| September not only marks the beginning of football season, it’s also the time of year to renew tickets, hospitality and reserved parking for SuperSebring 2023. Beginning September 6, if in 2022 you purchased Reserved RV Parking, Club Sebring, Celebrity Cruises Luxury Lounge, Gurney Terrace, Corvette Corral or Porsche Corral tickets you can renew them for 2023. Watch youre-mail for an invitation to claim your renewal reservation.You’ll have until October 3 to make this selection. After that date. Remaining parking and ticket options will be made available to the general public beginning on October 17.Visit www.SebringRaceway.com and click the MY ACCOUNT option at the top of the page. Log in using the password you chose when creating your account. Your available selections from last year will be shown in your account and from there you will have the option to select items for 2023. New purchases, including reserved RV parking or additional tickets, can be made beginning on October 17. Important Ticketing Dates For SuperSebring 2023 Renewal Period Opens Tuesday, September 6, 2022 for the following items: Reserved RV Spaces Club Sebring Celebrity Cruises Luxury Lounge Gurney Terrace Corvette Corral Porsche Corral Other important ticket dates: Renewal Period Ends Monday, October 3, 2022 Early Bird Special Tickets Go On Sale Monday, October 17, 2022 Reserved Parking and Fan Hospitality Go On Sale Monday, October 17, 2022 Early Bird Special Ticket Discount Ends Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Advanced Ticket Prices Go Into Effect Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Advanced Ticket Prices End Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Gate Sales Prices Go Into Effect Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Cabins still available on Sebring Raceway at Se  Cabins are still available on Sebring Raceway at Sea scheduled for Dec. 11-18. What could be better than enjoying the excitement of watching Sebring champions Jordan Taylor, Neel Jani and Ricky Taylor on track? Maybe it’s hanging out with all three of them on the brand-new Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Cruises’ newest and most luxurious ship.   The seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise is also available at below-market rates. The already lower rates are also eligible for 60 percent off the second and fourth guests staying in the same cabin. By booking through Cruise and Tour Supermarket you’ll also have exclusive dinners and events with drivers and Sebring officials, plus the opportunity to take part in exclusive shore excursions and other on-board activities only available to Sebring Raceway at Sea guests.Book today at www.cruisesupermarket.com or call them at 800-232-7447. Day 1 – Sunday, December 11 Depart Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at 3:30 p.m. Day 2 – Monday, December 12 At Sea — Cruising Day 3 – Tuesday, December 13 At Sea — Cruising Day 4 – Wednesday, December 14 Philipsburg, St. Maarten 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Day 5 – Thursday, December 15 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Day 6 – Friday, December 16, 2022 Puerto Plata 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Day 7 – Saturday, December 17, 2022 At Sea — Cruising Day 8 – Sunday, December 18, 2022 Arrive Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at 7 a.m. Club Sebring Now Includes Paddock Parking Club Sebring has long been the top option for fan viewing at Sebring. In 2023 we’ve sweetened the pot a little more and are including one paddock parking pass per order. For every four tickets you buy, you’ll receive one parking pass.Celebrity Cruises Luxury Lounge and Gurney Terrace guests will continue to enjoy preferred parking on the Midway and will receive one complimentary parking passper order. Fall Full of Colorful Events at Sebring International Raceway US Drift Circuit – Holy Shift August 27-28 SRO September 23-25 US Drift Circuit October 15 World Racing League (WRL) October 29-30 Historic SportsCar Racing (HSR) December 1-4 HolyShift – High-intensity drifting and sports car racing will be featured throughout the fall at Sebring International Raceway, beginning with the Holyshift Drift Festival featuring rounds three and four of the US Drift Circuit Formula Drift Pro-Am Aug. 27-28. US Drift Circuit has teamed with Formula Drift in presenting Florida’s only Pro-Am series. Top three finishers in championship points will receive Formula Drift ProSpec Licenses. Tickets and competitor entries are available at https://usdriftcircuit.com/. SRO – High speed and close competition of SRO Motorsports Group return to Sebring Sept. 23-25. Rounds 11 and 12 of the 13-race GT-4 season will take place at the 3.74-mile international circuit, with daily tickets, parking and three-days of RV parking available by visiting https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/sebring-general-admission-ticket-sales-2022. World Racing League (WRL) – Public Access To Be Determined The WRL will run eight-hour endurances races on both October 29 and 30, as well as four hours of practice and qualifying on October 28 at the Birthplace of American Endurance Racing. Event information including ticket options, if any, is available at www.racewrl.com. Sebring Classic 12 Hour Pistons & Props Presented by the Alan Jay Automotive Network – Historic SportsCar Racing (HSR) will close its 2022 season at Sebring International Raceway Dec. 1-4 with its annual display of amazing historic cars including heart-pumping GTP cars from the 1970s and 1980s, sports cars from eras as long ago as the 1960s and even decades-old NASCAR stock cars. Tickets and other information can be found at www.hsrrace.com.   