{"id":369738,"date":"2012-04-01T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=40621"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:25:17","slug":"sebring-1973-a-different-era-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sebring-1973-a-different-era-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebring 1973 &#8211; A Different Era Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Sebring in 1973 was the beginning of a new era for the legendary track. 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