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2017 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 17 - 18 FRIDAY MARCH 17 SATURDAY MARCH 18 8:00 am Porscheplatz Hospitality Registration 7:00 am Porscheplatz Hospitality Registration 8:30 - 8:45 am Qualifying - Continental Tire Championship (ST) 7:00 - 8:00 am Parade Lap Registration (1st 100 Posrches) 8:45 - 9:00 am Qualifying - Continental Tire Championship (GS) 7:00 - 8:00 am "PCA Cafe" sponsored by the PCA and hosted by the 9:20 - 10:20 am WeatherTech Championship - Practice # 4 Muehlner Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 10:20 - 10:40 am Porsche GT3 Cup Driver / Team Meet & Greet 7:50 - 8:00 am Mandatory IMSA Parade Lap Safety Briefing 10:40 - 10:45 am Raffle- Goody Bags 8:00 - 8:20 am WeatherTech Championship - Warm Up 11:15 - 11:45 am Core Autosport Transporter Tour (ADVANCE SIGN UP) 8:25 - 8:45 am Porscheplatz parade laps - limit 100 cars 11:45 - 12:30 pm WeatherTech Championship Driver Autograph Session 9:00 - 9:20 am Michelin Technical Presentation 11:55 - 12:40 pm Porsche GT3 CUP - Race #2 (45 Min) 9:20 - 9:40 am Mobil 1 Technical Presentation 12:40 - 1:00 pm Porsche Cayman GT4 Teams Q & A - Meet & Greet 9:40 - 9:50 am Raffle - IMSA Hot Pit Experience Passes 1:00 - 1:15 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (GTD) 9:15 - 10:10 am WeatherTech Championship Fan Grid Walk 1:25 - 1:40 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (GTLM) 10:40 - 10:40 pm Mobil 1 - 12 Hours of Sebring 1:50 - 2:05 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (PC) 1:00 - 1:30 pm Michelin Workshop Tour - (ADVANCE SIGN UP) 2:15 - 2:30 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship (P) 3:30 - 4:30 pm Austin Hatcher Foundation Live Painting and Auction 2:30 - 2:40 pm Raffle - IMSA Hot Pit Experience Passes 2:40 - 2:55 pm Porsche GT Team Meet & Greet 4:40 - 5:00 pm Michelin Mid-race Update & Tire Raffle 2:50 - 3:30 pm Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Grid Walk 10:45 pm Porscheplatz Closed (no overnight parking or camping) 3:00 - 3:15 pm Porsche Motorsports Presentation Thank you to our Florida Porsche Dealers 3:40 - 5:40 pm Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Race (2 Hours) Porsche of Tampa Capital Eurocars 6:00 pm Porscheplatz Closed (no overnight parking or camping) Porsche of Orlando Suncoast Porsche Champion Porsche Porsche of Naples Car Frequency Porsche Jacksonville Porsche of Melbourne Radio 911 466.5125 Bert Smith International Porsche of Fort Myers Frequencies 912 467.4500 Braman Motorcars Porsche of Ocala The Collection Porsche of Destin IMSA race control 461.2000 Porsche West Broward THANK YOU TO OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS:.

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