We Joined a Airstream Rally at a Racetrack! - Lime Rock Park Rally 2025 | RV Travel

Hi everybody. I'm Randy >> and I'm Diane >> and we're Zephr Travels and this week we are in the northwest corner of Connecticut at Limerock uh Park which is a racetrack and we have joined an Airstream rally. [Music] We're on our first Fourth of July weekend uh road trip in a long time. >> Yeah. >> I mean, we typically don't travel on Fourth of July just because it's a busy holiday weekend. And it's hard to get reservations at a lot of different places and we just assume have the campgrounds when they're not as crowded. So we are >> well this is a little different. >> Yeah. And we'll tell tell them hi Monty. >> Monty you're on camera. Say hi. Said hi. We're headed to Lime Rock um Speedway in Limerock Connecticut. Uh, region one is sponsoring an Airstream rally to be held right at the raceway. So, that's where we're headed. >> Yeah. And this will be fun. We've never been to Connecticut. We've never been to Lime Rock, obviously, if we haven't been to Connecticut. Um, we have camped at a racetrack before a couple of times, and it's always kind of fun, especially if it's if it's with other Airstreams. And there are going to be 13 airirstreams total there. At least at this point, there might be more once we get there. A few more showed up. >> Mhm. >> Um it is not a major race weekend. There is events um happening. There will be some racing. We as a group have access to one of the pavilions to use. There's going to be some activities for the rally weekend that are planned and there's going to be other YouTubers there. So hopefully we get together with them and and talk about YouTube things, >> right? Rich and Cindy from uh Love Seven will be there as well. So it'll be nice to hook up with them and, you know, talk air streams or >> should be a lot of fun. >> Yeah. And the weather looks nice. I don't think we're going to have any rain. Hopefully it will not be I don't think it's going to be ex, you know, extremely hot and hopefully not humid. Um, so yeah, right now we're on the uh New York State Throughway and we are traveling with our friends uh Gary and Susy and Russo. Yeah, we just met up with them at the rest area and they're right behind us and we're going to drive a bit until it gets to be around lunchtime or we come up to a rest area that's got something we want to eat and we'll pull off and take a break there and get something to eat and then >> walk the dogs and >> walk the dogs and and finish the trip. It's not too bad of a drive. It's um about 5 hour drive driving time, >> right? Yeah, that's just under 400 miles, >> right? So, yeah, not too far, not too long of a day driving. And so far, we've had good weather. So, hopefully that stays and uh we're not going to run into any rain, >> right? >> Yep. All right. So, we will keep you informed if anything happens along the way and uh we will definitely bring you there once we get there. >> Right. So, bad. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] down. [Music] [Applause] [Music] How you doing? >> Good. Wait, coming across that bridge like threading the needle. >> Oh, I know. Pucker up, right? >> Yeah. >> How are you doing? Um, okay. So, a couple options. You with uh the Russos? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, so there's a couple ways to do this. Wait, do you want to get out and look first? >> Yeah, let's go out and look. [Music] Um, we've joined several members of region one for a nice rally on the Fourth of July weekend. It's a small group, probably 12 trailers, but we've been having a lot of fun. We had a nice um pot lock dinner yesterday and tons of food. And then last night, we uh brought out the sparklers. >> I guess we got to get angle. >> Yeah, right here. >> Okay. Someone needs to do a long exposure. >> Hang on. I'm working on it. >> October. >> I love seeing grown adults still get enjoyment out of this. Today we're just watching a little bit of um racing or what time trials or >> Yeah, there's there's a lot of different events here. So, the SEC SECA is holding an event here on the track and they've had cars out in the main track. Um in the center of the area, they have a proving grounds track where they've been giving people rides. And then down in one of the parking lots, they've been doing an autocross event and that's been the most entertaining thing. So, we've been watching some of that. >> And they did have some cars on the uh main racetrack and I think that was just really a a track day where they were just testing. >> Yeah, they were just running times, you know, >> and everything. I don't think there was really a formal race event. >> No, tonight is movie night for um what's the movie? >> Ford versus Ferrari. for if you haven't seen it. We've seen it already and it is good movie. >> Yep. >> And uh so we'll take that in. >> Yeah. So if if you we'll show you a little bit in this video of some of the track events, but if you want to see more, check out Zephr's Garage. We'll put a link above and we're going to do a lot more video on the autocross and the different events here and talk a little bit more about it. At least I am. Um and Dian will be in a little bit of