The Next Generation of Sports Cars Test at Sebring –Set to Return in 2023It Was The First Time That Two LMDh (GTD) Manufacturers Ran on the Same U.S. Circuit Simultaneously  Dane Cameron has worked with Team Penske for years, so his engineers don’t need to hear much from him to know if his car is functioning properly.“They know how to read me,” Cameron said. “They know when I’m happy or unhappy.”What they read (through his smile) was encouraging. Two rival manufacturers – Porsche and Cadillac – met at Sebring International Raceway for testing of the cars that will debut next year as the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.Cameron, who tested the new Porsche 963 with fellow Porsche factory drivers André Lotterer, Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor, communicated an upbeat review. It’s been a complicated yet affirmative next step, he said about the first test of the car in North America, and uniquely important.“It’s been pretty big so far,” Cameron said. “We have a ton of staff on hand and a ton of engineers supporting this program. Once everything is good and buttoned up, it’ll be more seamless, but the early running has been pretty intense, for sure.”Similar responses were found at the other side of the Sebring paddock, where Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Alex Lynn tested the Cadillac LMDh prototype. Bamber gained a truer appreciation for the future of the class when he saw both prototypes up close – the first time that two GTP manufacturers shared the same track for a test.“I think they look phenomenal,” Bamber said. “They’ve got fantastically different styling cues. You can definitely tell the difference between our Cadillac and the Porsche. You can definitely notice them on track. You have the different sounds as well.“So, it’s not just where they all look the same. They’re definitely very, very different, and that’s what we need for this category as well. And I think it’s going to be fascinating.”Cadillac and Porsche will join Acura and BMW when the WeatherTech Championship’s new top-level prototype class debuts in January in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, with Lamborghini set to join in 2024. The manufacturers are testing on their own now, with series-mandated testing for everyone scheduled following the 2022 season.The significance of the GTP debut isn’t lost on anyone – especially the drivers.“It’s going to be a golden era for motorsports in general with all the brands that are going to join,” Vanthoor said. “We haven’t seen it in more than 20 years. I hope it’s going to last long and makes it even better to be a part of it. Those who will win the big races in the championships, they will have won something really special.”One of the more intriguing aspects of the Sebring test was the cooperation between the two participants. The LMDh cars being developed for the GTP class marry each manufacturer’s engine and bodywork styling to a shared hybrid platform. Engineers from Cadillac and Porsche exchanged data from the hybrid system, helping both manufacturers come to grips with its intricate personality.“Two cars running is always better than one,” said Jonathan Diuguid, managing director of Porsche Penske Motorsport. “The manufacturers really bought into this shared hybrid platform, and it’s not developed just for our cars.“It’s developed for Cadillac and all these other manufacturers that are joining the program. To see one of our manufacturer partners and competitors on the track at the same time is really exciting for everybody involved. We really welcome it. To be honest, we’ve been waiting for it for a long time.”Waiting, in part, because the knowledge gained from racing translates to a brand’s production vehicles. The future of the automobile is electric, and the knowledge gained from racing in the new GTP class will go back into what the manufacturers sell in the showroom.“It’s giving us a chance to move toward the future for automation, which is what we’re doing in our own company,” said Laura Wontrop Klauser, General Motors’ sports car program manager. “We’re transitioning to our electric future at General Motors. Any time you can use racing to help develop your production components, that’s great.“Even though this is a hybrid system and not fully EV (electric vehicle), we’re still using an electric motor and we have a very intricate controlled system, which is all good learning that will go back to production.”The initial feedback is quietly optimistic. A mountain remains to be climbed, but early steps through the foothills are promising. Just ask Cameron’s engineers.“They know me, they trust me, they know what my feedback is and if I’m happy or unhappy,” Cameron said. “That’s just helping us make some strides even quicker.”Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)By Jeff Olson |
