After reconfiguring a number of corners at the track in 2008, Lime Rock Park officials introduced what they promoted as a "new" Lime Rock Park.

It looks like some drivers from the True Value Modified Racing Series will be looking to test out and even newer Lime Rock Park.

True Value Modified Racing Series director John Hoyt confirmed Wednesday evening that the series has tentatively scheduled a test for Tuesday at Lime Rock Park, which comes as no surprise. Lime Rock Park owner Skip Barber said Wednesday afternoon that the track was looking to finalize a test date with the series.

The surprise is that the series will be focusing their test on running the 1.53-mile road course in Salisbury backward.

Running the standard configuration at Lime Rock offers drivers a majority of right hand turns. Turning that around would have the cars mostly turn left, what they're set up to do.?

"Its just more cost effective on paper to run it backwards," Hoyt said. "You'd then be doing it with just one right-hander. Your setups and your pickups and all that seem like they would be OK, but we've got to at least go there and try. We'll never know unless we do. That's kind of what this whole deal is about."

Reigning Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher tested at Lime Rock on the standard configuration in May 2002, the last test for Modifieds at the track. He had concerns about the idea of running the track backward.

"The one thing is you're climbing up a serious a hill doing that," Christopher said. "That thing is pretty steep. What you have to worry about, is once you hit the hill and come into that, is the lift you get after the hill."?

Hoyt said he was waiting on finalizing details on the test with series founder and regular competitor Jack Bateman on Thursday.

"Right now everything looks good for Tuesday," Hoyt said.

Hoyt said the test will involve Bateman driving and another driver that has yet to be decided. The True Value Modified Racing Series has never run a road course.

Added by Howie -
This has been cut and pasted from Shawn's blog which is in courant.com and can be seen here. http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/...able.html#more