Track Day at Lime Rock

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    Fellow Delaware Valley AROC member Bob Brady and I just returned from the 
Bill Prout track day at Lime Rock and it was an outstanding event! 
    There were a good number of Alfas and other Italian machines 
participating. Vintage racers Skip and Caryl Persson brought their 
Giuliettas. Peter, (oops, I forgot his last name) who had impressed us with 
his fast driving of a big Benz at the AROC time trials in May, ran his Spider 
Veloce.  Kevin Murphy was enjoying his first event with his 74 Spider. Mahlon 
Craft brought his recently restored and absolutely fascinating Fiat Abarth 
1000 Bialbero. There were five or six Ferraris, and Bob and I ran our GTV 
2000s.
    The atmosphere of the event was fun, low-key, and super-friendly. There 
was an abundance of first-rate instructors for the novices. The event was 
well organized, safe, and provided an hour and thirty-five minutes of track 
time. There was a "Vintage" group, for older cars, which our Alfas ran in. 
Bill had told me that Alfas were especially welcome, as he owns a Giulietta 
Sprint Speciale. 
    For those of you who have considered taking your Alfa on a track (where 
it belongs!), one of Bill Prout's events would be a great event to start 
with. For the more experienced, the event offered lots of track time and 
smaller run groups with less traffic. We had a great time and would highly 
recommend Bill Prout's events, which will be run in the spring and fall next 
year at Lime Rock.  For more information, Bill's phone is 860 767-5047. 

Bill Shields
73 2000 GTV
Delaware Valley AROC     

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