Times are tough, people. Choices have to be made and the decisions aren't always easy. Especially when deciding which of the two vintage races to attend over the next two weekends. Sure, we could hit 'em both, but for the sake of this exercise, let's say we can't.Lime Rock Park: Rolex Vintage Festival
150 cars entered for the weekend
$45 a day, per person. Kids, don't know.
Might get a couple lunch time laps IF there are enough Lotus owners to qualify
On Track: they won't send me an entry list, but last year it was mostly stuff I have very little interest in. There will be no large bore formula cars, no GTP or CanAm cars, and very sports racers of interest. We've already established that there won't be any Lotus 47s or 23s.
Watkins Glen: US Vintage Grand Prix
650 cars entered for the weekend
$45 for the weekend. Kids free
For an extra $20 you can get laps on track, the autocross event, and the Gelnkhana old course laps!
On Track: F-5000 reunion / Triumph is the featured marque / 29 different Lotus cars entered
For now, the plan is to hit the US Vintage GP. We're going in convoy with a handful of other Lotus owners (2 Elans, 1 Sport 190) and a Porsche GT3 (to follow behind and pick up whatever falls off the Lotus). We'll report back with photos when we return.
And yes, LRP is the photo on the left. LRP is set in a beautiful valley in NW Connecticut. The photo on the right is The Glen... which sits atop a windblown hill in a decidedly less picturesque area of New York State. Aesthetic don't count in this debate.
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