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| The C6R race Corvette ran well in the 12 hour 54th Annual Sebring race. The #4 Corvette of Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen was 3rd overall, first in class. The #3 Corvette of Fellows/O’Connell/Papis was 7th overall, fourth in class. I counted nineteen Corvettes racing and one was the lost Motorama model EX-999. | |||
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We attended the entire Sebring race week events from Wednesday
March 15 through Sunday March 19 and it was a full week of work. Up no
later than 8 AM every morning to the sounds of un-muffled racers in the
warm 85-ish degree sunny weather. On the go all day meeting, greeting and
photographing Corvette race cars. After sundown, the camaraderie
of up to 150,000 other race fans and others. Afterwards, I was so pooped
from the 16 hour workdays, I needed a week off to rest and recuperate.  |
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The 3.7 mile race course
is totally flat with no hills or banking, however many veteran racers report
the asphalt and concrete surface is not really smooth, but punishing to
both men, (a few good women) and their machines.