long tradition in the New England Motorsports scene, located in Salisbury, Connecticut. The 1.5-mile raceway stands on a hill, traveling up and down the natural terrain to create a fascinating driving experience. The park includes the main road course, an infield autocross track, and a skip pad. Trans-Am, IMSA, and SCCA races are on schedule most of the year, and drivers can get their tires on the snow during special Winter Autocross Days. Lime Rock Park opened its doors in 1957, attracting racers and spectators from all around New England and the Tri-state area. A curiosity about the track: it does not have grandstands, so people sit in the grass on the designated areas to watch the races while having picnics and enjoying the greeneries around the track.
Lime Rock Park layout is straightforward with only seven turns, 3 of them coming back-to-back and requiring heavy steering. Races start and finish in the middle of Sam Posey Straight, the longest straightaway of Lime Rock. Turn number 1 is known as Big Bend, and the Lefthander-Righthander combination comes immediately after it. Racers can accelerate in the No Name Straight heading towards the Uphill turn number 5. Another long straightaway ends in the West Bend, closing the loop after going through the Downhill.
Racing through the alternative circuit that includes the chicanes added before and after the back straight brings a significant speed reduction from 88 mph to 79 mph (both on average), making the circuit safer to drive. The average lap time is 1:08.1, seven seconds more than the default CW layout of Lime Rock Park.