DOCSLIB.ORG

1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath www.porscheroadandrace.com 1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath Published: 16th February 2017 By: Martin Raffauf Online version: https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/1983-sebring-12-hour-david-and-goliath/ Bob Akin’s 935, one of the major protagonists in the 1983 Sebring 12 Hour race. It was driven by Bob Akin, John O’Steen and Dale Whittington and finished second overall. (©Brian Cleary) The 1983 Sebring 12 Hour was an epic event. Back then the race was run on the ‘old circuit’ which was over 5.2 miles in length, bumpy, in disrepair, and it was a real battle to even finish a 12- hour event there, being very hard on both driver and equipment. Since about 1971, it had been the domain of Porsche as they had repeatedly won there with cars from the 917 to the Carrera RSR and the 935. However, 1983 would be no different, although this www.porscheroadandrace.com time the highly favoured 935 would not be the winner. But we are getting ahead of ourselves in the story. Early race action between the Akin 935 and the Wayne Baker 934. The positions at the end would be reversed with the 934 winning the race overall from the 935. (©Brian Cleary) The story actually begins at the end of the 1982 IMSA season. Wayne Baker had approached the Garretson Racing Team about running in the IMSA GTO class for the 1983 season. He was looking for the team to build and prepare a Porsche 934. The goal was to win the IMSA GTO championship. Wayne had run in IMSA from time to time in the GTU classification with his Porsche 914/4 with some success. The Porsche 934 was legal for the IMSA GTO class in 1983 as the rules were quite open for GTO in IMSA at this time. But these were not 1976 FIA Porsche 934 cars, because despite these cars in effect looking like a 934, that was where the similarity ended. Basically, the car had to run a single turbo engine, and have www.porscheroadandrace.com 934-type body work but with smaller wheels and tyres than the 935. Jerry Woods’ and Wayne Baker’s idea was to build an IMSA 934 out of Bob Garretson’s 1982 935 car which was the now famous chassis 009 0030. So, at the end of 1982 Bob sold the 935 to Wayne and the Garretson crew went to work on the conversion. Don Araki in San Diego did a lot of work to the chassis, basically cutting off the whole rear and making a ‘Moby Dick (factory 935-78) type’ tube structure behind the firewall, really adding to the stiffness of the car. Jerry Woods built a 3.2-liter engine, with the mandatory single turbo. He used a KKK K36 turbo, which was about as large as they came, because a bigger turbo meant more air, which in turn meant more power. Realising the turbo lag would be a huge issue for drivability, he devised a twin waste gate system for the single turbo, which really improved drivability quite a bit. The rest of the crew built up all new 935 suspension, drive shafts and systems, preparing the car for the upcoming 24 hours of Daytona. We did not use the standard Porsche wiring harnesses because the car was totally rewired with aircraft quality wiring and connectors. Since one of our crew members, Ron Trethan, worked at Raychem, we had access to all the latest high tech wire and connectors as used by the US Air Force, so the whole car was rewired with that. www.porscheroadandrace.com An early pit stop during the 1983 Sebring 12 Hour race for a driver change between Jim Mullen and Kees Nierop. The author is at the driver’s door, Mike Prewett the fueller is at the front, with Jerry Woods by the passenger door. Greg Eliff, crew chief is wearing a red shirt and head set while Bob Garretson is behind the wall with the yellow cap. (©Leonard Turner) With the car finished, we went to Daytona with high expectations. Wayne would drive with Jim Mullen for the year and Bob Garretson would be the third driver at Daytona. Kees Nierop, our Canadian friend was hired to be the third driver in the rest of the longer races. The race started badly for us when Diego Febles took our door off on the grid, crashing into our open door with his RSR. As the race started we sat in the pits trying to re-attach the passenger side door. Greg Elliff managed to drill into Jerry Woods’ hand in the process, so it was an inauspicious beginning. We finally got going dead last, already 1-2 laps down. We had high hopes however, as we thought we had built a very strong car, even so, we www.porscheroadandrace.com proceeded to have several minor issues. First the alternator belt came off, several times, then on Sunday morning the weather turned bad and we had heavy rain. One of the rear wheel bearings got full of water and seized up, so that had to be changed in the pouring rain. We ended up ninth overall and fifth in GTO class. Although this was not what we wanted, at least we had finished. The second race at Miami was a short sprint race that was run in a torrential downpour. Conditions were treacherous, and Wayne crashed, aquaplaning off on rain