Advanced Solo

48 Hours at Sebring

Event Operations

 Grid Procedure:

 
     With the large number of cars on the track for this event, it is very
important that we grid cars based upon performance. The grid will be set up in
two lines adjacent to the track entry point in turn 17. The first car in the northern
(right) most line will be a car designated by the CTI. After that car, you should
grid single file roughly in accordance with your car’s potential and your ability
and experience. As the weekend progresses, we expect you to adjust your grid
position so that you are to grid in front of all those cars you passed in earlier
sessions, and behind all of those cars that passed you! Generally, the first grid
line will consist of turbos, GT3's, cup cars and other race prepared cars. We ask
that the first 10 cars in that line run with their headlights on.

  
     The second line of cars will queue behind the designated car on the
southern (left) grid. Again, place yourself in that line based upon your car’s
performance as compared to the designated car, and adjust your position as the
event progresses. (This is not an exact science: just do your best).
Please do not pull up behind another car in the grid. It is very hard on the
volunteers that run the grid to deal with 2 cars in one grid position. Be courteous
and leave grid positions open to accommodate the cars that are normally quicker
than you are!

    
Caution Lap:

       At the beginning of every session, the first lap will be driven under a
yellow flag at a speed of about 80 mph. The purpose of this is to allow all cars to
get on the track with enough space behind the last car so that the first car isn’t on
his bumper as soon as he enters the track. This procedure worked exceptionally
well in previous years, so we are going to continue to operate this way.

 
Be safe,

Page Obenshain, CTI