Race Cars Come to New York City

To kick off the holiday weekend and the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix, Lime Rock Park brought some race cars to high-end boutique-lined streets of Soho, New York City on Tuesday, July 2.

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BMW North America partners with Lime Rock, and this fire orange Lime Rock Park Edition BMW M3 Official Pace Car was at the top of the block at Greene Street.

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There were more than a few supercars on the block. Viewers could vote for this Lamborghini Aventador on Gar Guy Nation to win various prizes, including tickets to the Grand Prix at Lime Rock.

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The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo is a Gallardo modified for racing. It made its North American racing debut at Lime Rock Park over the weekend, and will race next this coming August at Kansas Motor Speedway.

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goldRush Rally Bugatti Veyron. Sixteen cylinders. Seven gears. Magnesium, titanium, carbon. Over 1,000 horsepower. A rectractable spoiler…

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…and sounded so sexy as it drove away on the cobblestones of Greene Street.

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A Lotus Elise elegantly parked among the supercars.

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A Ford GT40 in classic Gulf colors.

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Detail of the Ford GT40 V8 engine.

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The super car line-up would not be complete without the SRT Viper.

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A racing version of the Aston Martin Vantage; the GT4 which, in 2012, claimed 40 race wins.

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