Sebring 12 on BT3

[ellroy]

Anyone else watching?

[MEVILAZY]

Toyota romping away with it as usual but enjoying the other classes!

Such a tough, bumpy track.

[Welshbeef]

Its on Eurosport 1 HD

[FredericRobinson]

By heck I love Sebring, hopefully won't be watching on TV next year

[Welshbeef]

FredericRobinson said:

By heck I love Sebring, hopefully won't be watching on TV next year

Is the track/tarmac really down in segments it’ looks really tired/in need of some fresh asphalt

[playalistic]

Welshbeef said:

FredericRobinson said:

By heck I love Sebring, hopefully won't be watching on TV next year

Is the track/tarmac really down in segments it’ looks really tired/in need of some fresh asphalt

The poor surface is the whole point of Sebring!

[Welshbeef]

playalistic said:

The poor surface is the whole point of Sebring!

Ah... I’ve only ever watched Spa Le Mans and Silverstone enduro races.

[Welshbeef]

How long is the race? It doesn’t look like a 6 hour race is it 12 hour or longer?

[cailean]

WEC is 1000 miles or 8 hours. The 12 hour US series race is then tomorrow on same track

[Tyre Smoke]

Watching on Eurosport, first on my planner. Didn't realise it was on BT. Better comms by far.

[Welshbeef]

Tyre Smoke said:

Watching on Eurosport, first on my planner. Didn't realise it was on BT. Better comms by far.

I recognise the voice of the commentators they sound identical to the Le Mans commentary.

Who is BT offering?

[Tyre Smoke]

Not a clue. But they aren't droning and clueless.

ETA..

McNish and someone who knows his stuff.

Edited by Tyre Smoke on Friday 15th March 23:29

[ellroy]

The ‘Nish for one. He kinda knows about this stuff....

Pretty sure one of the others is Graham Goodwin.


Edit: just checks and it is. Martin Haven being the other chap.

Edited by ellroy on Friday 15th March 23:36

[ellroy]

Or alternatively turn the sound down and listen to RLM with John H et al for the full experience.

[Nobby Diesel]

playalistic said:

The poor surface is the whole point of Sebring!

It's an old bomber airfield, I believe. Awful surface, but as said, its pretty much the point. These cars don't like impact and vibration from the road, so Sebring is considered a very attritional circuit. A good test bed.

[FredericRobinson]

Welshbeef said:

Is the track/tarmac really down in segments it’ looks really tired/in need of some fresh asphalt

Respect the bumps

As if yesterday wasn't enough today we get the 12 hours

[Welshbeef]

What time does it start on Eurosport?

[FredericRobinson]

Streaming only, Imsa.tv or through the Radio Le Mans website, it started at 2.40

[Trackdayguy]

What a great weekends racing, loved all of it. One wonders how many steps Mazda need to take to come back to Le Mans & the WEC. Was quite surprised to see Porsche & Ford both having factory entries in the 12 hr. The IMSA serious is well covered on this side of the pond, some great racing.

We plan a trip to Sebring in 2020, does anybody know if the WEC will be returning to Sebring in 2020 ?

[FredericRobinson]

The WEC is pretty much nailed on to return next year, hopefully so am I