tyres. So, as we went to Sebring for our third race, we had only a fifth place to show for our efforts so far, and understandably we were frustrated with the lack of results from the project so far. The crew redoubled efforts to rebuild a strong, reliable car for the 1983 Sebring 12 Hour race. We hammered into the drivers, Wayne Baker, Jim Mullen and Kees Nierop, that finishing was key. Please, no crashes or damage we told them! Wayne had signed a new deal with Firestone for tyres, so we used most of practice to get the car sorted out on the new tyres. As this was our first race with Firestone, and their first foray into IMSA for some time, it turned out they did not have the proper size or compound for the rear tyre of our car. So, we started in practice with a tyre that was smaller than the corresponding Goodyear tyre. It was smaller than what was allowed for the class and since the 934 was already over-powered for the size of tyre we could run, we ended up having a lot of issues with the rear tyres such as flats, heavy wear, and this kind of thing. Firestone had also brought a larger Cantilever design of tyre that they had run on Trans-Am cars. As the race started we kept burning up the smaller rear tyres and getting flats. The drivers did a good job of bringing the car in without damage and we kept changing a lot of tyres. Finally, after a few hours of this, Al Speyer, the Firestone race manager, told us to stop using the smaller tyres and switch to the Cantilevers. They seemed to work better, as the contact patch on the rear was slightly wider. Firestone, went on to provide us with the proper size tyres for the next race and the rest of the season. They were a great group and we loved the attention and engineering support, as we were one of the only cars running Firestone, so we got their full attention. www.porscheroadandrace.com We ran to our pre-determined pace, and since there was so much traffic and the circuit was so bumpy and torn up, we were easily able to run our pace with the two different brands of tyres. This was highly irregular for sure, and I’m not sure that it had ever been done before, or since. As the race went on, we continued to circulate at our pace, slowly rising in the overall standings. We had no other issues, simply changing drivers, adding fuel, cleaning the windscreen, and continuing. We were involved in a huge battle for GTO with the Racing Beat Mazda RX7, which was light, and very fast, running a four-rotor Rotary engine which was allowed in GTO [Ed – actually a reader has corrected us, and it wasn’t a four-rotor engine but a ‘special two-rotor engine’]. It was driven by Rick Knoop and Pete Halsmer. Many of the quicker 935s had dropped out with engine failure, or crashed, or other issues. Bob Akin’s car, driven by John O’Steen, Dale Whittington and Akin himself was leading at the 10- hour mark. At that point the car somehow would not restart after a pit stop due to water in their fuel, and so they lost many laps although it was still running. As night fell, we were up to fourth overall. The Mazda, amazingly was leading overall, followed by a GRID prototype car driven by Skeeter McKitterick (our old friend from the 935 days), and Milt Minter. The Grid was an early GTP/Group C car powered by a Cosworth F1 engine, being run by Ian Dawson (ID of GRID). Though leading, it was having handling difficulties due to some suspension problems. The Bayside 935 of Bruce Leven, Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert was third, but with about an hour to go, the Mazda pitted with the whole front end of the car torn off. A front brake disc had exploded and it was too damaged to continue.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Road & Track Magazine Records
    http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8j38wwz No online items Guide to the Road & Track Magazine Records M1919 David Krah, Beaudry Allen, Kendra Tsai, Gurudarshan Khalsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives 2015 ; revised 2017 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Guide to the Road & Track M1919 1 Magazine Records M1919 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Road & Track Magazine records creator: Road & Track magazine Identifier/Call Number: M1919 Physical Description: 485 Linear Feet(1162 containers) Date (inclusive): circa 1920-2012 Language of Material: The materials are primarily in English with small amounts of material in German, French and Italian and other languages. Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance. Abstract: The records of Road & Track magazine consist primarily of subject files, arranged by make and model of vehicle, as well as material on performance and comparison testing and racing. Conditions Governing Use While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Preferred Citation [identification of item], Road & Track Magazine records (M1919). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Northlander Feb-March 2016 37 Northlander Retro Automotive Products Tech Session
