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Sebring: The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race

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The Sebring 12 hour race was a significant part of the world sports car racing calendar, and this book charts each race through the years, listing all the cars, drivers and results.

A well researched book that should grace the bookshelves of every sports car racing enthusiast.

This is where it all started, as far True Racing=Sports Car/Endurance Racing, Not In Daytona, But in Sebring..And Only The way Breslauer could tell it(he is in charge of marketing at The Track).. He has also A Record book on Sebring.. But this book is A Beauty.A Bit Pricey, But Worth it.
Bull(David Bull)Publishing did a great job. Great pictures,History.
A Must for the racing Fan.

I really enjoyed this book. It is full of great pictures throughout the years of racing at sebring. Ken Breslauer did a wondreful job puting sebring and all its history into a book. My only complaint is that it is a bit old, stopping at 1995 or 6.

I got this book recently, and am not particularly happy with it. In 288 pages the author attempts to cover one of America's most important road races over a span of 45 years. Contrast this to LeMans 1960-69 which devotes 352 pages to only 10 years of that event. Around 100 pages is devoted to tabular material and index with minimal illustration. Most years are covered in 4 pages, and a few only have 2 pages of text and photos devoted to them in the body of the book. The author tried to choose between 2 and 5 photos per race with another in the tables.

I was lucky enough to attend this race in 1965, 1966, and 1967, and hoped for more from this book. I'll keep this book, as it is the only book that covers this classic race, but would love to see one written with more detail, and a better selection of photographs.

This 288 page hardcover book is "The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race" of Sebring as stated on the dust jacket spine. And what a book it is, too. I think many uninterested individuals of racing might be tempted to leaf through the book.

The book is filled with facts and illustrations fully documenting the 12-hour race at Sebring, Florida. Programs, patches, etc., are also included rounding out the book with interesting triva of 45 years covered in the book. Sebring has been called "the most popular sports car race in America".

Should a reader have any interest in Sebring, this book will no doubt be not only of interest but will also reach the "must have" level also.

Recommended.

Semper Fi.