Northeast Grand Prix Lime Rock Park July 20-21, Official Schedule

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1 Northeast Grand Prix Lime Rock Park July 20-21, 2018 Official Schedule Registration Hours Inspection: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Inspection: IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Briefings: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Thu., 7/19 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 7:30 am - 4:30 pm 7:30 am - 3:00 pm Registration at Track Entrance Safety Checks: Thu., 7/19 Tech Hours: Thu., 7/19 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm 7:00 am - 5:00 pm 7:00 am - 1:30 pm Safety Checks (by appointment): 7:00 am - 9:00 am Team Paddock Location Driver & Team Manager Briefing 9:00 am LRP Fan Hospitality Tent, uphill behind paddock Tech available for courtesy checks, no scheduled appointments. Briefings: IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Driver and Team Manager Briefing 8:15 am LRP Fan Hospitality Tent uphill behind Paddock Broadcast Hours: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FS1 *delay 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm* Infield Care Center Hours 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Track Services Meetings 9:00 am 8:00 am Series Listing: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WeatherTech Championship) (GTLM/GTD) CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE (CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE) Monday, July 16, :00 pm IMSA Transporters park in paddock 9:00 am - 5:00 pm LRP On-Track Day Tuesday, July 17, :00 am IMSA Transporters park and set up in paddock 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm LRP On-Track Day Wednesday, July 18, :00 am - 6:00 pm Timing & Scoring and TV Track access for set up 7:00 am IMSA set up 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tire, Fuel, Manufacturer and Support transporter Load-In, per IMSA Logistics Thursday, July 19, :00 am - 5:00 pm T&S and TV Track access for setup 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Tire, Fuel, Manufacturer and Support transporter Load-In, per IMSA Logistics 11:00 am WeatherTech Championship Transporter Load-In (per IMSA Logistics) 1:00 pm WeatherTech Championship Open Transporters - Pit lane equipment set up 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm WeatherTech Championship Safety Checks 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm TRACK WALK - Walk Only 4:00 pm CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE COMPETITOR TRANSPORTER LOAD-IN (per IMSA Logistics). Teams must not open/unload transporters until notified by IMSA Officials. After such notification, pit equipment may be moved to pit lane but must remain 36" from pit wall until notified by IMSA Officials that pit equipment setup may commence. 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Refueling Test - WeatherTech Championship - Pit Lane 1 07/11/18

2 Friday, July 20, :15 am - 8:45 am IMSA T&S Transponder Checks / TV cabling / Track Inspection / Signage 7:15 am - 9:00 am CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE PRE-EVENT SAFETY INSPECTION AT PADDOCK LOCATION (BY APPOINTMENT) 8:15 am CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE DRIVER & TEAM MANAGER BRIEFING - LIME ROCK FAN HOSPITALITY TENT 8:50 am - 9:50 am LRP Car Corral Laps 9:00 am WeatherTech Championship Driver & Team Manager Briefing - Lime Rock Fan Hospitality Tent 10:00 am - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 10:05 am - 11:05 am PRACTICE #1 - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 11:20 am - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 11:25 am -12:25 pm Practice #1 - WeatherTech Championship (All Classes) 11:30 am CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE FUEL RIG INSPECTION (UNDER TEAM S LIFTGATE) 12:40 pm - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm PRACTICE #2 - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 1:50 pm - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 1:55 pm - 2:55 pm Practice #2 - WeatherTech Championship (All Classes) 3:10 pm - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm PRACTICE #3 - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 3:35 pm - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 3:40 pm - 3:55 pm QUALIFYING - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE ST / TCR 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm QUALIFYING - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE GS 4:25 pm - 4:45 pm IMSA Hot Lap Experience (by invitation only) 4:50 pm - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 4:55 pm - 5:55 pm Practice #3 - WeatherTech Championship (All Classes) Saturday, July 21, :15 am - 8:00 am IMSA T&S Transponder Checks / TV cabling / Track Inspection / Signage 8:00 am CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE FUEL RIG INSPECTION (AT PIT BOX) 8:00 am Fuel Rig Inspection - WeatherTech Championship 8:10 am - 8:30 am LRP Car Corral Laps 8:25 am - 8:55 am GTD Tire Marking - WeatherTech Championship 8:30 am - 8:50 am Porscheplatz Parade Lap 9:00 am - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 9:05 am - 9:25 am Warm Up - WeatherTech Championship (All Classes) 9:30 am - CCL IMSA Course Clearance Lap 9:35 am - 9:50 am Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (GTD) 10:00 am -10:15 am Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (GTLM) 10:15 am - 11:00 am Lunch 10:20 am -11:00 am PRE-RACE - OPEN GRID / FAN WALK - PIT LANE - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 10:20 am - 10:50 am Track VIP Rides 11:00 am -11:10 am PRE-RACE - FORMATION LAPS - CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 11:10 am - 1:10 pm RACE - LIME ROCK PARK 120 FOR THE IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE - 2 HOURS 12:00 am -12:45 pm Driver Autograph Session - WeatherTech Championship at Team Transporters in the Paddock 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm WeatherTech Championship Live Auction at Turner Motorsports, (Benefits Austin Hatcher Foundation) 1:20 pm - 1:35 pm LRP Car Corral Laps 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WeatherTech Championship Pre-Race / Recon Lap / IMSA Hot Lap Experience (by invitation only) 1:55 pm - 2:40 pm WeatherTech Championship - Open Grid / Fan Walk - Pit Lane 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm WeatherTech Championship - Formation Laps 3:10 pm - 5:50 pm Race - Northeast Grand Prix for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - 2 Hours and 40 Minutes 6:30 pm Transporters permitted to load-out (Transporters must not move until 6:30 pm) 2 07/11/18

