IS ANYONE GOING TO DAYONA 24 OR SEBRING 12 HOURS?

champcarfan01 · 8 Jan 2001, 17:11 (Ref:57362)

I AM GOING TO BOTH!

meatballeyes · 8 Jan 2001, 17:43 (Ref:57368)

i hope to be at both. i will at least be at sebring (my second time

) daytona depends on getting my wifes junky car fixed.

did you know that champion may have secured an audi r8 for the 2001 season?

SL · 9 Jan 2001, 22:37 (Ref:57711)

'Fraid cannot do Daytona as business trip is this week to Florida.

What is the date for Sebring ?? I might need to arrange another "business" trip PDQ.

Never been to Sebring, how far from Tampa, FL (hours / miles) can you camp (tent)onsite or is it Winnies only. Can you get ticket on the door ?

Simon (UK)

champcarfan01 · 10 Jan 2001, 02:21 (Ref:57767)

SL: I am not sure exactly how far it is from Tampa but it is probably around 3 hrs. There IS tent camping at the track! The Sebring 12 hours is the best sports car race in this country, (better than Daytona because the ALMS has much better cars!) Last year they were still selling tickets on site, but just in case you should try there web site I am not sure of the address but you can get it from http://www.seventhgear.com go to links,tracks, and then Sebring! Get a paddock pass so you can see all of the cars up close it is just awesome, I will be working for a guy who runs a coffee stand in the paddock, (when I am not spectating!) If you show up (which I highly recommend every road racing fan to do at least once in his/her life) You should stop by and say hi, My name is David.

Jared · 10 Jan 2001, 22:27 (Ref:57925)

As I live close to both races (it never ceases to amaze me that two of the three biggest sports car races in the world are held in Florida), I've always wanted to go, and sit the entire 24 hours in the grandstands, come hell or high water (or freezing cold temperatures). However, this year the entire race will be live on Speedvision, so I'm staying home and watching it on the tele. Good luck. Don't freeze during the night. We call it the "Sunshine State" but it does get pretty cold in January/February.

SL · 14 Jan 2001, 15:35 (Ref:58433)

Thanks for info on Sebring - I asked in Tampa and it is about a 2hr drive out of rush hour.

What have you guys been doing to the Florida weather !!!! Yesterday (Saturday) was freezing.

SL

champcarfan01 · 15 Jan 2001, 02:14 (Ref:58545)

SL I'm from up north , I think I brought the cold weather with me! It will be nice for Sebring! I hope you can make it!

jimclark · 15 Jan 2001, 18:14 (Ref:58645)

..30 years and have been to both many times. Yeah, it's neat to sit in grandstand at Daytona through the nite (along with touring the infield section, access in and out thru the tunnel) but it is cold as h*ll when the sun goes down. Same at Sebring on many occasions so i wouldn't be so sure that "it will be nice". Great fun, both, but be prepared to bundle up. I'm gonna catch the start and a few hours of the Rolex than retreat to the comfort of home (FtL area0 for the remainder on SPDVSN. If you haven't been, you MUST experience it at least once in its entirety to truly appreciate how gruelling it is. After freezing thru the nite....finally the sun rises over the bacstretch and the new day begins and you still have hours to go...(tho' not as many as in the past when the start was at 3, not 1). Heck, I'm almost talkin' myself into stickin' it out one more time....my aging body tells me otherwise, however.

champcarfan01 · 16 Jan 2001, 00:34 (Ref:58734)

jimclark: you are right it is as cold as he@l! I don't care! I went to the valvoline runoffs at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course this year, and it snowed!!

jimclark · 16 Jan 2001, 20:58 (Ref:58892)

I have nothing against it. re-read my post. I've been so many times (thank goodness I caught some of the best, not just GARRA) that at this point in my life (okay, my body's) I'm glad spdvsn has picked it up so I can "be" there without having to be there for its entirety. I will drive the 240 miles for the prerace, start and some, but I can catch the rest at home. To everyone who can hang, GOD BLESS!! I wish I could do it with you. Been there, done that, and am weighing the pros and cons. ENJOY !!!...as I have on many an occasion. (anyone remember Bell trying to get the 962 to run in '85 with 1/2 hour to go...or the "GAS" crisis (watered down) red flag in '76?) Yeah, I've been there....and will be again....just farther and fewer between....

BMWRacerITS · 17 Jan 2001, 06:47 (Ref:58976)

I'll be at Daytona.

BMWRacerITS · 28 Jan 2001, 22:08 (Ref:60881)

Even better, I'm now going to be in the pits with the Genesis Racing Team.

They'll be running an E36 BMW M3 and an E46 M3, with Bill Auberlen as one of the drivers. Should be a good time.

champcarfan01 · 29 Jan 2001, 03:15 (Ref:60928)

BMWracerITS:
I envy you HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

BMWRacerITS · 29 Jan 2001, 09:08 (Ref:60948)

Maybe I'll take my NOMEX with me and hop in one of the cars before they notice during one of the pit stops!!

Heck, a 420hp, 2400 pound M3 can't be THAT much different than my dad's 280hp, 2800 pound M3!

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