No American road-racing track resonates with as much history as Sebring. The Florida track?s first race, a six-hour enduro on a makeshift course marked with hay bales, happened on the last day of 1950. Less than two years later, the track hosted the first 12 Hours of Sebring, the race that undeniably made it famous. With one exception, the 12 Hours has run every year since, most often as part of whatever prevailing international sports-car championship was in place. Even when it wasn?t part of a series, though, Sebring attracted top-flight international teams that regarded its rugged pavement and hot weather as good durability testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Winners have ranged from Fangio to Foyt to Fittipaldi, Gendebien to Gurney to Gregg, Moss to McLaren to McNish?just about every post?World War II racer of note. It?s a cathedral of American motorsports and currently runs a variety of events ranging from the 12 Hours to various SCCA and NASA races, and even a ChumpCar event. So there?s a reasonable opportunity for any of us to race where many motorsports legends have jockeyed their mounts. READ MORE ??
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