Team Bentley has conformed that it will compete in the Sebring 12 hours race
as well as the Le Mans 24 hours.
Both events will be contested by two new Bentley Speed 8 prototypes which
have been redesigned from the ground up for 2003. The first car will be crewed
by Tom Kristensen, Rinaldo ‘Dindo’ Capello and Guy Smith, the second by
Johnny Herbert, Mark Blundell and David Brabham.
Daytona regulations currently render the Speed 8 ineligible so Sebring was
the next option. The last time a works Bentley raced in America was in 1922
when, in the first ever international event contested by the team, WD Hawkes
competed in the Indianapolis 500 in an almost standard 3-litre which came last.
They're hoping for a better showing this time out.
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