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OPTIMA Completes the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
03.18.2008
Team OPTIMA was on hand this year for the historic Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race held at the famed Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fl. With attendance exceeding 150,000 spectators, Sebring hosts one of the largest and certainly most historic endurance races in the U.S. With LMP class teams like Porsche, Audi, Puegeot and Panoz, to GT teams from Ferrari, Aston Martin and Chevrolet, the Sebring race brings top teams from around the world for some of the best competition on the planet.
2008 was no exception. For the first time, Team OPTIMA brought its presence to the 12-hour race through its sponsorship of the SVRA (Sportscar Vintage Racing Association). The Team OPTIMA Chevrolet Z06 Corvette received plenty of track time over the weekend. It was chosen to lead the pace laps for six different events throughout the week, putting the OPTIMA Batteries name front and center for the hundred thousand plus spectators. It proved to be quite the hit throughout...
Read MoreOPTIMA is a Big Hit at the Copper on Dirt
03.17.2008
After calling Friday night’s time trials and qualifying due to rain, The Copper on Dirt was rescheduled for a one-day Saturday event. Gates opened at 10:00 am and USAC timed and qualified 10 cars at a time, getting through all 268 cars by 3:00 p.m....
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