{"id":4943,"date":"2022-05-27T18:53:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2022-08-09T18:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:54:55","slug":"perfect-weather-yields-record-breaking-lime-rock-park-lap-for-mike-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/27\/perfect-weather-yields-record-breaking-lime-rock-park-lap-for-mike-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Weather Yields Record-Breaking Lime Rock Park Lap for Mike Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAKEVILLE, CT (27 May 2022)\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Warm temperatures and overcast skies set the stage for a \u00a0record-breaking afternoon at Lime Rock Park for the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic. Lime Rock Park officially kicked off the track\u2019s 65th season on Friday with on-track sessions from Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, International GT (IGT) and Skip Barber Race Series (SBRS).<\/p>\n

Mike Skeen Sets Track Record in Trans Am TA2 Qualifying<\/strong>
\nMike Skeen captured the pole for the Trans Am TA2 class in the closing minutes of the qualifying, turning his best lap of 51.455-seconds on his sixth circuit in the No. 89 3Dimensional Services Group Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n

The flat-out flyer broke the class track record, set by Thomas Merrill in 2019, by exactly one second.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe session went really well,\u201d said Skeen. \u201cIt was busy out there but we were fortunate to get a clear track to set the record here at Lime Rock Park. I am looking forward to starting out front on pole for tomorrow\u2019s race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Misha Goikhberg will share the front row with Skeen, locking in the spot with a fast flyer of 51.600-seconds. Merril (51.676-seconds) will start third with 14-year-old Brent Crews slated to take the green alongside him (51.824-seconds) in fourth.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just the speeds that set new marks, as the entry for the first Trans Am race of the weekend set a new high water mark for the category. 20 rows of two will take the green for the 100-mile feature at 11:55 a.m. Eastern on Saturday. The fan walk will be held on the false grid just ahead of the race at 11:20 a.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n

The Trans Am TA\/XGT\/SGT\/GT classes will make their weekend debut on Saturday with testing and practice.<\/p>\n

SVRA, IGT and Skip Barber Race Series\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSVRA featured a rolling history of motorsport on Friday as cars from vintage Formula One to retired Pescarolos warmed up with testing and practice ahead of Saturday\u2019s races.<\/p>\n

IGT held two sessions and will conclude its race weekend on Saturday, staging its sprint finale at 10:20 a.m. Eastern with an hour enduo race set for 4:45 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n

The Skip Barber Race Series held two practice rounds in preparation for qualifying and Round 1 on Saturday. Johnny Guindi set the pace for the spec 13-car field, turning the fastest lap of the day with a 56.939-seconds flyer.<\/p>\n

Important Links<\/strong>
\nTrans Am TA2 Results:\u00a0https:\/\/gotransam.com\/standings\/?cat_id=530#13622<\/a><\/p>\n

SVRA\/IGT Results:\u00a0Race (race-monitor.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAKEVILLE, CT (27 May 2022)\u2013\u00a0Warm temperatures and overcast skies set the stage for a \u00a0record-breaking afternoon at Lime Rock Park for the Trans Am Memorial Day [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-lime-rock-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4944,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943\/revisions\/4944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}