Sebring 12 Hour Schedule Question

[cgscgs]

I know the race starts at 10:30 on March 20, but I haven't seen a schedule for the preceeding days. I think I will be in that area that week and I was wondering what I might see Wed-Fri. Do the LMP cars practice and/or qualify each day? Any running after dark? Support races? Could you long-time Sebring-goers clue me in on what happens those days?
Thanks, Chuck

[TrackBrat]

I plan to go this year again which will make it my 3rd year. You can normally get the schedule of the week that always the most recent at http://imsaracing.net/#sebring .

They have not released the provisional schedule and won't till I think late January. The week is like most racing weekends with support races and the like. The support series listed so far are, Patron GT3 Cup..aka Porsche Cup, IMSA Lites, and Star Mazda. They also normally have Skip Barber national series races also, which are insane. World Challenge has not posted their full schedule yet but I hope they return to sebring they have a good race there, and then there is the vintage groups.

SVRA sanctions the vintage race, and it is usally a large field of wide range of cars. I know not to long ago they had a GTP group and people loved it. Two years ago it was classic trans am.

For the week if I remember correclty it started off with private testing on the weekend. Monday and Tuesday were promoter and closed to public testing, this is when the line outside in the staging area builds up even more. To get on the test days you have to media or have a pass or an official.

I will include the link to last years, but wednesday was practice and qual for some series, Thursday had the Vintage race in the late afternoon then there was a break which was followed by the only Night session practice. Drivers who have not raced the track before a required to complete a minimum number of night laps prior to event. After this is followed by the traditional Green Park partying.....actually the entire weekend there is partying.

Friday is the support series races and final ALMS practice. Saturday is started off with an early race, either skippy or vintage. Then there is a break where cars are gridded and the fan grid walk happens. Everyone is allowed to participate in the grid walk, and you are actually on track and up close with the cars and flag girls. Then when that is over the race is on.

http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/event...upp%20Regs.pdf

[swifttiga]

Gone the last 8 years, best to look at last years line up it seldom changes. Last year I ran the vintage race in my S2 had a blast will do it again this year. I got 6 full passes and only used one they were valued more the the entry fee and I get to enter before the spectators.

[BERG Racing]

IMSA lites will be there and I hope that we will be there in L2. I might even need some volunteers... When we get closer and I get commitments from the rest of the team I;ll let you know.

[mike g.]

Chuck -
As mentioned already, plenty to do and see on Thurs/Fri, Wed is hit or miss... sometimes it has been a lot of practice, sometimes just a session or two. But there is a ton of stuff to check out on Wed - its an open paddock, and on Wed its a light crowd so you can really check out the cars up close and mill around the competitor tents...
2010 will be my 10th year in a row (I think, they're all hazy)... I'll be there Wednesday thru Sunday.. Orie (red S2 that runs with Lindstrand) will also be down there.. and some other folks - general hell-raising usually occurs.

BERG - if you're looking for crew let me know.. I'm generally there in spectator capacity but could work a bit if someone needed it, to get back into the racing swing of things after this winter..

[TrackBrat]

Also don't forget the Bikini contest...can't remember when that exactly was.