{"id":6869,"date":"2024-03-15T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2024-03-16T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:27:25","slug":"the-heart-of-racing-starts-second-in-twelve-hours-of-sebring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/the-heart-of-racing-starts-second-in-twelve-hours-of-sebring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Racing Starts Second in Twelve Hours of Sebring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>The No. 27 Heart of Racing GTD entry will roll off from 17th\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sebring, Fla. (15 March 2024) &#8211; The Heart of Racing earned their best Sebring qualifying position for the Twelve Hours of Sebring during Friday\u2019s 15 minute qualifying session. The team&#8217;s previous best qualifying position at Sebring International Raceway was fourth in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T alignleft\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZxDbYbcAYtrTmS-NMx2D959umj8vGwIDmLCnE-a7bbwteC9mcErky2QqX2zjAnmiG9e69u7amX0YzkUl8lNJD1q5-qSqFxZC0wYGfXw8Q2NKmEmiIybc5YgxvQ6g7SnLM2Gm93jUTO6mWFXal_DiP1joackcPUusq7W99gbmE=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a33ba08d163385b4a77fabf6c\/_compresseds\/0436d79f-4865-c1be-3196-b5c0df2a4e34.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/>Thursday saw three practice sessions at the famed Florida track where both Heart of Racing entries were able to work on dialing in a setup for the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 before qualifying on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mario Farnbacher took on the qualifying duties for co-drivers Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas completing a 1:59.264 &#8211; second lap, briefly holding the top spot before it was bested with five minutes remaining on the 15 minute qualifying clock.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cQualifying was good,\u201d said Farnbacher, 2015 and 2017 Twelve Hours of Sebring winner. \u201cI was struggling a little bit to find my open space in a run out there. I think my second lap would have been a hair quicker, like a tenth or two, but unfortunately I was blocked. I think the result was good and we can hopefully stay out of trouble in the opening few corners so that is positive for us. I think it will be important to position our Aston Martin Vantage in a good spot at the beginning of the race with low risk and maintain that position, so we\u2019ll see where tomorrow takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T alignright\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZjOFgo19kFKDP6NX-WXKyo17PJD809_JoKSp-0xKeerRmlqQMdJxhzjOm9uI3ppE_HjBLwKUDYTzwFYF9fplGWokJhyiraOpEJYcJRkpb882BpIvnoNTV4m3-GWT43p0ioweYwJ-EwO-HgKh82x5J57a2Br5moQQfrjQOaySY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a33ba08d163385b4a77fabf6c\/_compresseds\/04b7ccc7-1fb1-59da-4648-fd8cbbc7d408.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" align=\"right\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/>Behind the wheel of the No. 27 Heart of Racing GTD entry was Ian James, completing a 2:01.555-second lap to score a ninth row starting position. Roman De Angelis and Zacharie Robichon will join James in the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 for Saturday\u2019s 12 hour enduro.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will take the green flag at 9:40 AM ET on Saturday March 2nd. Watch flag to flag coverage on the Peacock App and USA Network from 4:30 PM ET to 10:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 27 Heart of Racing GTD entry will roll off from 17th\u00a0 Sebring, Fla. 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