Come Join Us At Watkins Glen On Saturday, June 27th To Root For An Autopian Member Racing In The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Series

I love meeting members and discovering all the interesting ways they interface with this great hobby of ours. As I’m learning from planning our Lime Rock Track Day, we have a surprisingly equal proportion of track rats and very large van owners. In the former camp is member Daniel Morillo and his son Joaquin, who are racing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Series at Watkins Glen during next weekend’s big IMSA event. If you’re at the race next weekend, or nearby, we’d love to have you join me, Thomas, Mercedes, and Jason in supporting them.

It’s hard to pick a favorite IMSA race or IMSA track (and I’ve been to a lot of both), but there’s always something special about Watkins Glen. It’s a decidedly old school layout with fast corners and nearly unlimited great views. The vibes are good, the weather is usually nice, and hot dog accessibility is through the roof. IMSA has also added a ton of manufacturers and support series, so there’s always something going on and nearly every marque with even a minimum of sporting pretense is there.

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series is running on Friday and Saturday night, and our plan is to get together Saturday before the race, hang out in the paddock, and then go cheer Daniel and Joaquin on during the race. Joaquin is running in the PRO class with Jaden Conwright in the #27 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo2 and Daniel is racing with Paul Whiting in the #74. Both cars are being run by SP Motorsports.

According to the schedule, Race #2 is taking place at 5:15 pm, following qualifying for the Sunday Six-Hour race. We’ll probably meet at the trailer before the race to get ready, but we haven’t worked out all the details yet. This does create a few questions that I’d like to get answers to before we put out a full schedule. How many readers are at the track that weekend? Is there anyone in the Watkins area who isn’t going to the race but wants to hang out?

Drop me an email if you’re going to be at the race. Also, answer the poll if you think you might be at the race or in the area.

I can’t wait to see everyone and support our community! It’s always cool when we can get together, and being able to do two events on the East Coast after having so many events on the West Coast is exciting. We’ll be looking to do more stuff in the Southeast, Midwest, and elsewhere this year and next.

Top photo: Lamborghini