SEBRING — So, you want to be a race car driver? This weekend's competition at Sebring International Raceway featured club racing with "amateur" drivers. Mick Robinson, owner of Robinson Motor Sports, Inc., of Melbourne, works 40 weekends per year, while traveling 70,000 miles to tracks including, Daytona, Homestead and Watkins Glen. His stable of club racing drivers navigate the same legendary race tracks as Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and Emerson Fitapaldi, and Robinson would likely argue that his drivers want to win just as much, and might even enjoy themselves more. "They're not going to Indy or NASCAR racing, they're just a bunch of competitive guys who want to have fun," said Robinson, on Friday. Club racer Matthew Inge, of Fort Myers, is following in his father's footsteps as a race car driver. ...more

November 26, 2007

The student body of Mulrennan Middle School became the stars and stripes Nov. 9 "to show their appreciation for those that have served our nation in the armed forces," said seventh-grade geography teacher James W. Pope. ...more

November 21, 2007

SEBRING — There's a million reasons Sheila Riley of Sebring hopes race car driver Tony Stewart wins the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championship. If Stewart is crowned champion of an ongoing series of NASCAR races that concludes Nov. 18, then Riley –– a 10-year Highlands County resident –– will collect a million dollar prize. Stewart is in fourth place in a 12-driver field, after three of seven races. ...more

October 5, 2007