[WEC] Sebring 2012 - March 14-17 (entries/news/rumours)

[rich07]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Lamy in at Larbre in the Corvette GTE/AM class , with Canal-Bornhauser ..... brilliant news .

He should make that car sing .

Mücke-Fernandez-Turner for AMR ..... I expect great strides from them this year . Lots of face to save here .

Thats great news from both camps.

I hope Lamy gets back to the magical days of 2005 when he raced for Larbre in the 550, he was awesome! And thats a strong lineup for AMR, hopefully the car is quick out of the box now its a factory effort.

[AndrewF31]

Originally Posted by KlBD

Level 5 will use the same 3 drivers in both cars? Like you guys said...provisional, right?

João Barbosa will be in the car again: http://www.lemansportugal.com/joao-b...as-de-sebring/

http://translate.google.com/translat...-de-sebring%2F

So, I'm guessing that we're only missing 1 more driver, since Scott normally appears in both so he can guarantee a podium spot for him?

Apparently it will be Tucker-Bouchut-Barbosa + Diaz-Tucker-?

[Accident]

Perhaps Ryan Hunter-Reay again? He has worked with the team quite a few times if I remember right, including driving their DPs at the Rolex 24.

[The Badger]

Like to see Montagny in it .

[FstrthnU]

Since Risi Competizione isn't coming to Sebring anymore, Raphael Matos has signed up with Performance Tech in PC for the race

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...h-for-sebring/

[joeb]

The recap of the 1970's Sebring races is now available on the ALMS site. As with the first two videos, this one is filled with old footage - great stuff!

[Steptoe]

Just up on daily sportscar this short film is worth a watch , good idea of what sebring is like.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewAr...C4152565B3A148

[jc_nl]

Originally Posted by Steptoe

Just up on daily sportscar this short film is worth a watch , good idea of what sebring is like.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewAr...C4152565B3A148

Whooo I'm a movie star

But appart from that everybody who has not seen this yet should have a look at it. It gives a good impression of what Sebring is like, The guys at Turn 10 are really great fun and real fans!

[Rennen]

Originally Posted by Steptoe

Just up on daily sportscar this short film is worth a watch , good idea of what sebring is like.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewAr...C4152565B3A148

Cool! Thanks for sharing...I was just about to book my ticket to fly over...when Peugoet pulled out and my main interest was gone! Booooo!

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Steptoe

Just up on daily sportscar this short film is worth a watch , good idea of what sebring is like.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewAr...C4152565B3A148

Damn. If I thought I wanted to go to Sebring before, now I really do!

Really good vid thanks for sharing. I really hope they can find a way to ensure it remains in the WEC.

[Steptoe]

I've never been either but this now makes me want to take a trip over the pond, seems very much like a bit of France in the US. Hope they do keep it in the WEC.
Very strange hearing US fans saying they don't like NASCAR !!

[pach233]

Originally Posted by Steptoe

I've never been either but this now makes me want to take a trip over the pond, seems very much like a bit of France in the US. Hope they do keep it in the WEC.
Very strange hearing US fans saying they don't like NASCAR !!

Hey, there's plenty of us over here that prefer other forms of racing. Well maybe not plenty, but there's certainly some of us! For those that have never been, the whole Sebring event is really great and the video does a great job of showing the ambiance. This will be my 19th year in a row that I'll be going with my dad and the race spawned a life long passion for the sport which has ultimately shaped a lot of my career decisions.

[FstrthnU]

First official preview of Sebring out http://www.americanlemans.com/articl...oducing-almstv

[The Badger]

I went in 2003 , and its well worth the trip . Excellant place to spectate all round , excellant track food and plenty of friendly people and laughs .

Just do it .

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Just do it .

Exactly, the place drips with sportscar history. Sure, some years there is great competition, other years maybe not so much. The weather is (almost always) fantastic, you have fantastic access to the paddock, the teams and drivers love having the fans there, there are vendors with great products, a huge variety of food (someone tell me what a funnel cake is like, I have yet to have had one). The fans are enthusiastic, and come from all around the world. Sure, you have some spring break crowd, but they aren't on the fences or spectator mounds-which are populated with people watching faster cars work their way through the lower classes, who are racing each other too, all making noise, brakes glowing as they slow for corners, exhausts popping and banging, and then the blast as the car accelerates off up the course to face other challenges of the track and the other cars. And it goes on for twelve glorious hours.

[The Badger]

The local train station is a bit of a laugh though!!!

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by The Badger

The local train station is a bit of a laugh though!!!

No doubt. I don't actually know where that is. It is a sleepy little rural Florida town most of the year, it gets more population during the winter months as the 'snow birds' come for the weather, golf, and sportsmen come to fish and hunt, but the big change is race week.

[AGD]

Here's a breakdown of some of the ALMS and WEC rules/class differences.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...lations-faq/P1

The summary of it is that Sebring is going to be one confusing race to follow. I'm not sure if all this confusion is really necessary. Also, it looks like the ALMS is dumping "LM" terminology from the classes for the whole season. No more LMP1s, for example, in the ALMS. Just P1s. Could this mean something in terms of Le Mans auto-invites?

[Peugeot908]

No doubt. I don't actually know where that is. It is a sleepy little rural Florida town most of the year, it gets more population during the winter months as the 'snow birds' come for the weather, golf, and sportsmen come to fish and hunt, but the big change is race week.

I live in Sebring, 10 minutes from the track. Yes, It is a small hicktown with nothing do it. The ONLY major thing is the track. I can't wait to move from here. Most of the locals see the race is a bother rather than an event. It is very sad IMO.

-Peugeot908

[seanyb505]

Originally Posted by skycafe

(someone tell me what a funnel cake is like, I have yet to have had one)

Fried dough. Powder sugar is nice, but gets everywhere.

[alexkiller8]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...&type=1&ref=nf

some car ready to be delivered to sebring, focus on #13 rebellion that seems to have adopted a black/gold lotus like livery as rumored some time ago (or maybe not painted yet, who know)

[MitchZ06]

Focus on the #12 Rebellion which also has the Lotus livery as reported a few weeks ago....

[TF110]

The pictures have already surfaced with the Rebellion sporting the Lotus colors. The main thing I notice between the #12 and #13 are the mirrors color. Black for the #13 and gold for the #12.

[frostie]

I hope this isnt seen as off-topic but Im hoping to get to the race and was wondering does anyone have any recommendations on where to stay? Im already on my travels, I came to Florida for Daytona and Im staying in Orlando at the minute. I would usually camp but I don't have a tent with me!

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by frostie

I hope this isnt seen as off-topic but Im hoping to get to the race and was wondering does anyone have any recommendations on where to stay? Im already on my travels, I came to Florida for Daytona and Im staying in Orlando at the minute. I would usually camp but I don't have a tent with me!

At the track!!! Go to a Walmart and buy a tent, air mattress and a chair. You will be glad you did! The race is amazing but the atmosphere is half the fun. I had a hotel my first year that i never used because I ended up sleeping in my car. You will meet people from all over the world.