All roads will truly lead to the Sebring Circle Tuesday, March 12 when the second annual IMSA Twelve Hour Fan Fest at Historic Downtown Sebring gets underway with a Transporter Parade featuring more than 40 IMSA WeatherTech Championship teams.
The free community event will allow fans to See the Cars and Meet the Stars as the elaborately designed transporters enter Circle Park Drive from Sebring Parkway and North Ridgewood Drive at 5:30 p.m. Music and entertainment at the circle will start at 5 p.m. Drivers competing in the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts will be taking part in autograph sessions, fan forums and meet and greets. The fan forum will begin at 6 p.m. and the autograph session will begin at 6:30 p.m. Food trucks, Sebring International Raceway displays, photo opportunities with the Corvette pace car and several of the world’s fastest and most technologically advanced race cars from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be on display.
Other highlights will include a pinewood derby, opportunities to win race tickets and other giveaways. IMSA and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring merchandise, race posters and programs will be available for purchase.
The event will celebrate the significance of the historic race for residents of Highlands County and be a way for the city of Sebring, IMSA and Sebring International Raceway to say thank you to residents and fans who make the 12-Hour Classic what it is today. For more information regarding the pinewood derby, please visit www.eventbrite.com. Heats will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include sessions for junior, intermediate, and seniors.
The week leading up to the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts will have no shortage of events.
An IMSA Prototype Challenge race beginning at 12:35 p.m., practice for the WeatherTech Championship, and qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship activities on Thursday March 14. The following day, qualifying for the WeatherTech Championship begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Michelin Pilot Challenge race at 12:05 p.m. and the FIA World Endurance Championship 1000 Miles of Sebring race Friday from 4:00 p.m. until Midnight. The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advanced Auto Parts starts Saturday, March 16 at 10:40 a.m.
Spectator gates open March 13 at 6 a.m. and tickets are available at sebringraceway.com or by calling
800-626-RACE.
NHRA, IHRA, Motocross and other forms of motorsports Staff writer
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About Me: Adam has been a race fan since the first time he went through the tunnel under the Daytona International Speedway almost 30 years ago. He has had the privilege of travelling to races all across the state of Florida (as well as one race in Ohio), watching nearly everything with a motor compete for fame and glory, as well as participating in various racing schools to get the feel of what racecar drivers go through every week. Adam has spent the last three years covering motorsports for Examiner.com., where he had the opportunity to see the racing world from behind the scenes as well as the grandstands. He invites everyone to follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus, and looks forward to sharing his enthusiasm for all things racing with the readers of SpeedwayDigest.com.Be sure to tune in for his weekly sports talk program, Thursday Night Thunder, where he discusses the latest in motorsports news with drivers, crew members, and fans. The show takes place every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST on the Speedway Digest Radio Network.
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