FM7 FWD Hot Hatch Championship: Final - Sebring Short
Mar 10, 2018 17:09:06 GMT 12
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Post by zeuseugenius on Mar 10, 2018 17:09:06 GMT 12
When too much Sebring is barely enough...
Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near Sebring, Florida.
Sebring (pronounced "sea bring") Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the United States, its first race being run in 1950. Sebring is one of the classic race tracks in North American sports car racing, and plays host to the 12 Hours of Sebring.
The raceway occupies a portion of Sebring Regional Airport, an active airport for private and commercial traffic that was originally built as Hendricks Army Airfield, a World War II training base for the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Sebring International Raceway consist of three tracks: the Full Circuit, the Short Circuit, and the Club Circuit. The course of the track itself is 3.74 miles (6.02 km) long. It is a seventeen-turn road course with long straights, several high-speed corners, and very technical slower corners. Many of the turns and points along the track are named for the early teams and drivers. There is very little elevation change around the track and little camber on the surface, providing a challenging track for drivers, especially when it rains.
The track layout from 1952 to 1966 (1st variation). Length: 5.38 mi (8.356 km) Lap record: Dan Gurney, Ford GT40, 2:54.6, 1966
Sebring is renowned for its rough surface. The course still runs on old sections of World War II-era landing fields that were constructed of concrete sections with large seams. The transitions between sections are quite rough and often, sparks fly from the undercarriages of the cars as they traverse them. Much of the track has intentionally been left with its original concrete runway surface. The track surface has 3.04 miles (4.89 km) of asphalt and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) of concrete. Mario Andretti, a 3-time 12 Hours winner, said that one of the hardest parts about the original Sebring track was "finding the track to begin with." There had been many accounts of drivers retiring due to accidents at night, quite simply because they got lost on the runway sections and couldn't find the track again. Some drivers got lost even during the day, mostly because the track was poorly marked down with white lines and cones.
Froggy is sure to get lost in this final instalment of the Hot Hatch Championship and we'll probably send Ape to find him.
The POINTS tell an interesting tale:
Yobbo has an almost unbeatable 9 point lead over ASSuMeDTrack while the UNEEDABARTH Fiats are 6 points ahead of the Mystical Renoooooos
AT is also 9 ahead of his team-mate Sir NightieRyder
The DarkNightie only needs to earn 35 points to stay ahead of Stormy (NA this week) but will WANT to finish ahead of Zeus who only needs 4 points to steal 3rd place.
CTs is sure to be gunning hard, needing 43 points to catch Stormy and to finish 7 points ahead of Zeus to finish ahead in the Championship. It's sure to be a nail biter, especially if the track suits the on-song Fiats who rained on the Clio's parade last week. Don't discount the krafty Koreans or maybe it's Ford's time to shine? I'm EXCITED!
When: Sunday 11th March 7:30 PM AEDST 9:30PM NZ time
Where: Sebring Short Cct
What: 20 minute sprint and 40 minute enduro
Full DimSim Damage
Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near Sebring, Florida.
Sebring (pronounced "sea bring") Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the United States, its first race being run in 1950. Sebring is one of the classic race tracks in North American sports car racing, and plays host to the 12 Hours of Sebring.
The raceway occupies a portion of Sebring Regional Airport, an active airport for private and commercial traffic that was originally built as Hendricks Army Airfield, a World War II training base for the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Sebring International Raceway consist of three tracks: the Full Circuit, the Short Circuit, and the Club Circuit. The course of the track itself is 3.74 miles (6.02 km) long. It is a seventeen-turn road course with long straights, several high-speed corners, and very technical slower corners. Many of the turns and points along the track are named for the early teams and drivers. There is very little elevation change around the track and little camber on the surface, providing a challenging track for drivers, especially when it rains.
The track layout from 1952 to 1966 (1st variation). Length: 5.38 mi (8.356 km) Lap record: Dan Gurney, Ford GT40, 2:54.6, 1966
Sebring is renowned for its rough surface. The course still runs on old sections of World War II-era landing fields that were constructed of concrete sections with large seams. The transitions between sections are quite rough and often, sparks fly from the undercarriages of the cars as they traverse them. Much of the track has intentionally been left with its original concrete runway surface. The track surface has 3.04 miles (4.89 km) of asphalt and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) of concrete. Mario Andretti, a 3-time 12 Hours winner, said that one of the hardest parts about the original Sebring track was "finding the track to begin with." There had been many accounts of drivers retiring due to accidents at night, quite simply because they got lost on the runway sections and couldn't find the track again. Some drivers got lost even during the day, mostly because the track was poorly marked down with white lines and cones.
Froggy is sure to get lost in this final instalment of the Hot Hatch Championship and we'll probably send Ape to find him.
The POINTS tell an interesting tale:
Yobbo has an almost unbeatable 9 point lead over ASSuMeDTrack while the UNEEDABARTH Fiats are 6 points ahead of the Mystical Renoooooos
AT is also 9 ahead of his team-mate Sir NightieRyder
The DarkNightie only needs to earn 35 points to stay ahead of Stormy (NA this week) but will WANT to finish ahead of Zeus who only needs 4 points to steal 3rd place.
CTs is sure to be gunning hard, needing 43 points to catch Stormy and to finish 7 points ahead of Zeus to finish ahead in the Championship. It's sure to be a nail biter, especially if the track suits the on-song Fiats who rained on the Clio's parade last week. Don't discount the krafty Koreans or maybe it's Ford's time to shine? I'm EXCITED!
When: Sunday 11th March 7:30 PM AEDST 9:30PM NZ time
Where: Sebring Short Cct
What: 20 minute sprint and 40 minute enduro
Full DimSim Damage