Formula Junior reunion set for Lime Rock Historic Festival

A field of 25 Formula Juniors will compete in the Jim Haynes Memorial, including both front-engine and rear-engine cars, at the Lime Rock Historic Festival on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7.

Formula Junior arrived in America just as Lime Rock Park was establishing itself, and the track quickly became one of the category’s important homes. Local racers were deeply woven into that history, including Lakeville’s Harry Carter, 1961 champion; Jim Haynes, 1963 champion; Falls Village’s Brooks Fryberger, a 1964 champion; and Lakeville’s “Fast Freddie” Stevenson, who carried that lightweight open-wheel tradition forward as Formula Junior evolved into the next generation of formula racing.

The cars will also be featured Sunday in the Lime Rock Concours, giving you a closer look at the small, beautifully simple machines that once represented the future of racing.

About the Lime Rock Historic Festival

Celebrating its 44th year, the Lime Rock Historic Festival launches into action over Labor Day weekend with a 17-mile tour through the area with Thursday’s Vintage Race Car and Sports Car Parade. Friday, Saturday and Monday feature non-stop on-track competition across a diverse set of historic racing classes.

On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.. In one run group, you’ll see the dramatic evolution of open-wheel racing in the early 1960s, with cars from Stanguellini, Lotus, Cooper, Brabham, Lola, OSCA, Elva, Kieft and more. For more information, click here.