After speaking with Keith Dalton I want to revise my observation about the hospitality trailer at Sebring. It turns out standard operating procedure at Playboy Cup Pro weekends only allow a single SBRS trailer with awning, so the hospitality trailer was a special one off only permitted at the Sebring 12 hour. The trailer happened to be at Sebring for racing schools the week before the 12 hour week and they were given special permission to place it in back of the Playboy trailer for drivers meetings.
Keith says they'll have easy-ups to supplement the regular awning at the next event so there will be shade for food prep and eating tables at future Playboy Cup events.
One of the side benefits of having the cars, drivers and mechanics around one trailer is the communication and camaraderie that develops. It was easy for drivers and mechanics to communicate with each other about car issues and repairs. With eleven cars and nine drivers under one awning, space was at a premium but it was manageable and everyone worked well together. As mentioned earlier the cars looked great and with only one exception, ran as good as they looked.
Keith and all of his crew deserve special mention for putting on a show so good that the Playboy Cup people put extra weight in the cars to slow them down because there was a real danger one of our cars was going to wind up on their podium! Nice problem to have.