that, too. So, let's uh go check out some of the trailers and the people here. >> Monty and Zephr who are just hanging out by the trailer in the shade. Right, guys? Monty likes to lay under the trailer. >> He wants to be where it's cool. >> Yeah. And Zephr, she, you know, she goes into the sun and then when she gets too warm, she comes into the shade. >> Monty pretty much is a shade dog. >> Yep. Keep on going. >> So, what's the name of the game? >> Coupe. >> K U BB. So, I knocked one down. So, Cindy, now Cindy has to knock this one down before she can do my baseline. Coops. That's called a field coupe. >> Hopefully, it'll soon be a dead coup. If you knock my beard down, you automatically lose. [Music] >> I think I slice. >> Or is it is it >> Slicing is that way. What's I hook it. So maybe if I threw it that way. [Music] That was not bad. [Music] >> So, is the object to knock down the colored squares or >> So, so the way you start the game is you have base cubes and each player tries to knock down the other player's base cube. >> Okay. Once you knock down a base coupe, that player has to throw that coupe and becomes a field cube and you have to knock the field cube down before you can attack any of the base cubes at that point. >> Okay. >> But if you miss but if you miss it, putting it into the the the playing field twice. If I miss putting it over there, then he gets to pick it up and put it wherever he wants to. And and the the strategy with the field cube is she had a good toss right here because as if there's a field cube there, I get to toss from where it lands. So if she were to say toss it right here, well that makes it easier for her to knock it down, but I get to toss my baton from here now instead of the baseline. >> Ah, >> so it makes it easier for me to whack her cubes. So it's a Swedish game, long game. We enjoy it. >> It's interesting. >> Cindy's not good at it. [Music] >> Oh, come on. >> I punch them all together, then maybe I can hit one. >> Yeah, >> that's a proper strategy. I >> think that one's out. >> It is. If you hit the king while you're throwing it to me, I automatically win. [Music] >> That's the center guy. >> Yeah. >> So, now she's got to knock these three down before she can start her base. [Music] [Music] So unbelievable. >> I hope you're going to be editing this somewhat. [Music] >> Or make it look real dramatic. >> Yeah. >> Little slow motion shots, you know. Oh, yeah. That was close, too. [Music] Well, it's Sunday and our weekend at the rally has come to an end. Did you have a favorite part that you liked about this weekend? >> Actually, the whole thing was great. It was a great venue, the racetrack, and very nice chalet to do our meals. And last night, we had movie night. A very nice group of people from region one. >> Yeah. All around the New England states. >> Yeah. >> And we had campfires and uh >> sparklers. >> Sparklers >> from the fourth. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It was a great time. And we got to walk out on the track when there was no racing going on, of course. And uh >> and we got to see a lot of neat cars on the racetrack, too. And if you want to see more of the cars on the racetrack and more of what was going on on the racing side of things, be sure to check out our other channel, Zephr's Garage, and we have a video on the weekend there. >> Nice. So yeah, and we did uh fortunately, which we didn't expect, we did have air conditioning because it was pretty hot and humid. >> Well, we didn't have air conditioning. We had >> I mean, we had electricity electricity, but the chalet was air conditioned. >> Yeah, the chalet was air conditioned, which made it really nice and it's been it wasn't I mean, today's probably the the most humid it's been, which actually wasn't bad. Yesterday was a beautiful day and so was uh >> Friday, so we really lucked out on the weather except for the rain when we first got here. >> Yeah. on Thursday night. Yes, we had we had a rainstorm. >> But yeah, the week was the weekend was great and >> and we got we got to see our friends Rich and Cindy from Love >> Subing and our friends from region two, Gary and Suzanne >> and all our new friends from uh >> region one. >> Region one. Yeah. >> And like I said, they plan on doing it again next year at the same location. >> Yeah. >> So, put it on your calendar. We're not sure of the dates, but it really is a very nice event >> and it's the only way you can camp at Lime Rock uh Park, you know, racetrack. They do not allow camping for any of the events or anything. This is the only way you can come in here and camp is if you have an Airstream because one of the owners of the track is a former Airststream executive. And so they they've offered that to the club. They love working with a club and it's really kind of neat that this is really an exclusive event that you can do, right? And this is the second year they've done it, >> right? So, if you like this video, please give it a big thumbs up. >> Yeah. And subscribe if you haven't. Um, we post new videos on a weekly basis, so hit that bell for notifications. >> And until next time, we'll see everybody down the road. >> Yeah. Thanks everybody. We'll see you down the road. [Music]