    Feb-March 2016 1 Northlander 2 Northlander Feb-March 2016 Minutes Taken January 2016- NCR Board Meeting mark. NCR-PCA Summary of the Board Meeting E-mail blasts are sent automatically every two weeks with CPI, Dover, NH content from the events calendar for the next 6 weeks. January 16, 2016 Can do special mailings on the alternate weeks. At end of 2015, the distribution list has 807 email addresses result- Attending (10 total): Jeff Torrey, Bob Futterrer, Laura Fut- ing in 47916 content hits. terrer, Dick Demaine, Joe Kraetsch, Lisa Roche, Ivy Cowles, Hank Cowles, Ed Broadhead, Nancy Broadhead. NCR does not have an official Facebook page; there is a Facebook group, however, run personally by Matt and Jay. Jeff reported that we are up to date with National on the Region Report and Continuity Form for 2016. Autocross event registrations encourage $5 donations to Loaves and Fishes, a nearby food pantry. Joe asked that Changed the regular meeting time to 6:30 p.m. to make it NCR match those donations and moved that the budget easier for people coming from work. Hoping/Looking for be amended to show $1300 inflow and $2600 outflow a location near Manchester. for this item; the board approved. In addition, the entry fees from the last event of the season will be donated to Matt Romanowski has distributed financial data from the L&F. fall Zone 1 Presidents’ Meeting, plus info re budgeting and reorganization at the national level, topics for the National AX 2016 Schedule: 5/15, 6/12, 7/31, 9/3, 10/8.
    [Show full text]
  • Club Racing Media Guide and Record Book
    PLAYGROUND EARTH BEGINS WHERE YOUR DRIVEWAY ENDS. © 2013 Michelin North America, Inc. BFGoodrich® g-ForceTM tires bring track-proven grip to the street. They have crisp steering response, sharp handling and predictable feedback that bring out the fun of every road. They’re your ticket to Playground EarthTM. Find yours at bfgoodrichtires.com. Hawk Performance brake pads are the most popular pads used in the Sports Car Club of America (SSCA) paddock. For more, visit us at www.hawkperformance.com. WHAT’SW STOPPING YOU? Dear SCCA Media Partners, Welcome to what is truly a new era of the Sports Car Club of America, as the SCCA National Champi- onship Runoffs heads west for the first time in 46 years to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This event, made possible with the help of our friends and partners at Mazda and the Sports Car Rac- ing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), was met with questions at its announcement that have been answered in a big way, with more than 530 drivers on the entry list and a rejunvenaton of the west coast program all season long. While we haven’t been west of the Rockies since River- side International Raceway in 1968, it’s hard to believe it will be that long before we return again. The question on everyone’s mind, even more than usual, is who is going to win? Are there hidden gems on the west coast who may be making their first Runoffs appearance that will make a name for themselves on the national stage, or will the traditional contenders learn a new track quickly enough to hold their titles? My guess is that we’ll see some of each.
    [Show full text]
  • Official Newsletter Finger Lakes Region Porsche Club
    Spring 2020 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FINGER LAKES REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Spring 2020 President’s Message – Dom Pullano 3 ¡A Toda Velocidad! – Luis A. Martínez 4 Here, There, Everywhere – Dom Pullano 6 Accelerating Through Life: H. Haywood’s Porsche 914-6 GT– Luis A. Martínez 9 Calendar of Events 2020 15 PCA FALL 2019 Treffen Vermont – Craig Uricioli 16 Don Cox: Penske Racing’s First Racing Engineer – Luis A. Martínez 21 Membership – Mike Hortiatis 35 The Exchange 36 Finger Lakes Region Officers and Chairs 36 On the Cover: Silver 1976 Porsche 914 2 Liter Targa top convertible purchased new in April 1976 by Jim and Laura Butler. Jim shown here taking laps with a friend at Watkins Glen International. Still Jim’s favorite after 44 years.. Photo provided by J. Butler _____________________________________________________________________________________ The FRONTRUNNER is a publication of the Finger Lakes Region of the Porsche Club of America. All rights are reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce any material published herein, provided the full credit is given the FRONTRUNNER and the author. Material published herein, reprinted with the permission or courtesy of another agent may NOT be reproduced unless permission is granted from that entity. They reserve all rights to their material. Editor: Luis A. Martinez ([email protected]) Advertising Rates: Single Issue: Full Page: $100, ½ page: $75, ¼ page: $40, 1/8 page: $25 Full Year (4 issues): Full Page: $250, ½ page: $200, ¼ page: $150, 1/8 page: $100, Business Card: $50 President’s Message Hello Finger lakes Region members, I hope you are all well and are enjoying your driving days.
