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gaijin · 02-20-2007

Sebring race circuit is indeed one of the toughest road circuit to race an enduro at. It is common knowledge among the professional race teams that if their cars and drivers can survive Sebring's 3.7 mile, 17-turn road course over a 12 hour professional race....they can pretty much stay in the hunt at any race or road course including Le Mans.

Remember that Sebring was a WW II Army Air Corp bomber planes training base. Approximately 1.6 miles of the total 3.7 mile road course is still the original tarmac from the early 1940's.

The same surface is tough on drivetrains, suspensions and race drivers. Not to mention that it's central florida where you can experience varying changes in temperature during the 12 hour race, from fog early in the morning to heat and humidity during the course of the day, and the occassional downpours too.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

02-20-2007	#3
gaijin Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Road Atlanta Posts: 371	Re: Corvette's Fehan: There's nothing like Sebring Sebring race circuit is indeed one of the toughest road circuit to race an enduro at. It is common knowledge among the professional race teams that if their cars and drivers can survive Sebring's 3.7 mile, 17-turn road course over a 12 hour professional race....they can pretty much stay in the hunt at any race or road course including Le Mans. Remember that Sebring was a WW II Army Air Corp bomber planes training base. Approximately 1.6 miles of the total 3.7 mile road course is still the original tarmac from the early 1940's. The same surface is tough on drivetrains, suspensions and race drivers. Not to mention that it's central florida where you can experience varying changes in temperature during the 12 hour race, from fog early in the morning to heat and humidity during the course of the day, and the occassional downpours too. Hope this answers some of your questions.