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  1.   Kellen posted:
  09.02.2013 - 10:28 am
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Home of the 12 hours of Sebring the oldest sportscar race in florida.
Awesome old track that was built on an old WWII air base. The first ever
Formula 1 US Grand Prix was held here as well.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.18.2017 - 4:53 pm
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Sebring is a notoriously rough track. I've heard it said that the 24
Hours of Le Mans is an easier race than the 12 Hours of Sebring because
despite being twice as long Sebring is just that hard on driver and
equipment.

The 12 Hours of Sebring is known as both one of the greatest races in
sportscar racing and one with a party-like atmosphere. In 1974 the race
was cancelled due to the energy crisis but thousands of people still
showed up just to party at the track!


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.03.2017 - 10:30 am
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The 12 Hours of Sebring weekend will soon feature 24 hours of racing.
Starting in 2019 the iconic sports car race will double down as the WEC
returns to the track and it holds two separate 12-hour races. The
traditional Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. race will be for the United
SportsCar teams with a new midnight-to-noon Sunday race for the WEC teams.

Interesting to see them reviving a midnight start for a sports car race,
reminds me of the former Paul Revere 250 at Daytona. Famously the 12
Hours of Reims in France used a midnight-to-noon format (with a Le Mans
start no less!) back in the 1960s.


  4.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.11.2020 - 6:24 pm
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From Nate Ryan:

A statement from #IMSA about the coronavirus outbreak says the series
(working closely with the World Health Organization and Centers for
Disease Control) has made no schedule changes to the 12 Hours of Sebring
next week.


  5.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.12.2020 - 10:57 am
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The WEC's 2020 Sebring 1000 has now been cancelled after the United
States imposed a 30-day coronavirus-related travel ban on non-US
citizens coming from Europe into the country.


  6.   Anon posted:
  03.12.2020 - 11:04 am
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So is this a "spite cancellation" then?

1. "We must do every single thing possible, no matter what the cost or
inconvenience, to stop the spread of this dangerous virus!!!!"

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2. "But not THAT!!!!"


  7.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.12.2020 - 11:13 am
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No, I would file it more under simple logistics.

Most WEC teams are based in Europe and their cars, equipment, and
personnel were scheduled to be flown into the United States but now
cannot be because of the restrictions. Most drivers, crew members, etc,
had yet to fly in because the race wasn't scheduled until next week. The
race would be impossible to stage under these circumstances. It's one of
the same, non-emotional reasons NASCAR postponed its New Hampshire race
after the 9/11 attacks; all American flights were grounded at the time
so there was no way for anyone to get to the race in a timely fashion.


  8.   JSPorts posted:
  03.12.2020 - 11:24 am
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I'm in favor of them keeping the races going (without fans if
necessary.) But with an event like this, they really had no choice. So
many teams, drivers & other people from Europe needed to make the trip
to the United States in order to compete, and that just isn't possible
right now.


  9.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.12.2020 - 12:08 pm
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From IMSA:

IMSA Postponement of the Twelve Hours of Sebring of November 11-14, 2020.


  10.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.12.2020 - 12:35 pm
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The 12 Hours was postponed for the same reason as the 1000 miles, the
travel ban making it hard for international drivers and crews to come to
the track. It'll be interesting to hold the 12 Hours in November,
Sebring will now be held after the Petit Le Mans as the season finale.


  11.   Unser1 posted:
  11.14.2020 - 6:00 pm
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This track launched a social media campaign titled #RespectTheBumps
celebrating the infamously bumpy nature of this track.


  12.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.29.2021 - 3:52 pm
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From DailySportsCar:

Sebring will be on 2022 WEC schedule.


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