Sebring 1966

sebring_60s · 1966

Length

8.368 km

Location

Sebring, USA

Direction

Clockwise

Width

15

Pit boxes

48

Author

Nukedrop

Version

1.0

Track Credits. Circuit Design. Tyrone (AKA Nukedrop) AI: Macko68 Sections.ini & track logo: Fanapryde Texture Compression: RMi Historic Consultants: Rodger Davies Doug Morton Harry Hurst Sebring Raceway is a mecca for sportscar fans the world over, having held its famous 12 Hour race since 1952. By 1966, the 12 Hours was well-established and became another battleground between Ford and Ferrari, in preparation for Le Mans. That year's race was to prove Sebring's grimmest hour, however, thanks to a string of fatalities which exposed the inadequacy of safety facilities. First Canadian Bob McLean was killed when his Ford GT40 suffered mechanical trouble sending it careering into a telegraph pole, whereupon it burst into flames with the hapless McLean trapped inside. Further tragedy was to strike with two hours to go, when Mario Andretti's Ferrari slowed with gearbox trouble, only to be clipped by Don Wester's Porsche, sending Wester first into a group of spectators who were stood in a restricted zone and then into the side of a warehouse. Four spectators, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed and Wester suffered multiple injuries.