IMSA SETS DATES FOR SEBRING WINTER TEST SESSION 

IMSA SETS DATES FOR SEBRING WINTER TEST SESSION

The International Motor Sports Association has announced the dates for its second "Wheels Down Winter Test" at Sebring International Raceway. The three-day practice session will be held in advance of the 54th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, which will open the 2006 American Le Mans Series schedule.

From Jan. 23-25, entrants in the 12-hour endurance classic can test for eight hours a day at the 17-turn, 3.7-mile road course. Teams will run from 8 a.m. to noon, break for an hour, then continue from 1 to 5 p.m. They also have the option to run as many or as few days as they like. IMSA also is exempting the three-day session from the testing limitations that apply to LMP2 and GT2 cars.

Admission prices for the public will be announced at a later date.

The 54th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is set for 10:30 a.m. EST March 18 at historic Sebring International Raceway. It will mark the start of the ALMS' eighth season.