the largest tourist attraction is the sebring international raceway, southeast of sebring in highlands county. there, the 12 hours of sebring, an american le mans series race usually held in the second week of march, drew a "paying crowd" of more than 169,000 in 2006. many seasonal residents live in the area during the winter months only, as temperatures in south florida stay very moderate during that time of year. lake okeechobee and lake istokpoga attract fishers to the area.