{"id":14592,"date":"2013-11-01T00:15:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T00:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:30","slug":"the-bahamas-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-bahamas-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bahamas Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527840\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-527840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Hugh DibleyPhoto: Glynn Jones \" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LS201311-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugh Dibley<br \/>Photo: Glynn Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It all began as an end-of-season sojourn in the sun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bahamas Speed Week had been initiated in 1954 when U.S. midget racing supremo Sherman F. 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