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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lee Self on February 10, 2006, 05:52:00 am

Title: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Lee Self on February 10, 2006, 05:52:00 am

A gallery of shots from the 1961 race, won by Giendebien in the Ferrari
Penske in the Porsche, Bruce McLaren in the Maserati in the hairpen

shot by my dad.  cool or what?

-Lee
(http://www.selfstudio.com/images/sebring/1961/Gendebien_61winner_sm.jpg)  (http://www.selfstudio.com/images/sebring/1961/Hairpen_Maserati_61_sm.jpg)

http://www.selfstudio.com/pages/sbr_1961.html

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Paddy_NL on February 10, 2006, 06:55:53 am

Well, Bruce's car didn't last much longer, did it? ;)

Nice pics! (http://dfh.vandijkonline.net/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif)

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Lee Self on February 10, 2006, 07:25:55 am

RE: Bruce McLaren.

Rear end housing is letting go ,
car did two laps smoking like this and that was it.

Is it time to go to Sebring yet?

-Lee

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Steve Pyro on February 10, 2006, 10:08:11 am

Great photos Lee.  Unlike Le Mans, Sebring hasn't really changed all that much.

1 month to go, see you at Turn 10.

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Lee Self on February 10, 2006, 01:22:55 pm

Oh, its changed allright:
http://www.selfstudio.com/pages/sbr_track.html

(http://www.selfstudio.com/images/sebring/sbr_map65_sm.gif)

-Lee

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Steve Pyro on February 10, 2006, 01:46:24 pm

Quote from: Lee Self on February 10, 2006, 01:22:55 pm

Oh, its changed allright:

The track layout with respect to runways / taxiways yes ................. but (compared to Le Mans)

No huge catch fencing
No major pit changes
No corporate hospitality
No acres of gravel traps
No circuit modifications to slow the cars down
No restrictions to viewing for spectators
No major grandstand demolition / building

etc....

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Fax on February 10, 2006, 01:46:56 pm

Obviously the biggest change was when they by-passed the active airfield runways in 1987.  This allowed it to operate as a full time racing facility year round.  Prior to that they were at the mercy of the Sebring airport authority.  The circut went from 5 miles down to 3.7 but the character of the place remains very much unchanged...and we like it that way!
Fax

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Fax on February 10, 2006, 02:01:15 pm

Another nice thing they did was when they tore down the old pit complex a few years ago, the new one they built looks just like the old one.  All part of retaining the look and feel of the old pits.
Fax

Title: Re: Sebring 12 Hour, 1961 - PHOTOS
Post by: Canada Phil on February 11, 2006, 05:23:38 am

Quote from: Fax on February 10, 2006, 02:01:15 pm

Another nice thing they did was when they tore down the old pit complex a few years ago, the new one they built looks just like the old one.  All part of retaining the look and feel of the old pits.
Fax

Yes there have been changes but as Fax points out in character and improvements for the most part. Corporate hospitality has taken over teh pit roof which used to be free and agood spot to view the sunset straight from. the paddock has expanded considearably since my first visit.

Canada Phil