These are the details for the drivers meeting for 9/26/2025 7th Annual BGP at Thompson.

Schedule:

7:00am Sign in opens
7:40am Short Driver’s meeting to handle questions. Read below for our online driver’s meeting
8:00 to 9:30 am Open 1 hour practice.
(Although we have most transponder numbers already, please text transponder numbers just to be safe. Brackets can be turned in at any time.
10:00am Cars Line up as they are called down
Brackets are due
If a team has not turned in their bracket, they will start behind the teams that have.
10:20am pace car Rolls onto the track
10:30am Start of the 7th Annual Thompson Bracket Grand Prix
5:30pm Checkered flag
5:40pm Awards – Top 10 Trophies
Please try to load , clean your area and be out by 6:30 pm
Do not leave anything. Leave the area in the condition you found it.

In the event that timing has a catastrophic failure, the race will be run in 50 lap scoring segments. There can be no breakouts. There will be no yellow flag pit stops. Results will be hand scored. This has never happened however we do not have a back up scoring system in place at Lime Rock. This is how the event will be decided.

Weather: Lightning Strikes within 8 miles of the track will require racing to stop. Conditions to resume include no lightning strikes within 8 miles for 30 minutes. Track time will be adjusted if possible.

Drones are prohibited.

There are no registrations or tickets on sale at Lime Rock.

Drivers or Fans have your drivers pass and register driver pass pulled up to speed up registration. The best way to do this is screen shot them.

• Car Registration should be done by Pit Pay. Teams either have a Season Registration or a registration for Lime Rock only
  
• Drivers need a driver pass and driver registration from the PitPay site for the day they are racing.
  
  Driver passes and registrations are for the specific day raced. To get a driver’s band to drive, you need both of these below for the Lime Rock date.

• Drivers:
  • Must have wrist band
  • Hans
  • Tight Seat belts
  • Max driving time is two hours with 15 minute allowance. The time starts when the driver sits in the car. The time stops when the car is shut off in it’s pit stall.
    At 2 hours and 16 minutes you will get a penalty. We do track every driver change.
  • Teams leaving the garage area must stop and have belts/HANS Checked.
    
• Know your flag-especially if you are new to road racing:
  • Flags are station to station – not line of sight
  • Green -Race
  • White –
    • Slow vehicle ahead on track.
    • All other flags still apply
    • You may pass when safe and reasonable
  • Yellow-
    • No passing
    • Must be single file and not racing by the time the flagging station is reached.
    • The Safety zone ends when incident is cleared.
  • Red – Stop
    • The stop should be controlled.
    • Try to pull to the edge of the pavement
  • Black-
    • Pointed at you means to come to the officials impound area.
    • If at Multiple stations or all stations means to exit the track, and head to the paddock
    • Red & Yellow Stripe: 
      • Track most likely has something on the surface
    • Blue with Yellow:  Significantly faster traffic is approaching
      
• Safety is #1. Insurance is tough to get. A claim really hurts us all. Use extra caution please.
  • Safe Track Exit Locations
    • Turn 1: Escape Road
    • Turn 3 & 4 Access Road
    • Turn 6 Wall Cut out
    • Turn 7 NASCAR Pit Road
    • Turn 9 go through cones
      
• Car Inspection
  • Our officials will visit you at your car
    
• Fueling:
  • No fueling in garages
  • All fueling is to be on pit row or at the fuel pumps
  • Stop and get a timer if fueling
    • Safely pull up
    • Then go to your pit
      
  • The driver must get out of car to fuel.
    • Car must be off
    • No other work is allowed until fueling is complete
    • Place catch pan under the fuel area
    • Aim the extinguisher at the fuel area before starting to fuel
      
  • Max 3 (includes driver) of your team over the wall at any time. If your foot is on pit row, you are over the wall.
    
  • Any and all pit row violations require a trip to the penalty area
    
  • Teams may drive to the timer collection area and pull to the right to wait for the timer to expire. Teams leaving the pit with the timer without stopping must get a new one and spend an additional 5 minutes in the pit.
    
  • 2 crew members are required to do the stop in full gear with visor on helmet closed.
    Visor must be snapped shut. If open on the bottom you will be penalized.
    
  • To go onto the hot pit surface, you must have a drivers band even if you are not driving.
    
• Pit Row Entry and Exit
  • Be slowed down well before entering.
  • Max speed 15 mph
    • Enforced by radar
    • Pacecar will take the field through to set your tachs pre race
  • Exiting stay low or to the right until you are in turn 1
    
• Pace car (Pay Attention)
  • Follow the pace car when lights are on
  • When lights go out, it is heading to pit row. You do not follow it
  • Maintain the pace car speed until the flagman throws the green
  • The pacecar picks up the leader on a full course caution. If you are the leader, when you get to the front straight, be looking to follow the pacecar. He will not chase. Slow down!
    If the driver cannot easily catch you, we will send you around and penalize 1 lap.
  • Having race monitor on is suggested so that your team knows you are leading.
  • On a full course caution, pits are closed until the pacecar passes with the field gathered
    
• Ontrack issues
  • If you have a concern, get to pit row
  • If you smell gas, you need to get that car over and shut off. Fire is a scary threat

• Noise
  • At no times may vehicle noises be in violation of the 92 dB limit. (At 50 ft from moving vehicle). This rule is not in control of the Bracket GP or the track. Add a muffler. Do whatever. If you are black flagged for a noise violation, make sure you meet the rule before heading back out. Cars violating the rule a second time will be removed from Thompson Speedway.
     
• Leave your area clean. It is clean when you arrive. Leave it like you found it.

Questions : Text to 978-810-2388