SEBRING, Fla.—“The world’s greatest historic race cars are best appreciated while at speed on legendary circuits,” states the Legends of Motorsports website, and anyone who attended the season finale at Sebring International Raceway Dec 1–3 would certainly agree.
Legends of Motorsports brings legendary racing machinery to famous North American circuits—but most historic series do that. LoM’s focus is a bit different: maximum track time for participants and maximum entertainment value for visitors.
The racing started Thursday morning at 8 a.m. and went on all day for the next three days, with practice, qualifying, qualifying races, feature races and finally a 90-minute open-to-all enduro.
The entertainment was equally impressive, centering around a Q&A session with Bobby Rahal and Derek Hill—consummate storytellers with decades of racing stories to share—and an all-day slide-show tribute to America’s first world champion Phil Hill, with commentary from his son, Derek, plus autograph sessions with Rahal, Hill, and veteran racer Doc Bundy.
The weekend was LoM’s second event at Sebring. Sadly, there were a few fewer cars this year—the bad economy is affecting everyone—but the quality of the cars and the quality of the competition was unsurpassed. With a two-day ticket costing only $35 dollars, LoM is about the most racing for the least money anywhere.