3 Northeast Grand Prix GENERAL Event Facility: Lime Rock Park Ph: Lime Rock Road Fax: Lakeville, CT Length of the Racetrack: mile, 7-turn Road Course, IWSC (with chicane, bottom of hill at end of backstraight, T5) Length of the Racetrack: mile, 7-turn Road Course, ICTSC ( classic course, no chicane) Direction of the Race: Clockwise Pole Position: On the Right, per the FIA circuit homologation Location of Race Control: Building behind Pit Lane at Start/Finish, 2 nd Floor Start Line: On the Front Straight Finish Line: On the Front Straight IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS 9 - EVENT: The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Race is listed on the Federation Internationale de l Automobile (FIA) international calendar as a Restricted Closed International Event sanctioned by IMSA and held under the IMSA RULES Name of the Event: Northeast Grand Prix Entries Closing: Tue., Jun. 26, Late entries per Art Number of Cars admitted A. Practice sessions: 40 Maximum B. Qualifying sessions: 40 Maximum C. Race: 40 Maximum Impound: IMSA Paddock per the Technical Department Tire Allocation: GTLM: 10 sets GTD: 6 sets - Gold G Base Drive-Time: GTLM: Ten (10) minutes Base Drive-Time: GTD: Forty Five (45) minutes Minimum Drive-Time: GTD: Forty Five (45) minutes Maximum Drive-Time: ALL: N/A Trueman/Akin Drive-Time: GTD: Forty Five (45) minutes 19 - Event Logistics: Exclusively under the direction of and assigned by IMSA. Refer to schedule for Series paddock load-in times. Advance staging area available 7:00 am - 6:00 pm M-F, contact Bob Shastany, or bob@limerock.com. Camping prohibited. Load-In: Drivers must be at truck and monitoring CB channel 40, no later than 30 minutes prior to load-in start. Load-Out: No transporter may move until 6:30 pm, Sat., Jul. 21. All transporters must vacate the paddock by Sun., Jul. 22 at 5:00 pm unless previous arrangement with Lime Rock Park. IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS 9 - EVENT: The IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Lime Rock Park is sanctioned by IMSA and held under the IMSA RULES Name of the Event: Lime Rock Park /11/18

