Coupe-R Wins Twice at Limerock!

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Factory Five customer John George has been racing his Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R to first places finishes all year long, and this past weekend at Limerock Park in Lakeville, CT, he continued his streak running in two races and finishing first in both! John’s fastest lap was a 56.313!

NASA NorthEast were at Limerock Park on August 25th & 26the (Friday/Saturday) and had perfect weather in the low 70s and clear skies. Qualifying was held on Friday, and the two races were on Saturday. John also signed up for time trials to get some more track time in Coupe-R over the weekend.

Check out John’s fast lap in the Gen 3 Coupe-R from Limerock last weekend during the time trials.

Watch the video above for some great racing action as the Coupe-R passes the Corvette and a Panoz GT1 car for the race win on Saturday!

Click here to read John’s full recap of the races.

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