    [Show full text]
  • The Scca® National Championship Runoffs®
    2016 Media Guide CONTENTS 3 What is SCCA? 4 SCCA Club Racing National Staff 4 SCCA Club Racing Style Guide 5 SCCA Sponsors 7 Club Racing Categories and Classes 9 The Structure of Club Racing 9 SCCA Divisions 10 The SCCA National Championship Runoffs® 11 The Future of Club Racing 12 SCCA Club Racing Super Sweep and Winners 12 U.S. Majors Tour 14 2015 National Champions 17 Former National Champions 23 Inactive Class National Champions 30 Multiple National Championships 31 Consecutive Championships 32 Multiple Class Champions 36 Runoffs Pole Winners 41 Inactive Class Pole Winners 47 Multiple Pole Winners 48 Consecutive Poles 49 Miscellaneous Records 49 Manufacturer Records 51 Mid-Ohio Lap Records 53 National Point Championships 55 U.S. Majors Tour Point Championships 60 Major Club Racing Awards 65 Worker of the Year SCCA Club Racing (800) 770-2055 FAX (785) 232-7214 www.SCCA.com © Copyright 2016 Sports Car Club of America, Inc. 2 2016 SCCA® Club Racing Media Guide WHAT IS SCCA®? Sports Car Club of America, Inc. was founded in 1944 by a group of amateur motorsports enthusiasts and today boasts nearly 67,500 members. SCCA now sanctions more than 2,000 amateur and professional motorsports events each year. With 115 regional chapters covering the entire United States, Guam and Puerto Rico, SCCA provides true grassroots participation and is the largest active motorsports membership organization in the world. Local events at nearby circuits remain the backbone of Club activities. SCCA’s volunteer staff provides everything from course marshaling to timing and scoring at both Club and professional events.
    [Show full text]
  • Official Race Card October 16-18, 2020
    OCTOBER 16-18, 2020 OFFICIAL RACE CARD FOREWARD BY THE DUKE OF RICHMOND WELCOME TO SPEEDWEEK FOREWARD BY Welcome everyone to Goodwood SpeedWeek THE DUKE OF presented by Mastercard. Now, at last, we RICHMOND can fire up those engines and go racing, and so bring our motorsport season spectacularly back to life. Of course, I am very sad and disappointed that you cannot be at the circuit with us but, let me assure you, it’s going to be an utterly unique and memorable event and you won’t miss a minute of the action on all three days. Ironically, because we have to stage the event behind closed doors, we are able to create a spectacle that we would normally never dream of doing. As a live and interactive TV show, SpeedWeek will be brought to you in a way that has never been seen before in motorsport broadcasting. The live stream, and the ITV coverage, will be free to air and will take you right into the heart of the event with all the race action, interviews with the drivers and coverage of the new rally stages, the Shootout for the fastest lap of the circuit, and a sensational celebration of 70 years of Formula 1. SpeedWeek combines many of the best elements of the Members’ Meeting, the Festival of Speed and the Revival, plus some new and exciting content that will see the cars using parts of the circuit that are way beyond the track limits. The Shootout for fastest lap will see modern machinery on the circuit, something we’ve never been able to do before.
