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.<br><br>Circuit Design.<br>Tyrone (AKA Nukedrop)<br><br>AI:<br>Macko68<br><br>Sections.ini &amp; track logo:<br>Fanapryde<br><br>Texture Compression:<br>RMi<br><br>Historic Consultants:<br>Rodger Davies<br>Doug Morton<br>Harry Hurst<br><br>Sebring Raceway is a mecca for sportscar fans the world over, having held its famous 12 Hour race since 1952.<br><br>By 1966, the 12 Hours was well-established and became another battleground between Ford and Ferrari, in preparation for Le Mans. That year&#39;s race was to prove Sebring&#39;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&#39;s Ferrari slowed with gearbox trouble, only to be clipped by Don Wester&#39;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.