Lime Rock Park Sold to Investment Group
Skip Barber, Lime Rock legend and owner of the park, has announced that he has sold the race track to an investment group.
He s been the owner and the hands on guy at Lime Rock Park for 37 years, now things are changing and being restructured as Skip Barber has sold the park to an investment group.
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Now don t panic, the park is not closing or turning into a strip mall, the investment group who purchased the park are big fans of the track and seem to want to preserve what makes Lime Rock special, while also prepping the track to survive for years to come. Skip Barber, who s now 84 years old, will still be involved with the tracks day to day operations as part of the new Lime Rock Group, LLC. Here s the statement he issued as reported by roadandtrack.com:
Skip Barber says raceway s legacy is in good hands
BY RUTH EPSTEIN Republican-American
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A new ownership group has taken over at Lime Rock Park in the Lakeville section of Salisbury. RA archives
SALISBURY – After 37 years at the helm of Lime Rock Park, Skip Barber has sold the motor sport raceway to a new ownership group. Lime Rock Group is taking…
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Skip Barber Sells Lime Rock Park to Investment Group
The new group, Lime Rock Group, LLC, will shepherd the circuit into its 65th year and beyond. DW Burnett
Lime Rock Park is an institution. Opened in 1957 during a boom for American road courses, the Connecticut track has long been a home for sports-car racing here in the Northeast. A lap is just a mile-and-a-half long, but it s an eventful one, and it takes real skill to master. For the last 37 years, Skip Barber he of eponymous racing-school fame has owned the Lime Rock, but today, a new group of investors, Lime Rock Group, LLC, announced it has acquired the track.
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LAKEVILLE, Conn., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After 37 years of ownership, Skip Barber today announced a new Lime Rock Park ownership structure to propel future growth and opportunity for the Park in the years ahead. I am extremely excited and proud to announce the acquisition of Lime Rock Park by Lime Rock Group, LLC, said Skip Barber. The Group s General Partners, Charles Mallory, Dicky Riegel and Bill Rueckert along with a group of private investors have assumed control of Lime Rock Park and are bringing outstanding new vision and vitality to Lime Rock s operations and to our local and regional community. They are the ideal stewards of the Park s long and successful legacy. This is truly wonderful news for everyone involved with Lime Rock as we commence our 65
Lime Rock Park racetrack owner Skip Barber sells to investment group
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The start of the 2019 Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville.Brian Cleary / Getty Images
Longtime owner and racing school legend Skip Barber announced a new ownership structure for Lime Rock Park racetrack in Lakeville, according to a press release.
Barber, 84, has owned Lime Rock Park for 37 years. He’ll remain a “significant owner” in Lime Rock Group, LLC and will continue to be a part of its management committee.
“The Group’s General Partners, Charles Mallory, Dicky Riegel and Bill Rueckert along with a group of private investors have assumed control of Lime Rock Park and are bringing outstanding new vision and vitality to Lime Rock’s operations and to our local and regional community,” Barber said. “They are the ideal stewards of the Park’s long and successful legacy. This is truly wonderful news for everyone involved with Lime Rock as we co