Trans Am cars are like stock cars that have been built for road courses. They are meant to remind us of the great Trans Am Mustangs and Camaros that fought it out in the 1960s and 1970s on road courses across North America .

How do they do it? With thundering V8 engines, super-wide tires, and exhausts that spit flames on the downshift. Keeping one of these on the track in a place as tight as Lime Rock Park must have been a real challenge.


Barry Boes, ARX Motorsport Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Barry Boes, ARX Motorsport Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Tom Sheehan, FixRim Mobile Wheel Repair Chevrolet Camaro Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Dillon Machavern, Liqui Moly Stevens-Miller Racing Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Alan Lawless, Mike Cope Racing Enterprises Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Mike Cope Racing Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Marc Miller, Prefix Racing Dodge Challenger Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Tony Ave, BC Racecars Chevrolet Camaro Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Alan Lawless, Mike Cope Racing Enterprises Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Thomas Merrill, Big Diehl Racing Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Jacob Mosler, Stevens-Miller Racing Chevrolet Camaro Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Rafa Matos, Dimension Services Group Prefix Racing Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Alan Lawless, Mike Cope Racing Enterprises Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia


Mike Cope Racing Ford Mustang Photo : Rob Ristuccia

Barry Boes, ARX Motorsport Ford Mustang and Tom Sheehan, FixRim Mobile Wheel Repair Chevrolet Camaro Photo : Rob Ristuccia


These are not high-tech machines, but what a spectacle. Just listen to those V8 rumble.