    [Show full text]
  • Checker July 2017Kc.Cdr
    Official Publication of the Central Florida Region Sports Car Club of America Volume 59, Issue 5 July 2017 Barry & Drake Burgoon TES Enduro Winners Central Florida Region SCCA Getting burned in your car is bad... but, by your insurance company? John Gorsline - Sebring 2002 2 Eagle Street Gorsline Company [email protected] Rochester, NY 14608 www.gorsline.com Protection Strategies for 585.232.3725 High-Risk Professionals When & Where New to the club? District Meeting For general information on the membership or meetings please call your district governor. Or, if you want to know Times and Places about a specific “specialty” call the “chief” listed on the inside District 1 – 3rd Tuesday of the month except December – cover. Use this list and map to find your District: 7:00 pm at Chili’s 5430 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL 33764 District 1: Pinellas and Pasco County to Port Richey. District 2 – 4th Wednesday of each month except December District 2: Hillsborough and Pasco County except Port Richey. 7:00 pm at IHOP, 408 E Bears Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 District 3: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and District 3 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December - Seminole Counties. 7:30 pm at Rossi’s Pizzeria 5919 S Orange Blossom Trail, District 4: Alacuha, Orlando, FL 32809. Bradford, Citrus, Dixie, District 4 – Contact Governor for details. Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, District 5 - 2nd Monday of each month except December – Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter, dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Charlie & Jakes Suwanee, Taylor and Union Brewery & Grill 6300 Wickham Rd in Melbourne, FL Counties.
    [Show full text]
  • Getting in Gear
    C M Y K Lady Streaks squeak EWS UN Have a breakfast NHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper-S Since 1927 50¢ past packed with power B1 LaBelle RACE GUIDE INSIDE TODAy’S ISSUE A COMPLETE RACE FAN’S GUIDE TO AMERICA’S PREMIER SPORTS CAR RACE A8 www.newssun.com Wednesday-Thursday, March 12-13, 2014 Armed man killed after GETTING shooting IN GEAR A special publication of the rampage Was shooting at homes, then at deputies Sunday; family feared something like this would happen BY PHIL ATTINGER in Sebring, was shot once Staff Writer and killed by Sgt. John Singha. SEBRING — A trage- No one else was injured. dy family members had Sheriff Susan Benton feared occurred in Sun- said she did not know day’s early morning fog what triggered Hodge to when a man fired an AK-47 shoot into occupied hous- at neighbors’ homes, then es or patrol cars on the ru- turned his gun on High- ral shell road, a situation lands County Sheriff dep- she compared to a mall or uties. school shooting. After exchanging shots “Why would anyone do for several minutes, Floyd any of this?” Benton asked. Gene Hodge, 31, of 215 Plantation Drive off U.S. 98 SEE SHOOTING | A3 Katara Simmons/News-Sun Sebring International Raceway safety marshall Robert Gendron waves the green flag Tuesday during pre-race testing at the track in Sebring. Gates open today for 62nd Race BY SAMANTHA GHOLAR Raceway employees and safety Gendron and a couple of oth- Staff Writer workers. er marshals waited patiently as Longtime SIR Safety Marshal the track was cleared following an SEBRING –– The Paddock at the Robert Gendron kept an eye on accident on Turn 17 that slowed Phil Attinger/News-Sun Sebring International Raceway the track as cars turned laps dur- down the tests for several minutes, Crime Scene Investigator Jon Wilkinson (left) and Crime Scene Tech- was bustling Tuesday with the fa- ing the testing sessions.
    [Show full text]
  • The Prez Says… April 2008
    The Prez Says… April 2008 by John Lillian In This Issue Have you signed up yet? If you haven't, get a hold of Page 2 Glenn Pierce. If you are wondering, "Sign up for what?" Porsche Past New Website Link Well, we still need volunteers for the May 17th picnic. Porsche Tech So please see Glenn. We have a couple of great events coming up in Page 3 April. On April12th we have the Adam’s Auto Detailing Michael Porsche Ad Upcoming Events Event; you will learn how to detail your car. This will be at the Cal Motors in Clovis. On April 18th thru the 20th we have Paso Page 4 Robles Wine Tour again this year. It won Tour of the Year in 2007. Gas Pump Tips Name Badge Info Check with Chick Cherrington on this event. Contact Info This month our dinner meeting is at Richards Steak and Seafood PCA Podcasts Restaurant, located on Belmont and Blackstone Ave. Please call Chris PCA Region Focus Online or Evie for reservations. Be sure and bring two (2) raffle gifts, one for Page 5 the dinner and one for the picnic. Porsche Pantry If you want to read a good article, go to the PCA web page and Concours on Campus click on library, and then click on REGION FOCUS. The latest article SVR CRAB34 is called “What's HOT and What's Page 6 Photo of the Month NOT for 2008”. You can see the Sequoia Region Picnic direction the Regions are heading. They are going for smaller and Page 7 easier events: one day trips for Snake Eyes IV Porsche/Long Beach GP brunches and lunches; Car shows with no judging, just showing your Page 8 car.