4 Entries Closing: Tue., Jul. 3, Late entries per Art Number of Cars admitted A. Practice sessions: 50 Maximum B. Qualifying sessions: 50 Maximum C. Race: 50 Maximum Impound: IMSA Challenge / Single-Make Series Trailer in the Paddock per the Technical Department Minimum Drive-Time: Forty-five (45) minutes 19 - Event Logistics: Exclusively under the direction of and assigned by IMSA. Refer to schedule for Series paddock load-in times. Advance staging area available 7:00 am - 6:00 pm M-F, contact Bob Shastany, or bob@limerock.com. Camping prohibited. Load-In: Drivers must be at truck and monitoring CB channel 40, no later than 30 minutes prior to load-in start. Load-Out: No transporter may move until 6:30 pm, Sat., Jul. 21. All transporters must vacate the paddock by Sun., Jul. 22 at 5:00 pm unless previous arrangement with Lime Rock Park. GENERAL - EVENT / TRACK INFORMATION - ALL SERIES Driver Deadline/Fee: CoB Mon., Jul. 2. Until CoB Mon., Jul. 9, $1,000 fee. No applications (or related documents) processed after CoB Mon., Jul Event Confirmations: Event Confirmation Declarations must be submitted via TIMS no later than 4pm Mon., Jul. 9. $500 is charged for late Declarations or Driver changes made after this deadline A - Fuel Schedule: The VP depot is located in the B Paddock. Thu., Jul :00 am - 5:00 pm Fri., Jul. 20 8:00 am - 6:30 pm Sat., Jul. 21 7:30 am - 6:30 pm 1. Nitrogen Supply: Airgas is the exclusive nitrogen supplier, motorsports@airgas.com or Motorsports Ministries: Chapel Service schedule from Terry Borcheller, terryborcheller@aol.com or Telephone/Internet: Lime Rock Park, Joe Sauer, jsauer@expo-tek.com or Security: Lime Rock Park, Marie Castagna, marie@limerock.com or Team Food Service: Marion s Hospitality, Marion Champlain, champmlk@aol.com or Catering/Hospitality: Lime Rock Park Catering, Mark Mazzeo, mark@limerock.com or Motorhomes: Lime Rock Park, Meagan Drabik, meagan@limerock.com or , ext Golf Cart Rentals: W&B Golf Carts, Equipment Rental: Lime Rock Park, Bob Shastany, bob@limerock.com or Truck Washing: Per State of Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection, truck washing is prohibited on Lime Rock Park property unless performed by a company that operates a licensed wash reclaim system. Teams wishing to hire such a company must get prior permission from the Lime Rock Park operations department. Commercial Truck Washing Stations nearest to Lime Rock Park: The Blue Beacon Truck Wash The Blue Beacon Truck Wash Montgomery, New York Milford, CT I-84 Exit 5 (TA Truck Stop) I-95 Exit 40 (Pilot Truck Stop) Pit Vehicles: Pit vehicles must be operated by a licensed driver 18 years or more in age. Motorscooters and bicycles are permitted in Paddocks only. 5 MPH speed limit in Paddock and pit areas. 12. False Grid: On the road leading to pit lane entrance. 13. Spotter Information: N/A 14. Facility Restrictions: ATVs permitted in the paddock for competitors only. ATVs prohibited on the circuit, midway, or camping area. Operator of any vehicle must hold a valid driver license and insurance covering that vehicle. Vehicles such as scooters and skating systems and non-registerable vehicles under 125cc prohibited. Bicycles permitted in camping after 6:00 pm until dark at the direction of Guest Services. Bicycles permitted in the paddocks and on roadways. Lime Rock Park reserves the right to impound bicycles ridden unsafely. Dogs prohibited in the Park and Paddocks. 4 07/11/18

5 GENERAL - EVENT / TRACK INFORMATION - ALL SERIES. CONT. 15. Parking Procedure: IMSA Annual Parking Passes are accepted for the Z Lot, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Enter via Outfield Entrance from CT Rte and turn right, proceeding downhill towards Track. Turn left into marked Z Lot immediately prior to bridge access to track. Paddocks may be accessed via the Sam Posey Straight Pedestrian Bridge near Turn 1. Paddocks may also be accessed via front straight prior to AM hot track and following final ontrack PM. Please follow direction of Lime Rock personnel. Parking in A or B Paddock prohibited. Violators towed at owner/operator s expense. 16. Noise Restrictions: Lime Rock Park operates under a strict municipal injunction limiting hours of operation and establishing specific noise restrictions. Race Engines must only be started and operated between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm on Fri. and 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on Sat. Race Engines must not be started at any other time or day. 17. Additional Information: Additional maps, forms and information specific to this Event at imsacompetitors.com. 18. Track Shipping: Packages or mail sent to circuit can be picked up at the Infield Main Gate Entrance. Packages must be addressed as follows: Team or Company Name / Contact Name & Cell Phone Number / Series Lime Rock Park 60 White Hollow Road Lakeville, CT MEDICAL INFORMATION MEDICAL CENTER AT FACILITY: Lime Rock Park Medial Center is located at the end of pit road near Pit Out. For after-hours medical, dial 911. HOSPITAL INFORMATION: Refer to the IMSA Medical Guide on the Event page at imsacompetitors.com. 5 07/11/18