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"The iconic races we love so dearly have one thing in common: heritage. You can feel it at Sebring just walking up to the race track on Saturday morning. Race day. Those old cracks and rubber-filled concrete slabs along the front straight have seen many a race car run by. It&amp;#039;s a special place. Sport&amp;#039;s car racing&amp;#039;s greatest teams have always brought their best cars and drivers, decade after decade, to challenge the grueling 12 hours. But this year&amp;#039;s running represented a finish of sorts. In 2014, sports car racing in America goes through a rebirth. I&amp;#039;m skeptical of the new series, but am optimistic that the organizers know what they&amp;#039;re doing, because there&amp;#039;s so much riding on it if it fails. Basically, Grand-Am (run by NASCAR) is absorbing the American Le Mans Series. The biggest disappointment comes in the revamped prototype class, which drops the fantastic P1 cars but keeps the cumbersome Daytona Prototypes. The combined series, named United SportsCar Racing, will run at the best of both series&amp;#039; tracks, but lose a few on both sides. So, with sweeping changes coming to sports car racing in America next year, this 61st running of the 12 Hours of Sebring 12 would be the last time that the gorgeous and nimble P1 cars would run the concrete tarmac in Florida. Covering it was a pleasure, soaking up the sun, surrounded by amazing fellow photographers and good friends. Can&amp;#039;t think of a better place to spend a Saturday. Enjoy these photos of the end of an era. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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