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Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 44 – Save the Date In 2026

by Lou ModestinoDecember 9, 2025

If you joined us for Historic Festival 43, you know what a weekend it was — our biggest and brightest event in modern history. From legendary cars and drivers to unforgettable moments on track and around the paddock, HF43 set a new standard for celebration at Lime Rock Park.

Now, get ready to do it all again — and more. Historic Festival 44 returns Labor Day Weekend, September 3–7, 2026, with a full slate of excitement: the Historic Festival Parade on Thursday, three days of vintage racing, a world-class concours, and the largest car show you’ve ever seen — stretching around our 1.5-mile circuit.

Mark your calendar now and stay tuned for more details.

You won’t want to miss this one.

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Greenlight International Announces Distribution Figures for HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour Highlights Program

by MikeDecember 4, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (December 4, 2025) – Following a successful live broadcast last month of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods, Greenlight Television and HSR have announced the production of a full-length highlights program, bringing audiences all the best thrills, spills and classic racing machinery from the 11th running of the historic racing event.

Across over six hours of live coverage, the HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour amassed well over 100,000 viewers across its online platforms, as well as over 29,000 minutes viewed on the RACER Fast Channel.

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Historic Running Fondmetal F1® Car From 1992 Auctioned On F1® Authentics

by Lou ModestinoDecember 1, 2025

The car was driven by Belgian driver, Eric van de Poele in 1992 and took part in multiple Grands Prix
Restored under the guidance of its original chief designer, Sergio Rinland, and now running with a period-correct Cosworth HB engine
Car features innovations such as side channels, which every modern F1® car now has
Available to bid on now at f1authentics.com
WATCH the exclusive interview with van de Poele and Rinland: https://youtu.be/TaXS0WBDLak?si=cKjq4jfAYeDSPRZe

F1® car collectors have a limited-time opportunity to own a genuine, race used F1® car, complete with an engine. The 1992 GR02 F1® race car is a survivor of one of the most iconic eras of the sport. Extremely rare, ‘Chassis 03’ is one of only three ever made, having competed in three Grands Prix during its lifespan.

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HSR and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Announce Multi-Year Extension with HSR as the Official Sanctioning Body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Events

by MikeNovember 26, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 25, 2025) – Officials of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) announced today that HSR will continue as the official sanctioning body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Monterey Pre-Reunion through at least 2028.

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HSR Sebring Pistons & Props Presented by Alan Jay Automotive Network Closes Out the 2025 Season Next Weekend

by MikeNovember 26, 2025

SEBRING, Florida (November 25, 2025) – The Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Sebring Pistons & Props, presented by Alan Jay Automotive Network, makes a high-speed return on the track and in the air next week when Sebring International Raceway‘s illustrious sports car racing history and aviation heritage once again are celebrated at HSR’s season-ending event, December 4 – 7.

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Repeat Winners Reign Supreme at the 11th HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 10, 2025

Iconic Racing Secures HSR Daytona Classic 24 Run Groups A, D and F “Triple Sweep” with Victories with the Team’s 1969 Lola T70 Mk III, 2000 Dodge Viper GTS-R and 2019 Cadillac DPi

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 9, 2025) – The inaugural season of the HSR Classic Endurance Championship presented by Mission Foods came to a colorful and competitive conclusion Saturday and Sunday at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) with the successful 11th running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods. Five full days of on-track action culminated with the HSR Daytona Classic 24-hour twice-around-the-clock race from Saturday at 2 p.m. until just before the same hour Sunday.

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HSR Welcomes Ford as the 2026 Featured Marque of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 7, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 6, 2025) – Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Ford Racing announced today that Ford will be the Featured Marque of the 12th running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), November 11 – 15, 2026.

The first HSR Classic event, which debuted at the World Center of Racing in 2014, the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour is an annual tribute race to the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Ford has taken home 20 first-place trophies from the Rolex 24, including its first 24-hour victory in 1966 by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby in a Ford GT 40 Mk II in the first Daytona race to officially run the 24-hour distance.

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The Countdown is On: 2nd Annual HSR IMSA Classic Returns to the Rolex 24 At Daytona in Just Under 100 Days

by MikeOctober 21, 2025

2026 HSR IMSA Classic Featured Era Opens Soon for Applications from Competitors with Eligible and Authentic Rolex 24 At Daytona Cars from 1990 – 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 17, 2025) – The 2nd Annual Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) IMSA Classic will be held at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) just under 100 days from now, and HSR officials confirmed today next year’s featured era of Rolex 24 At Daytona machinery that will be in the spotlight this January at the “World Center of Racing.”

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Lime Rock Park’s Historic Festival 44 to Celebrate Alfa Romeo in 2026

by Lou ModestinoOctober 17, 2025

Lime Rock HF44 to feature Alfa Romeo — SHAWN PIERCE PHOTOGRAPHY

Historic Trans Am and Formula Junior announced as Featured Race Groups for HF44 at Lime Rock

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (16 October 2025) — Following a record-breaking year that drew the largest Historic Festival crowd and participant entry in recent history, Lime Rock Park is already looking ahead to 2026. The 44th running of Historic Festival will return Labor Day weekend (Sept.3-7, 2026), celebrating Alfa Romeo as the featured marque and showcasing Historic Trans Am and Formula Junior as the event’s featured race groups.

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World Supercross Championship Makes Historic Argentina Debut As Tickets Go On Sale For Buenos Aires City GP

by MikeOctober 14, 2025

London, UK, 13th October 2025: Fans can now secure their seats for the highly anticipated Argentinian debut of the FIM World Supercross Championship, as tickets go on sale for the Buenos Aires City GP, set for Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Oscar & Juan Gálvez Racetrack.

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