Tickets on sale for Trans Am Memorial Day Classic

LAKEVILLE — Lime Rock Park will host to a mix of modern and vintage race cars, a craft beer festival, live music and two curated car showsthis Memorial Day weekend.

Lime Rock Park kicks off the summer season with racing from SpeedTour, including the Trans Am Series by Pirelli, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association and International GT, for the longstanding Trans Am Memorial Day Classic, May 27-30.

Starting May 27, a “rolling history” of motorsports from 200-mile-perhour IndyCars and vintage Formula 1 cars to classic Jaguars and Porsches will take the track with SVRA and IGT.

A pair of 100-mile races will take place on the original 1.53-mile Lime Rock circuit. The highly competitive TA2 class, which features muscle cars like Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers, will take the field May 28.

On Memorial Day, May 30, American V8s in the Trans Am class along with top production-based GT cars will compete in XGT, SGT and GT classes.

New to the weekend schedule this year is the Connecticut Craft Beer Grand Prix. Accompanied by the area's best food trucks, more than two dozen local breweries will showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Connecticut craft beer on the Lime Rock grounds May 29. Also on Sunday, fans can see hundreds of cars on display from the Royals Garage Car Show and Hagerty Cars and Caffeine, as part of the Sundays at The Park event.

Fans are encouraged to reserve tickets and camping spots ahead of the weekend. Advanced general admission tickets start at $55, with full weekend passes, VIP Fan Hospitality Tent and Semi-Private Cabana upgrades available.

For race and Royal Garage Car Show tickets, visit https://limerock.com/

Lime Rock Park / Contributed photo Lime Rock Park will host to a mix of modern and vintage race cars, a craft beer festival, live music and two curated car shows- this Memorial Day weekend.