Sebring International Raceway

Sebring International Raceway is located in Sebring, FL.  It is the oldest continuously-operating race track in the U.S.  It's first race was run in 1950.  Sebring is considered to be one of the classic race tracks in North America.  The road course is 3.7 miles long and it is a 17 turn road course with long straights, several high speed corners and very technical slower corners.  It is known for it rough surface.  The track was originally built on airport runways that were used during WW II.  It has had several upgrades but most of the surface is still the original concrete runway. In 1959 it hosted its first Formula Grand Prix.  It plays host to the 12 Hours of Sebring, one of the legs of the unofficial triple crown of endurance racing.  The other two races in the the triple crown are the 24 Hours of LeMans and the Relax 24 at Daytona.  The 12 Hours of Sebring race was first held on March 15, 1952.  This year Sebring is celebrating its 60th Anniversary of racing.  The race is a four day event and this year it is this week end March 14 - 17.  We went to check out the raceway on Tuesday before anything officially got started.  We did get to see the "campgrounds" where spectators park to view the race from their RVs.  There are no bathrooms, running water, etc.  They are true boon dockers.  We watched some of the practice runs and I was able to capture some pictures of the cars.  We would consider going to the race but at $100 a ticket we will just catch it on TV.  This year the actual race will be on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday March 17th.