{"id":461145,"date":"2007-05-01T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=64860"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:27:58","slug":"sebring-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sebring-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebring Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like any good race-nut, over the years I\u2019ve tried to chip away at my list of the \u201cgreat automotive wonders of the world\u201d that I want to attend at least once, before I register for that big enduro in the sky. For some reason, I have never managed to get my act together to go to the 12 Hours of Sebring\u2026that is until this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After many, many years of daydreaming, and three incredibly cramped and long flights, I finally stood atop the historic Sebring pits, overlooking that famed front straight and watched everything from modern ALMS cars to a field of historic Corvettes, MGAs and others roar down the rough Florida cement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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