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May 2002



Each month, Panorama magazine brings you the best from the world of Porsche. Races, vintage car shows, technical articles, we cover it all!

At Panorama, we never have room for all the pictures we'd like to share with our readers. Here are some photos that just wouldn't fit into the magazine this month.

This selection of photos, taken from the May issue of Panorama magazine, showcases a small number of the exciting scenes you're exposed to at one of the most thrilling venues in racing - Sebring!

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Kevin Buckler's Racers Group team in motion during a twilight pit stop.








Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr scored their second straight Sebring GT victory in the same Alex Job Racing McKenna 911 GT3 RS they won with in 2001.

 







The 50th Anniversary celebration at the track was a sell out by dawn on race morning. Fans of the classic endurance race rocked around the clock.

 


 

 

Critical stop: Running second in class, Jorg Bergmeister thought he was coming in for a last fuel stop but flywheel trouble sidelined the car 40 minutes from the end of the 12 hour grind.

 







Dramatic moment for a Cadillac GTP car and a Ferrari.






When you work a 12 hour enduro, you take rest where you can find it.



In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sebring 12 Hour Classic, the pit walls were painted to honor Porsche's 17 overall wins.

 






This 1960 RS60 is the car that gave Porsche its first major American road racing victory--at Sebring in 1960. Olivier Gendebien and Hans Herrmann scored the surprise triumph when Ferrari and Maserati faltered.


See the May issue of Panorama for all the details on the 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sebring, a look back at the surprise Porsche victory in 1960, and the PCA Club Race at the famous track this past February. Also in May read Joe Rusz's evaluation of the Porsche Driving Experience and the final installment of Russ Dickerson's analysis of 996 suspensions.