    [Show full text]
  • 2018 Media Guide V1.Indd
    44 TH APRIL 13-15, 2018 APRIL 7-9, 2017 GPLB.COM 1 2 TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH 44 TH APRIL 13-15, 2018 Dear Members of the Media: Welcome to the Roar by the Shore…the 44th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. We've designed this media guide to assist you throughout the weekend, whether it be to reference historical data, information on this year's event or information and statistics on our six weekend races. Our three-day weekend is packed with activities on and off the track. In addition to the racing, two concerts will take place: on Friday night at 6:45 p.m., the SMG Fiesta Friday concert will feature popular local Latino band "Ozomatli," while on Saturday night, SMG Presents The Cult will entertain the Grand Prix crowd. The Lifestyle Expo, located in the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, will see more than 180,000 Grand Prix fans walk through multiple times. Our annual media luncheon takes place on Thursday, April 12, and will feature drivers from many of the racing series that will be here over the weekend. Media interested in attending should contact us. If you have any questions or particular needs surrounding the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, please do not hesitate to contact our Public Relations Department at (562) 490-4513 or [email protected]. Our website, gplb.com, can be accessed at any time to find the latest news and information about the Grand Prix, plus the website's Media Center area has downloadable, hi-resolution photos for editorial use.
    [Show full text]
  • The Old Warhorse
    www.porscheroadandrace.com The Old Warhorse Published: 11th August 2017 By: Martin Raffauf Online version: https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/the-old-warhorse/ Porsche 935 chassis no. 009 00030, the Old Warhorse speeds up the hill at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed with Brian Redman at the helm This is a story of the incredible career of Porsche 935 009 00030, one of the most amazing race cars ever, or as someone once said, the car of a thousand faces. Also known as the ‘Old Warhorse’, Porsche 935 009 00030 is one of the most storied cars ever to race. It has a long and distinguished history, racing in IMSA and World Championship events from 1979-1987. It has won some very big races both overall and class, and has an amazing finishing record in the races it was entered in. It probably has well over 125,000 racing and practice miles www.porscheroadandrace.com on it. It recently sold at auction in 2016, for over $4.4 million dollars! 1978 Dick Barbour The story actually begins with this car’s older sibling, in 1978. At Le Mans in 1978, the Dick Barbour Racing team entered two 935 Porsches in the IMSA class. 930 890 0033 for Bob Akin, Bob Garretson and Steve Earle. Also entered was 930 890 0024 which was a brand- new car for Dick Barbour, Brian Redman and John Paul Sr. While Dick’s car went on to finish fifth overall and win the IMSA class, Bob Garretson had a massive crash in the night at the kink on the Mulsanne straight.
    [Show full text]
  • IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship
    2021 Schedule Preliminary General Schedule Wednesday, March 17 12:15-12:45 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Practice No. 1 1-2:30 p.m. Fan Track Walk (enter at Turn 17 near Corvette Corral) 2:45-3:30 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Practice No. 1 3:45-4:15 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Practice No. 2 4:30-5:30 p.m Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Practice No. 1 Thursday, March 18 8:15-8:45 a.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Practice No. 2 9:05-10:05 a.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 1 10:25-11:25 a.m Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Practice No. 2 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Qualifying 12:25-12:55 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying 1:55-3:10 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 2 3:50-4:25 p.m. Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Qualifying 4:40-5:25 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Race No. 1 5:50-6:35 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Race No. 1 7:30-9 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 3 Friday, March 19 9-9:45 a.m. Mazda MX-5 Race No. 2 10:10-10:55 a.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Race No. 2 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Qualifying 2:35-4:35 p.m.
    [Show full text]