Saturday, March 19, 2016

12 Hours of Sebring: Hour 3

Again, we are under a red flag, due to all this rain.  Three hours and fifteen minutes, have elapsed, on the clock.  The 80,000 fans, are still partying.  The lightning is keeping the cars off the track right now.  Continental has answered the call and produced a new rain tire.  But, you can't make it rain.  So, you have to hope it rains during your testing.  The Continental rain tire is a different size and it's shorter than the dry tire.  Sidebar.  Former F1 and sports car driver, Stefan Johansson, he's a team manager, producing watches, and also, marketing his own racing paintings.

A little artist promotion, during this rain delay, in the third hour of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.  The clock keeps running.  Three hours, 28 minutes, and 31 seconds, into this race.  Because of the rain and the forecast of inclement weather, we will see an adjustment in driver times, insofar as the stints are concerned.  The rain is now beginning to dissipate.  We will finish hour three, soon, having not seen any racing.  Christian Fittipaldi is the race leader, with Dane Cameron second, Jordan Taylor third, Marc Goossens fourth, and Oswaldo Negri Jr., fifth.  The safety vehicles, will clear the track.


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