SEBRING REPAVING
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Variations in track grip due to surface, paint, bumps, etc. are still taught and discussed with coaches. The rest is just silliness.
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Check out any of the old Diamond P Sports Production videos of the late 1980s IMSA GTP races. I'm surprised any of those guys have fillings left...
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If you prefer Sebring bumpy, then you must also agree that all tracks would be made more "interesting" and "challenging" by adding random bumps, surface and paint changes during re/pave. Or is there something special about Sebring that makes bumps more desirable vs other tracks?
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So far, the track weekends still seem to fill up / sell out.
Repaving over 17/1 isn't a fix, it is a cover up that won't last, will deteriorate over time. Ripping up and replacing is a price point none could swallow and make a profit.
I suspect the race teams have more say on it then us weekend worriers. It is a great test bed for them as has been pointed out. That runway concrete would be a chore to pull out and replace. It would be a deep backfill.
Let me know when it get's to Nelson Ledges level of "Character", until then... test your metal at the crucibele of endurance.. of not.
I suspect the race teams have more say on it then us weekend worriers. It is a great test bed for them as has been pointed out. That runway concrete would be a chore to pull out and replace. It would be a deep backfill.
Let me know when it get's to Nelson Ledges level of "Character", until then... test your metal at the crucibele of endurance.. of not.
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Originally Posted by Kein_Ersatz
Repaving over 17/1 isn't a fix, it is a cover up that won't last, will deteriorate over time. Ripping up and replacing is a price point none could swallow and make a profit.
I suspect the race teams have more say on it then us weekend worriers. It is a great test bed for them as has been pointed out. That runway concrete would be a chore to pull out and replace.
I suspect the race teams have more say on it then us weekend worriers. It is a great test bed for them as has been pointed out. That runway concrete would be a chore to pull out and replace.
I agree that Sebring makes a good testing ground due to its abusive character.
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If you prefer Sebring bumpy, then you must also agree that all tracks would be made more "interesting" and "challenging" by adding random bumps, surface and paint changes during re/pave. Or is there something special about Sebring that makes bumps more desirable vs other tracks?
WGI is still WGI after it has been repaved because it didn't change the fundamental character of the track. A repave of Sebring would.
Another voice of reason!
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Just drove it yesterday, it really isn't anything crazy. Not sure what the point was at T6. Braking into T7 I can understand. The track has no shortage of character! lol
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If you've ever walked/bicycled Sebring, you know that there IS elevation change from Turn 10 to Tower Turn... I would estimate maybe 10 inches over a half-mile. In Florida, that's what we would call a steep incline. (Shot below is from 1952.)
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Looking good!
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
All that concrete can be milled smooth and any imperfections in the concrete patched, no need to put the black stuff on top of it.
But I still think that if it weren't Sebring as we know it, would people still still drive to the middle of Florida to stay in Sebring and drive a track as flat as a book keepers behind....
Sebring is character and teaches you good car control.
If you have a good damper guy, then not a problem....
Clubsport, well I was relieved when Allen said they would not be doing Sebring for a while.